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Players on Steam, last 48 hours| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 01:12 UTC | 111 |
| 10 Nov, 01:02 UTC | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchJune 2020 | 570 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onSeptember 2020 | 140 | 25% | About average (better than 50% of 9,247 other games) |
| 12 months onJune 2021 | 343 | 60% | Holds players well (better than 85% of 7,786 other games) |
Need for Speed™ kept 25% of the average players it had at its launch in June 2020 after 3 months and 60% after 12 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
Need for Speed™ Ready to own the streets? Get behind the wheel of iconic cars and floor it through Ventura Bay, a sprawling urban playground. Explore overlapping stories as you build your reputation – and your dream car – and become the ultimate racing icon.
Players By Month| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026Nov 2026 (so far) | 146 | −56 | −27.7% | 265 |
| October 2026Oct 2026 | 202 | −57 | −22.1% | 480 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 260 | −337 | −56.5% | 572 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 597 | +408 | +215.2% | 1,478 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 189 | 0 | −0.1% | 672 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 190 | −35 | −15.7% | 381 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 225 | −12 | −5.2% | 497 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 237 | −121 | −33.8% | 569 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 358 | +81 | +29% | 948 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 278 | −70 | −20.1% | 654 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 347 | −120 | −25.6% | 899 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 467 | +70 | +17.7% | 1,168 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 397 | +212 | +114.8% | 1,440 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 185 | −31 | −14.3% | 458 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 215 | −46 | −17.5% | 521 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 261 | +38 | +16.8% | 611 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 224 | +32 | +16.6% | 500 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 192 | −50 | −20.8% | 440 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 242 | +29 | +13.7% | 548 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 213 | −120 | −36.1% | 483 |
| March 2025Mar 2025 | 333 | +18 | +5.7% | 977 |
| February 2025Feb 2025 | 315 | −3 | −1% | 800 |
| January 2025Jan 2025 | 318 | −186 | −36.9% | 966 |
| December 2024Dec 2024 | 505 | +279 | +123.5% | 1,122 |
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2024Nov 2024 | 226 | +57 | +33.4% | 763 |
| October 2024Oct 2024 | 169 | −50 | −22.7% | 362 |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 219 | −53 | −19.5% | 606 |
| August 2024Aug 2024 | 272 | +50 | +22.3% | 717 |
| July 2024Jul 2024 | 222 | +70 | +45.5% | 535 |
| June 2024Jun 2024 | 153 | −131 | −46.2% | 465 |
| May 2024May 2024 | 284 | +68 | +31.2% | 776 |
| April 2024Apr 2024 | 216 | −167 | −43.5% | 523 |
| March 2024Mar 2024 | 383 | +50 | +15.1% | 1,078 |
| February 2024Feb 2024 | 333 | +43 | +14.8% | 905 |
| January 2024Jan 2024 | 290 | +19 | +7.1% | 855 |
| December 2023Dec 2023 | 270 | +32 | +13.6% | 894 |
| November 2023Nov 2023 | 238 | +82 | +52.8% | 627 |
| October 2023Oct 2023 | 156 | −107 | −40.7% | 589 |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 263 | +172 | +188.8% | 697 |
| August 2023Aug 2023 | 91 | −5 | −4.8% | 166 |
| July 2023Jul 2023 | 96 | 0 | +0.2% | 181 |
| June 2023Jun 2023 | 95 | −3 | −3.4% | 199 |
| May 2023May 2023 | 99 | +6 | +6.8% | 209 |
| April 2023Apr 2023 | 93 | −1 | −1.6% | 184 |
| March 2023Mar 2023 | 94 | −15 | −14% | 199 |
| February 2023Feb 2023 | 109 | −70 | −39.2% | 218 |
| January 2023Jan 2023 | 180 | −1 | −0.3% | 458 |
| December 2022Dec 2022 | 180 | +11 | +6.6% | 429 |
| November 2022Nov 2022 | 169 | +1 | +0.4% | 401 |
| October 2022Oct 2022 | 169 | +19 | +12.3% | 468 |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 150 | +10 | +7% | 410 |
| August 2022Aug 2022 | 140 | −16 | −10.1% | 345 |
| July 2022Jul 2022 | 156 | −14 | −8.2% | 310 |
| June 2022Jun 2022 | 170 | +38 | +28.9% | 407 |
| May 2022May 2022 | 132 | +16 | +13.4% | 403 |
| April 2022Apr 2022 | 116 | −38 | −24.5% | 266 |
| March 2022Mar 2022 | 154 | −42 | −21.5% | 372 |
| February 2022Feb 2022 | 196 | +21 | +12.1% | 470 |
| January 2022Jan 2022 | 175 | +4 | +2% | 417 |
| December 2021Dec 2021 | 172 | +28 | +19.1% | 430 |
| November 2021Nov 2021 | 144 | −54 | −27.4% | 515 |
| October 2021Oct 2021 | 199 | +19 | +10.6% | 620 |
| September 2021Sept 2021 | 180 | −61 | −25.3% | 600 |
| August 2021Aug 2021 | 240 | +15 | +6.9% | 589 |
| July 2021Jul 2021 | 225 | −118 | −34.5% | 513 |
| June 2021Jun 2021 | 343 | +209 | +155.9% | 750 |
| May 2021May 2021 | 134 | +26 | +24.2% | 651 |
| April 2021Apr 2021 | 108 | −74 | −40.6% | 227 |
| March 2021Mar 2021 | 182 | −123 | −40.4% | 435 |
| February 2021Feb 2021 | 305 | −76 | −19.9% | 655 |
| January 2021Jan 2021 | 381 | +106 | +38.5% | 763 |
| December 2020Dec 2020 | 275 | +106 | +63.1% | 787 |
| November 2020Nov 2020 | 169 | −15 | −8% | 826 |
| October 2020Oct 2020 | 183 | +44 | +31.3% | 630 |
| September 2020Sept 2020 | 140 | −20 | −12.5% | 405 |
| August 2020Aug 2020 | 160 | −82 | −34% | 533 |
| July 2020Jul 2020 | 242 | −328 | −57.6% | 640 |
| June 2020Jun 2020 | 570 | — | — | 1,221 |
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.
