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Cities: Skylines II vs Factorio
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Simulation games.
Factorio is currently the more played game: 12,924 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 5,767 for Cities: Skylines II, about 2.2× more players. Factorio has been ahead for 52 days straight. Factorio also has the better Steam reviews: 98% positive vs 56%. Across all tracked metrics, Factorio leads 10 of 10.
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.
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Coilr members average 42.2h in Cities: Skylines II and 264h 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.
Cities: Skylines II
42.2h
average of 18 members
Factorio
264h
average of 31 members
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Player count history
Cities: Skylines IIFactorio
Tracked by Coilr since June 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
Factorio has had the higher daily player count for the last 52 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Cities: Skylines II led 0 daysFactorio led 52 days
Days tracked
52
Current streak
52 days
Factorio
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
44%
Aug 12, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 52 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Cities: Skylines II | Factorio |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 5,767 | 12,924 |
| 24-hour peak | 11,218 | 19,868 |
| 7-day average | 8,938 | 16,564 |
| 30-day average | 9,224 | 16,952 |
| 30-day trend | −4% | −4% |
| Peak (tracked) | 16,077 | 27,492 |
| Steam reviews | 56% positive | 98% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 72% positive | 98% positive |
| Total reviews | 92,134 | 234,213 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 24, 2023 | Aug 14, 2020 |
| Price | $49.99 | $35.00 |
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Players by month
| Month | Cities: Skylines II | Factorio | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Jun 2026 | — | — | 8,348 | 16,695 |
| Jul 2026 | 9,647 | 16,077 | 17,214 | 26,886 |
| Aug 2026 | 9,467 | 15,886 | 17,469 | 27,492 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 8,722 | 15,049 | 16,206 | 25,985 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Cities: Skylines II or Factorio?
Factorio currently has more players: 12,924 concurrent players on Steam vs 5,767 for Cities: Skylines II, about 2.2× more players.
Is Cities: Skylines II bigger than Factorio on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Cities: Skylines II averaged 9,224 concurrent players and Factorio averaged 16,952. By that measure Factorio is currently the bigger game.
Has Cities: Skylines II ever had more players than Factorio?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Factorio has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 52 days both games have been tracked.
Is Cities: Skylines II better than Factorio?
By Steam review score, Factorio rates higher: 98% positive across 234,213 reviews vs 56% across 92,134 for Cities: Skylines II. Factorio has the larger player base right now (12,924 vs 5,767 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Cities: Skylines II growing or declining on Steam?
Cities: Skylines II averaged 9,224 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 4% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 16,077.
Is Factorio growing or declining on Steam?
Factorio averaged 16,952 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 4% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 27,492.