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IXION IXION is an unrelenting, city-building odyssey across the stars. As Administrator of the Tiqqun, DOLOS’ prototype space station, you are tasked with balancing preservation and exploration as you manage infrastructure, resources and crew. Can you keep the flame of humanity alight in the cold dark?
Players on Steam, last 48 hours| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 16:14 UTC | 176 |
| 4 Nov, 16:14 UTC | 187 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchDecember 2022 | 5,580 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onMarch 2023 | 627 | 11% | Loses players fast (better than 17% of 9,250 other games) |
| 12 months onDecember 2023 | 510 | 9.1% | Loses players fast (better than 23% of 7,789 other games) |
IXION kept 11% of the average players it had at its launch in December 2022 after 3 months and 9.1% 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) | 215 | −23 | −9.9% | 322 |
| October 2026Oct 2026 (from 19 Oct) | 238 | −190 | −44.4% | 366 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 429 | +225 | +110.5% | 1,031 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 204 | −3 | −1.3% | 1,567 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 206 | −46 | −18.2% | 457 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 252 | +68 | +37.1% | 536 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 184 | −52 | −22.1% | 373 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 236 | −53 | −18.2% | 563 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 289 | +96 | +49.7% | 638 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 193 | −70 | −26.8% | 381 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 263 | −31 | −10.5% | 582 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 294 | +65 | +28.1% | 618 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 230 | −225 | −49.5% | 450 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 455 | +306 | +206.3% | 1,440 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 149 | −18 | −11% | 347 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 167 | −49 | −22.9% | 316 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 216 | +43 | +24.6% | 494 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 174 | −57 | −24.8% | 405 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 231 | −174 | −42.9% | 508 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 405 | +88 | +27.9% | 1,190 |
| March 2025Mar 2025 | 316 | +150 | +89.8% | 1,282 |
| February 2025Feb 2025 | 167 | −63 | −27.4% | 338 |
| January 2025Jan 2025 | 230 | −11 | −4.6% | 520 |
| December 2024Dec 2024 | 241 | +66 | +38% | 472 |
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2024Nov 2024 | 175 | −8 | −4.5% | 393 |
| October 2024Oct 2024 | 183 | −210 | −53.4% | 359 |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 393 | +188 | +91.8% | 1,229 |
| August 2024Aug 2024 | 205 | −62 | −23.4% | 384 |
| July 2024Jul 2024 | 267 | −32 | −10.6% | 583 |
| June 2024Jun 2024 | 299 | +45 | +17.9% | 1,136 |
| May 2024May 2024 | 254 | −44 | −14.7% | 602 |
| April 2024Apr 2024 | 298 | +9 | +3.1% | 874 |
| March 2024Mar 2024 | 288 | +58 | +25.2% | 698 |
| February 2024Feb 2024 | 230 | −184 | −44.4% | 456 |
| January 2024Jan 2024 | 414 | −96 | −18.8% | 1,063 |
| December 2023Dec 2023 | 510 | −75 | −12.8% | 979 |
| November 2023Nov 2023 | 585 | +339 | +137.9% | 1,597 |
| October 2023Oct 2023 | 246 | −150 | −37.9% | 472 |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 396 | +54 | +15.8% | 1,220 |
| August 2023Aug 2023 | 342 | −261 | −43.3% | 866 |
| July 2023Jul 2023 | 603 | +283 | +88.6% | 1,313 |
| June 2023Jun 2023 | 319 | −429 | −57.3% | 723 |
| May 2023May 2023 | 749 | +347 | +86.4% | 2,086 |
| April 2023Apr 2023 | 402 | −225 | −35.9% | 1,024 |
| March 2023Mar 2023 | 627 | −121 | −16.2% | 1,479 |
| February 2023Feb 2023 | 747 | −732 | −49.5% | 1,824 |
| January 2023Jan 2023 | 1,480 | −4,100 | −73.5% | 3,112 |
| December 2022Dec 2022 | 5,580 | — | — | 17,152 |
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.
