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Satisfactory vs Sons Of The Forest
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Adventure / Indie games.
Satisfactory is currently the more played game: 17,706 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 15,894 for Sons Of The Forest, a similar number of players. Satisfactory has been ahead for 56 days straight, and has led on 91 days of the 97 days Coilr has tracked both games. Satisfactory also has the better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 88%. Sons Of The Forest is currently 70% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Satisfactory leads 7 of 9.
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.
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Coilr members average 72.5h in Satisfactory and 21.9h in Sons Of The Forest. 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
72.5h
average of 55 members
Sons Of The Forest
21.9h
average of 57 members
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Player count history
SatisfactorySons Of The Forest
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
Satisfactory has had the higher daily player count for the last 56 days. Sons Of The Forest last led on Jul 9, 2026.
Satisfactory led 91 daysSons Of The Forest led 6 days
Days tracked
97
Current streak
56 days
Satisfactory
Lead changes
6
Closest gap
<1%
Jul 6, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 97 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Satisfactory | Sons Of The Forest |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 17,706 | 15,894 |
| 24-hour peak | 19,045 | 20,300 |
| 7-day average | 14,846 | 7,995 |
| 30-day average | 15,434 | 6,688 |
| 30-day trend | −18% | −43% |
| Peak (tracked) | 42,605 | 39,805 |
| Steam reviews | 97% positive | 88% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 97% positive | 90% positive |
| Total reviews | 278,528 | 317,976 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Sep 10, 2024 | Feb 22, 2024 |
| Price | $39.99 | $8.99 (−70%) |
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Players by month
| Month | Satisfactory | Sons Of The Forest | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 14,255 | 14,255 | 5,710 | 7,600 |
| May 2026 | 12,954 | 18,030 | 4,882 | 8,619 |
| Jun 2026 | 21,665 | 42,605 | 15,012 | 39,805 |
| Jul 2026 | 19,179 | 34,076 | 13,586 | 36,316 |
| Aug 2026 | 16,021 | 28,339 | 6,494 | 12,371 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 12,926 | 19,435 | 10,601 | 20,300 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Satisfactory or Sons Of The Forest?
Satisfactory currently has more players: 17,706 concurrent players on Steam vs 15,894 for Sons Of The Forest, a similar number of players.
Is Satisfactory bigger than Sons Of The Forest on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Satisfactory averaged 15,434 concurrent players and Sons Of The Forest averaged 6,688. By that measure Satisfactory is currently the bigger game.
Has Sons Of The Forest ever had more players than Satisfactory?
Yes. Across the 97 days Coilr has tracked both games, Sons Of The Forest had the higher daily average on 6 days, most recently on Jul 9, 2026. Satisfactory has led for the last 56 days.
Is Satisfactory better than Sons Of The Forest?
By Steam review score, Satisfactory rates higher: 97% positive across 278,528 reviews vs 88% across 317,976 for Sons Of The Forest. Satisfactory has the larger player base right now (17,706 vs 15,894 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Satisfactory growing or declining on Steam?
Satisfactory averaged 15,434 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 18% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 42,605.
Is Sons Of The Forest growing or declining on Steam?
Sons Of The Forest averaged 6,688 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 43% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 39,805.