Tuesday, October 27, 2026 · Live, updated 17:00 UTC
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Europa Universalis IV

Released Aug 13, 2013 · Steam app 236850

Prices from €3.95

Right now

Steam players since we started tracking · updated 17:00 UTC
Playing now
9,908
at 17:00 UTC
24-hour peak
10,837
All-time peak
47,844
in Jun 2020 · SteamCharts
24h change
-16%
average vs the day before
Twitch viewers
8
live on Twitch
Best price
€3.95
key shop

Players over time

Players over time
Players over time
What stands out
  • -3%Players since 18:00 UTC, our first reading in the last 24 hours.
  • 0Twitch viewers for every 100 players on Steam.
  • 10,837Today’s peak was 9% above the current count.
All-time peak
47,844

Highest monthly peak on record, in Jun 2020, from SteamCharts. The most we have counted ourselves since Oct 26, 2026 is 10,837.

Month by month

Average and peak players per month · SteamCharts (used with permission) for complete months, our own Steam counts after that
MonthAvg. playersGain% GainPeak players
October 2026 (from Oct 26, 2026) · our count8,404-339-3.9%10,837
September 2026 8,743-875-9.1%14,461
August 2026 9,618273+2.9%14,970
July 2026 9,345113+1.2%14,846
June 2026 9,232-464-4.8%14,868
May 2026 9,6961,367+16%16,038
April 2026 8,329384+4.8%13,809
March 2026 7,945239+3.1%13,524
February 2026 7,706155+2.1%12,369
January 2026 7,551536+7.6%12,111
December 2025 7,015-1,849-21%10,724
November 2025 8,864-3,053-26%18,952
Show all 163 months
MonthAvg. playersGain% GainPeak players
October 2025 11,917-498-4%20,517
September 2025 12,415-1,634-12%21,199
August 2025 14,049656+4.9%22,927
July 2025 13,393-568-4.1%21,924
June 2025 13,961-886-6%23,449
May 2025 14,8471,183+8.7%24,988
April 2025 13,664-818-5.7%22,451
March 2025 14,482-656-4.3%23,922
February 2025 15,138-826-5.2%24,461
January 2025 15,9641,536+11%26,064
December 2024 14,428837+6.2%23,311
November 2024 13,591-334-2.4%22,949
October 2024 13,9251,243+9.8%27,030
September 2024 12,682-855-6.3%21,511
August 2024 13,537-78-0.6%21,635
July 2024 13,615-1,644-11%21,289
June 2024 15,259-413-2.6%25,483
May 2024 15,6722,107+16%26,415
April 2024 13,565-637-4.5%22,696
March 2024 14,202-475-3.2%23,523
February 2024 14,677-1,087-6.9%23,478
January 2024 15,764360+2.3%24,656
December 2023 15,404-1,289-7.7%24,267
November 2023 16,6932,485+17%29,411
October 2023 14,208804+6%23,772
September 2023 13,404-480-3.5%22,479
August 2023 13,884-609-4.2%21,824
July 2023 14,493318+2.2%22,686
June 2023 14,175-2,260-14%22,582
May 2023 16,435-697-4.1%28,162
April 2023 17,1322,852+20%34,199
March 2023 14,280-431-2.9%23,954
February 2023 14,711207+1.4%23,686
January 2023 14,5041,000+7.4%23,758
December 2022 13,504669+5.2%20,626
November 2022 12,835-3,033-19%21,017
October 2022 15,868-1,383-8%27,676
September 2022 17,2511,642+11%33,645
August 2022 15,609-786-4.8%24,185
July 2022 16,395705+4.5%24,689
June 2022 15,690-824-5%24,245
May 2022 16,514-1,233-7%27,640
April 2022 17,7471,849+12%29,273
March 2022 15,898580+3.8%27,046
February 2022 15,318-2,181-12%26,393
January 2022 17,4991,589+10%26,922
December 2021 15,910427+2.8%25,360
November 2021 15,483389+2.6%27,909
October 2021 15,094154+1%25,262
September 2021 14,940-1,660-10%25,799
August 2021 16,6001,758+12%26,315
July 2021 14,842529+3.7%22,911
June 2021 14,313-839-5.5%22,880
May 2021 15,152186+1.2%24,344
