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Satisfactory vs Valheim
Valheim is the more played game right now: 155,479 players on Steam against 25,798 for Satisfactory, about 6× more players. Valheim has been ahead for 49 days straight, and has led on 52 days of the 134 days Coilr has tracked both games.
Satisfactory counters with better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 94%. Satisfactory is currently 30% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Valheim leads 7 of 9.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts. Satisfactory is read every 10 minutes, Valheim every 5 minutes. Both are Adventure / Indie games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 111h in Satisfactory and 62.7h 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
111h
average of 88 members
Valheim
62.7h
average of 106 members
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Satisfactory
18,640Valheim
113,606Daily averages · latest day · Valheim, 6.1× the players of Satisfactory
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Satisfactory is read every 10 minutes, Valheim 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
Valheim has had the higher daily player count for the last 49 days. Satisfactory last led on Aug 22, 2026.
Satisfactory led 82 daysValheim led 52 days
- Days tracked
- 134
- Current streak
- 49 days
- Valheim
- Lead changes
- 4
- Closest gap
- <1%
- Aug 22, 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 | Valheim |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 25,798 | 155,479 |
| 24-hour peak | 25,819 | 155,479 |
| 7-day average | 16,421 | 110,381 |
| 30-day average | 13,900 | 138,139 |
| 30-day trend | −7% | +588% |
| Peak (tracked) | 42,605 | 308,477 |
| Steam reviews | 97% positive | 94% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 96% positive | 82% positive |
| Total reviews | 280,817 | 558,905 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Sep 10, 2024 | Feb 2, 2021 |
| Price | $27.99 (−30%) | $26.99 (−10%) |
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 | 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 | 19,179 | 34,076 | 17,964 | 34,949 |
| Aug 2026 | 16,031 | 28,339 | 15,865 | 30,901 |
| Sep 2026 | 13,203 | 23,775 | 111,276 | 308,477 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 16,012 | 28,809 | 112,047 | 224,091 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Satisfactory or Valheim?
Valheim currently has more players: 155,479 concurrent players on Steam vs 25,798 for Satisfactory, about 6× more players.
Is Satisfactory bigger than Valheim on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Satisfactory averaged 13,900 concurrent players and Valheim averaged 138,139. By that measure Valheim is currently the bigger game.
Has Satisfactory ever had more players than Valheim?
Yes. Across the 134 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 49 days.
Is Satisfactory better than Valheim?
By Steam review score, Satisfactory rates higher: 97% positive across 280,817 reviews vs 94% across 558,905 for Valheim. Valheim has the larger player base right now (155,479 vs 25,798 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Satisfactory growing or declining on Steam?
Satisfactory averaged 13,900 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 7% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 42,605.
Is Valheim growing or declining on Steam?
Valheim averaged 138,139 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 588% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 308,477.
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