Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 is currently the more played game: 12,192 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 9,447 for No Man's Sky — about 29% more players. Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 is currently 70% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 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: Space Marine 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 9,447 | 12,192 |
| 24-hour peak | 12,306 | 18,883 |
| 7-day average | 8,651 | 14,350 |
| 30-day average | 9,832 | 14,288 |
| 30-day trend | −34% | −27% |
| Peak (tracked) | 26,197 | 25,373 |
| Steam reviews | 85% positive | 84% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 90% positive | 85% positive |
| Total reviews | 411,616 | 218,098 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Aug 12, 2016 | Sep 9, 2024 |
| Price | $23.99 (−60%) | $17.99 (−70%) |
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| Month | No Man's Sky | Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 12,944 | 17,194 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 8,880 | 10,545 | — | — |
| Jun 2026 | 12,838 | 26,197 | 18,322 | 25,373 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 9,674 | 16,251 | 13,953 | 18,883 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 currently has more players: 12,192 concurrent players on Steam vs 9,447 for No Man's Sky — about 29% more players.
Over the last 30 days No Man's Sky averaged 9,832 concurrent players and Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 averaged 14,288. By that measure Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, No Man's Sky rates higher: 85% positive across 411,616 reviews vs 84% across 218,098 for Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2. Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 has the larger player base right now (12,192 vs 9,447 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
No Man's Sky averaged 9,832 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 34% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 26,197.
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 averaged 14,288 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 27% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 25,373.