Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Simulation games.
Scrap Mechanic is currently the more played game: 17,865 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 9,801 for Cities: Skylines II, about 1.8× more players. Scrap Mechanic also has the better Steam reviews: 92% positive vs 55%. Cities: Skylines II is currently 30% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Scrap Mechanic leads 8 of 8.
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Tracked by Coilr since July 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Scrap Mechanic has had the higher daily player count for the last 19 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
19
Current streak
19 days
Scrap Mechanic
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
23%
Aug 13, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 19 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Cities: Skylines II | Scrap Mechanic |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 9,801 | 17,865 |
| 24-hour peak | 12,353 | 18,020 |
| 7-day average | 9,674 | 16,455 |
| 30-day average | 9,657 | 18,677 |
| 30-day trend | — | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 16,077 | 35,169 |
| Steam reviews | 55% positive | 92% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 74% positive | 80% positive |
| Total reviews | 91,217 | 121,388 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 24, 2023 | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Price | $34.99 (−30%) | $28.99 |
Full stats: Cities: Skylines II · Scrap Mechanic · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Cities: Skylines II | Scrap Mechanic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Jul 2026 | 9,637 | 16,077 | 20,787 | 35,169 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 9,471 | 15,886 | 16,369 | 31,585 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Scrap Mechanic currently has more players: 17,865 concurrent players on Steam vs 9,801 for Cities: Skylines II, about 1.8× more players.
Over the last 30 days Cities: Skylines II averaged 9,657 concurrent players and Scrap Mechanic averaged 18,677. By that measure Scrap Mechanic is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Scrap Mechanic has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 19 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Scrap Mechanic rates higher: 92% positive across 121,388 reviews vs 55% across 91,217 for Cities: Skylines II. Scrap Mechanic has the larger player base right now (17,865 vs 9,801 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.