Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Adventure / Indie games.
Don't Starve is currently the more played game: 904 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 0 for Starbound — far more players. Don't Starve also has the better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 90%. Starbound is currently 70% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Don't Starve leads 7 of 8.
Coilr tracks charts like this for every game — and playtime history for your own library.
Tracked by Coilr since July 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
| Metric | Don't Starve | Starbound |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 904 | 0 |
| 24-hour peak | 2,265 | 1,128 |
| 7-day average | 1,489 | 883 |
| 30-day average | 1,489 | 883 |
| 30-day trend | — | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 2,481 | 1,220 |
| Steam reviews | 97% positive | 90% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 93% positive | 82% positive |
| Total reviews | 113,174 | 123,079 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Apr 23, 2013 | Jul 22, 2016 |
| Price | $9.99 | $4.49 (−70%) |
Full stats: Don't Starve · Starbound · add more games to this comparison →
Don't Starve currently has more players: 904 concurrent players on Steam vs 0 for Starbound — far more players.
Over the last 30 days Don't Starve averaged 1,489 concurrent players and Starbound averaged 883. By that measure Don't Starve is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Don't Starve rates higher: 97% positive across 113,174 reviews vs 90% across 123,079 for Starbound. Don't Starve has the larger player base right now (904 vs 0 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.