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Satisfactory vs Sons Of The Forest
Satisfactory is the more played game right now: 24,479 players on Steam against 10,080 for Sons Of The Forest, about 2.4× more players. Satisfactory has been ahead for 41 days straight, and has led on 133 days of the 142 days Coilr has tracked both games.
Satisfactory also has the better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 88%. Across all tracked metrics, Satisfactory leads 8 of 9.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts, read every 10 minutes. Both are Adventure / Indie games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 116h in Satisfactory and 21.5h 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
116h
average of 101 members
Sons Of The Forest
21.5h
average of 95 members
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Satisfactory
21,893Sons Of The Forest
10,553Daily averages · latest day · Satisfactory, 2.1× the players of Sons Of The Forest
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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 41 days. Sons Of The Forest last led on Sep 7, 2026.
Satisfactory led 133 daysSons Of The Forest led 9 days
- Days tracked
- 142
- Current streak
- 41 days
- Satisfactory
- Lead changes
- 8
- Closest gap
- <1%
- Sep 8, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 142 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 | Sons Of The Forest |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 24,479 | 10,080 |
| 24-hour peak | 29,396 | 16,284 |
| 7-day average | 16,583 | 9,117 |
| 30-day average | 15,186 | 9,286 |
| 30-day trend | +7% | +1% |
| Peak (tracked) | 42,605 | 39,805 |
| Steam reviews | 97% positive | 88% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 96% positive | 90% positive |
| Total reviews | 281,346 | 323,184 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Sep 10, 2024 | Feb 22, 2024 |
| Price | $39.99 | $29.99 |
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 | 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 | 16,031 | 28,339 | 6,511 | 12,371 |
| Sep 2026 | 13,207 | 23,775 | 9,298 | 29,724 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 16,680 | 29,626 | 11,190 | 26,342 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Satisfactory or Sons Of The Forest?
Satisfactory currently has more players: 24,479 concurrent players on Steam vs 10,080 for Sons Of The Forest, about 2.4× more players.
Is Satisfactory bigger than Sons Of The Forest on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Satisfactory averaged 15,186 concurrent players and Sons Of The Forest averaged 9,286. By that measure Satisfactory is currently the bigger game.
Has Sons Of The Forest ever had more players than Satisfactory?
Yes. Across the 142 days Coilr has tracked both games, Sons Of The Forest had the higher daily average on 9 days, most recently on Sep 7, 2026. Satisfactory has led for the last 41 days.
Is Satisfactory better than Sons Of The Forest?
By Steam review score, Satisfactory rates higher: 97% positive across 281,346 reviews vs 88% across 323,184 for Sons Of The Forest. Satisfactory has the larger player base right now (24,479 vs 10,080 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Satisfactory growing or declining on Steam?
Satisfactory averaged 15,186 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 7% 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 9,286 concurrent players over the last 30 days, roughly flat vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 39,805.
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