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Players on Steam, last 48 hours| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 14:35 UTC | 580 |
| 10:34 UTC | 346 |
| 06:33 UTC | 356 |
| 02:33 UTC | 536 |
| 4 Nov, 22:32 UTC | 611 |
| 4 Nov, 18:31 UTC | 692 |
| 4 Nov, 14:30 UTC | 567 |
| 4 Nov, 10:29 UTC | 451 |
| 4 Nov, 06:28 UTC | 370 |
| 4 Nov, 02:27 UTC | 518 |
| 3 Nov, 22:26 UTC | 665 |
| 3 Nov, 18:25 UTC | 742 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchSeptember 2023 | 28,679 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onDecember 2023 | 1,559 | 5.4% | Loses players fast (better than 4% of 9,250 other games) |
| 12 months onSeptember 2024 | 1,275 | 4.4% | Loses players fast (better than 7% of 7,789 other games) |
PAYDAY 3 kept 5.4% of the average players it had at its launch in September 2023 after 3 months and 4.4% after 12 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
PAYDAY 3 is a 1-to-4 player co-op FPS and the ultimate heist fantasy, set in the most iconic city in the world. Gone without a trace or through a hail of bullets. Either way, you're getting out with the prize.
Players By Month| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026Nov 2026 (so far) | 605 | −88 | −12.7% | 1,064 |
| October 2026Oct 2026 (from 19 Oct) | 693 | −465 | −40.2% | 1,656 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 1,158 | +566 | +95.7% | 3,790 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 592 | −320 | −35.1% | 1,455 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 911 | +241 | +36% | 1,805 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 670 | −21 | −3% | 1,677 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 691 | +279 | +67.9% | 1,723 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 411 | −56 | −12% | 968 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 468 | +147 | +45.9% | 968 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 321 | −220 | −40.7% | 678 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 541 | −77 | −12.4% | 997 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 617 | +308 | +99.4% | 1,868 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 310 | −324 | −51.2% | 651 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 634 | +44 | +7.5% | 2,095 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 589 | +42 | +7.6% | 2,714 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 548 | −691 | −55.8% | 1,259 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 1,238 | +556 | +81.5% | 2,541 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 682 | +63 | +10.2% | 1,991 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 619 | +122 | +24.6% | 2,844 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 497 | −327 | −39.7% | 1,161 |
| March 2025Mar 2025 | 824 | −248 | −23.1% | 1,829 |
| February 2025Feb 2025 | 1,072 | +310 | +40.6% | 2,825 |
| January 2025Jan 2025 | 763 | −131 | −14.7% | 1,626 |
| December 2024Dec 2024 | 894 | −110 | −11% | 2,014 |
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2024Nov 2024 | 1,005 | +206 | +25.8% | 2,516 |
| October 2024Oct 2024 | 799 | −476 | −37.3% | 2,510 |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 1,275 | +431 | +51.1% | 3,841 |
| August 2024Aug 2024 | 843 | +22 | +2.7% | 4,654 |
| July 2024Jul 2024 | 821 | +223 | +37.3% | 1,983 |
| June 2024Jun 2024 | 598 | +264 | +78.9% | 3,289 |
| May 2024May 2024 | 334 | +92 | +37.9% | 1,640 |
| April 2024Apr 2024 | 242 | −53 | −17.8% | 517 |
| March 2024Mar 2024 | 295 | +9 | +3.3% | 888 |
| February 2024Feb 2024 | 286 | −315 | −52.5% | 647 |
| January 2024Jan 2024 | 601 | −957 | −61.4% | 1,681 |
| December 2023Dec 2023 | 1,559 | +441 | +39.5% | 4,467 |
| November 2023Nov 2023 | 1,118 | −4,862 | −81.3% | 5,109 |
| October 2023Oct 2023 | 5,980 | −22,699 | −79.1% | 28,744 |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 28,679 | — | — | 69,192 |
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.
Update ImpactPAYDAY 3: Update 3.10 Changelog (26 Oct 2026): Players peaked at 2.8× the week before's average. In the week after, players averaged 34% more than the week before. Another update came 3 days later, so that week is partly its doing.
| Update | Peak After | Change |
|---|---|---|
| PAYDAY 3: Update 3.10.1 Changelog29 Oct 2026 · week before: 6.9 of 7 days; 6.9 of 7 days so far | 1,064 (1.3×) | −18% |
| PAYDAY 3: Update 3.10 Changelog26 Oct 2026 · week before: 6.7 of 7 days; next update 3 days later | 1,656 (2.8×) | +34% |
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
