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Chess Evolved Online Early Access secretly the most overpowered game in existence
Players on Steam, last 48 hours| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 3 Nov, 15:03 UTC | 15 |
| 2 Nov, 14:57 UTC | 13 |
Player counts over time, as we observed them.
Source: Steam Web API, ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers. Full methodology
Player Retention| Month | Avg players | Kept | Compared with other games |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchFebruary 2021 | 63 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onMay 2021 | 36 | 57% | Holds players well (better than 82% of 9,255 other games) |
| 12 months onFebruary 2022 | 26 | 41% | Holds players well (better than 76% of 7,792 other games) |
Chess Evolved Online kept 57% of the average players it had at its launch in February 2021 after 3 months and 41% after 12 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
Players By Month| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026Nov 2026 (so far) | 16 | +1 | +5.5% | 19 |
| October 2026Oct 2026 (from 19 Oct) | 15 | +3 | +21.6% | 20 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 12 | −1 | −6.1% | 21 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 13 | −2 | −13.4% | 26 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 15 | −7 | −31.5% | 27 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 22 | −13 | −37% | 38 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 35 | +22 | +177.5% | 72 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 13 | 0 | +2.5% | 24 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 12 | +2 | +22.8% | 22 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 10 | 0 | 0% | 17 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 10 | 0 | +0.9% | 20 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 10 | −1 | −8.7% | 19 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 11 | +1 | +14.1% | 22 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 10 | −1 | −7.6% | 18 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 10 | 0 | +0.3% | 19 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 10 | −1 | −10.9% | 18 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 12 | 0 | +1.1% | 22 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 11 | −2 | −13% | 22 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 13 | 0 | +3.5% | 26 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 13 | 0 | −2.1% | 24 |
| March 2025Mar 2025 | 13 | −1 | −9.5% | 22 |
| February 2025Feb 2025 | 14 | +1 | +10% | 24 |
| January 2025Jan 2025 | 13 | −1 | −8% | 24 |
| December 2024Dec 2024 | 14 | −3 | −15.3% | 22 |
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2024Nov 2024 | 17 | −1 | −7.6% | 29 |
| October 2024Oct 2024 | 18 | −1 | −6.9% | 30 |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 19 | −1 | −3% | 34 |
| August 2024Aug 2024 | 20 | −1 | −3.2% | 40 |
| July 2024Jul 2024 | 21 | −5 | −18.2% | 39 |
| June 2024Jun 2024 | 25 | −5 | −15.4% | 43 |
| May 2024May 2024 | 30 | +7 | +32.2% | 55 |
| April 2024Apr 2024 | 23 | 0 | +1.6% | 54 |
| March 2024Mar 2024 | 22 | +1 | +5.9% | 37 |
| February 2024Feb 2024 | 21 | −1 | −6.9% | 34 |
| January 2024Jan 2024 | 23 | +4 | +19.1% | 38 |
| December 2023Dec 2023 | 19 | +4 | +24.9% | 36 |
| November 2023Nov 2023 | 15 | −2 | −11.7% | 27 |
| October 2023Oct 2023 | 17 | +1 | +4.7% | 28 |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 16 | 0 | +2% | 27 |
| August 2023Aug 2023 | 16 | +1 | +4.2% | 28 |
| July 2023Jul 2023 | 15 | −1 | −7.2% | 27 |
| June 2023Jun 2023 | 17 | −1 | −4.3% | 29 |
| May 2023May 2023 | 17 | −3 | −14.3% | 29 |
| April 2023Apr 2023 | 20 | −3 | −13.2% | 34 |
| March 2023Mar 2023 | 23 | 0 | −0.7% | 41 |
| February 2023Feb 2023 | 23 | −1 | −3.5% | 39 |
| January 2023Jan 2023 | 24 | +4 | +22% | 45 |
| December 2022Dec 2022 | 20 | 0 | −0.5% | 33 |
| November 2022Nov 2022 | 20 | −1 | −5.5% | 34 |
| October 2022Oct 2022 | 21 | −1 | −2.8% | 43 |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 22 | 0 | +1.6% | 44 |
| August 2022Aug 2022 | 21 | −2 | −9.4% | 44 |
| July 2022Jul 2022 | 24 | −2 | −6.2% | 40 |
| June 2022Jun 2022 | 25 | −8 | −24.3% | 44 |
| May 2022May 2022 | 33 | −9 | −20.7% | 57 |
| April 2022Apr 2022 | 42 | +2 | +5.2% | 75 |
| March 2022Mar 2022 | 40 | +14 | +54.6% | 141 |
| February 2022Feb 2022 | 26 | −1 | −2.3% | 41 |
| January 2022Jan 2022 | 26 | +2 | +7.1% | 43 |
| December 2021Dec 2021 | 25 | +1 | +2.8% | 43 |
| November 2021Nov 2021 | 24 | +1 | +3.8% | 41 |
| October 2021Oct 2021 | 23 | −2 | −7.6% | 38 |
| September 2021Sept 2021 | 25 | −1 | −3.1% | 44 |
| August 2021Aug 2021 | 26 | 0 | −1.7% | 42 |
| July 2021Jul 2021 | 26 | −6 | −17.9% | 41 |
| June 2021Jun 2021 | 32 | −4 | −10.6% | 49 |
| May 2021May 2021 | 36 | −5 | −13.4% | 51 |
| April 2021Apr 2021 | 41 | −19 | −31.5% | 77 |
| March 2021Mar 2021 | 60 | −3 | −4.3% | 95 |
| February 2021Feb 2021 | 63 | — | — | 99 |
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.
