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CRUSADER KINGS II

Crusader Kings II has 1,198 concurrent players on Steam right now. Its 24 hour peak is 1,377 and its all-time peak is 1,377. Data refreshes every 5 minutes from the official Steam Web API.

DEV · Paradox Development StudioPUB · Paradox Interactive2012

Explore one of the defining periods in world history in an experience crafted by the masters of Grand Strategy.

Up 35% in the last 24h. Something brought players back.
Currently at 87% of the all-time peak of 1,377 players.
Last updated 5 years ago: Hotfix Patch 3.3.5.1.

Playing now

1,198

24h peak

1,377

24h change

▲ 35.1%

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ACROSS PLATFORMS

STEAMLIVE

Current

1.20K

24h peak

1.38K

All-time

1.38K

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