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RimWorld vs Satisfactory
RimWorld is the more played game right now: 23,092 players on Steam against 13,326 for Satisfactory, about 1.7× more players. RimWorld has been ahead for 136 days straight.
Across all tracked metrics, RimWorld leads 6 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts, read every 10 minutes. Both are Indie / Simulation games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 123h in RimWorld and 117h in Satisfactory. 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.
RimWorld
123h
average of 43 members
Satisfactory
117h
average of 93 members
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RimWorld
25,831Satisfactory
16,021Daily averages · latest day · RimWorld, 61% ahead of Satisfactory
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Read every 10 minutes · methodology
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.
Head-to-head record
RimWorld has had the higher daily player count for the last 136 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
RimWorld led 136 daysSatisfactory led 0 days
- Days tracked
- 136
- Current streak
- 136 days
- RimWorld
- Lead changes
- 0
- Closest gap
- 5%
- Jun 7, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 136 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day.
Side by side
Every number Coilr has for both games. The better figure in each row is in green.
| Metric | RimWorld | Satisfactory |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 23,092 | 13,326 |
| 24-hour peak | 33,638 | 23,633 |
| 7-day average | 25,934 | 16,636 |
| 30-day average | 25,630 | 14,322 |
| 30-day trend | −3% | −4% |
| Peak (tracked) | 42,478 | 42,605 |
| Steam reviews | 98% positive | 97% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 96% positive | 96% positive |
| Total reviews | 247,657 | 280,817 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 17, 2018 | Sep 10, 2024 |
| Price | $34.99 | $39.99 |
Players by month
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (readings every few minutes for the biggest games, hourly averages beyond 30 days).
| Month | RimWorld | Satisfactory | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 14,255 | 14,255 |
| May 2026 | 28,866 | 39,561 | 12,954 | 18,030 |
| Jun 2026 | 27,225 | 40,266 | 21,665 | 42,605 |
| Jul 2026 | 28,669 | 42,478 | 19,179 | 34,076 |
| Aug 2026 | 27,574 | 39,904 | 16,031 | 28,339 |
| Sep 2026 | 25,699 | 40,260 | 13,205 | 23,775 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 26,358 | 39,466 | 16,616 | 29,626 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, RimWorld or Satisfactory?
RimWorld currently has more players: 23,092 concurrent players on Steam vs 13,326 for Satisfactory, about 1.7× more players.
Is RimWorld bigger than Satisfactory on Steam?
Over the last 30 days RimWorld averaged 25,630 concurrent players and Satisfactory averaged 14,322. By that measure RimWorld is currently the bigger game.
Has Satisfactory ever had more players than RimWorld?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: RimWorld has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 136 days both games have been tracked.
Is RimWorld better than Satisfactory?
By Steam review score, RimWorld rates higher: 98% positive across 247,657 reviews vs 97% across 280,817 for Satisfactory. RimWorld has the larger player base right now (23,092 vs 13,326 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is RimWorld growing or declining on Steam?
RimWorld averaged 25,630 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 3% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 42,478.
Is Satisfactory growing or declining on Steam?
Satisfactory averaged 14,322 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 4% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 42,605.
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