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No Man's Sky vs Raft
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Adventure games.
No Man's Sky is currently the more played game: 9,937 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 7,128 for Raft, about 39% more players. No Man's Sky has been ahead for 48 days straight, and has led on 75 days of the 89 days Coilr has tracked both games. Raft counters with better Steam reviews: 93% positive vs 85%. Across all tracked metrics, No Man's Sky leads 7 of 10.
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.
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Coilr members average 83.3h in No Man's Sky and 41.2h in Raft. 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.
No Man's Sky
83.3h
average of 67 members
Raft
41.2h
average of 49 members
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Player count history
No Man's SkyRaft
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 48 days. Raft last led on Jul 11, 2026.
No Man's Sky led 75 daysRaft led 14 days
Days tracked
89
Current streak
48 days
No Man's Sky
Lead changes
4
Closest gap
<1%
Jul 11, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 89 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | No Man's Sky | Raft |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 9,937 | 7,128 |
| 24-hour peak | 10,021 | 11,195 |
| 7-day average | 8,641 | 6,527 |
| 30-day average | 8,073 | 6,585 |
| 30-day trend | −14% | −25% |
| Peak (tracked) | 26,197 | 22,226 |
| Steam reviews | 85% positive | 93% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 93% positive | 90% positive |
| Total reviews | 414,319 | 377,311 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Aug 12, 2016 | Jun 20, 2022 |
| Price | $59.99 | $19.99 |
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Players by month
| Month | No Man's Sky | Raft | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 12,944 | 17,194 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 8,880 | 10,545 | 7,884 | 8,403 |
| Jun 2026 | 12,843 | 26,197 | 7,533 | 21,101 |
| Jul 2026 | 9,244 | 16,049 | 8,574 | 22,226 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 8,120 | 14,070 | 6,596 | 12,922 |
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, No Man's Sky or Raft?
No Man's Sky currently has more players: 9,937 concurrent players on Steam vs 7,128 for Raft, about 39% more players.
Is No Man's Sky bigger than Raft on Steam?
Over the last 30 days No Man's Sky averaged 8,073 concurrent players and Raft averaged 6,585. By that measure No Man's Sky is currently the bigger game.
Has Raft ever had more players than No Man's Sky?
Yes. Across the 89 days Coilr has tracked both games, Raft had the higher daily average on 14 days, most recently on Jul 11, 2026. No Man's Sky has led for the last 48 days.
Is No Man's Sky better than Raft?
By Steam review score, Raft rates higher: 93% positive across 377,311 reviews vs 85% across 414,319 for No Man's Sky. No Man's Sky has the larger player base right now (9,937 vs 7,128 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
Is No Man's Sky growing or declining on Steam?
No Man's Sky averaged 8,073 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 14% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 26,197.
Is Raft growing or declining on Steam?
Raft averaged 6,585 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 25% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 22,226.