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No Man's Sky vs Satisfactory
No Man's Sky is the more played game right now: 13,821 players on Steam against 10,982 for Satisfactory, about 26% more players. No Man's Sky has been ahead for 28 days straight, and has led on 30 days of the 129 days Coilr has tracked both games.
Satisfactory counters with better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 85%. No Man's Sky is currently 60% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, No Man's Sky leads 7 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 69.3h in No Man's Sky and 110h in Satisfactory. 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
69.3h
average of 113 members
Satisfactory
110h
average of 88 members
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No Man's Sky
18,006Satisfactory
14,714Daily averages · latest day · No Man's Sky, 22% ahead of Satisfactory
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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 28 days. Satisfactory last led on Sep 8, 2026.
No Man's Sky led 30 daysSatisfactory led 99 days
- Days tracked
- 129
- Current streak
- 28 days
- No Man's Sky
- Lead changes
- 3
- Closest gap
- 2%
- Apr 15, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's own Steam readings), compared on the 129 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 | Satisfactory |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 13,821 | 10,982 |
| 24-hour peak | 23,650 | 22,501 |
| 7-day average | 20,546 | 15,576 |
| 30-day average | 28,601 | 13,656 |
| 30-day trend | +214% | −12% |
| Peak (tracked) | 55,726 | 42,605 |
| Steam reviews | 85% positive | 97% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 91% positive | 96% positive |
| Total reviews | 421,835 | 280,361 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Aug 12, 2016 | Sep 10, 2024 |
| Price | $23.99 (−60%) | $27.99 (−30%) |
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 | Satisfactory | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 12,944 | 17,194 | 14,255 | 14,255 |
| May 2026 | 8,880 | 10,545 | 12,954 | 18,030 |
| Jun 2026 | 12,843 | 26,197 | 21,665 | 42,605 |
| Jul 2026 | 9,244 | 16,049 | 19,179 | 34,076 |
| Aug 2026 | 8,254 | 13,955 | 16,031 | 28,339 |
| Sep 2026 | 23,770 | 55,726 | 13,204 | 23,851 |
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 20,584 | 32,045 | 16,166 | 28,809 |
Frequently asked
Which has more players, No Man's Sky or Satisfactory?
No Man's Sky currently has more players: 13,821 concurrent players on Steam vs 10,982 for Satisfactory, about 26% more players.
Is No Man's Sky bigger than Satisfactory on Steam?
Over the last 30 days No Man's Sky averaged 28,601 concurrent players and Satisfactory averaged 13,656. By that measure No Man's Sky is currently the bigger game.
Has Satisfactory ever had more players than No Man's Sky?
Yes. Across the 129 days Coilr has tracked both games, Satisfactory had the higher daily average on 99 days, most recently on Sep 8, 2026. No Man's Sky has led for the last 28 days.
Is No Man's Sky better than Satisfactory?
By Steam review score, Satisfactory rates higher: 97% positive across 280,361 reviews vs 85% across 421,835 for No Man's Sky. No Man's Sky has the larger player base right now (13,821 vs 10,982 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 28,601 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 214% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 55,726.
Is Satisfactory growing or declining on Steam?
Satisfactory averaged 13,656 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 12% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 42,605.
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