| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 17:50 UTC | 72 |
| 13:49 UTC | 70 |
| 09:49 UTC | 48 |
| 05:48 UTC | 30 |
| 01:46 UTC | 60 |
| 28 Oct, 21:46 UTC | 74 |
| 28 Oct, 17:45 UTC | 71 |
| 28 Oct, 13:45 UTC | 61 |
| 28 Oct, 12:16 UTC | 57 |
| 28 Oct, 08:15 UTC | 50 |
| 28 Oct, 04:14 UTC | 47 |
| 28 Oct, 00:14 UTC | 55 |
Player counts over time, as we observed them.
Source: Steam Web API, ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers. Full methodology
| Month | Avg players | Kept | Compared with other games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Launch (Early Access)October 2021 | 326 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onJanuary 2022 | 52 | 16% | Loses players fast (better than 33% of 7,559 other games) |
| 12 months onOctober 2022 | 42 | 13% | About average (better than 36% of 6,583 other games) |
Gladiator Guild Manager kept 16% of the average players it had at its Early Access launch in October 2021 after 3 months and 13% after 12 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
A strategic autobattler sim where you build a team of gladiators, compete in arenas, plan fight tactics, and form alliances. Combine fighters, beasts, and mages, develop and equip them to optimize your well-oiled fighting machine, dominate the championships, and leave your mark on the world.

| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026Oct 2026 (so far) | 55 | +7 | +14.6% | 104 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 48 | +15 | +46.1% | 124 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 33 | −26 | −43.9% | 75 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 58 | −57 | −49.3% | 107 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 115 | +73 | +172.7% | 975 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 42 | −15 | −25.9% | 118 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 57 | +2 | +4% | 151 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 55 | +21 | +62.4% | 119 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 34 | −20 | −37.3% | 77 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 54 | +5 | +10.8% | 94 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 49 | +7 | +15.8% | 113 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 42 | +7 | +18.3% | 93 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 36 | −20 | −35.8% | 86 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 55 | +3 | +6.6% | 137 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 52 | −3 | −6.1% | 118 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 55 | −75 | −57.6% | 185 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 130 | +96 | +279.4% | 835 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 34 | −18 | −34.3% | 69 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 52 | −9 | −14.5% | 124 |
| March 2025Mar 2025 | 61 | +21 | +50.8% | 134 |
| February 2025Feb 2025 | 41 | −19 | −31.5% | 97 |
| January 2025Jan 2025 | 59 | +3 | +5.5% | 112 |
| December 2024Dec 2024 | 56 | −11 | −16.3% | 152 |
| November 2024Nov 2024 | 67 | −13 | −15.9% | 144 |
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2024Oct 2024 | 80 | −23 | −22.4% | 243 |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 103 | −72 | −41.4% | 266 |
| August 2024Aug 2024 | 175 | −344 | −66.3% | 456 |
| July 2024Jul 2024 | 519 | −36 | −6.5% | 2,341 |
| June 2024Jun 2024 | 554 | +529 | +2,063% | 3,316 |
| May 2024May 2024 | 26 | −15 | −37.2% | 58 |
| April 2024Apr 2024 | 41 | −10 | −19.5% | 91 |
| March 2024Mar 2024 | 51 | +19 | +57.6% | 170 |
| February 2024Feb 2024 | 32 | −5 | −13.9% | 71 |
| January 2024Jan 2024 | 37 | −2 | −5.2% | 73 |
| December 2023Dec 2023 | 39 | +7 | +21.8% | 80 |
| November 2023Nov 2023 | 32 | −18 | −36.1% | 65 |
| October 2023Oct 2023 | 51 | −21 | −29.4% | 119 |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 72 | −12 | −14.1% | 214 |
| August 2023Aug 2023 | 84 | +49 | +139.3% | 990 |
| July 2023Jul 2023 | 35 | −9 | −20.6% | 79 |
| June 2023Jun 2023 | 44 | +20 | +81.3% | 147 |
| May 2023May 2023 | 24 | −16 | −40.5% | 74 |
| April 2023Apr 2023 | 41 | −8 | −16.3% | 98 |
| March 2023Mar 2023 | 49 | +8 | +18.6% | 114 |
| February 2023Feb 2023 | 41 | −44 | −52% | 91 |
| January 2023Jan 2023 | 85 | +40 | +88.3% | 574 |
| December 2022Dec 2022 | 45 | +14 | +46% | 113 |
| November 2022Nov 2022 | 31 | −11 | −26.4% | 72 |
| October 2022Oct 2022 | 42 | −16 | −27.6% | 109 |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 58 | −6 | −8.9% | 164 |
| August 2022Aug 2022 | 64 | −85 | −57% | 167 |
| July 2022Jul 2022 | 149 | +122 | +463.1% | 630 |
| June 2022Jun 2022 | 26 | −27 | −50.7% | 51 |
| May 2022May 2022 | 54 | −46 | −46.4% | 143 |
| April 2022Apr 2022 | 100 | +28 | +39.2% | 254 |
| March 2022Mar 2022 | 72 | +11 | +18.3% | 738 |
| February 2022Feb 2022 | 61 | +9 | +16.7% | 129 |
| January 2022Jan 2022 | 52 | −16 | −23.9% | 133 |
| December 2021Dec 2021 | 68 | −37 | −35.4% | 134 |
| November 2021Nov 2021 | 106 | −220 | −67.6% | 296 |
| October 2021Oct 2021 | 326 | — | — | 1,239 |
Average and peak concurrent players each month, and the change in average players from the month before. Months before October 2026 are from a licensed historical archive.