Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Strategy games.
Total War: WARHAMMER III is currently the more played game: 22,522 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 15,158 for Factorio — about 49% more players. Factorio counters with better Steam reviews: 98% positive vs 71%. Across all tracked metrics, Total War: WARHAMMER III leads 5 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
| Metric | Factorio | Total War: WARHAMMER III |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 15,158 | 22,522 |
| 24-hour peak | 25,906 | 36,300 |
| 7-day average | 19,234 | 23,892 |
| 30-day average | 19,125 | 23,181 |
| 30-day trend | — | −6% |
| Peak (tracked) | 25,906 | 43,526 |
| Steam reviews | 98% positive | 71% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 97% positive | 80% positive |
| Total reviews | 232,094 | 145,779 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Aug 14, 2020 | Feb 15, 2022 |
| Price | $35.00 | $59.99 |
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| Month | Factorio | Total War: WARHAMMER III | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 15,394 | 19,392 |
| May 2026 | — | — | 29,846 | 43,526 |
| Jun 2026 | 12,767 | 17,675 | 23,047 | 40,771 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 19,095 | 25,906 | 23,870 | 38,945 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Total War: WARHAMMER III currently has more players: 22,522 concurrent players on Steam vs 15,158 for Factorio — about 49% more players.
Over the last 30 days Factorio averaged 19,125 concurrent players and Total War: WARHAMMER III averaged 23,181. By that measure Total War: WARHAMMER III is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Factorio rates higher: 98% positive across 232,094 reviews vs 71% across 145,779 for Total War: WARHAMMER III. Total War: WARHAMMER III has the larger player base right now (22,522 vs 15,158 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Total War: WARHAMMER III averaged 23,181 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 6% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 43,526.