Pixel Starships Player Count

Pixel Starships

Steam app 378760

Pixel Starships

SavySodaMay 1, 2020Casual, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Simulation, Strategy, Free To Play

Free to play Mostly PositiveSteam Deck Verified
  • Post-apocalyptic
  • Sci-fi
  • Space Sim
  • Space
  • Pixel Graphics
  • Strategy
  • Automation
  • Base Building
  • Massively Multiplayer
  • 2D
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Playing now
164
Updated 5 minutes ago
24-hour peak
175
Last 24 hours
All-time peak
520
May 1, 2020
Avg this month
132
-5.71% vs last month
Steam reviews
73%
Mostly Positive

Data source: Steam Web APILast updated: How we collect this data

Pixel Starships player count chart

Pixel Starships has a small but active player base. 164 people are playing it on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days its player count has been stable (about the same on the month before).

History from May 1, 2020

Pixel Starships monthly player count

MonthAvg. playersGain% GainPeak players
November 2026132-8-5.71%186
October 2026140-2-1.41%209
September 2026142-27-11.34%211
August 2026n/a+36+17.82%238
July 2026n/a-7-3.35%202
June 2026n/a+31+17.42%209
May 2026n/a-8-4.3%178
April 2026n/a-3-1.59%186
March 2026n/a-9-4.55%189
February 2026n/a-3-1.49%198
January 2026n/a+1+0.5%201
December 2025n/a-2-0.99%200
November 2025n/a-6-2.88%202
October 2025n/a-16-7.14%208
September 2025n/a-8-3.45%224
August 2025n/a+13+5.94%232
July 2025n/a-23-9.5%219
June 2025n/a-12-4.72%242
May 2025n/a-10-3.79%254
April 2025n/a+15+6.02%264
March 2025n/a-14-5.32%249
February 2025n/a-10-3.66%263
January 2025n/a+5+1.87%273
December 2024n/a-20-6.94%268
November 2024n/a-22-7.1%288
October 2024n/a+13+4.38%310
September 2024n/a+40+15.56%297
August 2024n/a+34+15.25%257
July 2024n/a-20-8.23%223
June 2024n/a-23-8.65%243
May 2024n/a+7+2.7%266
April 2024n/a-42-13.95%259
March 2024n/a+28+10.26%301
February 2024n/a+15+5.81%273
January 2024n/a-29-10.1%258
December 2023n/a-32-10.03%287
November 2023n/a-8-2.45%319
October 2023n/a-5-1.51%327
September 2023n/a-1-0.3%332
August 2023n/a-40-10.72%333
July 2023n/a+22+6.27%373
June 2023n/a-41-10.46%351
May 2023n/a+108+38.03%392
April 2023n/a+24+9.23%284
March 2023n/a+41+18.72%260
February 2023n/a-7-3.1%219
January 2023n/a+37+19.58%226
December 2022n/a-33-14.86%189
November 2022n/a-5-2.2%222
October 2022n/a-20-8.1%227
September 2022n/a+22+9.78%247
August 2022n/a+21+10.29%225
July 2022n/a-8-3.77%204
June 2022n/a-24-10.17%212
May 2022n/a-38-13.87%236
April 2022n/a+28+11.38%274
March 2022n/a+36+17.14%246
February 2022n/a-24-10.26%210
January 2022n/a+34+17%234
December 2021n/a-30-13.04%200
November 2021n/a+18+8.49%230
October 2021n/a+3+1.44%212
September 2021n/a+4+1.95%209
August 2021n/a+26+14.53%205
July 2021n/a-33-15.57%179
June 2021n/a+31+17.13%212
May 2021n/a-25-12.14%181
April 2021n/a-20-8.85%206
March 2021n/a+41+22.16%226
February 2021n/a-6-3.14%185
January 2021n/a+10+5.52%191
December 2020n/a-30-14.22%181
November 2020n/a+20+10.47%211
October 2020n/a+8+4.37%191
September 2020n/a+13+7.65%183
August 2020n/a-40-19.05%170
July 2020n/a-39-15.66%210
June 2020n/a-271-52.12%249
May 2020n/an/an/a520

How many people are playing Pixel Starships?

