Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Indie games.
Space Engineers is currently the more played game: 4,783 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 4,425 for Subnautica — a similar number of players. Subnautica counters with better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 89%. Across all tracked metrics, Subnautica leads 8 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
| Metric | Space Engineers | Subnautica |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 4,783 | 4,425 |
| 24-hour peak | 4,857 | 5,443 |
| 7-day average | 3,339 | 3,941 |
| 30-day average | 3,339 | 5,197 |
| 30-day trend | — | −54% |
| Peak (tracked) | 4,857 | 29,704 |
| Steam reviews | 89% positive | 97% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 82% positive | 98% positive |
| Total reviews | 134,034 | 376,711 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Feb 28, 2019 | Jan 22, 2018 |
| Price | $19.99 | $29.99 |
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| Month | Space Engineers | Subnautica | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | 4,322 | 4,322 |
| May 2026 | — | — | 21,879 | 29,704 |
| Jun 2026 | — | — | 8,039 | 19,332 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 3,371 | 4,857 | 5,043 | 9,259 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Space Engineers currently has more players: 4,783 concurrent players on Steam vs 4,425 for Subnautica — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days Space Engineers averaged 3,339 concurrent players and Subnautica averaged 5,197. By that measure Subnautica is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Subnautica rates higher: 97% positive across 376,711 reviews vs 89% across 134,034 for Space Engineers. Space Engineers has the larger player base right now (4,783 vs 4,425 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Subnautica averaged 5,197 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 54% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 29,704.