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Factorio vs Valheim
Valheim is the more played game right now: 88,557 players on Steam against 16,059 for Factorio, about 6× more players. Valheim has been ahead for 45 days straight, and has led on 56 days of the 95 days Coilr has tracked both games.
Factorio counters with better Steam reviews: 98% positive vs 94%. Across all tracked metrics, Valheim leads 8 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts. Factorio is read every 10 minutes, Valheim every 5 minutes. Both are Indie games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 232h in Factorio and 67.9h in Valheim. 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
Valheim
67.9h
average of 113 members
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Factorio
13,918Valheim
73,424Daily averages · latest day · Valheim, 5.3× the players of Factorio
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Factorio is read every 10 minutes, Valheim every 5 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
Valheim has had the higher daily player count for the last 45 days. Factorio last led on Sep 4, 2026.
Factorio led 39 daysValheim led 56 days
- Days tracked
- 95
- Current streak
- 45 days
- Valheim
- Lead changes
- 11
- Closest gap
- <1%
- Jul 30, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 95 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 | Valheim |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 16,059 | 88,557 |
| 24-hour peak | 19,318 | 121,596 |
| 7-day average | 16,504 | 84,534 |
| 30-day average | 16,221 | 117,513 |
| 30-day trend | −4% | +80% |
| Peak (tracked) | 27,395 | 308,360 |
| Steam reviews | 98% positive | 94% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 97% positive | 81% positive |
| Total reviews | 235,933 | 560,815 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Aug 14, 2020 | Feb 2, 2021 |
| 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).
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Factorio or Valheim?
Valheim currently has more players: 88,557 concurrent players on Steam vs 16,059 for Factorio, about 6× more players.
Is Factorio bigger than Valheim on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Factorio averaged 16,221 concurrent players and Valheim averaged 117,513. By that measure Valheim is currently the bigger game.
Has Factorio ever had more players than Valheim?
Yes. Across the 95 days Coilr has tracked both games, Factorio had the higher daily average on 39 days, most recently on Sep 4, 2026. Valheim has led for the last 45 days.
Is Factorio better than Valheim?
By Steam review score, Factorio rates higher: 98% positive across 235,933 reviews vs 94% across 560,815 for Valheim. Valheim has the larger player base right now (88,557 vs 16,059 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Factorio growing or declining on Steam?
Factorio averaged 16,221 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 4% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 27,395.
Is Valheim growing or declining on Steam?
Valheim averaged 117,513 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 80% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 308,360.
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