Number of people playing Civ5

[Xiao Xiong]

One interesting thing about it being on steam is there's now this:

http://store.steampowered.com/stats/

Current		Peak Today	 Game
53,544 		61,636	 	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - Multiplayer
52,056		59,627	 	Counter-Strike
49,555		63,028	 	Counter-Strike: Source
30,474		43,009	 	Sid Meier's Civilization V
28,408		28,408	 	Team Fortress 2

[mattavich]

Well, lots of people love civilization, especially the new number 5.

[gord96]

i have checked those stats before, and the fact that Civ 5 is that high is VERY impressive. Cracking into TF2, Couterstrike, MW2 territory is big for Civ 5 and strategy games in general.

[May Day 10]

Personally, Im not a fan of the game as it is, but it is great as a Civ fan to see people are buying it and playing it. This means that there is a greater likelihood of expansions, Civ VI, etc...

[ohioastronomy]

Actually those numbers are a bit worrying - a brand new release should be further up.

[sarah_aus]

good im glad, civilization deserves all the attention it gets.
despite the issues, i still wouldn't want to play any other game.

[gord96]

Originally Posted by ohioastronomy

Actually those numbers are a bit worrying - a brand new release should be further up.

not sure about that. nothing really has topped CS or MW2 in quite a while on Steam. ESPECIALLY a strategy game.

[DarkMaster]

Originally Posted by ohioastronomy

Actually those numbers are a bit worrying - a brand new release should be further up.

Not true. Most games don't make a dent in MW2 and CS/S numbers. The fact that Civ V is that high up (in fact, at night Civ V is usually number one on that list) is pretty impressive. It's not SC2 numbers, but it's pretty good numbers.

[CaptainBinky]

"At night" where on the planet?

[Mathochism]

Originally Posted by CaptainBinky

"At night" where on the planet?

Presumably the Western Hemisphere.

[sarah_aus]

Originally Posted by CaptainBinky

"At night" where on the planet?

the good old US of A baby!! :P

[DarkMaster]

Originally Posted by CaptainBinky

"At night" where on the planet?

Sorry. At night in Brazil. Usually when I check the stats at night here, Civ V is in first.

[sarah_aus]

oh, well i was close :P
similar time zone...

[Maniacal]

Originally Posted by ohioastronomy

Actually those numbers are a bit worrying - a brand new release should be further up.

It did actually, the week after release someone posted these same stats here and Civ5 was at over 70,000 players ABOVE EVERYONE ELSE.

[Xiao Xiong]

Originally Posted by DarkMaster

(in fact, at night Civ V is usually number one on that list)

There's a reason for that. They removed the clock and the alarm feature from the game...

WHAT DO YOU MEAN IT'S 5AM?!?!

Ok just one more turn...

[timtofly]

Originally Posted by sarah_aus

oh, well i was close :P
similar time zone...

9:00 pm Darkmaster's time would be 7:00 pm for the east coast and Canada. That would put a large majority of US playing. At 11:00 - the west coast will be starting to come online.

[JudgeDeath]

Actually one thing I badly miss is the clock. Some of us have to bloody work.

[Chief of Staff]

Originally Posted by JudgeDeath

Actually one thing I badly miss is the clock. Some of us have to bloody work.

At least I now play the game in windowed mode so I can see the clock on lower right corner. And I still managed to play the whole night 'til 5am. Just one more turns...

[duxup]

With is often as they have new content I would think Railworks would peak up there once in a while

[Xiao Xiong]

Originally Posted by JudgeDeath

Actually one thing I badly miss is the clock. Some of us have to bloody work.

Clock should come back.

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