Head to head
Hytale vs Star Citizen
Side by side
Values shared by both games are highlighted.
Status
Released
Daily players
Estimated players
Available on
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
- Windows
- Linux
Categories
Player activity
Smoothed estimated players over time.
Hytale
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | ~234.3k | Up 0.8% |
| September 2026 | ~232.3k | Down 0.9% |
| August 2026 | ~234.4k | Down 1.9% |
| July 2026 | ~238.9k | — |
Star Citizen
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | ~164.5k | Up 0.7% |
| September 2026 | ~163.4k | Down 0.2% |
| August 2026 | ~163.7k | Down 0.6% |
| July 2026 | ~164.6k | — |
Community breakdown
Steam, Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and YouTube activity for both games, side by side.
Discord members
- Hytale
- 512.3kDown 1.1%
- Star Citizen
- 162.2kDown 0.1%
Hytale currently has about 3.2× as many Discord members as Star Citizen — 512,260 vs 162,154.
Reddit members
- Hytale
- 85kUp 1.2%
- Star Citizen
- 533.5kUp 0.6%
Star Citizen currently has about 6.3× as many subreddit members as Hytale — 533,506 vs 84,977.
Twitch viewers
- Hytale
- 1.7kUp 1612%
- Star Citizen
- 10.2kUp 362%
Star Citizen currently has about 6.1× as many live Twitch viewers as Hytale — 10,181 vs 1,678.
YouTube subscribers
- Hytale
- 626kUp 0.6%
- Star Citizen
- 576kUp 0.2%
Hytale and Star Citizen are nearly even on YouTube subscribers — 626,000 vs 576,000.
How these estimates are made
Hytale
Hytale is estimated to have 390 – 180k players a day. Around 84k – 8m accounts have played it in total. No Steam data is published for this game, so the range is modelled from the size of its Discord, Reddit, Twitch, YouTube and app-store communities. It is a rough band rather than a measurement.
Star Citizen
Star Citizen is estimated to have 450 – 210k players a day. Around 89k – 9m accounts have played it in total. No Steam data is published for this game, so the range is modelled from the size of its Discord, Reddit, Twitch, YouTube and app-store communities. It is a rough band rather than a measurement.
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