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Milky Way Idle vs Pixel Worlds

VerdictMilky Way Idle has about 29% more daily players than Pixel Worlds (~4k vs ~3.1k, as of Nov 6, 2026). Their estimated ranges overlap, so the gap is uncertain.

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Status

Released
Released

Released

April 2023 · 4 years ago
June 2017 · 9 years ago

Est. daily players

~4k2.9k – 5.6kMedium confidence · Last measured Nov 6, 2026
~3.1k2.2k – 4.4kMedium confidence · Last measured Nov 6, 2026

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  • Windows
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  • Windows

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Player activity

Estimated daily players (central estimate) for both games.

Milky Way IdlePixel Worlds

Monthly history: Collecting data since Nov 5, 2026. The table appears once there are two calendar months to compare.

Community breakdown

Steam, Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and YouTube activity for both games, side by side. Collected since Nov 5, 2026.

Steam concurrent players

Milky Way Idle
874
Pixel Worlds
665

Milky Way Idle currently has about 1.3× as many peak concurrent Steam players as Pixel Worlds — 874 vs 665.

Discord members

Milky Way Idle
10k
Pixel Worlds
58.8k

Pixel Worlds currently has about 5.9× as many Discord members as Milky Way Idle — 58,757 vs 9,999.

Reddit members

Milky Way Idle
600
Pixel Worlds
4.4k

Pixel Worlds currently has about 7.4× as many subreddit members as Milky Way Idle — 4,444 vs 600.

Twitch viewers

Milky Way Idle
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Pixel Worlds
17

Pixel Worlds currently has 17 live Twitch viewers; no comparable data is tracked for Milky Way Idle.

YouTube subscribers

Milky Way Idle
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Pixel Worlds
138k

Pixel Worlds currently has 138,000 YouTube subscribers; no comparable data is tracked for Milky Way Idle.

How these estimates are made

Milky Way Idle

We estimate that about 4,000 people play Milky Way Idle on a typical day (most likely between 2,900 and 5,600), based on data from Nov 6, 2026. Around 97,000 accounts (between 76,000 and 120,000) have played it at some point. It is anchored on Steam’s official concurrent-player count, converted to daily players, so players on other launchers or consoles may not be fully counted. Confidence: medium — Steam covers part of the player base, or several community signals agree.

Pixel Worlds

We estimate that about 3,100 people play Pixel Worlds on a typical day (most likely between 2,200 and 4,400), based on data from Nov 6, 2026. Around 270,000 accounts (between 210,000 and 340,000) have played it at some point. It is anchored on Steam’s official concurrent-player count, converted to daily players, so players on other launchers or consoles may not be fully counted. Confidence: medium — Steam covers part of the player base, or several community signals agree.

How we estimate

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