| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 02:44 UTC | 1 |
| 29 Oct, 02:34 UTC | 2 |
Player counts over time, as we observed them.
Source: Steam Web API, ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers. Full methodology
| Month | Avg players | Kept | Compared with other games |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchMay 2020 | 47 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onAugust 2020 | 28 | 60% | Holds players well (better than 84% of 9,121 other games) |
| 12 months onMay 2021 | 9 | 20% | About average (better than 52% of 7,653 other games) |
Damascus kept 60% of the average players it had at its launch in May 2020 after 3 months and 20% after 12 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026Oct 2026 (so far) (from 19 Oct) | 3 | — | — | 6 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 2 | −1 | −36.4% | 4 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 3 | −1 | −23.8% | 6 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 3 | +2 | +82.2% | 7 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 2 | 0 | +6.5% | 5 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 2 | — | — | 5 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 2 | +1 | +56% | 5 |
| March 2025Mar 2025 | 1 | — | — | 3 |
| November 2024Nov 2024 | 1 | — | — | 3 |
| June 2024Jun 2024 | 2 | 0 | +9.8% | 5 |
| May 2024May 2024 | 2 | 0 | −6.5% | 6 |
| April 2024Apr 2024 | 2 | — | — | 5 |
| January 2023Jan 2023 | 1 | 0 | +2.1% | 3 |
| December 2022Dec 2022 | 1 | 0 | −11.1% | 3 |
| November 2022Nov 2022 | 1 | 0 | −25% | 5 |
| October 2022Oct 2022 | 1 | — | — | 5 |
| July 2022Jul 2022 | 3 | 0 | +7.9% | 8 |
| June 2022Jun 2022 | 3 | 0 | −14.8% | 8 |
| May 2022May 2022 | 3 | −1 | −17.5% | 9 |
| April 2022Apr 2022 | 4 | −1 | −19.2% | 11 |
| March 2022Mar 2022 | 5 | +2 | +59.6% | 13 |
| February 2022Feb 2022 | 3 | −2 | −37.8% | 9 |
| January 2022Jan 2022 | 5 | −1 | −18% | 13 |
| December 2021Dec 2021 | 6 | +2 | +52.5% | 16 |
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2021Nov 2021 | 4 | 0 | −7% | 9 |
| October 2021Oct 2021 | 4 | −2 | −35.1% | 13 |
| September 2021Sept 2021 | 6 | 0 | −4.5% | 15 |
| August 2021Aug 2021 | 6 | −1 | −15.3% | 17 |
| July 2021Jul 2021 | 7 | 0 | +3.5% | 23 |
| June 2021Jun 2021 | 7 | −2 | −23.1% | 18 |
| May 2021May 2021 | 9 | 0 | −2.7% | 27 |
| April 2021Apr 2021 | 10 | −2 | −14.8% | 22 |
| March 2021Mar 2021 | 11 | +2 | +24.6% | 23 |
| February 2021Feb 2021 | 9 | −1 | −11.7% | 23 |
| January 2021Jan 2021 | 10 | −4 | −27% | 25 |
| December 2020Dec 2020 | 14 | −3 | −20.1% | 30 |
| November 2020Nov 2020 | 17 | −2 | −11.8% | 31 |
| October 2020Oct 2020 | 20 | +3 | +14.7% | 40 |
| September 2020Sept 2020 | 17 | −10 | −37.9% | 43 |
| August 2020Aug 2020 | 28 | −6 | −17.3% | 55 |
| July 2020Jul 2020 | 34 | −7 | −17.1% | 58 |
| June 2020Jun 2020 | 41 | −6 | −13.1% | 77 |
| May 2020May 2020 | 47 | — | — | 86 |
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.
Damascus is a pixel-art MMORPG created by two guys. Create a unique character and explore the strange and fantastic world that is before you. Train any of your 19 different skills. Chat and trade with other players. Make friends and slay all sorts of Dragons!
