Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Indie games.
SCP: Secret Laboratory is currently the more played game: 3,703 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 3,587 for Kerbal Space Program — a similar number of players. Kerbal Space Program counters with better Steam reviews: 96% positive vs 91%. SCP: Secret Laboratory is free to play, while Kerbal Space Program costs $39.99. Across all tracked metrics, SCP: Secret Laboratory leads 7 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
| Metric | Kerbal Space Program | SCP: Secret Laboratory |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 3,587 | 3,703 |
| 24-hour peak | 5,282 | 7,302 |
| 7-day average | 4,119 | 4,456 |
| 30-day average | 4,119 | 4,422 |
| 30-day trend | — | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 5,282 | 7,302 |
| Steam reviews | 96% positive | 91% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 98% positive | 89% positive |
| Total reviews | 144,582 | 232,159 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Apr 27, 2015 | Dec 29, 2017 |
| Price | $39.99 | Free to play |
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| Month | Kerbal Space Program | SCP: Secret Laboratory | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | — | — | 3,899 | 3,899 |
| Jun 2026 | — | — | 2,162 | 3,137 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 4,136 | 5,282 | 4,281 | 7,302 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
SCP: Secret Laboratory currently has more players: 3,703 concurrent players on Steam vs 3,587 for Kerbal Space Program — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days Kerbal Space Program averaged 4,119 concurrent players and SCP: Secret Laboratory averaged 4,422. By that measure SCP: Secret Laboratory is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Kerbal Space Program rates higher: 96% positive across 144,582 reviews vs 91% across 232,159 for SCP: Secret Laboratory. SCP: Secret Laboratory has the larger player base right now (3,703 vs 3,587 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.