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Universe Sandbox

Released May 2008 · Steam app 230290

Right now

Steam players since we started tracking · updated 02:40 UTC
Playing now
277
at 02:40 UTC
24-hour peak
398
All-time peak
758
monthly peak, Apr 2026
24h change
-18%
average vs the day before
Twitch viewers
0
live on Twitch
Best price
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Players over time

Players over time
Players over time
Latest
277 players
Peak · 48h
401 players
Average · 48h
301 players
Lowest · 48h
192 players

Oct 28, 2026, 2:40 AM: 277 players

What stands out
  • +24%Players since 03:00 UTC, our first reading in the last 24 hours.
  • 0Twitch viewers for every 100 players on Steam.
  • 398Today’s peak was 44% above the current count.
All-time peak
758

Highest monthly peak on record, in Apr 2026. The most we have counted ourselves since Oct 26, 2026 is 401.

Month by month

Average: how many were playing at the same time at an average moment of the month. Peak: the most at once. Steam players since mid-2012, or since the game came out.

MonthAverage playersChange from the month beforePeak players
2026
Octoberfrom Oct 26, 2026339 +8.2%+26401
September313 -9.5%-33560
August346 +6.8%+22576
July324 -18%-71507
June395 -10%-46625
May441 -0.5%-2747
Aprilbest month443 +9.9%+40758
March403 -3.6%-15736
February418 +1%+4685
January414 +5.3%+21708
2025
December393 +5.4%+20686
November373 +1.4%+5608
Show all 163 months
MonthAverage playersChange from the month beforePeak players
2025
October368 +2.5%+9637
September359 -5%-19626
August378 +1.6%+6611
July372 +5.7%+20544
June352 -6.6%-25532
May377 -3.8%-15646
April392 -8.4%-36719
March428 +9.5%+37741
February391 +1.8%+7660
January384 +2.1%+8615
2024
December376 +9.9%+34624
November342 +3.3%+11574
October331 +1.2%+4611
September327 +11%+32574
August295 -6.7%-21449
July316 -7.3%-25440
June341 -3.1%-11526
May352 +7.3%+24641
April328 +0.3%+1575
March327 +7.9%+24556
February303 -11%-39526
January342 -4.5%-16554
2023
December358 +12%+39636
November319 +6%+18509
October301 +9.5%+26547
September275 -7.1%-21443
August296 -7.2%-23469
July319 -0.6%-2500
June321 -5.3%-18501
May339 -17%-68557
April407 +6.3%+24696
March383 -0.5%-2675
February385 +14%+47723
January338 +7.3%+23646
2022
December315 +2.9%+9531
November306 +10%+28550
October278 +17%+41501
September237 -8.9%-23416
August260 -6.8%-19431
July279 -3.8%-11402
June290 +4.3%+12452
May278 +3.4%+9439
April269 +5.9%+15442
March254 -11%-31440
February285 -5.9%-18485
January303 -4.7%-15528
2021
December318 +12%+33611
November285 +4.8%+13499
October272 +3%+8578
September264 -7%-20475
August284 -8.7%-27411
July311 +6.5%+19433
June292 -11%-35438
May327 +20%+54596
April273 -13%-40451
March313 +1%+3500
February310 +4.4%+13513
January297 +1.7%+5485
2020
December292 +14%+36629
November256 -16%-48464
October304 +0.7%+2456
September302 +8.6%+24455
August278 -5.4%-16376
July294 +13%+34423
June260 -2.3%-6372
May266 -3.6%-10380
April276 -5.8%-17393
March293 +14%+36548
February257 -7.9%-22401
January279 -7.9%-24450
2019
December303 -3.2%-10503
November313 +19%+49601
October264 -8%-23476
September287 +9.1%+24492
August263 +2.3%+6531
July257 +5.3%+13430
June244 -5.1%-13399
May257 -20%-63456
April320 +23%+60574
March260 -17%-52443
February312 +12%+34582
January278 +15%+37445
2018
December241 +23%+45460
November196 0%0354
October196 -11%-25343
September221 -2.6%-6384
August227 +14%+27450
July200 +1.5%+3366
June197 0%0322
May197 -4.8%-10346
April207 -7.6%-17348
March224 -6.3%-15389
February239 +3.9%+9420
January230 -15%-41394
2017
December271 +4.6%+12559
November259 +36%+69494
October190 +1.6%+3359
September187 +4.5%+8372
August179 +4.7%+8472
July171 -3.9%-7295
June178 -2.7%-5319
May183 -9.4%-19341
April202 +8%+15365
March187 -8.3%-17336
February204 -6.4%-14404
January218 +11%+22409
2016
December196 0%0367
November196 +32%+47397
October149 +8.8%+12266
September137 -12%-18250
August155 -12%-21264
July176 -12%-25308
June201 +5.2%+10356
May191 +3.8%+7336
April184 -22%-53352
March237 +16%+32617
February205 -6.4%-14398
January219 +9.5%+19460
2015
December200 +25%+40578
November160 -3.6%-6431
October166 -25%-55349
September221 +113%+117444
August104 +121%+57600
July47 +62%+1893
June29 +32%+785
May22 +10%+245
April20 -17%-440
March24 -7.7%-260
February26 +24%+577
January21 -16%-448
2014
December25 +525%+2153
August4—25
July0 -100%-13
June1—6
May0—2
April0 -100%-13
March1 0%06
February1—4
January0 -100%-14
2013
December1 0%05
November1—15
October0—3
September0—3
August0—2
July0—2
June0—1
May0 -100%-11
April1 0%02
March1 0%03
February1—2
January0—2

Players since 2013

Each bar is one month: how many people were playing at the same time, on average. The line above is the month’s peak, the most at once.

Busiest month
443 players on average
April 2026
All-time peak
758 players at once
April 2026
Last 12 months
+3.3%
386 players on average, against 374 the year before

September 2026: 313 players on average, peak 560 · Point at a bar for its numbers.

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  • average players (bars)
  • peak players (line)

Average and peak concurrent Steam players per month. The month in progress is in the table above.

Prices

No prices tracked for this game yet.

On Twitch

Live viewers and channels, hourly averages in the last 24 hours

0
viewers now
2
peak hour, last 24 h
0
live channels
Watch Universe Sandbox on Twitch

Videos

From YouTube

No YouTube videos yet. YouTube’s daily quota limits how many games we refresh each day; videos appear after a later update.

About the game

Release date
May 2008
Date precision
month only
All-time peak reached
Apr 2026 · 758
Tracked by PixelKrypt since
Oct 26, 2026
Steam app id
230290
Universe Sandbox on Steam

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