| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 21:01 UTC | 38 |
| 17:00 UTC | 49 |
| 12:59 UTC | 37 |
| 08:58 UTC | 36 |
| 04:56 UTC | 15 |
| 00:54 UTC | 13 |
| 4 Nov, 20:53 UTC | 36 |
| 4 Nov, 16:51 UTC | 47 |
| 4 Nov, 12:50 UTC | 34 |
| 4 Nov, 08:49 UTC | 33 |
| 4 Nov, 04:49 UTC | 16 |
| 4 Nov, 00:48 UTC | 15 |
Player counts over time, as we observed them.
Source: Steam Web API, ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers. Full methodology
| Month | Avg players | Kept | Compared with other games |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchJune 2022 | 117 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onSeptember 2022 | 73 | 62% | Holds players well (better than 85% of 9,250 other games) |
| 12 months onJune 2023 | 57 | 48% | Holds players well (better than 81% of 7,789 other games) |
Nova Empire kept 62% of the average players it had at its launch in June 2022 after 3 months and 48% after 12 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
Build up a Space Empire and establish control of the Galaxy and the Universe! Nova Empire is a multiplayer space game in which the aim is to build your empire and conquer the galaxy in epic space battles against your rivals with other allies worldwide!

| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026Nov 2026 (so far) | 32 | −3 | −9.7% | 51 |
| October 2026Oct 2026 (from 22 Oct) | 36 | −1 | −3% | 58 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 37 | +1 | +3.7% | 69 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 36 | 0 | −0.8% | 77 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 36 | −11 | −24.2% | 64 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 47 | −3 | −6.2% | 87 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 50 | −1 | −2.8% | 95 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 52 | +2 | +3.6% | 93 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 50 | +2 | +3.4% | 93 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 48 | −4 | −7.4% | 95 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 52 | −2 | −4.2% | 94 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 55 | −1 | −1.5% | 100 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 55 | +3 | +5.9% | 93 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 52 | +2 | +4.9% | 103 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 50 | 0 | +0.2% | 101 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 50 | +1 | +2.5% | 89 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 49 | −2 | −4.9% | 85 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 51 | −3 | −6.2% | 88 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 54 | −3 | −6% | 95 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 58 | −6 | −9.8% | 112 |
| March 2025Mar 2025 | 64 | −2 | −2.8% | 120 |
| February 2025Feb 2025 | 66 | −6 | −7.9% | 112 |
| January 2025Jan 2025 | 72 | +4 | +5.3% | 121 |
| December 2024Dec 2024 | 68 | −4 | −5.6% | 112 |
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2024Nov 2024 | 72 | +5 | +7.9% | 121 |
| October 2024Oct 2024 | 67 | +1 | +1.2% | 109 |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 66 | +4 | +6.1% | 111 |
| August 2024Aug 2024 | 62 | −3 | −4.6% | 111 |
| July 2024Jul 2024 | 65 | −3 | −4.6% | 114 |
| June 2024Jun 2024 | 68 | −1 | −1.8% | 126 |
| May 2024May 2024 | 70 | +4 | +5.5% | 115 |
| April 2024Apr 2024 | 66 | −4 | −5.5% | 119 |
| March 2024Mar 2024 | 70 | −6 | −8.3% | 133 |
| February 2024Feb 2024 | 76 | +9 | +12.6% | 135 |
| January 2024Jan 2024 | 68 | +2 | +2.3% | 123 |
| December 2023Dec 2023 | 66 | +6 | +10.7% | 111 |
| November 2023Nov 2023 | 60 | −2 | −3.9% | 112 |
| October 2023Oct 2023 | 62 | −2 | −3.6% | 108 |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 65 | +6 | +10.7% | 118 |
| August 2023Aug 2023 | 58 | +1 | +0.9% | 109 |
| July 2023Jul 2023 | 58 | +1 | +1.9% | 104 |
| June 2023Jun 2023 | 57 | −5 | −8.4% | 106 |
| May 2023May 2023 | 62 | −1 | −2% | 110 |
| April 2023Apr 2023 | 63 | 0 | −0.2% | 106 |
| March 2023Mar 2023 | 63 | −4 | −6% | 119 |
| February 2023Feb 2023 | 67 | +2 | +2.2% | 123 |
| January 2023Jan 2023 | 66 | +1 | +0.7% | 120 |
| December 2022Dec 2022 | 65 | +4 | +6.3% | 114 |
| November 2022Nov 2022 | 61 | −10 | −14.3% | 118 |
| October 2022Oct 2022 | 72 | −1 | −1.1% | 136 |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 73 | −6 | −7.7% | 124 |
| August 2022Aug 2022 | 79 | −18 | −18.3% | 126 |
| July 2022Jul 2022 | 96 | −21 | −18% | 159 |
| June 2022Jun 2022 | 117 | — | — | 184 |
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.