Ember Knights is an action rogue-lite for 1-4 players where you play as legendary knights, the last spark of hope against the mad sorcerer Praxis and his hordes of unwavering fiends. Wield weapons & skills, build synergies with game-changing relics and free the universe of Praxis’ corruption.

| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 6 Nov, 18:11 UTC | 100 |
| 5 Nov, 18:10 UTC | 60 |
Player counts over time, as we observed them.
Source: Steam Web API, ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers. Full methodology
| Month | Avg players | Kept | Compared with other games |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchJuly 2023 | 774 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onOctober 2023 | 256 | 33% | About average (better than 63% of 9,248 other games) |
| 12 months onJuly 2024 | 205 | 27% | About average (better than 62% of 7,787 other games) |
Ember Knights kept 33% of the average players it had at its launch in July 2023 after 3 months and 27% after 12 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026Nov 2026 (so far) | 80 | −62 | −43.7% | 112 |
| October 2026Oct 2026 (from 19 Oct) | 141 | +18 | +14.2% | 219 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 124 | +16 | +14.8% | 314 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 108 | −44 | −28.8% | 317 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 151 | +5 | +3.1% | 293 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 147 | +22 | +17.2% | 487 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 125 | −27 | −17.5% | 396 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 152 | +65 | +73.8% | 345 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 87 | −33 | −27.2% | 201 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 120 | −38 | −24% | 331 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 158 | +11 | +7.3% | 352 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 147 | +42 | +40% | 288 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 105 | −43 | −29.1% | 255 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 148 | +64 | +75.4% | 341 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 85 | −15 | −14.7% | 161 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 99 | −58 | −36.9% | 201 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 157 | +20 | +14.8% | 370 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 137 | −60 | −30.6% | 349 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 197 | +2 | +1.2% | 565 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 195 | +16 | +8.9% | 643 |
| March 2025Mar 2025 | 179 | −119 | −40% | 451 |
| February 2025Feb 2025 | 298 | +85 | +39.6% | 962 |
| January 2025Jan 2025 | 214 | −101 | −32.1% | 560 |
| December 2024Dec 2024 | 315 | +17 | +5.9% | 563 |
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2024Nov 2024 | 297 | −290 | −49.4% | 631 |
| October 2024Oct 2024 | 587 | +352 | +149.5% | 2,176 |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 235 | −5 | −2.3% | 592 |
| August 2024Aug 2024 | 241 | +36 | +17.4% | 612 |
| July 2024Jul 2024 | 205 | +7 | +3.7% | 369 |
| June 2024Jun 2024 | 198 | −79 | −28.5% | 390 |
| May 2024May 2024 | 277 | +101 | +57.6% | 683 |
| April 2024Apr 2024 | 176 | −56 | −24.2% | 349 |
| March 2024Mar 2024 | 231 | −125 | −35.1% | 519 |
| February 2024Feb 2024 | 357 | +60 | +20.1% | 861 |
| January 2024Jan 2024 | 297 | −19 | −6.1% | 654 |
| December 2023Dec 2023 | 316 | +80 | +34.1% | 664 |
| November 2023Nov 2023 | 236 | −20 | −7.9% | 648 |
| October 2023Oct 2023 | 256 | −172 | −40.2% | 597 |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 428 | −143 | −25% | 1,058 |
| August 2023Aug 2023 | 571 | −203 | −26.3% | 1,216 |
| July 2023Jul 2023 | 774 | +703 | +987.3% | 3,060 |
| June 2023Jun 2023 | 71 | −26 | −27.1% | 163 |
| May 2023May 2023 | 98 | −11 | −10.5% | 225 |
| April 2023Apr 2023 | 109 | −11 | −9.2% | 250 |
| March 2023Mar 2023 | 120 | −16 | −11.9% | 278 |
| February 2023Feb 2023 | 136 | −13 | −8.7% | 380 |
| January 2023Jan 2023 | 149 | +8 | +5.7% | 369 |
| December 2022Dec 2022 | 141 | +49 | +53.4% | 371 |
| November 2022Nov 2022 | 92 | −23 | −20.1% | 229 |
| October 2022Oct 2022 | 115 | −6 | −5.4% | 454 |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 122 | +34 | +39.3% | 348 |
| August 2022Aug 2022 | 88 | −86 | −49.5% | 316 |
| July 2022Jul 2022 | 173 | −11 | −5.9% | 399 |
| June 2022Jun 2022 | 184 | −23 | −11.2% | 540 |
| May 2022May 2022 | 207 | −278 | −57.3% | 566 |
| April 2022Apr 2022 | 485 | — | — | 1,037 |
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.