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Factorio vs Terraria
Terraria is the more played game right now: 30,672 players on Steam against 16,816 for Factorio, about 1.8× more players. Terraria has been ahead for 84 days straight.
Terraria is currently 50% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Terraria leads 7 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts, read every 10 minutes. Both are Indie games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 233h in Factorio and 187h in Terraria. 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
233h
average of 52 members
Terraria
187h
average of 229 members
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Factorio
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28,099Daily averages · latest day · Terraria, 2.1× the players 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
Terraria has had the higher daily player count for the last 84 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Factorio led 0 daysTerraria led 84 days
- Days tracked
- 84
- Current streak
- 84 days
- Terraria
- Lead changes
- 0
- Closest gap
- 30%
- Jul 17, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 84 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 | Terraria |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 16,816 | 30,672 |
| 24-hour peak | 18,219 | 47,411 |
| 7-day average | 16,717 | 33,749 |
| 30-day average | 15,632 | 34,401 |
| 30-day trend | −9% | −18% |
| Peak (tracked) | 27,395 | 76,353 |
| Steam reviews | 98% positive | 97% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 97% positive | 96% positive |
| Total reviews | 235,374 | 1,559,274 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Aug 14, 2020 | May 16, 2011 |
| Price | $35.00 | $4.99 (−50%) |
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).
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Factorio or Terraria?
Terraria currently has more players: 30,672 concurrent players on Steam vs 16,816 for Factorio, about 1.8× more players.
Is Factorio bigger than Terraria on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Factorio averaged 15,632 concurrent players and Terraria averaged 34,401. By that measure Terraria is currently the bigger game.
Has Factorio ever had more players than Terraria?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Terraria has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 84 days both games have been tracked.
Is Factorio better than Terraria?
By Steam review score, Factorio rates higher: 98% positive across 235,374 reviews vs 97% across 1,559,274 for Terraria. Terraria has the larger player base right now (30,672 vs 16,816 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Factorio growing or declining on Steam?
Factorio averaged 15,632 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 9% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 27,395.
Is Terraria growing or declining on Steam?
Terraria averaged 34,401 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 18% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 76,353.
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