Head to head

Once Human vs Sky: Children of the Light

Once Human

Live

42k – 150k daily

Sky: Children of the Light

Live

11k – 40k daily

Side by side

Values shared by both games are highlighted.

Status

ACTIVE

Released

July 2024 · 2 years ago

July 2019 · 7 years ago

Daily players

42k – 150k

11k – 40k

Estimated players

288.4k2.6%

203.4k0.3%

Available on

Windows
Android
iOS
PlayStation

Windows
Android
iOS
PlayStation
Nintendo

Platforms

Perspectives

Third Person

Third Person

Player activity

Smoothed estimated players over time.

Once HumanSky: Children of the Light

Once Human

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
August 2026	~294.1k	Up 0.5%
July 2026	~292.5k	—

Sky: Children of the Light

Average monthly estimated players
Month	Estimated players	Change
August 2026	~203.4k	Up 16%
July 2026	~175.2k	—

Community breakdown

Steam, Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and YouTube activity for both games, side by side.

Steam concurrent players

Once Human: 14.3kDown 26%
Sky: Children of the Light: 4.2kDown 25%

Once Human currently has about 3.4× as many peak concurrent Steam players as Sky: Children of the Light — 14,314 vs 4,228.

Discord members

Once Human: 775.5kDown 0.1%
Sky: Children of the Light: 650.5k

Once Human currently has about 1.2× as many Discord members as Sky: Children of the Light — 775,537 vs 650,473.

Reddit members

Once Human: 104.3kUp 0.9%
Sky: Children of the Light: 66.9kUp 0.4%

Once Human currently has about 1.6× as many subreddit members as Sky: Children of the Light — 104,350 vs 66,943.

Twitch viewers

Once Human: 1.6kDown 44%
Sky: Children of the Light: 73Down 74%

Once Human currently has about 22× as many live Twitch viewers as Sky: Children of the Light — 1,588 vs 73.

YouTube subscribers

Once Human: 325k
Sky: Children of the Light: 257kUp 0.4%

Once Human currently has about 1.3× as many YouTube subscribers as Sky: Children of the Light — 325,000 vs 257,000.

How these estimates are made

Once Human

Once Human is estimated to have 42k – 150k players a day. Around 2m – 6m 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.

Sky: Children of the Light

Sky: Children of the Light is estimated to have 11k – 40k players a day. Around 430k – 1m 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.