Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Total War: WARHAMMER III is currently the more played game: 27,958 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 24,854 for Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 — a similar number of players. Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 counters with better Steam reviews: 84% positive vs 71%. Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 is currently 70% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Total War: WARHAMMER III leads 6 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Total War: WARHAMMER III has had the higher daily player count for the last 14 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
14
Current streak
14 days
Total War: WARHAMMER III
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
12%
Jul 28, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 14 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Total War: WARHAMMER III | Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 27,958 | 24,854 |
| 24-hour peak | 29,100 | 25,220 |
| 7-day average | 23,681 | 15,167 |
| 30-day average | 23,686 | 13,956 |
| 30-day trend | ±0% | −24% |
| Peak (tracked) | 43,526 | 25,373 |
| Steam reviews | 71% positive | 84% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 81% positive | 85% positive |
| Total reviews | 146,076 | 218,998 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Feb 16, 2022 | Sep 9, 2024 |
| Price | $59.99 | $17.99 (−70%) |
Full stats: Total War: WARHAMMER III · Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Total War: WARHAMMER III | Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 15,394 | 19,392 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 29,846 | 43,526 | — | — |
| Jun 2026 | 23,061 | 40,771 | 18,328 | 25,373 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 23,890 | 38,945 | 13,919 | 25,220 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Total War: WARHAMMER III currently has more players: 27,958 concurrent players on Steam vs 24,854 for Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days Total War: WARHAMMER III averaged 23,686 concurrent players and Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 averaged 13,956. By that measure Total War: WARHAMMER III is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Total War: WARHAMMER III has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 14 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 rates higher: 84% positive across 218,998 reviews vs 71% across 146,076 for Total War: WARHAMMER III. Total War: WARHAMMER III has the larger player base right now (27,958 vs 24,854 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Total War: WARHAMMER III averaged 23,686 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 43,526.
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 averaged 13,956 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 24% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 25,373.