Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Wuthering Waves is currently the more played game: 13,167 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 13,026 for No Man's Sky — a similar number of players. Wuthering Waves also has the better Steam reviews: 88% positive vs 85%. Wuthering Waves is free to play, while No Man's Sky costs $23.99 (−60%). Across all tracked metrics, Wuthering Waves leads 7 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since April 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
Wuthering Waves has had the higher daily player count for the last 49 days — No Man's Sky last led on Jun 7, 2026.
Days tracked
56
Current streak
49 days
Wuthering Waves
Lead changes
1
Closest gap
6%
Jul 9, 2026
How this works: each game's daily average concurrent players (from Coilr's 10-minute Steam polls), compared on the 56 days where both games have data — whichever averages higher leads that day. methodology
| Metric | No Man's Sky | Wuthering Waves |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 13,026 | 13,167 |
| 24-hour peak | 13,417 | 17,746 |
| 7-day average | 8,791 | 12,747 |
| 30-day average | 9,644 | 15,498 |
| 30-day trend | −27% | −17% |
| Peak (tracked) | 26,197 | 49,168 |
| Steam reviews | 85% positive | 88% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 90% positive | 82% positive |
| Total reviews | 412,087 | 52,970 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~5,000,000 | — |
| Release date | Aug 12, 2016 | Apr 28, 2025 |
| Price | $23.99 (−60%) | Free to play |
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| Month | No Man's Sky | Wuthering Waves | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | Peak | Avg | Peak | |
| Apr 2026 | 12,944 | 17,194 | — | — |
| May 2026 | 8,880 | 10,545 | 15,228 | 21,792 |
| Jun 2026 | 12,842 | 26,197 | 18,461 | 49,168 |
| Jul 2026 (so far) | 9,469 | 16,251 | 15,576 | 39,944 |
Monthly average and peak concurrent players on Steam, from Coilr's own tracking (10-minute polls, hourly beyond 30 days).
Wuthering Waves currently has more players: 13,167 concurrent players on Steam vs 13,026 for No Man's Sky — a similar number of players.
Over the last 30 days No Man's Sky averaged 9,644 concurrent players and Wuthering Waves averaged 15,498. By that measure Wuthering Waves is currently the bigger game.
Yes. Across the 56 days Coilr has tracked both games, No Man's Sky had the higher daily average on 7 days, most recently on Jun 7, 2026. Wuthering Waves has led for the last 49 days.
By Steam review score, Wuthering Waves rates higher: 88% positive across 52,970 reviews vs 85% across 412,087 for No Man's Sky. Wuthering Waves has the larger player base right now (13,167 vs 13,026 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.
No Man's Sky averaged 9,644 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 27% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 26,197.
Wuthering Waves averaged 15,498 concurrent players over the last 30 days, down 17% vs the previous 30 days. Its highest tracked player count is 49,168.