Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Indie games.
Scrap Mechanic is currently the more played game: 13,167 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 11,833 for Schedule I, a similar number of players. Schedule I has been ahead for 2 days straight, and has led on 2 days of the 30 days Coilr has tracked both games. Schedule I counters with better Steam reviews: 98% positive vs 92%. Across all tracked metrics, Schedule I 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.
Coilr members average 23.3h in Schedule I and 177h in Scrap Mechanic. 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.

Schedule I
23.3h
average of 42 members

Scrap Mechanic
177h
average of 14 members
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Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Schedule I has had the higher daily player count for the last 2 days. Scrap Mechanic last led on Aug 22, 2026.
Days tracked
30
Current streak
2 days
Schedule I
Lead changes
1
Closest gap
2%
Aug 23, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 30 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Schedule I | Scrap Mechanic |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 11,833 | 13,167 |
| 24-hour peak | 16,777 | 16,353 |
| 7-day average | 9,609 | 10,678 |
| 30-day average | 11,025 | 16,790 |
| 30-day trend | −10% | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 24,921 | 35,169 |
| Steam reviews | 98% positive | 92% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 96% positive | 82% positive |
| Total reviews | 313,372 | 121,813 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Mar 24, 2025 | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Price | $19.99 | $28.99 |
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| Month | Schedule I | Scrap Mechanic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | 10,783 | 17,119 | — | — |
| Jun 2026 | 9,668 | 21,808 | — | — |
| Jul 2026 | 11,748 | 24,921 | 20,794 | 35,169 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 11,291 | 22,842 | 13,818 | 31,585 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Scrap Mechanic currently has more players: 13,167 concurrent players on Steam vs 11,833 for Schedule I, a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days Schedule I averaged 11,025 concurrent players and Scrap Mechanic averaged 16,790. By that measure Scrap Mechanic is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 30 days Coilr has tracked both games, Scrap Mechanic had the higher daily average on 28 days, most recently on Aug 22, 2026. Schedule I has led for the last 2 days.
By Steam review score, Schedule I rates higher: 98% positive across 313,372 reviews vs 92% across 121,813 for Scrap Mechanic. Scrap Mechanic has the larger player base right now (13,167 vs 11,833 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Schedule I averaged 11,025 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 10% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 24,921.