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No Man's Sky vs Raft
No Man's Sky is the more played game right now: 25,665 players on Steam against 8,398 for Raft, about 3× more players. No Man's Sky has been ahead for 34 days straight, and has led on 113 days of the 133 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 8 of 10.
Players over time
Live Steam player counts, read every 10 minutes. Both are Adventure games.
Which one have you played more?
Coilr members average 66.3h in No Man's Sky and 35.9h 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
66.3h
average of 122 members
Raft
35.9h
average of 87 members
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No Man's Sky
20,789Raft
9,287Daily averages · latest day · No Man's Sky, 2.2× the players of Raft
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Read every 10 minutes · methodology
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.
Head-to-head record
No Man's Sky has had the higher daily player count for the last 34 days. Raft last led on Sep 7, 2026.
No Man's Sky led 113 daysRaft led 20 days
- Days tracked
- 133
- Current streak
- 34 days
- No Man's Sky
- Lead changes
- 6
- Closest gap
- <1%
- Jul 11, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 133 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day.
Side by side
Every number Coilr has for both games. The better figure in each row is in green.
| Metric | No Man's Sky | Raft |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 25,665 | 8,398 |
| 24-hour peak | 26,189 | 16,797 |
| 7-day average | 18,017 | 8,315 |
| 30-day average | 28,984 | 6,593 |
| 30-day trend | +176% | −6% |
| Peak (tracked) | 55,726 | 22,226 |
| Steam reviews | 85% positive | 93% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 91% positive | 89% positive |
| Total reviews | 422,668 | 379,624 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Aug 12, 2016 | Jun 20, 2022 |
| Price | $59.99 | $19.99 |
Players by month
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (readings every few minutes for the biggest games, hourly averages beyond 30 days).
| 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 | 8,254 | 13,955 | 6,657 | 13,057 |
| Sep 2026 | 23,781 | 55,726 | 6,421 | 18,467 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 19,277 | 32,045 | 8,381 | 20,091 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, No Man's Sky or Raft?
No Man's Sky currently has more players: 25,665 concurrent players on Steam vs 8,398 for Raft, about 3× more players.
Is No Man's Sky bigger than Raft on Steam?
Over the last 30 days No Man's Sky averaged 28,984 concurrent players and Raft averaged 6,593. 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 133 days Coilr has tracked both games, Raft had the higher daily average on 20 days, most recently on Sep 7, 2026. No Man's Sky has led for the last 34 days.
Is No Man's Sky better than Raft?
By Steam review score, Raft rates higher: 93% positive across 379,624 reviews vs 85% across 422,668 for No Man's Sky. No Man's Sky has the larger player base right now (25,665 vs 8,398 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 28,984 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 176% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 55,726.
Is Raft growing or declining on Steam?
Raft averaged 6,593 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 6% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 22,226.
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