In this city-building game, you will lead a group of survivors in their search for a new home. Manipulate the landscape, manage limited supplies, plant crops, hunt wildlife, gather resources, and develop trade routes to build a bustling and unique town.

| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 8 Nov, 17:57 UTC | 319 |
| 7 Nov, 17:57 UTC | 320 |
Player counts over time, as we observed them.
Source: Steam Web API, ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers. Full methodology
| Month | Avg players | Kept | Compared with other games |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchOctober 2022 | 932 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onJanuary 2023 | 545 | 58% | Holds players well (better than 83% of 9,248 other games) |
| 12 months onOctober 2023 | 271 | 29% | About average (better than 65% of 7,787 other games) |
Settlement Survival kept 58% of the average players it had at its launch in October 2022 after 3 months and 29% after 12 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026Nov 2026 (so far) | 294 | +28 | +10.5% | 423 |
| October 2026Oct 2026 (from 19 Oct) | 266 | +72 | +37.1% | 373 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 194 | −52 | −21.2% | 372 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 246 | +37 | +17.7% | 496 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 209 | −16 | −7% | 397 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 224 | −5 | −2.1% | 478 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 229 | +3 | +1.2% | 528 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 227 | −9 | −3.8% | 672 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 235 | −35 | −12.9% | 405 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 270 | −41 | −13.3% | 543 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 312 | +86 | +38.3% | 556 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 225 | −6 | −2.6% | 379 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 232 | −126 | −35.3% | 523 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 358 | +194 | +118.3% | 1,169 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 164 | −64 | −28% | 286 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 227 | +45 | +24.9% | 497 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 182 | −3 | −1.5% | 340 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 185 | +14 | +8% | 419 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 171 | +5 | +2.7% | 346 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 167 | −13 | −7.5% | 309 |
| March 2025Mar 2025 | 180 | −9 | −4.5% | 398 |
| February 2025Feb 2025 | 189 | −45 | −19.2% | 330 |
| January 2025Jan 2025 | 234 | −4 | −1.7% | 430 |
| December 2024Dec 2024 | 238 | +42 | +21.3% | 414 |
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2024Nov 2024 | 196 | −32 | −14.1% | 398 |
| October 2024Oct 2024 | 228 | −29 | −11.3% | 523 |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 257 | 0 | +0.1% | 616 |
| August 2024Aug 2024 | 257 | −32 | −11.1% | 519 |
| July 2024Jul 2024 | 289 | +43 | +17.3% | 543 |
| June 2024Jun 2024 | 246 | −94 | −27.6% | 571 |
| May 2024May 2024 | 340 | +113 | +49.9% | 1,055 |
| April 2024Apr 2024 | 227 | −20 | −8.2% | 516 |
| March 2024Mar 2024 | 247 | −22 | −8.2% | 473 |
| February 2024Feb 2024 | 269 | −9 | −3.3% | 599 |
| January 2024Jan 2024 | 278 | −56 | −16.9% | 538 |
| December 2023Dec 2023 | 335 | −34 | −9.2% | 603 |
| November 2023Nov 2023 | 368 | +97 | +35.9% | 832 |
| October 2023Oct 2023 | 271 | −16 | −5.4% | 509 |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 287 | −99 | −25.7% | 588 |
| August 2023Aug 2023 | 386 | +77 | +25% | 819 |
| July 2023Jul 2023 | 309 | +47 | +17.7% | 727 |
| June 2023Jun 2023 | 262 | −89 | −25.3% | 538 |
| May 2023May 2023 | 351 | −134 | −27.7% | 673 |
| April 2023Apr 2023 | 485 | +91 | +23.1% | 1,120 |
| March 2023Mar 2023 | 394 | −23 | −5.5% | 831 |
| February 2023Feb 2023 | 417 | −127 | −23.4% | 831 |
| January 2023Jan 2023 | 545 | +25 | +4.8% | 917 |
| December 2022Dec 2022 | 520 | −413 | −44.3% | 875 |
| November 2022Nov 2022 | 932 | +185 | +24.8% | 2,438 |
| October 2022Oct 2022 | 747 | +443 | +145.7% | 3,170 |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 304 | −144 | −32.1% | 564 |
| August 2022Aug 2022 | 448 | −116 | −20.6% | 953 |
| July 2022Jul 2022 | 564 | +129 | +29.7% | 958 |
| June 2022Jun 2022 | 435 | +10 | +2.5% | 912 |
| May 2022May 2022 | 424 | −75 | −15.1% | 969 |
| April 2022Apr 2022 | 500 | +9 | +1.7% | 1,146 |
| March 2022Mar 2022 | 491 | −248 | −33.5% | 924 |
| February 2022Feb 2022 | 739 | −687 | −48.2% | 1,447 |
| January 2022Jan 2022 | 1,426 | +852 | +148.4% | 5,587 |
| December 2021Dec 2021 | 574 | −85 | −12.9% | 1,076 |
| November 2021Nov 2021 | 659 | −603 | −47.8% | 1,464 |
| October 2021Oct 2021 | 1,263 | — | — | 2,625 |
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.