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Satisfactory vs Terraria
Terraria is the more played game right now: 28,622 players on Steam against 10,614 for Satisfactory, about 3× more players. Terraria has been ahead for 129 days straight, and has led on 138 days of the 139 days Coilr has tracked both games.
Terraria is currently 50% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Terraria leads 9 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts. Satisfactory is read every 10 minutes, Terraria every 5 minutes. Both are Adventure / Indie games.
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Coilr members average 117h in Satisfactory and 190h in Terraria. 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
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average of 95 members
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190h
average of 246 members
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31,143Daily averages · latest day · Terraria, 2.1× the players of Satisfactory
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Satisfactory is read every 10 minutes, Terraria every 5 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
Terraria has had the higher daily player count for the last 129 days. Satisfactory last led on Jun 7, 2026.
Satisfactory led 1 dayTerraria led 138 days
- Days tracked
- 139
- Current streak
- 129 days
- Terraria
- Lead changes
- 2
- Closest gap
- 1%
- Jun 7, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 139 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 | Terraria |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 10,614 | 28,622 |
| 24-hour peak | 22,342 | 52,416 |
| 7-day average | 16,610 | 33,744 |
| 30-day average | 14,268 | 33,115 |
| 30-day trend | −4% | −26% |
| Peak (tracked) | 42,605 | 76,353 |
| Steam reviews | 97% positive | 97% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 96% positive | 96% positive |
| Total reviews | 280,817 | 1,561,311 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Sep 10, 2024 | May 16, 2011 |
| Price | $39.99 | $4.99 (−50%) |
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 | Terraria | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 14,255 | 14,255 | 21,712 | 27,427 |
| May 2026 | 12,954 | 18,030 | 24,837 | 41,678 |
| Jun 2026 | 21,665 | 42,605 | 26,809 | 46,342 |
| Jul 2026 | 19,179 | 34,076 | 30,813 | 49,184 |
| Aug 2026 | 16,031 | 28,339 | 36,849 | 76,353 |
| Sep 2026 | 13,204 | 23,775 | 37,474 | 75,354 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 16,277 | 29,626 | 33,103 | 63,026 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Satisfactory or Terraria?
Terraria currently has more players: 28,622 concurrent players on Steam vs 10,614 for Satisfactory, about 3× more players.
Is Satisfactory bigger than Terraria on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Satisfactory averaged 14,268 concurrent players and Terraria averaged 33,115. By that measure Terraria is currently the bigger game.
Has Satisfactory ever had more players than Terraria?
Yes. Across the 139 days Coilr has tracked both games, Satisfactory had the higher daily average on 1 day, most recently on Jun 7, 2026. Terraria has led for the last 129 days.
Is Satisfactory better than Terraria?
By Steam review score, Terraria rates higher: 97% positive across 1,561,311 reviews vs 97% across 280,817 for Satisfactory. Terraria has the larger player base right now (28,622 vs 10,614 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Satisfactory growing or declining on Steam?
Satisfactory averaged 14,268 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 4% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 42,605.
Is Terraria growing or declining on Steam?
Terraria averaged 33,115 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 26% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 76,353.
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