Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Adventure games.
Need for Speed™ Heat is currently the more played game: 1,252 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 922 for Inscryption — about 36% more players. Inscryption counters with better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 84%. Across all tracked metrics, Need for Speed™ Heat leads 6 of 8.
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Tracked by Coilr since July 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
| Metric | Inscryption | Need for Speed™ Heat |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 922 | 1,252 |
| 24-hour peak | 1,248 | 1,839 |
| 7-day average | 1,062 | 1,552 |
| 30-day average | 1,062 | 1,552 |
| 30-day trend | — | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 1,421 | 2,305 |
| Steam reviews | 97% positive | 84% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 95% positive | 84% positive |
| Total reviews | 146,946 | 150,333 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 19, 2021 | Jun 4, 2020 |
| Price | $19.99 | $69.99 |
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Need for Speed™ Heat currently has more players: 1,252 concurrent players on Steam vs 922 for Inscryption — about 36% more players.
Over the last 30 days Inscryption averaged 1,062 concurrent players and Need for Speed™ Heat averaged 1,552. By that measure Need for Speed™ Heat is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Inscryption rates higher: 97% positive across 146,946 reviews vs 84% across 150,333 for Need for Speed™ Heat. Need for Speed™ Heat has the larger player base right now (1,252 vs 922 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.