Live Steam player count comparison, updated every 10 minutes. Both are Action games.
War Robots is currently the more played game: 1,269 concurrent players on Steam right now vs 1,019 for Starbound — about 25% more players. Starbound counters with better Steam reviews: 90% positive vs 60%. War Robots is free to play, while Starbound costs $4.49 (−70%). Across all tracked metrics, War Robots leads 6 of 9.
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Tracked by Coilr since July 2026 · Steam polled every 10 minutes · methodology
| Metric | Starbound | War Robots |
|---|---|---|
| Players right now | 1,019 | 1,269 |
| 24-hour peak | 1,367 | 2,043 |
| 7-day average | 901 | 1,429 |
| 30-day average | 903 | 1,468 |
| 30-day trend | — | — |
| Peak (tracked) | 1,367 | 2,227 |
| Steam reviews | 90% positive | 60% positive |
| Recent reviews (3 mo) | 74% positive | 64% positive |
| Total reviews | 123,182 | 30,453 |
| Owners (SteamSpy est.) | ~2,000,000 | ~5,000,000 |
| Release date | Jul 22, 2016 | Apr 4, 2018 |
| Price | $4.49 (−70%) | Free to play |
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War Robots currently has more players: 1,269 concurrent players on Steam vs 1,019 for Starbound — about 25% more players.
Over the last 30 days Starbound averaged 903 concurrent players and War Robots averaged 1,468. By that measure War Robots is currently the bigger game.
By Steam review score, Starbound rates higher: 90% positive across 123,182 reviews vs 60% across 30,453 for War Robots. War Robots has the larger player base right now (1,269 vs 1,019 concurrent). Player counts, ratings, price and trend are compared side by side above.