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No Man's Sky vs RuneScape: Dragonwilds
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
No Man's Sky is currently the more played game: 36,663 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 18,509 for RuneScape: Dragonwilds, about 2.0× more players. No Man's Sky has been ahead for 50 days straight. No Man's Sky also has the better Steam reviews: 85% positive vs 81%. No Man's Sky is currently 60% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, No Man's Sky leads 10 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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Player count history
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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 50 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
No Man's Sky led 50 daysRuneScape: Dragonwilds led 0 days
Days tracked
50
Current streak
50 days
No Man's Sky
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
24%
Aug 1, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 50 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | No Man's Sky | RuneScape: Dragonwilds |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 36,663 | 18,509 |
| 24-hour peak | 39,331 | 18,630 |
| 7-day average | 31,409 | 9,719 |
| 30-day average | 16,018 | 6,384 |
| 30-day trend | +60% | −8% |
| Peak (tracked) | 55,726 | 18,630 |
| Steam reviews | 85% positive | 81% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 91% positive | 82% positive |
| Total reviews | 417,886 | 29,571 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~500,000 |
| Release date | Aug 12, 2016 | Apr 15, 2025 |
| Price | $23.99 (−60%) | $29.99 |
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Players by month
| Month | No Man's Sky | RuneScape: Dragonwilds | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 12,944 | 17,194 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 8,880 | 10,545 | — | — |
| Jun 2026 | 12,843 | 26,197 | — | — |
| Jul 2026 | 9,244 | 16,049 | 3,935 | 5,804 |
| Aug 2026 | 8,240 | 14,070 | 3,803 | 6,831 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 17,874 | 55,726 | 4,228 | 18,630 |
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 RuneScape: Dragonwilds?
No Man's Sky currently has more players: 36,663 concurrent players on Steam vs 18,509 for RuneScape: Dragonwilds, about 2.0× more players.
Is No Man's Sky bigger than RuneScape: Dragonwilds on Steam?
Over the last 30 days No Man's Sky averaged 16,018 concurrent players and RuneScape: Dragonwilds averaged 6,384. By that measure No Man's Sky is currently the bigger game.
Has RuneScape: Dragonwilds ever had more players than No Man's Sky?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: No Man's Sky has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 50 days both games have been tracked.
Is No Man's Sky better than RuneScape: Dragonwilds?
By Steam review score, No Man's Sky rates higher: 85% positive across 417,886 reviews vs 81% across 29,571 for RuneScape: Dragonwilds. No Man's Sky has the larger player base right now (36,663 vs 18,509 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 16,018 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 60% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 55,726.
Is RuneScape: Dragonwilds growing or declining on Steam?
RuneScape: Dragonwilds averaged 6,384 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 8% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 18,630.