Head to head
Highrise vs Nova Empire
Side by side
Values shared by both games are highlighted.
Player activity
Smoothed estimated players over time.
Highrise
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | ~37.9k | |
| September 2026 | ~37.9k | |
| August 2026 | ~37.9k | |
| July 2026 | ~38k | — |
Nova Empire
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | ~55 | Down 3.5% |
| September 2026 | ~57 | Up 3.6% |
| August 2026 | ~55 | Down 1.8% |
| July 2026 | ~56 | — |
Community breakdown
Steam, Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and YouTube activity for both games, side by side.
Steam concurrent players
- Highrise
- 205Up 30%
- Nova Empire
- 48Up 2.1%
Highrise currently has about 4.3× as many peak concurrent Steam players as Nova Empire — 205 vs 48.
Discord members
- Highrise
- 172.1kDown 0.8%
- Nova Empire
- —
Highrise currently has 172,136 Discord members; no comparable data is tracked for Nova Empire.
Twitch viewers
- Highrise
- 0Down 100%
- Nova Empire
- 0
Highrise currently has 0 live Twitch viewers, while Nova Empire has 0.
YouTube subscribers
- Highrise
- 16.8kUp 1.2%
- Nova Empire
- —
Highrise currently has 16,800 YouTube subscribers; no comparable data is tracked for Nova Empire.
How these estimates are made
Highrise
Highrise is estimated to have 480 – 2k players a day. Around 13k – 33k accounts have played it in total. The range is anchored on Steam’s official concurrent-player and review counts, then converted to daily actives and accounts — so it covers the Steam player base and will under-count a game played mostly through its own launcher or on console.
Nova Empire
Nova Empire is estimated to have 110 – 400 players a day. Around 10k – 26k accounts have played it in total. The range is anchored on Steam’s official concurrent-player and review counts, then converted to daily actives and accounts — so it covers the Steam player base and will under-count a game played mostly through its own launcher or on console.