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Core Keeper vs Satisfactory
Satisfactory is the more played game right now: 21,311 players on Steam against 16,901 for Core Keeper, about 26% more players. Core Keeper has been ahead for 1 day straight, and has led on 2 days of the 77 days Coilr has tracked both games.
Satisfactory also has the better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 93%. Core Keeper is currently 40% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Satisfactory leads 7 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts, read every 10 minutes. Both are Adventure / Indie games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 23.3h in Core Keeper and 117h in Satisfactory. 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.
Core Keeper
23.3h
average of 33 members
Satisfactory
117h
average of 93 members
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Core Keeper
17,076Satisfactory
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Read every 10 minutes · methodology
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.
Head-to-head record
Core Keeper has had the higher daily player count for the last 1 day. Satisfactory last led on Oct 11, 2026.
Core Keeper led 2 daysSatisfactory led 75 days
- Days tracked
- 77
- Current streak
- 1 day
- Core Keeper
- Lead changes
- 3
- Closest gap
- 6%
- Oct 11, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 77 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day.
Side by side
Every number Coilr has for both games. The better figure in each row is in green.
| Metric | Core Keeper | Satisfactory |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 16,901 | 21,311 |
| 24-hour peak | 23,745 | 29,626 |
| 7-day average | 18,748 | 16,585 |
| 30-day average | 16,942 | 14,311 |
| 30-day trend | +146% | −4% |
| Peak (tracked) | 29,132 | 42,605 |
| Steam reviews | 93% positive | 97% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 92% positive | 96% positive |
| Total reviews | 67,211 | 280,817 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~1,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Aug 27, 2024 | Sep 10, 2024 |
| Price | $11.99 (−40%) | $39.99 |
Players by month
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (readings every few minutes for the biggest games, hourly averages beyond 30 days).
| Month | Core Keeper | Satisfactory | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 14,255 | 14,255 |
| May 2026 | — | — | 12,954 | 18,030 |
| Jun 2026 | — | — | 21,665 | 42,605 |
| Jul 2026 | 2,789 | 4,066 | 19,179 | 34,076 |
| Aug 2026 | 3,028 | 5,009 | 16,031 | 28,339 |
| Sep 2026 | 4,471 | 9,184 | 13,205 | 23,775 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 13,412 | 29,132 | 16,559 | 29,626 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Core Keeper or Satisfactory?
Satisfactory currently has more players: 21,311 concurrent players on Steam vs 16,901 for Core Keeper, about 26% more players.
Is Core Keeper bigger than Satisfactory on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Core Keeper averaged 16,942 concurrent players and Satisfactory averaged 14,311. By that measure Core Keeper is currently the bigger game.
Has Satisfactory ever had more players than Core Keeper?
Yes. Across the 77 days Coilr has tracked both games, Satisfactory had the higher daily average on 75 days, most recently on Oct 11, 2026. Core Keeper has led for the last 1 day.
Is Core Keeper better than Satisfactory?
By Steam review score, Satisfactory rates higher: 97% positive across 280,817 reviews vs 93% across 67,211 for Core Keeper. Satisfactory has the larger player base right now (21,311 vs 16,901 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Core Keeper growing or declining on Steam?
Core Keeper averaged 16,942 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 146% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 29,132.
Is Satisfactory growing or declining on Steam?
Satisfactory averaged 14,311 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 4% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 42,605.
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