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Cities: Skylines vs Factorio
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Simulation / Strategy games.
Factorio is currently the more played game: 16,972 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 8,873 for Cities: Skylines, about 1.9× more players. Factorio has been ahead for 61 days straight, and has led on 62 days of the 63 days Coilr has tracked both games. Factorio also has the better Steam reviews: 98% positive vs 93%. Across all tracked metrics, Factorio leads 7 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 39.5h in Cities: Skylines and 241h 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
39.5h
average of 93 members
Factorio
241h
average of 36 members
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Player count history
Cities: SkylinesFactorio
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
Factorio has had the higher daily player count for the last 61 days. Cities: Skylines last led on Jun 23, 2026.
Cities: Skylines led 1 dayFactorio led 62 days
Days tracked
63
Current streak
61 days
Factorio
Lead changes
2
Closest gap
46%
Aug 27, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 63 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Cities: Skylines | Factorio |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 8,873 | 16,972 |
| 24-hour peak | 9,953 | 19,159 |
| 7-day average | 7,190 | 15,489 |
| 30-day average | 7,960 | 16,470 |
| 30-day trend | +2% | −5% |
| Peak (tracked) | 14,280 | 27,492 |
| Steam reviews | 93% positive | 98% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 90% positive | 98% positive |
| Total reviews | 292,189 | 234,491 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Mar 10, 2015 | Aug 14, 2020 |
| Price | $29.99 | $35.00 |
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Players by month
| Month | Cities: Skylines | Factorio | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 6,993 | 9,026 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 7,520 | 12,056 | — | — |
| Jun 2026 | 8,304 | 14,280 | 8,348 | 16,695 |
| Jul 2026 | 7,946 | 13,414 | 17,214 | 26,886 |
| Aug 2026 | 8,174 | 14,025 | 17,471 | 27,492 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 7,379 | 12,729 | 15,763 | 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 or Factorio?
Factorio currently has more players: 16,972 concurrent players on Steam vs 8,873 for Cities: Skylines, about 1.9× more players.
Is Cities: Skylines bigger than Factorio on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Cities: Skylines averaged 7,960 concurrent players and Factorio averaged 16,470. By that measure Factorio is currently the bigger game.
Has Cities: Skylines ever had more players than Factorio?
Yes. Across the 63 days Coilr has tracked both games, Cities: Skylines had the higher daily average on 1 day, most recently on Jun 23, 2026. Factorio has led for the last 61 days.
Is Cities: Skylines better than Factorio?
By Steam review score, Factorio rates higher: 98% positive across 234,491 reviews vs 93% across 292,189 for Cities: Skylines. Factorio has the larger player base right now (16,972 vs 8,873 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Cities: Skylines growing or declining on Steam?
Cities: Skylines averaged 7,960 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 14,280.
Is Factorio growing or declining on Steam?
Factorio averaged 16,470 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 5% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 27,492.