Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Simulation games.
Manor Lords is currently the more played game: 13,672 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 11,417 for Scrap Mechanic, about 20% more players. Manor Lords has been ahead for 2 days straight, and has led on 2 days of the 35 days Coilr has tracked both games. Scrap Mechanic counters with better Steam reviews: 92% positive vs 84%. Manor Lords is currently 35% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Scrap Mechanic leads 5 of 8.
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.
Coilr members average 30.5h in Manor Lords and 152h in Scrap Mechanic. 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.

Manor Lords
30.5h
average of 15 members

Scrap Mechanic
152h
average of 17 members
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Tracked by Coilr since July 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Manor Lords has had the higher daily player count for the last 2 days. Scrap Mechanic last led on Aug 27, 2026.
Days tracked
35
Current streak
2 days
Manor Lords
Lead changes
1
Closest gap
<1%
Aug 28, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 35 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Manor Lords | Scrap Mechanic |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 13,672 | 11,417 |
| 24-hour peak | 14,129 | 12,302 |
| 7-day average | 6,257 | 8,334 |
| 30-day average | 5,736 | 15,233 |
| 30-day trend | +31% | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 14,129 | 35,169 |
| Steam reviews | 84% positive | 92% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 84% positive | 80% positive |
| Total reviews | 90,736 | 122,145 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Apr 26, 2024 | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Price | $25.99 (−35%) | $28.99 |
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| Month | Manor Lords | Scrap Mechanic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Jul 2026 | 4,331 | 7,717 | 20,739 | 35,169 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 5,841 | 14,129 | 12,726 | 31,585 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Manor Lords currently has more players: 13,672 concurrent players on Steam vs 11,417 for Scrap Mechanic, about 20% more players.
Over the last 30 days Manor Lords averaged 5,736 concurrent players and Scrap Mechanic averaged 15,233. By that measure Scrap Mechanic is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 35 days Coilr has tracked both games, Scrap Mechanic had the higher daily average on 33 days, most recently on Aug 27, 2026. Manor Lords has led for the last 2 days.
By Steam review score, Scrap Mechanic rates higher: 92% positive across 122,145 reviews vs 84% across 90,736 for Manor Lords. Manor Lords has the larger player base right now (13,672 vs 11,417 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Manor Lords averaged 5,736 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 31% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 14,129.