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Players on Steam, last 48 hours| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 13:40 UTC | 10 |
| 09:39 UTC | 7 |
| 05:38 UTC | 13 |
| 01:37 UTC | 18 |
| 29 Oct, 21:35 UTC | 21 |
| 29 Oct, 17:35 UTC | 19 |
| 29 Oct, 13:35 UTC | 12 |
| 29 Oct, 09:34 UTC | 12 |
| 29 Oct, 05:33 UTC | 16 |
| 29 Oct, 01:32 UTC | 11 |
| 28 Oct, 21:32 UTC | 24 |
| 28 Oct, 17:31 UTC | 8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchFebruary 2026 | 43 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onMay 2026 | 30 | 70% | Holds players well (better than 88% of 9,121 other games) |
| 12 months onFebruary 2027 | — | — | Not over yet |
Captain Hardcore kept 70% of the average players it had at its launch in February 2026 after 3 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
Update ImpactCaptain Hardcore - Free Demo Update! 🚀 (21 Oct 2026): Players peaked at 1.9× the week before's average. In the week after, players averaged 6% more than the week before.
| Update | Peak After | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Captain Hardcore - Free Demo Update! 🚀21 Oct 2026 · week before: 1.8 of 7 days | 27 (1.9×) | +6% |
Average players over the 7 days before and after each update post, and the most at once in the week after. Updates since we started counting this game’s players. How we count
Players By Month| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026Oct 2026 (so far) (from 19 Oct) | 15 | +1 | +10.6% | 27 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 13 | −1 | −9% | 29 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 15 | +1 | +5.4% | 29 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 14 | −3 | −18.9% | 29 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 17 | −13 | −43.1% | 36 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 30 | +2 | +8.4% | 65 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 28 | −6 | −18.7% | 50 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 34 | −9 | −20.1% | 69 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 43 | — | — | 106 |
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.
Captain Hardcore Early Access Board your ship and explore a universe built for sexual experimentation, creativity, and complete freedom. Build your crew, customize every detail of their bodies and outfits, and use your ship’s advanced systems to create, control, and replay your own scenes - all in the name of science!
