Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Indie games.
FTL: Faster Than Light is currently the more played game: 1,086 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 1,035 for Starbound — a similar number of players. FTL: Faster Than Light also has the better Steam reviews: 95% positive vs 90%. Starbound is currently 70% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, FTL: Faster Than Light leads 7 of 8.
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Tracked by Coilr since July 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
| Metric | FTL: Faster Than Light | Starbound |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 1,086 | 1,035 |
| 24-hour peak | 1,375 | 1,110 |
| 7-day average | 1,084 | 856 |
| 30-day average | 1,084 | 856 |
| 30-day trend | — | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 1,375 | 1,110 |
| Steam reviews | 95% positive | 90% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 90% positive | 82% positive |
| Total reviews | 78,309 | 123,079 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Sep 14, 2012 | Jul 22, 2016 |
| Price | $3.49 (−65%) | $4.49 (−70%) |
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FTL: Faster Than Light currently has more players: 1,086 concurrent players on Steam vs 1,035 for Starbound — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days FTL: Faster Than Light averaged 1,084 concurrent players and Starbound averaged 856. By that measure FTL: Faster Than Light is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, FTL: Faster Than Light rates higher: 95% positive across 78,309 reviews vs 90% across 123,079 for Starbound. FTL: Faster Than Light has the larger player base right now (1,086 vs 1,035 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.