Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Indie / Strategy games.
Slay the Spire is currently the more played game: 7,991 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 2,517 for Space Engineers — about 3× more players. Slay the Spire also has the better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 89%. Across all tracked metrics, Slay the Spire leads 9 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since May 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
| Metric | Slay the Spire | Space Engineers |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 7,991 | 2,517 |
| 24-hour peak | 10,460 | 4,438 |
| 7-day average | 7,332 | 3,203 |
| 30-day average | 8,329 | 3,203 |
| 30-day trend | −6% | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 15,650 | 4,438 |
| Steam reviews | 97% positive | 89% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 95% positive | 82% positive |
| Total reviews | 216,340 | 134,034 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Jan 22, 2019 | Feb 28, 2019 |
| Price | $24.99 | $19.99 |
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| Month | Slay the Spire | Space Engineers | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| May 2026 | 9,434 | 15,650 | — | — |
| Jun 2026 | 8,816 | 15,610 | — | — |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 7,905 | 13,362 | 3,225 | 4,438 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Slay the Spire currently has more players: 7,991 concurrent players on Steam vs 2,517 for Space Engineers — about 3× more players.
Over the last 30 days Slay the Spire averaged 8,329 concurrent players and Space Engineers averaged 3,203. By that measure Slay the Spire is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Slay the Spire rates higher: 97% positive across 216,340 reviews vs 89% across 134,034 for Space Engineers. Slay the Spire has the larger player base right now (7,991 vs 2,517 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Slay the Spire averaged 8,329 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 6% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 15,650.