How many people are playing EarthBound?

EarthBound does not publish a public player count and is not on Steam, so there is no Steam Charts figure. The closest live popularity signal is Twitch viewership: 94 people are watching right now, peaking at 683 this week.

Is EarthBound on Steam?

No. EarthBound is not distributed on Steam, so there is no Steam Charts or SteamDB player count for it. Its live popularity is tracked here via Twitch viewership instead.

Is EarthBound still popular?

EarthBound is declining. Over the past 30 days Twitch viewership is down 64%.

When did EarthBound release?

EarthBound was first released on August 27, 1994.

EarthBound

Aug 27, 1994Role-playing (RPG)Turn-based strategy (TBS)AdventureSuper Nintendo Entertainment System Wii U New Nintendo 3DS Game Boy Advance Super Famicom

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EarthBoundplayer count & live stats

EarthBound is not distributed on Steam, so there is no Steam Charts or SteamDB player count for it. The closest public, real-time popularity signal is Twitch viewership: 94 people are watching EarthBound on Twitch right now, peaking at 683 this week (last checked 18 minutes ago).

DecliningTwitch viewership is down 64% over the last 30 days.

Platforms: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Wii U, New Nintendo 3DS, Game Boy Advance +1
First released: Aug 27, 1994

EarthBound live stats

Watching on Twitch

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94 24-hour peak viewers

683 7-day peak viewers

2,558 30-day peak viewers

2,558 12-month peak viewers

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Live stats last updated 18 minutes ago.

EarthBound monthly peaks

Highest concurrent viewers recorded each month, most recent first.

Month	Peak viewers	Share of peak
October 2026so far	825	32%
September 2026	2,558	100%

Liveon Twitch right now

Top 3 streams · 78 viewers

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EarthBound — frequently asked questions

How many people are playing EarthBound?: EarthBound does not publish a public player count and is not on Steam, so there is no Steam Charts figure. The closest live popularity signal is Twitch viewership: 94 people are watching right now, peaking at 683 this week.
Is EarthBound on Steam?: No. EarthBound is not distributed on Steam, so there is no Steam Charts or SteamDB player count for it. Its live popularity is tracked here via Twitch viewership instead.
What platforms is EarthBound on?: EarthBound is available on Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Wii U, New Nintendo 3DS, Game Boy Advance, Super Famicom.
Is EarthBound still popular?: EarthBound is declining. Over the past 30 days Twitch viewership is down 64%.
When did EarthBound release?: EarthBound was first released on August 27, 1994.

About EarthBound

A turn-based JRPG and sequel to then-Japan-only Earthbound Beginnings (1989) in which Ness, a young boy living in a land based on the USA, leaves home to go on an adventure through strange locations, get to know quirky characters and defeat an unknowable alien threat called Giygas while facing up to the realities of growing up and becoming familiar with the real world.

Summary via IGDB.

EarthBound on Wikipedia

EarthBound, originally released in Japan as Mother 2: Gīgu no Gyakushū, is a 1994 role-playing video game developed by Ape Inc. and HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. The second entry in the Mother series, it follows a young boy named Ness and his party of Paula, Jeff and Poo, as they travel the world to collect melodies from eight Sanctuaries to defeat the universal cosmic destroyer Giygas.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA 4.0).

Game details

Platforms: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Wii U, New Nintendo 3DS, Game Boy Advance, Super Famicom
Developer: Creatures Inc.
Publisher: Nintendo
ESRB rating: T
Game modes: Single player
Themes: Action, Fantasy, Science fiction, Drama
Series: Earthbound

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Reception

IGDB rating

91/100

from 562 ratings

Every version compared

Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release

Also released on: Super Nintendo Entertainment System · Wii U · New Nintendo 3DS · Game Boy Advance · Super Famicom. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.