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Factorio vs Satisfactory
Satisfactory is the more played game right now: 25,071 players on Steam against 21,335 for Factorio, about 18% more players. Satisfactory has been ahead for 2 days straight, and has led on 26 days of the 94 days Coilr has tracked both games.
Across all tracked metrics, Satisfactory leads 6 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts, read every 10 minutes. Both are Indie / Simulation games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 235h in Factorio 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.
Factorio
235h
average of 59 members
Satisfactory
117h
average of 98 members
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Factorio
18,248Satisfactory
20,846Daily averages · latest day · Satisfactory, 14% ahead of Factorio
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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
Satisfactory has had the higher daily player count for the last 2 days. Factorio last led on Oct 16, 2026.
Factorio led 68 daysSatisfactory led 26 days
- Days tracked
- 94
- Current streak
- 2 days
- Satisfactory
- Lead changes
- 12
- Closest gap
- <1%
- Oct 14, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 94 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 | Satisfactory |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 21,335 | 25,071 |
| 24-hour peak | 22,815 | 27,320 |
| 7-day average | 16,858 | 16,577 |
| 30-day average | 16,260 | 15,039 |
| 30-day trend | −3% | +6% |
| Peak (tracked) | 27,395 | 42,605 |
| Steam reviews | 98% positive | 97% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 97% positive | 96% positive |
| Total reviews | 235,933 | 281,346 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Aug 14, 2020 | Sep 10, 2024 |
| Price | $35.00 | $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 | Factorio | Satisfactory | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 14,255 | 14,255 |
| May 2026 | — | — | 12,954 | 18,030 |
| Jun 2026 | 8,348 | 16,695 | 21,665 | 42,605 |
| Jul 2026 | 17,214 | 26,886 | 19,179 | 34,076 |
| Aug 2026 | 17,479 | 27,395 | 16,031 | 28,339 |
| Sep 2026 | 15,699 | 25,899 | 13,207 | 23,775 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 16,207 | 24,427 | 16,440 | 29,626 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Factorio or Satisfactory?
Satisfactory currently has more players: 25,071 concurrent players on Steam vs 21,335 for Factorio, about 18% more players.
Is Factorio bigger than Satisfactory on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Factorio averaged 16,260 concurrent players and Satisfactory averaged 15,039. By that measure Factorio is currently the bigger game.
Has Factorio ever had more players than Satisfactory?
Yes. Across the 94 days Coilr has tracked both games, Factorio had the higher daily average on 68 days, most recently on Oct 16, 2026. Satisfactory has led for the last 2 days.
Is Factorio better than Satisfactory?
By Steam review score, Factorio rates higher: 98% positive across 235,933 reviews vs 97% across 281,346 for Satisfactory. Satisfactory has the larger player base right now (25,071 vs 21,335 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Factorio growing or declining on Steam?
Factorio averaged 16,260 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 3% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 27,395.
Is Satisfactory growing or declining on Steam?
Satisfactory averaged 15,039 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 6% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 42,605.
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