Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide is currently the more played game: 16,995 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 13,403 for No Man's Sky — about 27% more players. No Man's Sky counters with better Steam reviews: 85% positive vs 71%. Warhammer 40,000: Darktide is currently 75% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, No Man's Sky leads 5 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
| Metric | No Man's Sky | Warhammer 40,000: Darktide |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 13,403 | 16,995 |
| 24-hour peak | 13,464 | 19,137 |
| 7-day average | 8,625 | 14,342 |
| 30-day average | 9,837 | 14,342 |
| 30-day trend | −33% | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 26,197 | 19,137 |
| Steam reviews | 85% positive | 71% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 90% positive | 77% positive |
| Total reviews | 411,616 | 136,258 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Aug 12, 2016 | Nov 30, 2022 |
| Price | $23.99 (−60%) | $9.99 (−75%) |
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| Month | No Man's Sky | Warhammer 40,000: Darktide | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 12,944 | 17,194 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 8,880 | 10,545 | — | — |
| Jun 2026 | 12,838 | 26,197 | — | — |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 9,697 | 16,251 | 14,479 | 19,137 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide currently has more players: 16,995 concurrent players on Steam vs 13,403 for No Man's Sky — about 27% more players.
Over the last 30 days No Man's Sky averaged 9,837 concurrent players and Warhammer 40,000: Darktide averaged 14,342. By that measure Warhammer 40,000: Darktide is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, No Man's Sky rates higher: 85% positive across 411,616 reviews vs 71% across 136,258 for Warhammer 40,000: Darktide. Warhammer 40,000: Darktide has the larger player base right now (16,995 vs 13,403 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
No Man's Sky averaged 9,837 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 33% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 26,197.