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Factorio vs Green Hell
Factorio is the more played game right now: 9,710 players on Steam against 9,573 for Green Hell, a similar number of players. Factorio has been ahead for 92 days straight.
Factorio also has the better Steam reviews: 98% positive vs 85%. Green Hell is currently 90% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Factorio leads 10 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts. Factorio is read every 10 minutes, Green Hell every 30 minutes. Both are Indie / Simulation games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 232h in Factorio and 18.9h in Green Hell. 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.
Factorio
232h
average of 60 members
Green Hell
18.9h
average of 48 members
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Factorio
13,685Green Hell
4,662Daily averages · latest day · Factorio, 2.9× the players of Green Hell
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Tracked by Coilr since June 2026 · Factorio is read every 10 minutes, Green Hell every 30 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
Factorio has had the higher daily player count for the last 92 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Factorio led 92 daysGreen Hell led 0 days
- Days tracked
- 92
- Current streak
- 92 days
- Factorio
- Lead changes
- 0
- Closest gap
- 50%
- Oct 20, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 92 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 | Factorio | Green Hell |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 9,710 | 9,573 |
| 24-hour peak | 19,318 | 10,801 |
| 7-day average | 16,613 | 4,506 |
| 30-day average | 16,109 | 3,623 |
| 30-day trend | −4% | −19% |
| Peak (tracked) | 27,395 | 11,318 |
| Steam reviews | 98% positive | 85% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 97% positive | 80% positive |
| Total reviews | 235,933 | 103,603 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Aug 14, 2020 | Sep 5, 2019 |
| Price | $35.00 | $2.79 (−90%) |
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 | Factorio | Green Hell | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Jun 2026 | 8,348 | 16,695 | — | — |
| Jul 2026 | 17,214 | 26,886 | 4,209 | 8,136 |
| Aug 2026 | 17,479 | 27,395 | 3,502 | 11,318 |
| Sep 2026 | 15,701 | 25,899 | 4,148 | 10,351 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 16,070 | 24,427 | 3,862 | 11,188 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Factorio or Green Hell?
Factorio currently has more players: 9,710 concurrent players on Steam vs 9,573 for Green Hell, a similar number of players.
Is Factorio bigger than Green Hell on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Factorio averaged 16,109 concurrent players and Green Hell averaged 3,623. By that measure Factorio is currently the bigger game.
Has Green Hell ever had more players than Factorio?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Factorio has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 92 days both games have been tracked.
Is Factorio better than Green Hell?
By Steam review score, Factorio rates higher: 98% positive across 235,933 reviews vs 85% across 103,603 for Green Hell. Factorio has the larger player base right now (9,710 vs 9,573 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Factorio growing or declining on Steam?
Factorio averaged 16,109 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 4% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 27,395.
Is Green Hell growing or declining on Steam?
Green Hell averaged 3,623 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 19% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 11,318.
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