Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Adventure / Indie games.
Inscryption is currently the more played game: 1,086 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 811 for Starbound — about 34% more players. Inscryption also has the better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 90%. Starbound is currently 70% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Inscryption leads 8 of 8.
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Tracked by Coilr since July 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
| Metric | Inscryption | Starbound |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 1,086 | 811 |
| 24-hour peak | 1,352 | 1,110 |
| 7-day average | 1,048 | 854 |
| 30-day average | 1,048 | 854 |
| 30-day trend | — | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 1,352 | 1,110 |
| Steam reviews | 97% positive | 90% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 95% positive | 82% positive |
| Total reviews | 146,946 | 123,079 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Oct 19, 2021 | Jul 22, 2016 |
| Price | $19.99 | $4.49 (−70%) |
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Inscryption currently has more players: 1,086 concurrent players on Steam vs 811 for Starbound — about 34% more players.
Over the last 30 days Inscryption averaged 1,048 concurrent players and Starbound averaged 854. By that measure Inscryption is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Inscryption rates higher: 97% positive across 146,946 reviews vs 90% across 123,079 for Starbound. Inscryption has the larger player base right now (1,086 vs 811 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.