How many people are playing Outer Wilds?

Outer Wilds 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: 1,536 people are watching right now, peaking at 1,536 this week.

Is Outer Wilds on Steam?

No. Outer Wilds 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 Outer Wilds still popular?

Outer Wilds is declining. Over the past 30 days Twitch viewership is down 53%.

When did Outer Wilds release?

Outer Wilds was first released on May 28, 2019.

Outer Wilds

May 28, 2019PuzzleSimulatorAdventureXbox Series X|S PlayStation 4PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 5 Xbox One

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Outer Wildsplayer count & live stats

Outer Wilds 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: 1,536 people are watching Outer Wilds on Twitch right now, peaking at 1,536 this week (last checked 11 minutes ago).

DecliningTwitch viewership is down 53% over the last 30 days.

Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5 +2
First released: May 28, 2019

Outer Wilds live stats

Watching on Twitch

1,536

Concurrent viewers · hourly

1,536 24-hour peak viewers

1,536 7-day peak viewers

6,959 30-day peak viewers

22,058 12-month peak viewers

7-day daily average viewers

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Live stats last updated 11 minutes ago.

Outer Wilds monthly peaks

Highest concurrent viewers recorded each month, most recent first.

Peak viewers reached 22,058 in June 2026 and has since fallen 55%, to 9,970 in September.

Month	Peak viewers	Share of peak
October 2026so far	4,180	19%
September 2026	9,970	45%
August 2026	3,747	17%
July 2026	1,795	8%
June 2026	22,058	100%

Liveon Twitch right now

Top 3 streams · 1,392 viewers

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Outer Wilds — frequently asked questions

How many people are playing Outer Wilds?: Outer Wilds 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: 1,536 people are watching right now, peaking at 1,536 this week.
Is Outer Wilds on Steam?: No. Outer Wilds 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 Outer Wilds on?: Outer Wilds is available on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch.
Is Outer Wilds still popular?: Outer Wilds is declining. Over the past 30 days Twitch viewership is down 53%.
When did Outer Wilds release?: Outer Wilds was first released on May 28, 2019.

About Outer Wilds

Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop. The newest member of the space program in a small village on the planet Timber Hearth, the player navigates a space shuttle and travels across their solar system to get to the bottom of its mysteries by exploring the cosmos and gathering the knowledge hidden within each of the system's planets, left behind by another civilization in the distant past.

Summary via IGDB.

Outer Wilds on Wikipedia

Outer Wilds is a 2019 action-adventure game developed by Mobius Digital and published by Annapurna Interactive. The game follows the player character as they explore a planetary system stuck in a 22-minute time loop that resets after the sun goes supernova and destroys the system. Through repeated attempts, they investigate the alien ruins of the ancient civilization called Nomai to discover their history and the cause of the time loop.

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

Game details

Platforms: Xbox Series X|S (s), PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Developer: Mobius Digital
Publisher: Annapurna Interactive
ESRB rating: E10+
Game modes: Single player
Themes: Action, Science fiction, Open world, Mystery
Official site: Visit

Details via IGDB.

Reception

IGDB rating

87/100

from 842 ratings

Every version compared

Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release

Also released on: Xbox Series X|S · PlayStation 4 · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Nintendo Switch. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.