Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Strategy games.
Football Manager 2024 is currently the more played game: 17,641 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 12,049 for Artifact — about 46% more players. Football Manager 2024 also has the better Steam reviews: 92% positive vs 47%. Artifact is free to play. Across all tracked metrics, Football Manager 2024 leads 8 of 8.
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| Metric | Artifact | Football Manager 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 12,049 | 17,641 |
| 24-hour peak | 12,287 | 20,085 |
| 7-day average | 11,576 | 15,992 |
| 30-day average | 11,576 | 15,992 |
| 30-day trend | — | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 12,287 | 20,085 |
| Steam reviews | 47% positive | 92% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 56% positive | 94% positive |
| Total reviews | 24,769 | 28,339 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~1,000,000 | ~1,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 28, 2018 | Nov 5, 2023 |
| Price | Free to play | — |
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Football Manager 2024 currently has more players: 17,641 concurrent players on Steam vs 12,049 for Artifact — about 46% more players.
Over the last 30 days Artifact averaged 11,576 concurrent players and Football Manager 2024 averaged 15,992. By that measure Football Manager 2024 is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Football Manager 2024 rates higher: 92% positive across 28,339 reviews vs 47% across 24,769 for Artifact. Football Manager 2024 has the larger player base right now (17,641 vs 12,049 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.