Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action / Adventure games.
Rise of the Tomb Raider™ is currently the more played game: 1,654 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 660 for Starbound — about 3× more players. Rise of the Tomb Raider™ also has the better Steam reviews: 94% positive vs 90%. Starbound is currently 70% off on Steam. Across all tracked metrics, Rise of the Tomb Raider™ leads 8 of 8.
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Tracked by Coilr since July 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
| Metric | Rise of the Tomb Raider™ | Starbound |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 1,654 | 660 |
| 24-hour peak | 2,617 | 1,089 |
| 7-day average | 1,861 | 889 |
| 30-day average | 1,861 | 889 |
| 30-day trend | — | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 3,207 | 1,220 |
| Steam reviews | 94% positive | 90% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 95% positive | 82% positive |
| Total reviews | 154,014 | 123,079 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~2,000,000 |
| Release date | Feb 9, 2016 | Jul 22, 2016 |
| Price | $29.99 | $4.49 (−70%) |
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Rise of the Tomb Raider™ currently has more players: 1,654 concurrent players on Steam vs 660 for Starbound — about 3× more players.
Over the last 30 days Rise of the Tomb Raider™ averaged 1,861 concurrent players and Starbound averaged 889. By that measure Rise of the Tomb Raider™ is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Rise of the Tomb Raider™ rates higher: 94% positive across 154,014 reviews vs 90% across 123,079 for Starbound. Rise of the Tomb Raider™ has the larger player base right now (1,654 vs 660 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.