April 2021 14,966-415-2.7%25,559
March 2021 15,381-508-3.2%25,571
February 2021 15,889-595-3.6%25,824
January 2021 16,4841,841+13%26,680
December 2020 14,643740+5.3%25,032
November 2020 13,9031,048+8.2%23,362
October 2020 12,855993+8.4%23,124
September 2020 11,862-4,069-26%19,618
August 2020 15,931-1,839-10%25,686
July 2020 17,770-3,168-15%28,016
June 2020 20,9384,827+30%47,844
May 2020 16,111-554-3.3%26,832
April 2020 16,665474+2.9%26,508
March 2020 16,1911,319+8.9%29,916
February 2020 14,8721,492+11%26,619
January 2020 13,380979+7.9%26,364
December 2019 12,401819+7.1%20,805
November 2019 11,582-66-0.6%20,664
October 2019 11,64897+0.8%21,969
September 2019 11,551509+4.6%22,352
August 2019 11,042-163-1.5%17,988
July 2019 11,205269+2.5%19,163
June 2019 10,9361,306+14%18,259
May 2019 9,630-1,306-12%17,479
April 2019 10,936-618-5.4%21,256
March 2019 11,554-448-3.7%21,663
February 2019 12,002-852-6.6%21,939
January 2019 12,854321+2.6%23,109
December 2018 12,5331,197+11%23,012
November 2018 11,336-1,046-8.5%21,254
October 2018 12,382-1,125-8.3%23,986
September 2018 13,5072,267+20%28,338
August 2018 11,24043+0.4%19,749
July 2018 11,19740%18,846
June 2018 11,193237+2.2%19,354
May 2018 10,956-1,302-11%21,209
April 2018 12,258455+3.9%23,064
March 2018 11,803900+8.3%27,765
February 2018 10,903-423-3.7%20,292
January 2018 11,326-447-3.8%20,233
December 2017 11,773114+1%21,613
November 2017 11,6591,872+19%24,934
October 2017 9,787150+1.6%18,605
September 2017 9,637136+1.4%19,317
August 2017 9,501-434-4.4%16,647
July 2017 9,935-691-6.5%16,952
June 2017 10,626-255-2.3%20,310
May 2017 10,881-1,220-10%20,279
April 2017 12,1012,402+25%24,830
March 2017 9,699-1,037-9.7%18,546
February 2017 10,736-778-6.8%20,037
January 2017 11,5141,259+12%20,721
December 2016 10,255411+4.2%18,431
November 2016 9,844-535-5.2%18,915
October 2016 10,3792,425+30%24,361
September 2016 7,954786+11%15,033
August 2016 7,16854+0.8%12,686
July 2016 7,114705+11%12,212
June 2016 6,409-999-13%12,241
May 2016 7,408-2,637-26%16,926
April 2016 10,0451,224+14%21,150
March 2016 8,821-359-3.9%16,632
February 2016 9,180-393-4.1%17,301
January 2016 9,573-92-1%17,694
December 2015 9,6652,765+40%18,518
November 2015 6,900-915-12%13,872
October 2015 7,815852+12%16,207
September 2015 6,963-129-1.8%12,911
August 2015 7,092-662-8.5%12,385
July 2015 7,754-1,100-12%14,005
June 2015 8,8541,979+29%17,931
May 2015 6,875185+2.8%12,472
April 2015 6,690-2,010-23%12,318
March 2015 8,7001,358+19%24,394
February 2015 7,342201+2.8%24,358
January 2015 7,141263+3.8%13,274
December 2014 6,878-160-2.3%12,861
November 2014 7,0381,372+24%15,148
October 2014 5,666723+15%12,518
September 2014 4,943-912-16%9,202
August 2014 5,855-498-7.8%10,337
July 2014 6,353-680-9.7%11,018
June 2014 7,0332,648+60%16,485
May 2014 4,385228+5.5%14,090
April 2014 4,157-126-2.9%7,778
March 2014 4,283-8-0.2%8,228
February 2014 4,291-572-12%8,256
January 2014 4,863843+21%9,956
December 2013 4,020688+21%7,867
November 2013 3,332184+5.8%8,669
October 2013 3,148-984-24%6,193
September 2013 4,132-354-7.9%9,774
August 2013 4,4864,486—15,530
July 2013 00—0
June 2013 00—0
May 2013 00—0
April 2013 0——0

Long-term history

Month by month from before we started counting: players from SteamCharts, plus Steam reviews and Wikipedia views, which follow interest rather than player numbers.

