| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 02:21 UTC | 2 |
| 9 Nov, 02:21 UTC | 11 |
Player counts over time, as we observed them.
Source: Steam Web API, ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers. Full methodology
| Month | Avg players | Kept | Compared with other games |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchNovember 2020 | 257 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onFebruary 2021 | 53 | 21% | About average (better than 42% of 9,247 other games) |
| 12 months onNovember 2021 | 25 | 9.9% | Loses players fast (better than 26% of 7,786 other games) |
ICBM kept 21% of the average players it had at its launch in November 2020 after 3 months and 9.9% after 12 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
ICBM is a real-time strategy game of nuclear destruction. Research new technologies, build up your nuclear stockpile and use a combination of ships, planes and missiles to strike at the heart of your opponents’ cities while keeping your population safe from harm.

| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026Nov 2026 (so far) | 8 | 0 | +0.5% | 20 |
| October 2026Oct 2026 | 8 | +2 | +26.5% | 24 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 7 | 0 | −6.9% | 19 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 7 | −1 | −16.3% | 17 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 8 | +1 | +21.2% | 21 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 7 | −5 | −40.4% | 20 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 12 | −1 | −8.9% | 32 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 13 | −1 | −10.7% | 32 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 14 | +4 | +35.9% | 50 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 10 | 0 | −0.1% | 30 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 10 | 0 | +2% | 28 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 10 | +1 | +9.8% | 29 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 9 | −3 | −26.6% | 22 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 13 | 0 | −3.7% | 33 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 13 | +2 | +19.9% | 34 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 11 | −8 | −42.6% | 27 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 19 | +3 | +18.8% | 51 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 16 | +5 | +45.8% | 42 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 11 | −1 | −11.1% | 33 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 12 | −1 | −8.6% | 31 |
| March 2025Mar 2025 | 14 | +2 | +15% | 38 |
| February 2025Feb 2025 | 12 | −4 | −27.4% | 29 |
| January 2025Jan 2025 | 16 | −2 | −11.5% | 45 |
| December 2024Dec 2024 | 18 | −14 | −43.2% | 40 |
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2024Nov 2024 | 32 | −12 | −27.9% | 75 |
| October 2024Oct 2024 | 45 | +10 | +27.6% | 129 |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 35 | +10 | +37.4% | 126 |
| August 2024Aug 2024 | 26 | −6 | −17.9% | 50 |
| July 2024Jul 2024 | 31 | 0 | +0.5% | 64 |
| June 2024Jun 2024 | 31 | −9 | −23.4% | 73 |
| May 2024May 2024 | 40 | +4 | +11.4% | 95 |
| April 2024Apr 2024 | 36 | 0 | −0.2% | 102 |
| March 2024Mar 2024 | 36 | +5 | +16.6% | 89 |
| February 2024Feb 2024 | 31 | +1 | +4.3% | 61 |
| January 2024Jan 2024 | 30 | −1 | −2% | 74 |
| December 2023Dec 2023 | 31 | −1 | −3.4% | 80 |
| November 2023Nov 2023 | 32 | −9 | −22.6% | 67 |
| October 2023Oct 2023 | 41 | +9 | +26.9% | 99 |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 32 | −7 | −18.2% | 85 |
| August 2023Aug 2023 | 39 | −16 | −29.5% | 99 |
| July 2023Jul 2023 | 56 | +13 | +29.2% | 139 |
| June 2023Jun 2023 | 43 | +18 | +71.3% | 98 |
| May 2023May 2023 | 25 | −1 | −5.1% | 62 |
| April 2023Apr 2023 | 27 | 0 | −1.8% | 77 |
| March 2023Mar 2023 | 27 | −2 | −5.7% | 62 |
| February 2023Feb 2023 | 29 | −2 | −5.6% | 61 |
| January 2023Jan 2023 | 30 | −1 | −2.7% | 85 |
| December 2022Dec 2022 | 31 | +1 | +4.8% | 70 |
| November 2022Nov 2022 | 30 | −13 | −30.3% | 66 |
| October 2022Oct 2022 | 43 | +19 | +80.5% | 91 |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 24 | −1 | −2.6% | 79 |
| August 2022Aug 2022 | 24 | −6 | −19.2% | 49 |
| July 2022Jul 2022 | 30 | 0 | +0.1% | 77 |
| June 2022Jun 2022 | 30 | +2 | +7.9% | 64 |
| May 2022May 2022 | 28 | −12 | −29.9% | 59 |
| April 2022Apr 2022 | 40 | −11 | −21.9% | 84 |
| March 2022Mar 2022 | 51 | −3 | −5.2% | 96 |
| February 2022Feb 2022 | 54 | +17 | +44.6% | 193 |
| January 2022Jan 2022 | 37 | +3 | +7.5% | 89 |
| December 2021Dec 2021 | 35 | +9 | +35.5% | 91 |
| November 2021Nov 2021 | 25 | +1 | +2.1% | 67 |
| October 2021Oct 2021 | 25 | +1 | +2.6% | 55 |
| September 2021Sept 2021 | 24 | −4 | −13.6% | 54 |
| August 2021Aug 2021 | 28 | −6 | −18.6% | 56 |
| July 2021Jul 2021 | 35 | +6 | +20% | 72 |
| June 2021Jun 2021 | 29 | −1 | −4.2% | 75 |
| May 2021May 2021 | 30 | −1 | −4.5% | 60 |
| April 2021Apr 2021 | 32 | −13 | −30% | 76 |
| March 2021Mar 2021 | 45 | −8 | −15.7% | 115 |
| February 2021Feb 2021 | 53 | −9 | −14.7% | 163 |
| January 2021Jan 2021 | 63 | −37 | −37.2% | 137 |
| December 2020Dec 2020 | 100 | −157 | −61.2% | 225 |
| November 2020Nov 2020 | 257 | — | — | 605 |
Average and peak concurrent players each month, and the change in average players from the month before. Months up to October 2026 are from a licensed historical archive.