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Don't Starve Together vs No Man's Sky
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
No Man's Sky is currently the more played game: 43,239 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 12,773 for Don't Starve Together, about 3× more players. No Man's Sky has been ahead for 7 days straight, and has led on 7 days of the 126 days Coilr has tracked both games. Don't Starve Together counters with better Steam reviews: 95% positive vs 85%. No Man's Sky is currently 60% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Don't Starve Together leads 6 of 10.
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.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 30.6h in Don't Starve Together and 84.5h in No Man's Sky. 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.
Don't Starve Together
30.6h
average of 99 members
No Man's Sky
84.5h
average of 76 members
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Player count history
Don't Starve TogetherNo Man's Sky
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
No Man's Sky has had the higher daily player count for the last 7 days. Don't Starve Together last led on Sep 9, 2026.
Don't Starve Together led 119 daysNo Man's Sky led 7 days
Days tracked
126
Current streak
7 days
No Man's Sky
Lead changes
1
Closest gap
2%
Sep 10, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 126 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Don't Starve Together | No Man's Sky |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 12,773 | 43,239 |
| 24-hour peak | 45,430 | 43,239 |
| 7-day average | 27,980 | 32,926 |
| 30-day average | 28,593 | 16,862 |
| 30-day trend | −14% | +69% |
| Peak (tracked) | 121,283 | 55,726 |
| Steam reviews | 95% positive | 85% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 90% positive | 91% positive |
| Total reviews | 542,896 | 417,886 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Apr 21, 2016 | Aug 12, 2016 |
| Price | $14.99 | $23.99 (−60%) |
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Players by month
| Month | Don't Starve Together | No Man's Sky | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 18,667 | 24,839 | 12,944 | 17,194 |
| May 2026 | 21,100 | 48,796 | 8,880 | 10,545 |
| Jun 2026 | 40,545 | 121,283 | 12,843 | 26,197 |
| Jul 2026 | 37,731 | 98,869 | 9,244 | 16,049 |
| Aug 2026 | 29,225 | 61,806 | 8,241 | 14,070 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 26,153 | 58,980 | 18,627 | 55,726 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Frequently asked
Which has more players, Don't Starve Together or No Man's Sky?
No Man's Sky currently has more players: 43,239 concurrent players on Steam vs 12,773 for Don't Starve Together, about 3× more players.
Is Don't Starve Together bigger than No Man's Sky on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Don't Starve Together averaged 28,593 concurrent players and No Man's Sky averaged 16,862. By that measure Don't Starve Together is currently the bigger game.
Has Don't Starve Together ever had more players than No Man's Sky?
Yes. Across the 126 days Coilr has tracked both games, Don't Starve Together had the higher daily average on 119 days, most recently on Sep 9, 2026. No Man's Sky has led for the last 7 days.
Is Don't Starve Together better than No Man's Sky?
By Steam review score, Don't Starve Together rates higher: 95% positive across 542,896 reviews vs 85% across 417,886 for No Man's Sky. No Man's Sky has the larger player base right now (43,239 vs 12,773 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Don't Starve Together growing or declining on Steam?
Don't Starve Together averaged 28,593 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 14% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 121,283.
Is No Man's Sky growing or declining on Steam?
No Man's Sky averaged 16,862 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 69% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 55,726.