Busiest monthJun 202020,938
Highest monthly peakJun 202047,844
Last 12 months vs the 12 before-38%
023.9K47.8KApr 2013: 0 players on average, peak 0May 2013: 0 players on average, peak 0Jun 2013: 0 players on average, peak 0Jul 2013: 0 players on average, peak 0Aug 2013: 4,486 players on average, peak 15,530Sep 2013: 4,132 players on average, peak 9,774Oct 2013: 3,148 players on average, peak 6,193Nov 2013: 3,332 players on average, peak 8,669Dec 2013: 4,020 players on average, peak 7,867Jan 2014: 4,863 players on average, peak 9,956Feb 2014: 4,291 players on average, peak 8,256Mar 2014: 4,283 players on average, peak 8,228Apr 2014: 4,157 players on average, peak 7,778May 2014: 4,385 players on average, peak 14,090Jun 2014: 7,033 players on average, peak 16,485Jul 2014: 6,353 players on average, peak 11,018Aug 2014: 5,855 players on average, peak 10,337Sep 2014: 4,943 players on average, peak 9,202Oct 2014: 5,666 players on average, peak 12,518Nov 2014: 7,038 players on average, peak 15,148Dec 2014: 6,878 players on average, peak 12,861Jan 2015: 7,141 players on average, peak 13,274Feb 2015: 7,342 players on average, peak 24,358Mar 2015: 8,700 players on average, peak 24,394Apr 2015: 6,690 players on average, peak 12,318May 2015: 6,875 players on average, peak 12,472Jun 2015: 8,854 players on average, peak 17,931Jul 2015: 7,754 players on average, peak 14,005Aug 2015: 7,092 players on average, peak 12,385Sep 2015: 6,963 players on average, peak 12,911Oct 2015: 7,815 players on average, peak 16,207Nov 2015: 6,900 players on average, peak 13,872Dec 2015: 9,665 players on average, peak 18,518Jan 2016: 9,573 players on average, peak 17,694Feb 2016: 9,180 players on average, peak 17,301Mar 2016: 8,821 players on average, peak 16,632Apr 2016: 10,045 players on average, peak 21,150May 2016: 7,408 players on average, peak 16,926Jun 2016: 6,409 players on average, peak 12,241Jul 2016: 7,114 players on average, peak 12,212Aug 2016: 7,168 players on average, peak 12,686Sep 2016: 7,954 players on average, peak 15,033Oct 2016: 10,379 players on average, peak 24,361Nov 2016: 9,844 players on average, peak 18,915Dec 2016: 10,255 players on average, peak 18,431Jan 2017: 11,514 players on average, peak 20,721Feb 2017: 10,736 players on average, peak 20,037Mar 2017: 9,699 players on average, peak 18,546Apr 2017: 12,101 players on average, peak 24,830May 2017: 10,881 players on average, peak 20,279Jun 2017: 10,626 players on average, peak 20,310Jul 2017: 9,935 players on average, peak 16,952Aug 2017: 9,501 players on average, peak 16,647Sep 2017: 9,637 players on average, peak 19,317Oct 2017: 9,787 players on average, peak 18,605Nov 2017: 11,659 players on average, peak 24,934Dec 2017: 11,773 players on average, peak 21,613Jan 2018: 11,326 players on average, peak 20,233Feb 2018: 10,903 players on average, peak 20,292Mar 2018: 11,803 players on average, peak 27,765Apr 2018: 12,258 players on average, peak 23,064May 2018: 10,956 players on average, peak 21,209Jun 2018: 11,193 players on average, peak 19,354Jul 2018: 11,197 players on average, peak 18,846Aug 2018: 11,240 players on average, peak 19,749Sep 2018: 13,507 players on average, peak 28,338Oct 2018: 12,382 players on average, peak 23,986Nov 2018: 11,336 players on average, peak 21,254Dec 2018: 12,533 players on average, peak 23,012Jan 2019: 12,854 players on average, peak 23,109Feb 2019: 12,002 players on average, peak 21,939Mar 2019: 11,554 players on average, peak 21,663Apr 2019: 10,936 players on average, peak 21,256May 2019: 9,630 players on average, peak 17,479Jun 2019: 10,936 players on average, peak 18,259Jul 2019: 11,205 players on average, peak 19,163Aug 2019: 11,042 players on average, peak 17,988Sep 2019: 11,551 players on average, peak 22,352Oct 2019: 11,648 players on average, peak 21,969Nov 2019: 11,582 players on average, peak 20,664Dec 2019: 12,401 players on average, peak 20,805Jan 2020: 13,380 players on average, peak 26,364Feb 2020: 14,872 players on average, peak 26,619Mar 2020: 16,191 players on average, peak 29,916Apr 2020: 16,665 players on average, peak 26,508May 2020: 16,111 players on average, peak 26,832Jun 2020: 20,938 players on average, peak 47,844Jul 2020: 17,770 players on average, peak 28,016Aug 2020: 15,931 players on average, peak 25,686Sep 2020: 11,862 players on average, peak 19,618Oct 2020: 12,855 players on average, peak 23,124Nov 2020: 13,903 players on average, peak 23,362Dec 2020: 14,643 players on average, peak 25,032Jan 