Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Simulation / Strategy games.
Football Manager 26 is currently the more played game: 44,666 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 14,274 for Schedule I — about 3× more players. Schedule I counters with better Steam reviews: 98% positive vs 34%. Across all tracked metrics, Football Manager 26 leads 5 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Football Manager 26 has had the higher daily player count for the last 54 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
54
Current streak
54 days
Football Manager 26
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
48%
Jul 6, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 54 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Football Manager 26 | Schedule I |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 44,666 | 14,274 |
| 24-hour peak | 45,013 | 15,893 |
| 7-day average | 30,545 | 10,589 |
| 30-day average | 29,919 | 12,103 |
| 30-day trend | −4% | +30% |
| Peak (tracked) | 52,839 | 25,007 |
| Steam reviews | 34% positive | 98% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 53% positive | 96% positive |
| Total reviews | 34,278 | 307,927 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | — | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 3, 2025 | Mar 23, 2025 |
| Price | $29.99 | $19.99 |
Full stats: Football Manager 26 · Schedule I · add more games to this comparison →
| Month | Football Manager 26 | Schedule I | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | 33,572 | 52,839 | 10,783 | 17,119 |
| Jun 2026 | 30,328 | 51,305 | 9,670 | 21,992 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 30,283 | 48,519 | 12,770 | 25,007 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Football Manager 26 currently has more players: 44,666 concurrent players on Steam vs 14,274 for Schedule I — about 3× more players.
Over the last 30 days Football Manager 26 averaged 29,919 concurrent players and Schedule I averaged 12,103. By that measure Football Manager 26 is currently the bigger game.
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Football Manager 26 has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 54 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Schedule I rates higher: 98% positive across 307,927 reviews vs 34% across 34,278 for Football Manager 26. Football Manager 26 has the larger player base right now (44,666 vs 14,274 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Football Manager 26 averaged 29,919 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 4% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 52,839.
Schedule I averaged 12,103 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 30% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 25,007.