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Necesse Build, quest, and conquer across an infinite procedurally generated world. Play alone or with friends as you establish a settlement and explore deep dungeons, fight monsters and bosses, mine rare ores, craft magical equipment, recruit specialists for your colony, and more!
Players on Steam, last 48 hours| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 16:55 UTC | 975 |
| 12:54 UTC | 1,047 |
| 08:53 UTC | 770 |
| 04:52 UTC | 684 |
| 00:51 UTC | 622 |
| 31 Oct, 20:51 UTC | 782 |
| 31 Oct, 16:50 UTC | 1,022 |
| 31 Oct, 12:49 UTC | 966 |
| 31 Oct, 08:48 UTC | 632 |
| 31 Oct, 04:47 UTC | 702 |
| 31 Oct, 00:46 UTC | 611 |
| 30 Oct, 20:45 UTC | 681 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchOctober 2025 | 7,503 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onJanuary 2026 | 2,062 | 28% | About average (better than 55% of 9,259 other games) |
| 12 months onOctober 2026 | 612 | 8.2% | Loses players fast (better than 20% of 7,793 other games) |
Necesse kept 28% of the average players it had at its launch in October 2025 after 3 months and 8.2% 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) | 820 | +207 | +33.8% | 1,047 |
| October 2026Oct 2026 (from 19 Oct) | 612 | −484 | −44.1% | 1,120 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 1,096 | −2,137 | −66.1% | 2,038 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 3,233 | +2,439 | +307% | 11,200 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 794 | −81 | −9.2% | 6,283 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 875 | +92 | +11.7% | 2,271 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 784 | −239 | −23.4% | 1,987 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 1,023 | −5 | −0.5% | 2,434 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 1,028 | +17 | +1.7% | 2,226 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 1,011 | −1,052 | −51% | 2,296 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 2,062 | −598 | −22.5% | 3,864 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 2,661 | −2,650 | −49.9% | 5,224 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 5,311 | −2,193 | −29.2% | 16,427 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 7,503 | +7,101 | +1,765.6% | 29,227 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 402 | +4 | +0.9% | 875 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 399 | −200 | −33.4% | 803 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 599 | −43 | −6.7% | 1,215 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 642 | +180 | +39% | 1,241 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 462 | −246 | −34.8% | 983 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 708 | −25 | −3.4% | 1,795 |
| March 2025Mar 2025 | 733 | −519 | −41.4% | 1,610 |
| February 2025Feb 2025 | 1,252 | −506 | −28.8% | 4,429 |
| January 2025Jan 2025 | 1,758 | +1,206 | +218.7% | 12,339 |
| December 2024Dec 2024 | 552 | −156 | −22% | 1,251 |
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2024Nov 2024 | 708 | −165 | −18.9% | 1,541 |
| October 2024Oct 2024 | 872 | +37 | +4.4% | 2,756 |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 836 | −705 | −45.8% | 2,543 |
| August 2024Aug 2024 | 1,541 | +1,326 | +615.7% | 4,464 |
| July 2024Jul 2024 | 215 | −53 | −19.9% | 391 |
| June 2024Jun 2024 | 269 | +5 | +1.7% | 641 |
