How many people play Starfield? August 2024 player count

Rajarshi Acharya
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Starfield was one of the most popular titles back in 2023, but you might be wondering how the game’s player count is holding up in August 2024.

With the ability to explore the vast galaxy filled with well over a thousand planets, there’s plenty to keep players occupied even this long after launch. On top of that, there are some unique companions with quests to keep you busy.

Starfield Steam player count this month

Starfield had a peak of 11,218 players in the last 30 days according to SteamDB, and an average of 5,762 players daily. This is only on PC though, so considering that console is not included, these numbers are likely much higher.

Since the start of 2024, Starfield on PC has averaged under ten thousand players, and it continues to dwindle with every month. This may change with the upcoming Shattered Space DLC, however, which will be released later this year.

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Starfield was one of the biggest releases of 2023.

Peak player count for Starfield

The all-time peak player count for Starfield was 330,597, back in its release month of September 2023. It maintained its high player numbers for a few weeks before dropping down to 137,116 in the next month, suffering a 66.61% drop in player retention.

Despite this, back in September 2023, the official Starfield account posted that over 6 million total players have played across all platforms, which means that it surpassed Skyrim, Fallout 4, and Fallout 76 as the best-performing Bethesda launch ever.

Now is a great time to get back into Starfield, not only because of the upcoming DLC, but also because you can decorate your ship to your heart’s content. If you play enough, you may also discover this secret gravity quest like one player did after 800 hours.