Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Indie games.
Escape the Backrooms is currently the more played game: 10,036 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 7,532 for Schedule I — about 33% more players. Schedule I counters with better Steam reviews: 98% positive vs 90%. Across all tracked metrics, Schedule I leads 8 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Schedule I has had the higher daily player count for the last 6 days — Escape the Backrooms last led on Jun 9, 2026.
Days tracked
15
Current streak
6 days
Schedule I
Lead changes
2
Closest gap
7%
Jun 2, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 15 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Escape the Backrooms | Schedule I |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 10,036 | 7,532 |
| 24-hour peak | 13,028 | 13,880 |
| 7-day average | 7,380 | 10,353 |
| 30-day average | 7,380 | 12,119 |
| 30-day trend | −39% | +30% |
| Peak (tracked) | 25,652 | 25,007 |
| Steam reviews | 90% positive | 98% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 88% positive | 96% positive |
| Total reviews | 155,759 | 307,927 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 23, 2025 | Mar 23, 2025 |
| Price | $9.99 | $19.99 |
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| Month | Escape the Backrooms | Schedule I | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | — | — | 10,783 | 17,119 |
| Jun 2026 | 12,067 | 25,652 | 9,671 | 21,992 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 7,412 | 14,079 | 12,509 | 25,007 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Escape the Backrooms currently has more players: 10,036 concurrent players on Steam vs 7,532 for Schedule I — about 33% more players.
Over the last 30 days Escape the Backrooms averaged 7,380 concurrent players and Schedule I averaged 12,119. By that measure Schedule I is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 15 days Coilr has tracked both games, Escape the Backrooms had the higher daily average on 7 days, most recently on Jun 9, 2026. Schedule I has led for the last 6 days.
By Steam review score, Schedule I rates higher: 98% positive across 307,927 reviews vs 90% across 155,759 for Escape the Backrooms. Escape the Backrooms has the larger player base right now (10,036 vs 7,532 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Escape the Backrooms averaged 7,380 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 39% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 25,652.
Schedule I averaged 12,119 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 30% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 25,007.