Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Resident Evil 4 is currently the more played game: 9,402 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 9,391 for No Man's Sky — a similar number of players. Resident Evil 4 also has the better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 85%. No Man's Sky is currently 60% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Resident Evil 4 leads 7 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
No Man's Sky has had the higher daily player count for the last 1 day — Resident Evil 4 last led on Jul 18, 2026.
Days tracked
14
Current streak
1 day
No Man's Sky
Lead changes
7
Closest gap
1%
Jul 17, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 14 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | No Man's Sky | Resident Evil 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 9,391 | 9,402 |
| 24-hour peak | 12,306 | 14,495 |
| 7-day average | 8,652 | 9,995 |
| 30-day average | 9,831 | 9,931 |
| 30-day trend | −34% | −36% |
| Peak (tracked) | 26,197 | 27,387 |
| Steam reviews | 85% positive | 97% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 90% positive | 98% positive |
| Total reviews | 411,616 | 266,241 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Aug 12, 2016 | Mar 23, 2023 |
| Price | $23.99 (−60%) | $39.99 |
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| Month | No Man's Sky | Resident Evil 4 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 12,944 | 17,194 | 19,227 | 19,227 |
| May 2026 | 8,880 | 10,545 | — | — |
| Jun 2026 | 12,838 | 26,197 | 14,169 | 27,387 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 9,674 | 16,251 | 9,603 | 14,495 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Resident Evil 4 currently has more players: 9,402 concurrent players on Steam vs 9,391 for No Man's Sky — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days No Man's Sky averaged 9,831 concurrent players and Resident Evil 4 averaged 9,931. By that measure Resident Evil 4 is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 14 days Coilr has tracked both games, Resident Evil 4 had the higher daily average on 4 days, most recently on Jul 18, 2026. No Man's Sky has led for the last 1 day.
By Steam review score, Resident Evil 4 rates higher: 97% positive across 266,241 reviews vs 85% across 411,616 for No Man's Sky. Resident Evil 4 has the larger player base right now (9,402 vs 9,391 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
No Man's Sky averaged 9,831 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 34% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 26,197.
Resident Evil 4 averaged 9,931 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 36% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 27,387.