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Light-Years Away

Light Years Away is an epic sci-fi ARPG survival game that plunges you into the vast, uncharted depths of space. As a stranded starship captain, you must navigate through mysterious galaxies, gather resources, and recruit a unique crew to help you on your journey home. The game combines elements of top-down shooter action, resource management, and exploration, creating a rich and immersive experience.

Estimated daily players

~2500.0% no change vs one week ago

Range 80700

Estimated total players

~1,2000.0% no change vs one week ago

Range 4503K

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Estimates, not counts — nobody publishes real player numbers for mobile games, so these are modelled from public signals. How we work them out

Player estimates

Nobody publishes how many people play Light-Years Away, so these figures are modelled from the public counts on Discord. Each count stands in a roughly known ratio to a population — one Play rating per ~45 players, one Steam review per ~35 owners — and the estimates below combine those readings, weighted by how much each source can be trusted to speak for the whole game. Read the range as the answer and the headline as its middle.

Estimated daily players

~250

0.0% no change vs one week ago

Range 80700

Built from the live counts: Steam concurrents, Discord and Reddit members online, Twitch viewers.

Estimated total players

~1,200

0.0% no change vs one week ago

Range 4503K

Everyone who has ever played, from the cumulative counts: store ratings and installs, Steam reviews, members and subscribers.

Average estimated players per month

Mean estimated total players for Light-Years Away per calendar month, newest first
MonthEstimated total playersChange
August 2026~1,200

Community activity

Last checked Aug 9, 2026

Community signals

How many people gather around Light-Years Away outside the stores — members, subscribers and live viewers.

Discord members

30

Online now
10

First reading taken Aug 9, 2026 — the chart appears once there are two.

Size of the official Discord server, counted from its public invite.

Not tracked for Light-Years Away: Google Play, App Store, Steam, Reddit, YouTube, Twitch. A platform appears here once the game has a link to it — most mobile games have no Steam port or subreddit, so a gap is normal rather than a sign the game is small.

Storyline

Light Years Away follows the story of a starship captain who becomes stranded in a distant and unknown region of space after their ship is mysteriously attacked. Separated from the federation and light years away from home, the captain must explore alien planets, gather resources, and recruit a diverse crew to survive. As they navigate through uncharted galaxies, they uncover a deeper mystery about the forces that attacked them and the hidden dangers lurking in the cosmos. With the clock ticking, the captain must race against time to find a way back to the federation before their attackers strike again, unraveling secrets that could change the fate of their universe forever.

Trailers

Demo Trailer

Action Teaser

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Frequently asked questions

How many people play Light-Years Away?

We estimate that about 1,200 people have played Light-Years Away — plausibly between 450 and 3K. Around 250 of them play on a given day, in a range of 80 and 700. Both figures are modelled from public counts on Discord rather than published by the developer, so read them as a scale rather than as a headcount.

Is Light-Years Away still active?

Yes. Light-Years Away is holding steady — it measured within a percent of where it was a week ago. We recheck every source daily, and the charts on this page show each platform's readings over time.

How are the Light-Years Away player estimates worked out?

Nobody publishes player counts for mobile games, so we infer them. Each public count we can read is converted into a population using a documented ratio — roughly one Google Play rating per 45 people who played, one Steam review per 35 owners, one Discord member per 40 players — and the live counts (Steam concurrents, members online, Twitch viewers) are converted the same way into a daily figure. Those separate estimates are then averaged in proportion to how much each source can be trusted, which is why sources that disagree widen the published range instead of cancelling out. This page is built on 1 readings taken since August 9, 2026.

How big is the Light-Years Away Discord community?

Light-Years Away has 30 members on Discord, as of August 9, 2026.

What platforms is Light-Years Away available on?

Light-Years Away is available on Android and iOS.

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