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Players, last year

Steam concurrent players, polled every day. Months before October 2026 are from a licensed historical archive, not our own polls. As of 02:43 UTC.

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Players of Starbound, last year, newest first
Month	Peak	Average	Polls
November 2026	872	722	11
October 2026	735	576	34
September 2026	1,266	733	Archive
August 2026	1,238	800	Archive
July 2026	1,353	839	Archive
June 2026	1,170	784	Archive
May 2026	1,265	786	Archive
April 2026	1,289	795	Archive
March 2026	1,224	800	Archive
February 2026	1,433	857	Archive
January 2026	1,569	947	Archive
December 2025	1,359	825	Archive
November 2025	1,269	839	Archive

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30-day average

683 players

24 of 30 days observed

Steam reviews

90% positive

Very Positive · 87,446 reviews

Player retention

22% kept

After 3 months · Better than 44% of 9,246 other games

Price and Sale History

Price now

$5.39

−60% on sale

Lowest we've seen

$5.39

−60%, 8 Nov 2026

Sales we've seen

1

Deepest −60%, $5.39

US Steam store prices, saved each time our store check sees a change. Our records start on 21 Oct 2026, so earlier sales are not listed. A sale is dated from the first check that saw it (usually within an hour of Steam changing the price) to the end date Steam gave. How we count

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Prices of Starbound on the US Steam store, newest first
From	Price	Usual	Off
8 Nov 2026	$5.39	$13.49	−60%
25 Oct 2026	$13.49	$13.49	—

Sales of Starbound on the US Steam store, newest first
Sale	Length	Off	Price	Usual
8 Nov – 9 Nov 2026	2 days	−60%	$5.39	$13.49

Players During Sales

−60% sale, 8 Nov – 9 Nov 2026: Players averaged 23% more than the week before. Since it ended, players averaged about the same as the week before.

Average players of Starbound the week before, during and the week after each sale, newest first
Sale	Off	Week Before	During	Week After	Change
8 Nov – 9 Nov 2026	−60%	710	872+23%	701	−1%

Average players from our own counts over the 7 days before each sale, while it ran, and the 7 days after, kept clear of the sales either side. Steam’s big seasonal sales lift the whole store, so not every rise is this discount alone. How we count

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Data coverage

Methodology

How we collect data for Starbound
Data	Collected	Observed since	Last success
News and patch notes	Every 7 days (cool tier)	19 Oct 2026	10 Nov, 05:25 UTC
Player counts	Every day (cool tier)	19 Oct 2026	11 Nov, 22:39 UTC
Store details	Weekly, and when Steam reports a change	19 Oct 2026	8 Nov, 04:06 UTC

Busier games are polled more often. Source: Steam Web API. Not affiliated with Valve.