Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Indie / Simulation games.
FTL: Faster Than Light is currently the more played game: 1,492 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 1,083 for Don't Starve — about 38% more players. Don't Starve counters with better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 95%. FTL: Faster Than Light is currently 65% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Don't Starve leads 7 of 8.
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| Metric | Don't Starve | FTL: Faster Than Light |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 1,083 | 1,492 |
| 24-hour peak | 2,509 | 1,492 |
| 7-day average | 1,434 | 1,092 |
| 30-day average | 1,456 | 1,089 |
| 30-day trend | — | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 2,509 | 1,534 |
| Steam reviews | 97% positive | 95% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 93% positive | 90% positive |
| Total reviews | 113,219 | 78,377 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Apr 23, 2013 | Sep 14, 2012 |
| Price | $9.99 | $3.49 (−65%) |
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FTL: Faster Than Light currently has more players: 1,492 concurrent players on Steam vs 1,083 for Don't Starve — about 38% more players.
Over the last 30 days Don't Starve averaged 1,456 concurrent players and FTL: Faster Than Light averaged 1,089. By that measure Don't Starve is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Don't Starve rates higher: 97% positive across 113,219 reviews vs 95% across 78,377 for FTL: Faster Than Light. FTL: Faster Than Light has the larger player base right now (1,492 vs 1,083 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.