Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Terraria is currently the more played game: 34,831 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 11,240 for No Man's Sky — about 3× more players. Terraria also has the better Steam reviews: 97% positive vs 85%. Across all tracked metrics, Terraria leads 10 of 10.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Terraria has had the higher daily player count for the last 89 days — every day since Coilr began tracking both games.
Days tracked
89
Current streak
89 days
Terraria
Lead changes
0
Closest gap
23%
Jun 1, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 89 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | No Man's Sky | Terraria |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 11,240 | 34,831 |
| 24-hour peak | 11,667 | 41,600 |
| 7-day average | 8,256 | 29,475 |
| 30-day average | 9,159 | 30,842 |
| 30-day trend | −25% | +13% |
| Peak (tracked) | 26,197 | 49,184 |
| Steam reviews | 85% positive | 97% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 91% positive | 96% positive |
| Total reviews | 412,560 | 1,541,445 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~20,000,000 |
| Release date | Aug 12, 2016 | May 16, 2011 |
| Price | $59.99 | $9.99 |
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| 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 | 9,225 | 16,251 | 30,870 | 49,184 |
| Aug 2026 (so far) | 8,679 | 11,667 | 30,530 | 41,600 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Terraria currently has more players: 34,831 concurrent players on Steam vs 11,240 for No Man's Sky — about 3× more players.
Over the last 30 days No Man's Sky averaged 9,159 concurrent players and Terraria averaged 30,842. By that measure Terraria is currently the bigger game.
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 89 days both games have been tracked.
By Steam review score, Terraria rates higher: 97% positive across 1,541,445 reviews vs 85% across 412,560 for No Man's Sky. Terraria has the larger player base right now (34,831 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.
Terraria averaged 30,842 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 13% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 49,184.