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Satisfactory vs Schedule I
Satisfactory is the more played game right now: 14,688 players on Steam against 10,501 for Schedule I, about 40% more players. Satisfactory has been ahead for 134 days straight.
Across all tracked metrics, Satisfactory leads 5 of 9.
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 119h in Satisfactory and 27.9h in Schedule I. 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.
Satisfactory
119h
average of 90 members
Schedule I
27.9h
average of 85 members
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Satisfactory
20,094Schedule I
16,156Daily averages · latest day · Satisfactory, 24% ahead of Schedule I
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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
Satisfactory has had the higher daily player count for the last 134 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Satisfactory led 134 daysSchedule I led 0 days
- Days tracked
- 134
- Current streak
- 134 days
- Satisfactory
- Lead changes
- 0
- Closest gap
- 2%
- Oct 11, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 134 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 | Satisfactory | Schedule I |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 14,688 | 10,501 |
| 24-hour peak | 26,972 | 23,113 |
| 7-day average | 16,491 | 11,533 |
| 30-day average | 14,069 | 9,785 |
| 30-day trend | −5% | +4% |
| Peak (tracked) | 42,605 | 24,921 |
| Steam reviews | 97% positive | 98% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 96% positive | 96% positive |
| Total reviews | 280,817 | 319,249 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Sep 10, 2024 | Mar 24, 2025 |
| Price | $39.99 | $19.99 |
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 | Satisfactory | Schedule I | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 14,255 | 14,255 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 12,954 | 18,030 | 10,783 | 17,119 |
| Jun 2026 | 21,665 | 42,605 | 9,668 | 21,808 |
| Jul 2026 | 19,179 | 34,076 | 11,742 | 24,921 |
| Aug 2026 | 16,031 | 28,339 | 10,905 | 22,842 |
| Sep 2026 | 13,203 | 23,775 | 9,015 | 18,409 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 16,191 | 28,809 | 11,028 | 23,113 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Satisfactory or Schedule I?
Satisfactory currently has more players: 14,688 concurrent players on Steam vs 10,501 for Schedule I, about 40% more players.
Is Satisfactory bigger than Schedule I on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Satisfactory averaged 14,069 concurrent players and Schedule I averaged 9,785. By that measure Satisfactory is currently the bigger game.
Has Schedule I ever had more players than Satisfactory?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Satisfactory has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 134 days both games have been tracked.
Is Satisfactory better than Schedule I?
By Steam review score, Schedule I rates higher: 98% positive across 319,249 reviews vs 97% across 280,817 for Satisfactory. Satisfactory has the larger player base right now (14,688 vs 10,501 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Satisfactory growing or declining on Steam?
Satisfactory averaged 14,069 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 5% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 42,605.
Is Schedule I growing or declining on Steam?
Schedule I averaged 9,785 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 4% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 24,921.
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