Pixel Worlds: MMO Sandbox Player Count: Is It Dead?

Pixel Worlds

Steam app 636040

Pixel Worlds

Social First OyMay 1, 2017Adventure, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play

Free to play Mostly PositiveSteam Deck Playable
  • Free to Play
  • Pixel Graphics
  • Sandbox
  • Massively Multiplayer
  • Adventure
  • Multiplayer
  • 2D
  • Indie
  • MMORPG
  • Crafting
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Playing now
514
Updated 19 minutes ago
24-hour peak
676
Last 24 hours
All-time peak
12,553
Mar 1, 2026
Avg this month
448
-19.86% vs last month
Steam reviews
74%
Mostly Positive

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

Pixel Worlds player count chart

Pixel Worlds has a small but active player base. 514 people are playing it on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days its player count has been growing (up 28% on the month before).

History from May 1, 2017

Pixel Worlds monthly player count

MonthAvg. playersGain% GainPeak players
November 2026448-111-19.86%909
October 2026559+218+63.93%1,258
September 2026341+239+36.54%893
August 2026n/a-161-19.75%654
July 2026n/a-1,743-68.14%815
June 2026n/a-3,916-60.49%2,558
May 2026n/a-2,521-28.03%6,474
April 2026n/a-3,558-28.34%8,995
March 2026n/a+12,537+78356.25%12,553
February 2026n/a+10+166.67%16
January 2026n/a-8-57.14%6
December 2025n/a-15-51.72%14
November 2025n/a-3-9.38%29
October 2025n/a+11+52.38%32
September 2025n/a+1+5%21
August 2025n/a-9-31.03%20
July 2025n/a+20+222.22%29
June 2025n/a+2+28.57%9
May 2025n/a-1-12.5%7
April 2025n/a-5-38.46%8
March 2025n/a-8-38.1%13
February 2025n/a+3+16.67%21
January 2025n/a-375-95.42%18
December 2024n/a+112+39.86%393
November 2024n/a-224-44.36%281
October 2024n/a+71+16.36%505
September 2024n/a-73-14.4%434
August 2024n/a-229-31.11%507
July 2024n/a+68+10.18%736
June 2024n/a+2+0.3%668
May 2024n/a-85-11.32%666
April 2024n/a+99+15.18%751
March 2024n/a+172+35.83%652
February 2024n/a+116+31.87%480
January 2024n/a+39+12%364
December 2023n/a-69-17.51%325
November 2023n/a-150-27.57%394
October 2023n/a+173+46.63%544
September 2023n/a-158-29.87%371
August 2023n/a-132-19.97%529
July 2023n/a+149+29.1%661
June 2023n/a+48+10.34%512
May 2023n/a+30+6.91%464
April 2023n/a-163-27.3%434
March 2023n/a+117+24.38%597
February 2023n/a+25+5.49%480
January 2023n/a-174-27.66%455
December 2022n/a+3+0.48%629
November 2022n/a-71-10.19%626
October 2022n/a+200+40.24%697
September 2022n/a-68-12.04%497
August 2022n/a-90-13.74%565
July 2022n/a+127+24.05%655
June 2022n/a-2-0.38%528
May 2022n/a-12-2.21%530
April 2022n/a-46-7.82%542
March 2022n/a+8+1.38%588
February 2022n/a+39+7.21%580
January 2022n/a-65-10.73%541
December 2021n/a-79-11.53%606
November 2021n/a-241-26.03%685
October 2021n/a+337+57.22%926
September 2021n/a-31-5%589
August 2021n/a-547-46.87%620
July 2021n/a+372+46.79%1,167
June 2021n/a+63+8.61%795
May 2021n/a-16-2.14%732
April 2021n/a-170-18.52%748
March 2021n/a+18+2%918
February 2021n/a+5+0.56%900
January 2021n/a-84-8.58%895
December 2020n/a+67+7.35%979
November 2020n/a-205-18.35%912
October 2020n/a+24+2.2%1,117
September 2020n/a-294-21.2%1,093
August 2020n/a+279+25.18%1,387
July 2020n/a-156-12.34%1,108
June 2020n/a-61-4.6%1,264
May 2020n/a+401+43.4%1,325
April 2020n/a+43+4.88%924
March 2020n/a+350+65.91%881
February 2020n/a-37-6.51%531
January 2020n/a-48-7.79%568
December 2019n/a+11+1.82%616
November 2019n/a+160+35.96%605
October 2019n/a+55+14.1%445
September 2019n/a+30+8.33%390
August 2019n/a-141-28.14%360
July 2019n/a+58+13.09%501
June 2019n/a+0+0%443
May 2019n/a-55-11.04%443
April 2019n/a-26-4.96%498
March 2019n/a+96+22.43%524
February 2019n/a+58+15.68%428
January 2019n/a-63-14.55%370
December 2018n/a+42+10.74%433
November 2018n/a-103-20.85%391
October 2018n/a+71+16.78%494
September 2018n/a+23+5.75%423
August 2018n/a-217-35.17%400
July 2018n/a+138+28.81%617
June 2018n/a+64+15.42%479
May 2018n/a-53-11.32%415
April 2018n/a-90-16.13%468
March 2018n/a+69+14.11%558
February 2018n/a-59-10.77%489
January 2018n/a-154-21.94%548
December 2017n/a+239+51.62%702
November 2017n/a-5-1.07%463
October 2017n/a+25+5.64%468
September 2017n/a-19-4.11%443
August 2017n/a-58-11.15%462
July 2017n/a-247-32.2%520
June 2017n/a+764+25466.67%767
May 2017n/an/an/a3