Right now, 164 players are in Pixel Starships on Steam. That makes it the #2,235 most played game on Steam at the moment. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 175 players. That is in line with its 30-day average daily peak of 181.

Pixel Starships player count history

Over the last 30 days Pixel Starships averaged a daily peak of 181 players, up 2% compared with the 30 days before (178). Its highest point this month (209) is 3% above the same period last year (202). In its first month after release (May 1, 2020) it peaked at 520 players. Today's player count is 32% of its all-time peak of 520, set on May 1, 2020.

Best time to play Pixel Starships

Based on the last 14 days, Pixel Starships is busiest around 14:00 UTC (9 AM in New York) and quietest around 23:00 UTC (6 PM in New York), when about 33% fewer people are online. For the fastest matchmaking, play close to the peak hour.

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Pixel Starships players by hour and weekday

When Pixel Starships has the most players online, by weekday and hour, shown in your time zone. Busy hours mean faster matchmaking and fuller servers; quiet hours are best for solo play.

BusiestSunday at 14:00 UTCabout 186 players on average
QuietestWednesday at 23:00 UTCabout 104 players on average
Busy vs quiet1.8xmore players at the busiest hour
Fewer playersMore playersTimes in UTC. Hover or tap a cell.

Average players for each hour of the week over the last 28 days, from our Steam player counts.

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About Pixel Starships

Pixel Starships is an FTL-style online sci-fi strategy builder and management game with a competitive PVP tournament. Set in the retro galaxy, your role is to explore space, meet aliens, and develop your ship, crew and AI. The game contains deep strategic and 4x elements. PSS is community-driven.

Developer
SavySoda
Released
May 1, 2020
Genre
Casual, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Simulation, Strategy, Free To Play
Steam Deck
Verified
Languages
17 languages, 17 with full audio

Screenshots

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Pixel Starships price

Pixel Starships is free to play on Steam.

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Pixel Starships reviews over time

73% Mostly Positive73% of 2,732 Steam reviews are positiveRead reviews on Steam

Positive and negative Steam user reviews per month, from Steam's review history.

Pixel Starships on Twitch

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watching now
0
live channels
0
24-hour peak viewers
0
7-day average viewers

Twitch category "Pixel Starships", sampled every 30 minutes since Oct 13, 2026. Most watched games on Twitch

Pixel Starships achievements

Pixel Starships has 54 Steam achievements. On average a player has unlocked 21.7% of them; the rarest, SavySoda Collector, is held by 1.6% of players.

