Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Adventure / Indie games.
ASTRONEER is currently the more played game: 1,460 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 1,031 for Starbound — about 42% more players. ASTRONEER also has the better Steam reviews: 92% positive vs 90%. Starbound is currently 70% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, ASTRONEER leads 8 of 8.
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| Metric | ASTRONEER | Starbound |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 1,460 | 1,031 |
| 24-hour peak | 1,982 | 1,367 |
| 7-day average | 1,252 | 915 |
| 30-day average | 1,352 | 901 |
| 30-day trend | — | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 2,219 | 1,367 |
| Steam reviews | 92% positive | 90% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 89% positive | 74% positive |
| Total reviews | 138,753 | 123,182 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Feb 5, 2019 | Jul 22, 2016 |
| Price | $29.99 | $4.49 (−70%) |
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ASTRONEER currently has more players: 1,460 concurrent players on Steam vs 1,031 for Starbound — about 42% more players.
Over the last 30 days ASTRONEER averaged 1,352 concurrent players and Starbound averaged 901. By that measure ASTRONEER is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, ASTRONEER rates higher: 92% positive across 138,753 reviews vs 90% across 123,182 for Starbound. ASTRONEER has the larger player base right now (1,460 vs 1,031 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.