Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Simulation / Strategy games.
Planet Zoo is currently the more played game: 5,150 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 2,517 for Space Engineers — about 2.0× more players. Planet Zoo also has the better Steam reviews: 91% positive vs 89%. Across all tracked metrics, Planet Zoo leads 6 of 8.
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Tracked by Coilr since July 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
| Metric | Planet Zoo | Space Engineers |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 5,150 | 2,517 |
| 24-hour peak | 9,654 | 4,438 |
| 7-day average | 6,317 | 3,203 |
| 30-day average | 6,317 | 3,203 |
| 30-day trend | — | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 9,654 | 4,438 |
| Steam reviews | 91% positive | 89% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 82% positive | 82% positive |
| Total reviews | 96,595 | 134,034 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Nov 5, 2019 | Feb 28, 2019 |
| Price | $44.99 | $19.99 |
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Planet Zoo currently has more players: 5,150 concurrent players on Steam vs 2,517 for Space Engineers — about 2.0× more players.
Over the last 30 days Planet Zoo averaged 6,317 concurrent players and Space Engineers averaged 3,203. By that measure Planet Zoo is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Planet Zoo rates higher: 91% positive across 96,595 reviews vs 89% across 134,034 for Space Engineers. Planet Zoo has the larger player base right now (5,150 vs 2,517 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.