Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
SPORE™ is currently the more played game: 843 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 799 for Black Mesa — a similar number of players. Black Mesa counters with better Steam reviews: 95% positive vs 93%. Across all tracked metrics, SPORE™ leads 5 of 8.
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Tracked by Coilr since July 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
| Metric | Black Mesa | SPORE™ |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 799 | 843 |
| 24-hour peak | 874 | 859 |
| 7-day average | 641 | 702 |
| 30-day average | 641 | 702 |
| 30-day trend | — | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 1,038 | 1,070 |
| Steam reviews | 95% positive | 93% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 92% positive | 93% positive |
| Total reviews | 143,716 | 72,124 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Mar 6, 2020 | Dec 19, 2008 |
| Price | $19.99 | $19.99 |
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SPORE™ currently has more players: 843 concurrent players on Steam vs 799 for Black Mesa — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days Black Mesa averaged 641 concurrent players and SPORE™ averaged 702. By that measure SPORE™ is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Black Mesa rates higher: 95% positive across 143,716 reviews vs 93% across 72,124 for SPORE™. SPORE™ has the larger player base right now (843 vs 799 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.