Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Strategy games.
Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition is currently the more played game: 4,232 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 2,448 for Total War: THREE KINGDOMS — about 1.7× more players. Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition also has the better Steam reviews: 88% positive vs 82%. Across all tracked metrics, Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition leads 5 of 9.
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| Metric | Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition | Total War: THREE KINGDOMS |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 4,232 | 2,448 |
| 24-hour peak | 6,472 | 7,275 |
| 7-day average | 4,771 | 4,335 |
| 30-day average | 4,771 | 4,335 |
| 30-day trend | — | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 6,472 | 7,275 |
| Steam reviews | 88% positive | 82% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 91% positive | 80% positive |
| Total reviews | 87,631 | 93,257 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Sep 2, 2013 | May 23, 2019 |
| Price | $59.99 | $39.99 |
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Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition currently has more players: 4,232 concurrent players on Steam vs 2,448 for Total War: THREE KINGDOMS — about 1.7× more players.
Over the last 30 days Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition averaged 4,771 concurrent players and Total War: THREE KINGDOMS averaged 4,335. By that measure Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition rates higher: 88% positive across 87,631 reviews vs 82% across 93,257 for Total War: THREE KINGDOMS. Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition has the larger player base right now (4,232 vs 2,448 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.