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Dying Light 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: 10,733 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 4,161 for Dying Light, about 3× more players. No Man's Sky has been ahead for 104 days straight. Dying Light counters with better Steam reviews: 95% positive vs 85%.
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 459h in Dying Light and 83.3h 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.
Dying Light
459h
average of 53 members
No Man's Sky
83.3h
average of 64 members
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Player count history
Dying LightNo 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 104 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Dying Light led 0 daysNo Man's Sky led 104 days
Days tracked
104
Current streak
104 days
No Man's Sky
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
19%
Aug 7, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 104 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | Dying Light | No Man's Sky |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 4,161 | 10,733 |
| 24-hour peak | 5,361 | 13,955 |
| 7-day average | 3,891 | 8,740 |
| 30-day average | 4,749 | 8,220 |
| 30-day trend | −4% | −14% |
| Peak (tracked) | 9,663 | 26,197 |
| Steam reviews | 95% positive | 85% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 94% positive | 93% positive |
| Total reviews | 494,131 | 414,319 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~10,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Jan 26, 2015 | Aug 12, 2016 |
| Price | $24.99 | $59.99 |
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Players by month
| Month | Dying Light | No Man's Sky | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 3,110 | 4,548 | 12,944 | 17,194 |
| May 2026 | 3,583 | 8,662 | 8,880 | 10,545 |
| Jun 2026 | 4,016 | 8,483 | 12,843 | 26,197 |
| Jul 2026 | 4,861 | 9,663 | 9,243 | 16,049 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 4,809 | 9,034 | 8,168 | 14,070 |
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, Dying Light or No Man's Sky?
No Man's Sky currently has more players: 10,733 concurrent players on Steam vs 4,161 for Dying Light, about 3× more players.
Is Dying Light bigger than No Man's Sky on Steam?
Over the last 30 days Dying Light averaged 4,749 concurrent players and No Man's Sky averaged 8,220. By that measure No Man's Sky is currently the bigger game.
Has Dying Light ever had more players than No Man's Sky?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: No Man's Sky has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 104 days both games have been tracked.
Is Dying Light better than No Man's Sky?
By Steam review score, Dying Light rates higher: 95% positive across 494,131 reviews vs 85% across 414,319 for No Man's Sky. No Man's Sky has the larger player base right now (10,733 vs 4,161 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is Dying Light growing or declining on Steam?
Dying Light averaged 4,749 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 4% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 9,663.
Is No Man's Sky growing or declining on Steam?
No Man's Sky averaged 8,220 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 14% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 26,197.