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No Man's Sky vs Valheim
Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Valheim is currently the more played game: 113,067 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 30,278 for No Man's Sky, about 4× more players. Valheim has been ahead for 101 days straight, and has led on 107 days of the 116 days Coilr has tracked both games. Valheim also has the better Steam reviews: 94% positive vs 85%. No Man's Sky is currently 60% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Valheim 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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Coilr members average 80.5h in No Man's Sky and 59.0h in Valheim. 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
80.5h
average of 84 members
Valheim
59.0h
average of 74 members
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Player count history
No Man's SkyValheim
Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Head-to-head record
Valheim has had the higher daily player count for the last 101 days. No Man's Sky last led on Jun 9, 2026.
No Man's Sky led 9 daysValheim led 107 days
Days tracked
116
Current streak
101 days
Valheim
Lead changes
2
Closest gap
5%
Apr 15, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 116 days where both games have data. Whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | No Man's Sky | Valheim |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 30,278 | 113,067 |
| 24-hour peak | 43,067 | 214,899 |
| 7-day average | 34,256 | 160,528 |
| 30-day average | 18,636 | 78,372 |
| 30-day trend | +88% | +241% |
| Peak (tracked) | 55,726 | 308,477 |
| Steam reviews | 85% positive | 94% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 91% positive | 82% positive |
| Total reviews | 417,886 | 546,010 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~10,000,000 |
| Release date | Aug 12, 2016 | Feb 2, 2021 |
| Price | $23.99 (−60%) | $29.99 |
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Players by month
| Month | No Man's Sky | Valheim | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 12,944 | 17,194 | 16,644 | 19,638 |
| May 2026 | 8,880 | 10,545 | 16,227 | 27,833 |
| Jun 2026 | 12,843 | 26,197 | 15,609 | 31,394 |
| Jul 2026 | 9,244 | 16,049 | 17,964 | 34,949 |
| Aug 2026 | 8,242 | 14,070 | 15,857 | 30,901 |
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 19,896 | 55,726 | 85,929 | 308,477 |
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 Valheim?
Valheim currently has more players: 113,067 concurrent players on Steam vs 30,278 for No Man's Sky, about 4× more players.
Is No Man's Sky bigger than Valheim on Steam?
Over the last 30 days No Man's Sky averaged 18,636 concurrent players and Valheim averaged 78,372. By that measure Valheim is currently the bigger game.
Has No Man's Sky ever had more players than Valheim?
Yes. Across the 116 days Coilr has tracked both games, No Man's Sky had the higher daily average on 9 days, most recently on Jun 9, 2026. Valheim has led for the last 101 days.
Is No Man's Sky better than Valheim?
By Steam review score, Valheim rates higher: 94% positive across 546,010 reviews vs 85% across 417,886 for No Man's Sky. Valheim has the larger player base right now (113,067 vs 30,278 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 18,636 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 88% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 55,726.
Is Valheim growing or declining on Steam?
Valheim averaged 78,372 concurrent players over the last 30 days, up 241% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 308,477.