Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Indie games.
Space Engineers is currently the more played game: 3,968 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 3,750 for Cuphead — a similar number of players. Cuphead counters with better Steam reviews: 96% positive vs 89%. Across all tracked metrics, Cuphead leads 6 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since June 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
| Metric | Cuphead | Space Engineers |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 3,750 | 3,968 |
| 24-hour peak | 3,831 | 4,783 |
| 7-day average | 3,219 | 3,211 |
| 30-day average | 3,223 | 3,211 |
| 30-day trend | — | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 4,467 | 4,857 |
| Steam reviews | 96% positive | 89% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 95% positive | 82% positive |
| Total reviews | 216,835 | 134,034 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Sep 29, 2017 | Feb 28, 2019 |
| Price | $19.99 | $19.99 |
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| Month | Cuphead | Space Engineers | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Jun 2026 | 4,168 | 4,467 | — | — |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 3,276 | 4,304 | 3,231 | 4,857 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Space Engineers currently has more players: 3,968 concurrent players on Steam vs 3,750 for Cuphead — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days Cuphead averaged 3,223 concurrent players and Space Engineers averaged 3,211. By that measure Cuphead is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Cuphead rates higher: 96% positive across 216,835 reviews vs 89% across 134,034 for Space Engineers. Space Engineers has the larger player base right now (3,968 vs 3,750 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.