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Players on Steam, last 48 hours| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 02:22 UTC | 3,109 |
| 29 Oct, 22:21 UTC | 3,595 |
| 29 Oct, 18:20 UTC | 4,008 |
| 29 Oct, 14:20 UTC | 3,259 |
| 29 Oct, 10:20 UTC | 2,361 |
| 29 Oct, 06:19 UTC | 1,818 |
| 29 Oct, 02:18 UTC | 3,064 |
| 28 Oct, 22:17 UTC | 3,670 |
| 28 Oct, 18:16 UTC | 4,055 |
| 28 Oct, 14:15 UTC | 3,340 |
| 28 Oct, 10:15 UTC | 2,370 |
| 28 Oct, 06:14 UTC | 1,944 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchAugust 2022 | 4,718 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onNovember 2022 | 2,951 | 63% | Holds players well (better than 86% of 7,560 other games) |
| 12 months onAugust 2023 | 3,263 | 69% | Holds players well (better than 86% of 6,584 other games) |
Guild Wars 2® kept 63% of the average players it had at its launch in August 2022 after 3 months and 69% after 12 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
Players By Month| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026Oct 2026 (so far) | 3,284 | −840 | −20.4% | 5,431 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 4,124 | −310 | −7% | 7,028 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 4,434 | −545 | −10.9% | 7,525 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 4,979 | −432 | −8% | 8,888 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 5,411 | +1,515 | +38.9% | 10,137 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 3,895 | −80 | −2% | 6,808 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 3,975 | −378 | −8.7% | 6,806 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 4,353 | −1,082 | −19.9% | 8,222 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 5,436 | −13 | −0.2% | 9,493 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 5,448 | −81 | −1.5% | 9,863 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 5,529 | −673 | −10.9% | 9,292 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 6,203 | +1,307 | +26.7% | 10,852 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 4,896 | −191 | −3.8% | 9,534 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 5,087 | −258 | −4.8% | 8,597 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 5,345 | +840 | +18.6% | 9,441 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 4,505 | +944 | +26.5% | 8,221 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 3,562 | +515 | +16.9% | 6,382 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 3,046 | −216 | −6.6% | 5,201 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 3,263 | −133 | −3.9% | 5,518 |
| March 2025Mar 2025 | 3,395 | +248 | +7.9% | 6,131 |
| February 2025Feb 2025 | 3,147 | −11 | −0.4% | 5,364 |
| January 2025Jan 2025 | 3,158 | +248 | +8.5% | 5,414 |
| December 2024Dec 2024 | 2,911 | +21 | +0.7% | 5,218 |
| November 2024Nov 2024 | 2,890 | −66 | −2.2% | 4,864 |
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2024Oct 2024 | 2,956 | −626 | −17.5% | 5,025 |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 3,582 | −52 | −1.4% | 6,294 |
| August 2024Aug 2024 | 3,634 | +332 | +10.1% | 7,127 |
| July 2024Jul 2024 | 3,301 | +126 | +4% | 5,908 |
| June 2024Jun 2024 | 3,176 | +206 | +6.9% | 5,467 |
| May 2024May 2024 | 2,969 | −237 | −7.4% | 4,941 |
| April 2024Apr 2024 | 3,207 | −332 | −9.4% | 5,465 |
| March 2024Mar 2024 | 3,539 | +436 | +14% | 6,188 |
| February 2024Feb 2024 | 3,103 | −622 | −16.7% | 5,219 |
| January 2024Jan 2024 | 3,725 | +71 | +2% | 6,363 |
| December 2023Dec 2023 | 3,654 | +179 | +5.1% | 6,196 |
| November 2023Nov 2023 | 3,475 | +374 | +12.1% | 6,789 |
| October 2023Oct 2023 | 3,101 | −210 | −6.3% | 5,349 |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 3,311 | +48 | +1.5% | 5,622 |
| August 2023Aug 2023 | 3,263 | +35 | +1.1% | 6,539 |
| July 2023Jul 2023 | 3,227 | +344 | +11.9% | 5,178 |
| June 2023Jun 2023 | 2,883 | −471 | −14.1% | 4,999 |
| May 2023May 2023 | 3,355 | −116 | −3.3% | 5,766 |
| April 2023Apr 2023 | 3,471 | +26 | +0.8% | 5,645 |
| March 2023Mar 2023 | 3,445 | +71 | +2.1% | 5,977 |
| February 2023Feb 2023 | 3,374 | +127 | +3.9% | 5,848 |
| January 2023Jan 2023 | 3,246 | +470 | +16.9% | 5,492 |
| December 2022Dec 2022 | 2,777 | −174 | −5.9% | 4,717 |
| November 2022Nov 2022 | 2,951 | −731 | −19.9% | 5,129 |
| October 2022Oct 2022 | 3,682 | −1,002 | −21.4% | 7,044 |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 4,684 | −34 | −0.7% | 8,246 |
| August 2022Aug 2022 | 4,718 | — | — | 8,033 |
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.