| May 2024May 2024 | 264 | −65 | −19.9% | 579 |
| April 2024Apr 2024 | 330 | −284 | −46.3% | 684 |
| March 2024Mar 2024 | 613 | +182 | +42.1% | 1,347 |
| February 2024Feb 2024 | 432 | −724 | −62.6% | 1,152 |
| January 2024Jan 2024 | 1,156 | −197 | −14.6% | 2,971 |
| December 2023Dec 2023 | 1,353 | +865 | +177.2% | 3,135 |
| November 2023Nov 2023 | 488 | −866 | −64% | 947 |
| October 2023Oct 2023 | 1,354 | +856 | +171.7% | 3,691 |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 498 | +84 | +20.1% | 1,397 |
| August 2023Aug 2023 | 415 | −382 | −47.9% | 842 |
| July 2023Jul 2023 | 797 | +99 | +14.2% | 1,714 |
| June 2023Jun 2023 | 698 | −6 | −0.9% | 1,660 |
| May 2023May 2023 | 704 | −317 | −31% | 1,768 |
| April 2023Apr 2023 | 1,021 | +488 | +91.6% | 3,856 |
| March 2023Mar 2023 | 533 | +70 | +15.1% | 2,030 |
| February 2023Feb 2023 | 463 | −21 | −4.4% | 967 |
| January 2023Jan 2023 | 484 | +284 | +142.2% | 1,672 |
| December 2022Dec 2022 | 200 | −74 | −27% | 442 |
| November 2022Nov 2022 | 274 | −5 | −1.9% | 718 |
| October 2022Oct 2022 | 279 | −51 | −15.4% | 835 |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 330 | −89 | −21.2% | 642 |
| August 2022Aug 2022 | 419 | −177 | −29.7% | 1,136 |
| July 2022Jul 2022 | 596 | −650 | −52.2% | 1,246 |
| June 2022Jun 2022 | 1,246 | +520 | +71.6% | 3,647 |
| May 2022May 2022 | 726 | +625 | +621.1% | 2,386 |
| April 2022Apr 2022 | 101 | +35 | +53% | 1,668 |
| March 2022Mar 2022 | 66 | +32 | +94.6% | 202 |
| February 2022Feb 2022 | 34 | −9 | −21.7% | 176 |
| January 2022Jan 2022 | 43 | +6 | +15.2% | 111 |
| December 2021Dec 2021 | 38 | +35 | +1,253.4% | 110 |
| November 2021Nov 2021 | 3 | −1 | −20.9% | 13 |
| October 2021Oct 2021 | 4 | −2 | −34.1% | 16 |
| September 2021Sept 2021 | 5 | +2 | +77.6% | 23 |
| August 2021Aug 2021 | 3 | −1 | −23.1% | 13 |
| July 2021Jul 2021 | 4 | +1 | +47.3% | 15 |
| June 2021Jun 2021 | 3 | −4 | −58.5% | 13 |
| May 2021May 2021 | 6 | +4 | +144.6% | 24 |
| April 2021Apr 2021 | 3 | 0 | +4% | 11 |
| March 2021Mar 2021 | 3 | 0 | −2.7% | 12 |
| February 2021Feb 2021 | 3 | −2 | −40.2% | 10 |
| January 2021Jan 2021 | 4 | +1 | +44.3% | 19 |
| December 2020Dec 2020 | 3 | −1 | −28.5% | 11 |
| November 2020Nov 2020 | 4 | +2 | +125.4% | 30 |
| October 2020Oct 2020 | 2 | −3 | −61.2% | 8 |
| September 2020Sept 2020 | 5 | +3 | +211.8% | 20 |
| August 2020Aug 2020 | 2 | −1 | −45.6% | 8 |
| July 2020Jul 2020 | 3 | +1 | +36.4% | 12 |
| June 2020Jun 2020 | 2 | 0 | +3% | 7 |
| May 2020May 2020 | 2 | +1 | +94.2% | 6 |
| April 2020Apr 2020 | 1 | −1 | −42.5% | 4 |
| March 2020Mar 2020 | 2 | 0 | −11.8% | 11 |
| February 2020Feb 2020 | 2 | −2 | −47.9% | 6 |
| January 2020Jan 2020 | 4 | +2 | +103.1% | 15 |
| December 2019Dec 2019 | 2 | — | — | 8 |
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.
Free WeekendsAbout 30 Jul – 3 Aug 2026: That month's peak was 7.2× the month before's average. The month after, players averaged 25% more than before.
| Dates | Peak During | Change |
|---|---|---|
| About 30 Jul – 3 Aug 2026 | 6,283 (7.2×) | +25% |
| About 20–24 Jan 2025 | 12,339 (22×) | +127% |
Monthly averages: June 2026, July 2026 and September 2026. Monthly averages: December 2024, January 2025 and February 2025.
Average players over the 7 days before and after each, and the most at once during it. Dates marked “About” are from the developer’s news post. How we count
