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Satisfactory vs Valheim
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Adventure / Indie games.
Valheim is currently the more played game: 14,143 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 12,962 for Satisfactory, a similar number of players. Valheim has been ahead for 5 days straight, and has led on 8 days of the 90 days Coilr has tracked both games. Satisfactory counters with better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 94%. Across all tracked metrics, Satisfactory leads 5 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 69.8h in Satisfactory and 57.2h in Valheim. 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
69.8h
average of 48 members
Valheim
57.2h
average of 51 members
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Player count history
SatisfactoryValheim
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
Valheim has had the higher daily player count for the last 5 days. Satisfactory last led on Aug 22, 2026.
Satisfactory led 82 daysValheim led 8 days
Days tracked
90
Current streak
5 days
Valheim
Lead changes
4
Closest gap
<1%
Aug 16, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 90 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Satisfactory | Valheim |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 12,962 | 14,143 |
| 24-hour peak | 19,344 | 21,111 |
| 7-day average | 15,358 | 15,318 |
| 30-day average | 16,194 | 15,776 |
| 30-day trend | −18% | −13% |
| Peak (tracked) | 42,605 | 34,949 |
| Steam reviews | 97% positive | 94% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 97% positive | 89% positive |
| Total reviews | 278,133 | 540,479 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Sep 10, 2024 | Feb 2, 2021 |
| Price | $39.99 | $29.99 |
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Players by month
| Month | Satisfactory | Valheim | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 14,255 | 14,255 | 16,644 | 19,638 |
| May 2026 | 12,954 | 18,030 | 16,227 | 27,833 |
| Jun 2026 | 21,665 | 42,605 | 15,609 | 31,394 |
| Jul 2026 | 19,178 | 34,076 | 17,965 | 34,949 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 16,083 | 28,576 | 15,687 | 31,005 |
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 Valheim?
Valheim currently has more players: 14,143 concurrent players on Steam vs 12,962 for Satisfactory, a similar number of players.
Is Satisfactory bigger than Valheim on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Satisfactory averaged 16,194 concurrent players and Valheim averaged 15,776. By that measure Satisfactory is currently the bigger game.
Has Satisfactory ever had more players than Valheim?
Yes. Across the 90 days Coilr has tracked both games, Satisfactory had the higher daily average on 82 days, most recently on Aug 22, 2026. Valheim has led for the last 5 days.
Is Satisfactory better than Valheim?
By Steam review score, Satisfactory rates higher: 97% positive across 278,133 reviews vs 94% across 540,479 for Valheim. Valheim has the larger player base right now (14,143 vs 12,962 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Satisfactory growing or declining on Steam?
Satisfactory averaged 16,194 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 18% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 42,605.
Is Valheim growing or declining on Steam?
Valheim averaged 15,776 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 13% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 34,949.