Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
No Man's Sky is currently the more played game: 9,809 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 6,523 for Hogwarts Legacy — about 1.5× more players. Hogwarts Legacy counters with better Steam reviews: 90% positive vs 85%. No Man's Sky is currently 60% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, No Man's Sky leads 7 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
| Metric | Hogwarts Legacy | No Man's Sky |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 6,523 | 9,809 |
| 24-hour peak | 6,884 | 10,187 |
| 7-day average | 5,715 | 9,534 |
| 30-day average | 5,413 | 10,204 |
| 30-day trend | −11% | −37% |
| Peak (tracked) | 11,100 | 26,197 |
| Steam reviews | 90% positive | 85% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 86% positive | 90% positive |
| Total reviews | 369,378 | 411,616 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~20,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Feb 9, 2023 | Aug 12, 2016 |
| Price | $59.99 | $23.99 (−60%) |
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| Month | Hogwarts Legacy | No Man's Sky | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 4,256 | 4,256 | 12,944 | 17,194 |
| May 2026 | 5,985 | 6,278 | 8,880 | 10,545 |
| Jun 2026 | 5,508 | 11,100 | 12,828 | 26,197 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 5,850 | 10,364 | 10,066 | 16,251 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
No Man's Sky currently has more players: 9,809 concurrent players on Steam vs 6,523 for Hogwarts Legacy — about 1.5× more players.
Over the last 30 days Hogwarts Legacy averaged 5,413 concurrent players and No Man's Sky averaged 10,204. By that measure No Man's Sky is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Hogwarts Legacy rates higher: 90% positive across 369,378 reviews vs 85% across 411,616 for No Man's Sky. No Man's Sky has the larger player base right now (9,809 vs 6,523 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Hogwarts Legacy averaged 5,413 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 11% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 11,100.
No Man's Sky averaged 10,204 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 37% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 26,197.