Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Need for Speed™ Heat is currently the more played game: 1,194 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 1,008 for Starbound — about 18% more players. Starbound counters with better Steam reviews: 90% positive vs 84%. Starbound is currently 70% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Need for Speed™ Heat leads 7 of 8.
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| Metric | Need for Speed™ Heat | Starbound |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 1,194 | 1,008 |
| 24-hour peak | 2,111 | 1,367 |
| 7-day average | 1,349 | 901 |
| 30-day average | 1,451 | 904 |
| 30-day trend | — | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 2,305 | 1,367 |
| Steam reviews | 84% positive | 90% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 85% positive | 74% positive |
| Total reviews | 150,453 | 123,182 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Jun 4, 2020 | Jul 22, 2016 |
| Price | $69.99 | $4.49 (−70%) |
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Need for Speed™ Heat currently has more players: 1,194 concurrent players on Steam vs 1,008 for Starbound — about 18% more players.
Over the last 30 days Need for Speed™ Heat averaged 1,451 concurrent players and Starbound averaged 904. By that measure Need for Speed™ Heat is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Starbound rates higher: 90% positive across 123,182 reviews vs 84% across 150,453 for Need for Speed™ Heat. Need for Speed™ Heat has the larger player base right now (1,194 vs 1,008 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.