How many people are playing Pixel Worlds?

At this moment Pixel Worlds has 514 concurrent players on Steam. That makes it the #1,143 most played game on Steam at the moment. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 676 players. Today's peak is 17% below its 30-day average daily peak of 812.

Pixel Worlds player count history

Over the last 30 days Pixel Worlds averaged a daily peak of 812 players, up 28% compared with the 30 days before (635). Its highest point this month (1,029) is 3448% above the same period last year (29). In its first month after release (May 1, 2017) it peaked at 3 players. Today's player count is 4% of its all-time peak of 12,553, set on Mar 1, 2026.

Best time to play Pixel Worlds

Based on the last 14 days, Pixel Worlds is busiest around 15:00 UTC (10 AM in New York) and quietest around 03:00 UTC (10 PM in New York), when about 62% fewer people are online. For the fastest matchmaking, play close to the peak hour.

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Pixel Worlds players by hour and weekday

When Pixel Worlds 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 928 players on average
QuietestTuesday at 02:00 UTCabout 274 players on average
Busy vs quiet3.4xmore 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 Worlds

Pixel Worlds is a free-to-play sandbox MMO where players build worlds, craft items, explore dungeons, farm resources, and trade in a player-driven economy, all within a shared online universe rebuilt as a fresh start for a fair and stable long-term experience.

Developer
Social First Oy
Released
May 1, 2017
Genre
Adventure, Indie, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play
Steam Deck
Playable
Languages
10 languages

Screenshots

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Pixel Worlds price

Pixel Worlds is free to play on Steam.

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Pixel Worlds reviews over time

74% Mostly Positive74% of 8,039 Steam reviews are positiveRead reviews on Steam

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

Pixel Worlds on Twitch

0
watching now
0
live channels
8
24-hour peak viewers
2
7-day average viewers

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

Pixel Worlds Twitch viewers per day, last 90 days

Average viewers per day (line) and the highest count of each day (dotted line).

Best day: 30 Oct 2026, with a peak of 125 viewers and 11 on average.

Pixel Worlds streamers right now

Nobody in our samples.

Top Pixel Worlds streamers this week

  1. DoxiPW12
  2. Bunr3y11

Average viewers while live.

Top Twitch streamers across all games

Latest Pixel Worlds news and patch notes

Official announcements from the developer on Steam.

Pixel Worlds FAQ

Is Pixel Worlds dead?

Pixel Worlds has a small but active player base. 514 people are playing it on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days its player count has been growing (up 28% on the month before).

How many people play Pixel Worlds?

514 people are playing Pixel Worlds on Steam right now. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 676 concurrent players.

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

Pixel Worlds reached its all-time Steam peak of 12,553 concurrent players on Mar 1, 2026.

Is Pixel Worlds growing or declining?

Pixel Worlds is growing. Its average daily peak over the last 30 days was 812, up 28% compared with the previous 30 days.

When is Pixel Worlds most active?

Pixel Worlds usually has the most players around 15:00 UTC (10 AM in New York) and the fewest around 03:00 UTC (10 PM in New York).

Is Pixel Worlds free?

Yes, Pixel Worlds is free to play on Steam.

Is Pixel Worlds good?

Steam players rate Pixel Worlds Mostly Positive: 74% of 8,039 reviews are positive.

When did Pixel Worlds come out?

Pixel Worlds was released on Steam on May 1, 2017.

Who made Pixel Worlds?

Pixel Worlds was developed by Social First Oy.

Is Pixel Worlds still worth playing?

Pixel Worlds has a smaller but active community on Steam today (514 playing right now), and players still rate it well (Mostly Positive).

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