Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes.
Stellaris is currently the more played game: 15,018 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 11,240 for No Man's Sky — about 34% more players. Across all tracked metrics, Stellaris leads 5 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Stellaris has had the higher daily player count for the last 17 days — No Man's Sky last led on Apr 17, 2026.
Days tracked
21
Current streak
17 days
Stellaris
Lead changes
1
Closest gap
15%
Apr 17, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 21 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | No Man's Sky | Stellaris |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 11,240 | 15,018 |
| 24-hour peak | 11,667 | 16,471 |
| 7-day average | 8,256 | 11,578 |
| 30-day average | 9,159 | 12,659 |
| 30-day trend | −25% | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 26,197 | 19,071 |
| Steam reviews | 85% positive | 86% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 91% positive | 77% positive |
| Total reviews | 412,560 | 196,391 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Aug 12, 2016 | May 9, 2016 |
| Price | $59.99 | $49.99 |
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| Month | No Man's Sky | Stellaris | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 12,944 | 17,194 | 11,298 | 11,505 |
| May 2026 | 8,880 | 10,545 | — | — |
| Jun 2026 | 12,843 | 26,197 | — | — |
| Jul 2026 | 9,225 | 16,251 | 12,261 | 19,071 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 8,679 | 11,667 | 12,934 | 16,471 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Stellaris currently has more players: 15,018 concurrent players on Steam vs 11,240 for No Man's Sky — about 34% more players.
Over the last 30 days No Man's Sky averaged 9,159 concurrent players and Stellaris averaged 12,659. By that measure Stellaris is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 21 days Coilr has tracked both games, No Man's Sky had the higher daily average on 4 days, most recently on Apr 17, 2026. Stellaris has led for the last 17 days.
By Steam review score, Stellaris rates higher: 86% positive across 196,391 reviews vs 85% across 412,560 for No Man's Sky. Stellaris has the larger player base right now (15,018 vs 11,240 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
No Man's Sky averaged 9,159 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 25% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 26,197.