| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 9 Nov, 22:49 UTC | 73 |
| 9 Nov, 18:48 UTC | 142 |
| 9 Nov, 14:48 UTC | 120 |
| 9 Nov, 10:47 UTC | 110 |
| 9 Nov, 06:45 UTC | 89 |
| 9 Nov, 02:44 UTC | 67 |
| 8 Nov, 22:43 UTC | 82 |
| 8 Nov, 18:43 UTC | 137 |
| 8 Nov, 14:42 UTC | 146 |
| 8 Nov, 10:42 UTC | 128 |
| 8 Nov, 06:42 UTC | 102 |
| 8 Nov, 02:41 UTC | 73 |
Player counts over time, as we observed them.
Source: Steam Web API, ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers. Full methodology
| Month | Avg players | Kept | Compared with other games |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchNovember 2024 | 59 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onFebruary 2025 | 80 | 1.4× | Holds players well (better than 98% of 9,247 other games) |
| 12 months onNovember 2025 | 127 | 2.2× | Holds players well (better than 99% of 7,786 other games) |
Nova: Space Armada grew to 1.4× the average players it had at its launch in November 2024 after 3 months and 2.2× after 12 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
An exceptional sci-fi strategy game based on space adventure as its core.

Patch Note (30 Oct 2026): Players peaked at 1.4× the week before's average. In the week after, players were level with the week before.
| Update | Peak After | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Patch Note30 Oct 2026 · week before: 6.8 of 7 days | 148 (1.4×) | 0% |
Average players over the 7 days before and after each update post, and the most at once in the week after. Updates since we started counting this game’s players. How we count
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026Nov 2026 (so far) | 105 | 0 | +0.2% | 148 |
| October 2026Oct 2026 (from 19 Oct) | 105 | −1 | −1.3% | 148 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 106 | 0 | −0.2% | 164 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 106 | −6 | −5.5% | 160 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 113 | −9 | −7.6% | 170 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 122 | −2 | −1.9% | 182 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 124 | +4 | +3.6% | 194 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 120 | 0 | +0.2% | 194 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 120 | −6 | −4.5% | 178 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 125 | 0 | −0.3% | 195 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 126 | +6 | +4.9% | 198 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 120 | −7 | −5.5% | 182 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 127 | −5 | −4% | 197 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 132 | −7 | −5.4% | 200 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 140 | +5 | +3.6% | 214 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 135 | +13 | +10.3% | 192 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 122 | +5 | +4.4% | 174 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 117 | +6 | +5.5% | 187 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 111 | −1 | −1.2% | 168 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 112 | +10 | +10.2% | 170 |
| March 2025Mar 2025 | 102 | +21 | +26.6% | 172 |
| February 2025Feb 2025 | 80 | +10 | +14.8% | 129 |
| January 2025Jan 2025 | 70 | +12 | +19.8% | 117 |
| December 2024Dec 2024 | 59 | +12 | +24.5% | 103 |
| November 2024Nov 2024 | 47 | — | — | 99 |
Average and peak concurrent players each month, and the change in average players from the month before. Months before October 2026 are from a licensed historical archive.