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Factorio vs Schedule I
Factorio is the more played game right now: 21,335 players on Steam against 12,257 for Schedule I, about 1.7× more players. Factorio has been ahead for 92 days straight, and has led on 93 days of the 94 days Coilr has tracked both games.
Across all tracked metrics, Factorio 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 28.6h in Schedule I. 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
Schedule I
28.6h
average of 89 members
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Factorio
18,248Schedule I
13,593Daily averages · latest day · Factorio, 34% ahead of Schedule I
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Tracked by Coilr since May 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
Factorio has had the higher daily player count for the last 92 days. Schedule I last led on Jun 23, 2026.
Factorio led 93 daysSchedule I led 1 day
- Days tracked
- 94
- Current streak
- 92 days
- Factorio
- Lead changes
- 2
- Closest gap
- 8%
- Oct 13, 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 | Schedule I |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 21,335 | 12,257 |
| 24-hour peak | 22,815 | 19,088 |
| 7-day average | 16,858 | 12,698 |
| 30-day average | 16,260 | 10,936 |
| 30-day trend | −3% | +23% |
| Peak (tracked) | 27,395 | 25,768 |
| Steam reviews | 98% positive | 98% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 97% positive | 96% positive |
| Total reviews | 235,933 | 320,199 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Aug 14, 2020 | Mar 24, 2025 |
| Price | $35.00 | $19.99 |
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 | Schedule I | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | — | — | 10,783 | 17,119 |
| Jun 2026 | 8,348 | 16,695 | 9,668 | 21,808 |
| Jul 2026 | 17,214 | 26,886 | 11,742 | 24,921 |
| Aug 2026 | 17,479 | 27,395 | 10,905 | 22,842 |
| Sep 2026 | 15,699 | 25,899 | 9,009 | 18,409 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 16,207 | 24,427 | 11,705 | 25,768 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Factorio or Schedule I?
Factorio currently has more players: 21,335 concurrent players on Steam vs 12,257 for Schedule I, about 1.7× more players.
Is Factorio bigger than Schedule I on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Factorio averaged 16,260 concurrent players and Schedule I averaged 10,936. By that measure Factorio is currently the bigger game.
Has Schedule I ever had more players than Factorio?
Yes. Across the 94 days Coilr has tracked both games, Schedule I had the higher daily average on 1 day, most recently on Jun 23, 2026. Factorio has led for the last 92 days.
Is Factorio better than Schedule I?
By Steam review score, Schedule I rates higher: 98% positive across 320,199 reviews vs 98% across 235,933 for Factorio. Factorio has the larger player base right now (21,335 vs 12,257 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 Schedule I growing or declining on Steam?
Schedule I averaged 10,936 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 23% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 25,768.
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