Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Indie / Simulation games.
Space Engineers is currently the more played game: 4,616 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 2,747 for Dyson Sphere Program — about 1.7× more players. Dyson Sphere Program counters with better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 89%. Dyson Sphere Program is currently 20% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Dyson Sphere Program leads 4 of 7.
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Tracked by Coilr since July 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
| Metric | Dyson Sphere Program | Space Engineers |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 2,747 | 4,616 |
| 24-hour peak | 4,885 | 4,616 |
| 7-day average | 2,891 | 2,891 |
| 30-day average | 2,891 | 3,015 |
| 30-day trend | — | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 4,885 | 4,857 |
| Steam reviews | 97% positive | 89% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 92% positive | 81% positive |
| Total reviews | 91,214 | 134,088 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Jan 20, 2021 | Feb 28, 2019 |
| Price | $15.99 (−20%) | $19.99 |
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Space Engineers currently has more players: 4,616 concurrent players on Steam vs 2,747 for Dyson Sphere Program — about 1.7× more players.
Over the last 30 days Dyson Sphere Program averaged 2,891 concurrent players and Space Engineers averaged 3,015. By that measure Space Engineers is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Dyson Sphere Program rates higher: 97% positive across 91,214 reviews vs 89% across 134,088 for Space Engineers. Space Engineers has the larger player base right now (4,616 vs 2,747 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.