
Live player count and Steam charts
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization is the third offering in the award winning Civilization IV series. A re-imagining of the classic Colonization game Sid Meier created in 1994, Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization is a total conversion of the Civilization IV engine into a game experience in which players will lead a European...
Each point is the highest number of players online in that month (UTC). History before July 14, 2026 is imported; everything after is our own readings. Zoom in for finer detail.
| Month | Avg players | Gain | % gain | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 * | 271 | +6 | +2.3% | 462 |
| Jun 2026 | 265 | -16 | -5.7% | 429 |
| May 2026 | 281 | +5 | +1.8% | 491 |
| Apr 2026 | 276 | -6 | -2.1% | 458 |
| Mar 2026 | 282 | -10 | -3.4% | 477 |
| Feb 2026 | 292 | +4 | +1.4% | 497 |
| Jan 2026 | 288 | +5 | +1.8% | 495 |
| Dec 2025 | 283 | -1 | -0.4% | 456 |
| Nov 2025 | 284 | +8 | +2.9% | 459 |
| Oct 2025 | 276 | +4 | +1.5% | 447 |
| Sep 2025 | 272 | +4 | +1.5% | 458 |
| Aug 2025 | 268 | +12 | +4.7% | 436 |
* current month, data so far
Average concurrent players by day and hour over the last 15 days, shown in .
Daily activity peaks around 19:00 — a pattern consistent with a player base concentrated in Europe, the Middle East & Africa. Steam publishes no per-country player data, so this is inferred from play times.
Language mix of 100 Steam reviews spanning 280 days — a rough proxy for where the player base is.