| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 10:38 UTC | 29 |
| 28 Oct, 10:36 UTC | 23 |
Player counts over time, as we observed them.
Source: Steam Web API, ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers. Full methodology
| Month | Avg players | Kept | Compared with other games |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchAugust 2021 | 875 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onNovember 2021 | 104 | 12% | Loses players fast (better than 22% of 7,559 other games) |
| 12 months onAugust 2022 | 136 | 16% | About average (better than 43% of 6,583 other games) |
Mortal Shell kept 12% of the average players it had at its launch in August 2021 after 3 months and 16% after 12 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
Their Flesh is Your Armor. Mortal Shell is a deep action-RPG that tests your sanity and resilience in a shattered world. Survival demands superior awareness, precision, and instincts. Possess lost warriors, track down hidden sanctums of the devout, and face formidable foes.

| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026Oct 2026 (so far) | 33 | −55 | −62.7% | 56 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 88 | −66 | −43.1% | 245 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 154 | +96 | +164.2% | 498 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 58 | −21 | −26.8% | 113 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 80 | +37 | +86.3% | 213 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 43 | −36 | −46% | 91 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 79 | +12 | +17.2% | 203 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 68 | +38 | +125.6% | 188 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 30 | −3 | −8.4% | 62 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 33 | +3 | +8.5% | 71 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 30 | −3 | −8.9% | 63 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 33 | +2 | +5% | 72 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 32 | −6 | −15.6% | 72 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 37 | −17 | −31.2% | 76 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 54 | −45 | −45.6% | 108 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 100 | −263 | −72.5% | 246 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 363 | +345 | +1,903.4% | 1,481 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 18 | −3 | −16.1% | 39 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 22 | −5 | −18.8% | 48 |
| March 2025Mar 2025 | 27 | +5 | +22.6% | 70 |
| February 2025Feb 2025 | 22 | −3 | −14% | 47 |
| January 2025Jan 2025 | 25 | 0 | −1.4% | 57 |
| December 2024Dec 2024 | 26 | −1 | −2.8% | 52 |
| November 2024Nov 2024 | 26 | −2 | −8.2% | 59 |
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2024Oct 2024 | 29 | −7 | −19.9% | 67 |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 36 | −27 | −42.8% | 77 |
| August 2024Aug 2024 | 63 | −9 | −13.2% | 183 |
| July 2024Jul 2024 | 72 | −6 | −7.9% | 188 |
| June 2024Jun 2024 | 78 | −7 | −8.4% | 253 |
| May 2024May 2024 | 86 | +52 | +151.7% | 308 |
| April 2024Apr 2024 | 34 | −5 | −12.9% | 74 |
| March 2024Mar 2024 | 39 | 0 | 0% | 91 |
| February 2024Feb 2024 | 39 | −21 | −35.5% | 90 |
| January 2024Jan 2024 | 61 | +3 | +4.6% | 148 |
| December 2023Dec 2023 | 58 | +2 | +4.4% | 162 |
| November 2023Nov 2023 | 56 | −6 | −9.8% | 140 |
| October 2023Oct 2023 | 62 | −114 | −65% | 172 |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 176 | +139 | +384.6% | 890 |
| August 2023Aug 2023 | 36 | −48 | −57.1% | 71 |
| July 2023Jul 2023 | 84 | +52 | +163.3% | 219 |
| June 2023Jun 2023 | 32 | −7 | −18.6% | 143 |
| May 2023May 2023 | 39 | −118 | −74.9% | 87 |
| April 2023Apr 2023 | 157 | +120 | +323.3% | 721 |
| March 2023Mar 2023 | 37 | +4 | +13% | 126 |
| February 2023Feb 2023 | 33 | −45 | −57.7% | 69 |
| January 2023Jan 2023 | 78 | +13 | +19.5% | 242 |
| December 2022Dec 2022 | 65 | +25 | +62.1% | 206 |
| November 2022Nov 2022 | 40 | −9 | −18.2% | 147 |
| October 2022Oct 2022 | 49 | −52 | −51.4% | 155 |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 101 | −35 | −25.9% | 403 |
| August 2022Aug 2022 | 136 | +111 | +446.4% | 572 |
| July 2022Jul 2022 | 25 | +5 | +27.4% | 60 |
| June 2022Jun 2022 | 20 | −12 | −37.7% | 69 |
| May 2022May 2022 | 31 | +16 | +105.4% | 96 |
| April 2022Apr 2022 | 15 | −6 | −28.2% | 42 |
| March 2022Mar 2022 | 21 | −35 | −62.3% | 55 |
| February 2022Feb 2022 | 56 | −48 | −46.1% | 155 |
| January 2022Jan 2022 | 105 | −25 | −19.2% | 349 |
| December 2021Dec 2021 | 130 | +26 | +24.7% | 308 |
| November 2021Nov 2021 | 104 | +42 | +67% | 409 |
| October 2021Oct 2021 | 62 | −83 | −57.3% | 211 |
| September 2021Sept 2021 | 146 | −729 | −83.4% | 423 |
| August 2021Aug 2021 | 875 | — | — | 1,931 |
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.