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No Man's Sky vs Terraria
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Terraria is currently the more played game: 37,919 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 26,011 for No Man's Sky, about 46% more players. Terraria has been ahead for 134 days straight. Terraria also has the better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 85%. No Man's Sky is currently 60% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Terraria leads 9 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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No Man's Sky
78.4h
average of 75 members
Terraria
175h
average of 169 members
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Player count history
No Man's SkyTerraria
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
Terraria has had the higher daily player count for the last 134 days, every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
No Man's Sky led 0 daysTerraria led 134 days
Days tracked
134
Current streak
134 days
Terraria
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
5%
Sep 14, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 134 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | No Man's Sky | Terraria |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 26,011 | 37,919 |
| 24-hour peak | 38,766 | 53,428 |
| 7-day average | 32,266 | 38,706 |
| 30-day average | 16,474 | 43,616 |
| 30-day trend | +65% | +50% |
| Peak (tracked) | 55,726 | 76,471 |
| Steam reviews | 85% positive | 97% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 91% positive | 96% positive |
| Total reviews | 417,886 | 1,554,195 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Aug 12, 2016 | May 16, 2011 |
| Price | $23.99 (−60%) | $9.99 |
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Players by month
| Month | No Man's Sky | Terraria | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 12,944 | 17,194 | 21,712 | 27,427 |
| May 2026 | 8,880 | 10,545 | 24,837 | 41,678 |
| Jun 2026 | 12,843 | 26,197 | 26,809 | 46,342 |
| Jul 2026 | 9,244 | 16,049 | 30,813 | 49,184 |
| Aug 2026 | 8,241 | 14,070 | 36,818 | 76,471 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 18,228 | 55,726 | 42,352 | 75,687 |
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 Terraria?
Terraria currently has more players: 37,919 concurrent players on Steam vs 26,011 for No Man's Sky, about 46% more players.
Is No Man's Sky bigger than Terraria on Steam?
Over the last 30 days No Man's Sky averaged 16,474 concurrent players and Terraria averaged 43,616. By that measure Terraria is currently the bigger game.
Has No Man's Sky ever had more players than Terraria?
Not in Coilr's head-to-head tracking: Terraria has had the higher daily average concurrent player count on Steam on every one of the 134 days both games have been tracked.
Is No Man's Sky better than Terraria?
By Steam review score, Terraria rates higher: 97% positive across 1,554,195 reviews vs 85% across 417,886 for No Man's Sky. Terraria has the larger player base right now (37,919 vs 26,011 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 16,474 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 65% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 55,726.
Is Terraria growing or declining on Steam?
Terraria averaged 43,616 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 50% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 76,471.