Head to head
Nova-Life vs Rec Room
Side by side
Values shared by both games are highlighted.
Status
Released
Daily players
Estimated players
Available on
- Windows
- Windows
- Android
- iOS
- PlayStation
- Xbox
- Nintendo
Categories
Player activity
Smoothed estimated players over time.
Nova-Life
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | ~2.2k | Up 5.6% |
| August 2026 | ~2.1k | Down 2.2% |
| July 2026 | ~2.1k | — |
Rec Room
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | ~127.6k | Down 0.4% |
| August 2026 | ~128.1k | Down 0.5% |
| July 2026 | ~128.7k | — |
Community breakdown
Steam, Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and YouTube activity for both games, side by side.
Steam concurrent players
- Nova-Life
- 20Down 81%
- Rec Room
- 100Up 245%
Rec Room currently has about 5× as many peak concurrent Steam players as Nova-Life — 100 vs 20.
Discord members
- Nova-Life
- 7.8kDown 0.3%
- Rec Room
- 195.6kUp 0.4%
Rec Room currently has about 25× as many Discord members as Nova-Life — 195,594 vs 7,775.
Twitch viewers
- Nova-Life
- 0Down 100%
- Rec Room
- 10Up 233%
Nova-Life currently has 0 live Twitch viewers, while Rec Room has 10.
Reddit members
- Nova-Life
- —
- Rec Room
- 72.5kUp 0.7%
Rec Room currently has 72,537 subreddit members; no comparable data is tracked for Nova-Life.
YouTube subscribers
- Nova-Life
- —
- Rec Room
- 616kUp 0.3%
Rec Room currently has 616,000 YouTube subscribers; no comparable data is tracked for Nova-Life.
How these estimates are made
Nova-Life
Nova-Life is estimated to have 120 – 420 players a day. Around 46k – 120k 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.
Rec Room
Rec Room is estimated to have 280 – 980 players a day. Around 1m – 3m 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.