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Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition vs Factorio
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition is the more played game right now: 25,418 players on Steam against 21,335 for Factorio, about 19% more players. Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition has been ahead for 46 days straight, and has led on 51 days of the 94 days Coilr has tracked both games.
Factorio counters with better Steam reviews: 98% positive vs 95%. Across all tracked metrics, Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition leads 6 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts, read every 10 minutes. Both are Strategy games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 38.5h in Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition and 235h in Factorio. Connect your Steam account and this row fills in with your own hours instead — then keeps tracking both, so you can see which one you are actually still playing.
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
38.5h
average of 32 members
Factorio
235h
average of 59 members
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Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
21,790Factorio
18,248Daily averages · latest day · Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, 19% ahead of Factorio
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Read every 10 minutes · methodology
These are Steam players only. A game that also runs on its own launcher, a storefront of its own or on console has players this number cannot see, so read it as a comparison of Steam audiences rather than of total ones.
Head-to-head record
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition has had the higher daily player count for the last 46 days. Factorio last led on Sep 2, 2026.
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition led 51 daysFactorio led 43 days
- Days tracked
- 94
- Current streak
- 46 days
- Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
- Lead changes
- 9
- Closest gap
- <1%
- Aug 1, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 94 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day.
Side by side
Every number Coilr has for both games. The better figure in each row is in green.
| Metric | Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition | Factorio |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 25,418 | 21,335 |
| 24-hour peak | 27,957 | 22,815 |
| 7-day average | 18,105 | 16,858 |
| 30-day average | 18,750 | 16,260 |
| 30-day trend | +12% | −3% |
| Peak (tracked) | 30,474 | 27,395 |
| Steam reviews | 95% positive | 98% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 92% positive | 97% positive |
| Total reviews | 183,437 | 235,933 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 14, 2019 | Aug 14, 2020 |
| Price | $34.99 | $35.00 |
Players by month
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (readings every few minutes for the biggest games, hourly averages beyond 30 days).
| Month | Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition | Factorio | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 19,728 | 20,903 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 19,237 | 26,937 | — | — |
| Jun 2026 | 17,533 | 28,327 | 8,348 | 16,695 |
| Jul 2026 | 16,903 | 26,598 | 17,214 | 26,886 |
| Aug 2026 | 17,083 | 26,525 | 17,479 | 27,395 |
| Sep 2026 | 17,563 | 30,474 | 15,699 | 25,899 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 18,554 | 29,276 | 16,207 | 24,427 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition or Factorio?
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition currently has more players: 25,418 concurrent players on Steam vs 21,335 for Factorio, about 19% more players.
Is Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition bigger than Factorio on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition averaged 18,750 concurrent players and Factorio averaged 16,260. By that measure Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition is currently the bigger game.
Has Factorio ever had more players than Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition?
Yes. Across the 94 days Coilr has tracked both games, Factorio had the higher daily average on 43 days, most recently on Sep 2, 2026. Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition has led for the last 46 days.
Is Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition better than Factorio?
By Steam review score, Factorio rates higher: 98% positive across 235,933 reviews vs 95% across 183,437 for Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition. Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition has the larger player base right now (25,418 vs 21,335 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition growing or declining on Steam?
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition averaged 18,750 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 12% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 30,474.
Is Factorio growing or declining on Steam?
Factorio averaged 16,260 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 3% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 27,395.
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