Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Indie games.
Space Engineers is currently the more played game: 3,242 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 2,791 for Barotrauma — about 16% more players. Barotrauma counters with better Steam reviews: 94% positive vs 89%. Barotrauma is currently 50% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Barotrauma leads 6 of 8.
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| Metric | Barotrauma | Space Engineers |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 2,791 | 3,242 |
| 24-hour peak | 5,339 | 3,954 |
| 7-day average | 3,694 | 3,034 |
| 30-day average | 3,694 | 3,034 |
| 30-day trend | — | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 6,163 | 4,857 |
| Steam reviews | 94% positive | 89% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 94% positive | 82% positive |
| Total reviews | 88,136 | 134,034 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Mar 13, 2023 | Feb 28, 2019 |
| Price | $19.99 (−50%) | $19.99 |
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Space Engineers currently has more players: 3,242 concurrent players on Steam vs 2,791 for Barotrauma — about 16% more players.
Over the last 30 days Barotrauma averaged 3,694 concurrent players and Space Engineers averaged 3,034. By that measure Barotrauma is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Barotrauma rates higher: 94% positive across 88,136 reviews vs 89% across 134,034 for Space Engineers. Space Engineers has the larger player base right now (3,242 vs 2,791 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.