2021: 16,484 players on average, peak 26,680Feb 2021: 15,889 players on average, peak 25,824Mar 2021: 15,381 players on average, peak 25,571Apr 2021: 14,966 players on average, peak 25,559May 2021: 15,152 players on average, peak 24,344Jun 2021: 14,313 players on average, peak 22,880Jul 2021: 14,842 players on average, peak 22,911Aug 2021: 16,600 players on average, peak 26,315Sep 2021: 14,940 players on average, peak 25,799Oct 2021: 15,094 players on average, peak 25,262Nov 2021: 15,483 players on average, peak 27,909Dec 2021: 15,910 players on average, peak 25,360Jan 2022: 17,499 players on average, peak 26,922Feb 2022: 15,318 players on average, peak 26,393Mar 2022: 15,898 players on average, peak 27,046Apr 2022: 17,747 players on average, peak 29,273May 2022: 16,514 players on average, peak 27,640Jun 2022: 15,690 players on average, peak 24,245Jul 2022: 16,395 players on average, peak 24,689Aug 2022: 15,609 players on average, peak 24,185Sep 2022: 17,251 players on average, peak 33,645Oct 2022: 15,868 players on average, peak 27,676Nov 2022: 12,835 players on average, peak 21,017Dec 2022: 13,504 players on average, peak 20,626Jan 2023: 14,504 players on average, peak 23,758Feb 2023: 14,711 players on average, peak 23,686Mar 2023: 14,280 players on average, peak 23,954Apr 2023: 17,132 players on average, peak 34,199May 2023: 16,435 players on average, peak 28,162Jun 2023: 14,175 players on average, peak 22,582Jul 2023: 14,493 players on average, peak 22,686Aug 2023: 13,884 players on average, peak 21,824Sep 2023: 13,404 players on average, peak 22,479Oct 2023: 14,208 players on average, peak 23,772Nov 2023: 16,693 players on average, peak 29,411Dec 2023: 15,404 players on average, peak 24,267Jan 2024: 15,764 players on average, peak 24,656Feb 2024: 14,677 players on average, peak 23,478Mar 2024: 14,202 players on average, peak 23,523Apr 2024: 13,565 players on average, peak 22,696May 2024: 15,672 players on average, peak 26,415Jun 2024: 15,259 players on average, peak 25,483Jul 2024: 13,615 players on average, peak 21,289Aug 2024: 13,537 players on average, peak 21,635Sep 2024: 12,682 players on average, peak 21,511Oct 2024: 13,925 players on average, peak 27,030Nov 2024: 13,591 players on average, peak 22,949Dec 2024: 14,428 players on average, peak 23,311Jan 2025: 15,964 players on average, peak 26,064Feb 2025: 15,138 players on average, peak 24,461Mar 2025: 14,482 players on average, peak 23,922Apr 2025: 13,664 players on average, peak 22,451May 2025: 14,847 players on average, peak 24,988Jun 2025: 13,961 players on average, peak 23,449Jul 2025: 13,393 players on average, peak 21,924Aug 2025: 14,049 players on average, peak 22,927Sep 2025: 12,415 players on average, peak 21,199Oct 2025: 11,917 players on average, peak 20,517Nov 2025: 8,864 players on average, peak 18,952Dec 2025: 7,015 players on average, peak 10,724Jan 2026: 7,551 players on average, peak 12,111Feb 2026: 7,706 players on average, peak 12,369Mar 2026: 7,945 players on average, peak 13,524Apr 2026: 8,329 players on average, peak 13,809May 2026: 9,696 players on average, peak 16,038Jun 2026: 9,232 players on average, peak 14,868Jul 2026: 9,345 players on average, peak 14,846Aug 2026: 9,618 players on average, peak 14,970Sep 2026: 8,743 players on average, peak 14,4612014201620182020202220242026
  • average players
  • peak players

Average and peak concurrent Steam players per month from SteamCharts, used with permission. The month in progress is left out.

Prices

EUR · checked 16:23 UTC · IsThereAnyDeal · GG.deals
Best official price now
€4.00
cheapest named store: GameBillet €4.00
Key shops
€3.95
On Steam
€49.99
Lowest ever
€0.00
Great price

The best official price is €4.00. It has been given away for free before, so another sale is likely. Key shops are €0.05 cheaper.

  • Lowest ever €0.00
  • Key shops €3.95
  • Best official €4.00
  • Steam €49.99
  1. Best key shop Key reseller€3.95
  2. Best official store €4.00
  3. GameBillet −90%€4.00
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On Twitch

Live viewers and channels, hourly averages in the last 24 hours

8
viewers now
19
peak hour, last 24 h
3
live channels
3
viewers per channel
Watch Europa Universalis IV on Twitch

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About the game

Release date
Aug 13, 2013
All-time peak reached
Jun 2020 · 47,844
Tracked by PixelKrypt since
Oct 26, 2026
Steam app id
236850
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