  • Full House IHave 2 crew manning your vessel.65.3%
  • Starship Architect IIUpgrade to a level 2 starship.61.7%
  • Basic Economy IBuild a gas storage facility.59.9%
  • Driller IBuild a mining facility.59.1%
  • Deep Space Miner IPurchase a mining storage facility.58.6%
  • Basic Economy IIBuild a Gas Collector.58.3%
  • Driller IIUpgrade to a level 2 Mining Facility.57.0%
  • Basic Economy IIIUpgrade to a level 2 Gas Collector.52.3%
  • Driller IIIUpgrade to a level 3 Mining Facility.50.6%
  • Deep Space Miner IIUpgrade to a level 3 mining storage facility.47.1%
  • Full House IIHave 5 crew manning your vessel.45.5%
  • AI BeginnerBuild a Command Center room40.7%
  • Assault IWin 10 PvP games.39.2%
  • Starship Architect 2Upgrade to a level 5 starship.34.4%
  • Admiral IUnlock 10 different crews33.2%
  • Scientist IResearch 10 technologies.30.9%
  • Deep Space Miner IIIUpgrade to a level 9 mining storage facility.30.4%
  • AI AdvancedUpgrade to a level 3 Command Center29.0%
  • Full House IIIHave 12 crew manning your vessel.26.4%
  • Alliance ICreate or join an alliance.26.2%
  • Premier League IGet to Gold League.24.6%
  • Commerce IMake 5 sales on GBay Market.18.9%
  • Admiral IIUnlock 25 different crews18.4%
  • Defender IDefend against 10 PvP attacks.17.6%
  • Scientist IIResearch 30 technologies.17.4%
  • Starship Architect IIIUpgrade to a level 9 starship.14.7%
  • Assault IIWin 200 PvP games.14.5%
  • Premier League IIGet to the Platinum League.12.1%
  • Sponsor IDonate 5k of supply or equivalent amount to your Fleet.11.6%
  • Starbase Raider ISuccessfully raid Starbases and loot 10K of supply for your Fleet.11.5%
  • Commerce IIMake 25 sales on GBay Market.11.0%
  • Upcoming TalentRank in the top 20k.10.1%
  • Alliance IIDonate 500 Crew Stars.7.3%
  • Commerce IIIMake 200 sales on GBay Market.7.1%
  • Admiral IIIUnlock 100 different crews6.9%
  • Premier League IIIGet to the Epic League.6.6%
  • Scientist IIIResearch 100 technologies.6.3%
  • Defender IIDefend against 200 PvP attacks.5.2%
  • Assault IIIWin 5000 PvP games.5.0%
  • AI ExpertUpgrade to a level 5 Command Center.4.5%
  • Starbase Raider IISuccessfully raid Starbases and loot 100K of supply for your Fleet.4.4%
  • A ListRank in the Top 1000.4.0%
  • Sponsor IIDonate 50k of supply or equivalent amount to your Fleet.3.1%
  • Alliance IIIDonate 5000 Crew Stars.2.8%
  • VIPGet to the Top 100.2.8%
  • Starbase Raider IIISuccessfully raid Starbases and loot 2M of supply for your Fleet.2.5%
  • Defender IIIDefend against 2000 PvP attacks.2.3%
  • Sponsor IIIDonate 1M of supply or equivalent amount to your Fleet.2.0%
  • ValedictorianRank in a Crew Live Event.1.8%
  • HustlerRank in a Budget Live Event.1.7%
  • ZombieRank in a Halloween Special Event.1.7%
  • Bug HunterHidden achievement1.6%
  • Community LeaderHidden achievement1.6%
  • SavySoda CollectorCollect all SavySoda crew!1.6%

Global unlock rates from Steam, most common first.

Latest Pixel Starships news and patch notes

Official announcements from the developer on Steam.

Pixel Starships FAQ

Is Pixel Starships dead?

Pixel Starships has a small but active player base. 164 people are playing it on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days its player count has been stable (about the same on the month before).

How many people play Pixel Starships?

164 people are playing Pixel Starships on Steam right now. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 175 concurrent players.

What is the all-time peak player count for Pixel Starships?

Pixel Starships reached its all-time Steam peak of 520 concurrent players on May 1, 2020.

Is Pixel Starships growing or declining?

Pixel Starships is stable. Its average daily peak over the last 30 days was 181, about the same compared with the previous 30 days.

When is Pixel Starships most active?

Pixel Starships usually has the most players around 14:00 UTC (9 AM in New York) and the fewest around 23:00 UTC (6 PM in New York).

Is Pixel Starships free?

Yes, Pixel Starships is free to play on Steam.

Is Pixel Starships good?

Steam players rate Pixel Starships Mostly Positive: 73% of 2,732 reviews are positive.

When did Pixel Starships come out?

Pixel Starships was released on Steam on May 1, 2020.

Who made Pixel Starships?

Pixel Starships was developed by SavySoda.

Is Pixel Starships still worth playing?

Pixel Starships has a smaller but active community on Steam today (164 playing right now), and players still rate it well (Mostly Positive).

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