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Factorio vs Sons Of The Forest
Factorio is the more played game right now: 22,496 players on Steam against 11,558 for Sons Of The Forest, about 1.9× more players. Factorio has been ahead for 91 days straight, and has led on 92 days of the 94 days Coilr has tracked both games.
Factorio also has the better Steam reviews: 98% positive vs 88%. 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 232h in Factorio and 21.5h in Sons Of The Forest. 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
Sons Of The Forest
21.5h
average of 95 members
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Factorio
18,662Sons Of The Forest
10,549Daily averages · latest day · Factorio, 77% ahead of Sons Of The Forest
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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
Factorio has had the higher daily player count for the last 91 days. Sons Of The Forest last led on Jul 9, 2026.
Factorio led 92 daysSons Of The Forest led 2 days
- Days tracked
- 94
- Current streak
- 91 days
- Factorio
- Lead changes
- 2
- Closest gap
- 2%
- Sep 6, 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 | Sons Of The Forest |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 22,496 | 11,558 |
| 24-hour peak | 23,727 | 16,284 |
| 7-day average | 16,892 | 9,137 |
| 30-day average | 16,329 | 9,284 |
| 30-day trend | −2% | +1% |
| Peak (tracked) | 27,395 | 39,805 |
| Steam reviews | 98% positive | 88% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 97% positive | 90% positive |
| Total reviews | 235,933 | 323,184 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Aug 14, 2020 | Feb 22, 2024 |
| Price | $35.00 | $29.99 |
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 | Sons Of The Forest | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 5,710 | 7,600 |
| May 2026 | — | — | 4,882 | 8,619 |
| Jun 2026 | 8,348 | 16,695 | 15,012 | 39,805 |
| Jul 2026 | 17,214 | 26,886 | 13,586 | 36,316 |
| Aug 2026 | 17,479 | 27,395 | 6,511 | 12,371 |
| Sep 2026 | 15,699 | 25,899 | 9,298 | 29,724 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 16,367 | 24,427 | 11,198 | 26,342 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Factorio or Sons Of The Forest?
Factorio currently has more players: 22,496 concurrent players on Steam vs 11,558 for Sons Of The Forest, about 1.9× more players.
Is Factorio bigger than Sons Of The Forest on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Factorio averaged 16,329 concurrent players and Sons Of The Forest averaged 9,284. By that measure Factorio is currently the bigger game.
Has Sons Of The Forest ever had more players than Factorio?
Yes. Across the 94 days Coilr has tracked both games, Sons Of The Forest had the higher daily average on 2 days, most recently on Jul 9, 2026. Factorio has led for the last 91 days.
Is Factorio better than Sons Of The Forest?
By Steam review score, Factorio rates higher: 98% positive across 235,933 reviews vs 88% across 323,184 for Sons Of The Forest. Factorio has the larger player base right now (22,496 vs 11,558 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Factorio growing or declining on Steam?
Factorio averaged 16,329 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 27,395.
Is Sons Of The Forest growing or declining on Steam?
Sons Of The Forest averaged 9,284 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 39,805.
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