Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
Space Engineers is currently the more played game: 3,652 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 1,182 for Rise of the Tomb Raider™ — about 3× more players. Rise of the Tomb Raider™ counters with better Steam reviews: 94% positive vs 89%. Across all tracked metrics, Space Engineers leads 5 of 8.
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| Metric | Rise of the Tomb Raider™ | Space Engineers |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 1,182 | 3,652 |
| 24-hour peak | 3,207 | 4,857 |
| 7-day average | 2,031 | 3,388 |
| 30-day average | 2,031 | 3,388 |
| 30-day trend | — | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 3,207 | 4,857 |
| Steam reviews | 94% positive | 89% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 95% positive | 82% positive |
| Total reviews | 154,014 | 134,034 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Feb 9, 2016 | Feb 28, 2019 |
| Price | $29.99 | $19.99 |
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Space Engineers currently has more players: 3,652 concurrent players on Steam vs 1,182 for Rise of the Tomb Raider™ — about 3× more players.
Over the last 30 days Rise of the Tomb Raider™ averaged 2,031 concurrent players and Space Engineers averaged 3,388. By that measure Space Engineers is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Rise of the Tomb Raider™ rates higher: 94% positive across 154,014 reviews vs 89% across 134,034 for Space Engineers. Space Engineers has the larger player base right now (3,652 vs 1,182 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.