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DEFCON Inspired by the 1983 cult classic film, Wargames, DEFCON superbly evokes the tension, paranoia and suspicion of the Cold War era, playing on the fascinating aspects of psychological gameplay that occur during strategic nuclear warfare.
Players on Steam, last 48 hours| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 29 Oct, 18:12 UTC | 8 |
| 28 Oct, 18:02 UTC | 12 |
Player counts over time, as we observed them.
Source: Steam Web API, ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers. Full methodology
Players By Month| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026Oct 2026 (so far) | 10 | −6 | −36.1% | 17 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 16 | +7 | +90.1% | 131 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 8 | +1 | +13% | 19 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 7 | −1 | −8.3% | 18 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 8 | −1 | −15.6% | 20 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 9 | 0 | +0.6% | 24 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 9 | −4 | −29.2% | 28 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 13 | +4 | +36.7% | 30 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 10 | −1 | −12.4% | 25 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 11 | 0 | +1.8% | 28 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 11 | 0 | +2.1% | 29 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 11 | 0 | −2.2% | 28 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 11 | −7 | −41% | 32 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 18 | +10 | +108% | 108 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 9 | −1 | −14% | 24 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 10 | −1 | −8.8% | 23 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 11 | −1 | −8.8% | 23 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 12 | +3 | +28% | 39 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 10 | 0 | +0.7% | 39 |
| March 2025Mar 2025 | 10 | −1 | −9.4% | 25 |
| February 2025Feb 2025 | 11 | −4 | −27.3% | 35 |
| January 2025Jan 2025 | 14 | +1 | +4.6% | 37 |
| December 2024Dec 2024 | 14 | −1 | −6.5% | 37 |
| November 2024Nov 2024 | 15 | +3 | +22.6% | 40 |
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2024Oct 2024 | 12 | 0 | −2.6% | 28 |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 12 | 0 | −2.4% | 28 |
| August 2024Aug 2024 | 13 | −1 | −8.1% | 32 |
| July 2024Jul 2024 | 14 | 0 | −0.3% | 38 |
| June 2024Jun 2024 | 14 | +1 | +5% | 36 |
| May 2024May 2024 | 13 | 0 | +1.3% | 31 |
| April 2024Apr 2024 | 13 | −2 | −11.3% | 31 |
| March 2024Mar 2024 | 15 | +4 | +35.3% | 40 |
| February 2024Feb 2024 | 11 | −1 | −10.1% | 26 |
| January 2024Jan 2024 | 12 | −1 | −10% | 27 |
| December 2023Dec 2023 | 13 | 0 | +3.4% | 39 |
| November 2023Nov 2023 | 13 | +2 | +18.7% | 39 |
| October 2023Oct 2023 | 11 | −5 | −31.3% | 33 |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 16 | +3 | +22.5% | 60 |
| August 2023Aug 2023 | 13 | −3 | −17.7% | 30 |
| July 2023Jul 2023 | 16 | +5 | +45.6% | 43 |
| June 2023Jun 2023 | 11 | +1 | +9.8% | 30 |
| May 2023May 2023 | 10 | 0 | −1% | 30 |
| April 2023Apr 2023 | 10 | −3 | −24% | 27 |
| March 2023Mar 2023 | 13 | +1 | +6.9% | 33 |
| February 2023Feb 2023 | 12 | −2 | −15.8% | 30 |
| January 2023Jan 2023 | 15 | −1 | −8.9% | 39 |
| December 2022Dec 2022 | 16 | −3 | −17% | 45 |
| November 2022Nov 2022 | 19 | +4 | +26.3% | 64 |
| October 2022Oct 2022 | 15 | +4 | +38.7% | 36 |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 11 | −2 | −18.4% | 28 |
| August 2022Aug 2022 | 13 | −2 | −10.6% | 28 |
| July 2022Jul 2022 | 15 | 0 | +2.6% | 41 |
| June 2022Jun 2022 | 15 | −3 | −16.4% | 36 |
| May 2022May 2022 | 18 | −17 | −49.4% | 46 |
| April 2022Apr 2022 | 35 | +2 | +7.2% | 165 |
| March 2022Mar 2022 | 32 | +10 | +46.5% | 68 |
| February 2022Feb 2022 | 22 | +5 | +28.7% | 71 |
| January 2022Jan 2022 | 17 | −1 | −7.7% | 50 |
| December 2021Dec 2021 | 19 | −1 | −3.4% | 51 |
| November 2021Nov 2021 | 19 | +5 | +36.2% | 48 |
| October 2021Oct 2021 | 14 | +1 | +8% | 45 |
| September 2021Sept 2021 | 13 | −1 | −6.2% | 27 |
| August 2021Aug 2021 | 14 | −6 | −28.8% | 32 |
| July 2021Jul 2021 | 20 | +2 | +12.7% | 51 |
| June 2021Jun 2021 | 17 | +4 | +28.7% | 67 |
| May 2021May 2021 | 14 | −6 | −30.4% | 32 |
| April 2021Apr 2021 | 19 | +2 | +13.3% | 44 |
| March 2021Mar 2021 | 17 | −3 | −15.6% | 35 |
| February 2021Feb 2021 | 20 | −2 | −10.9% | 56 |
| January 2021Jan 2021 | 23 | +2 | +8.7% | 57 |
| December 2020Dec 2020 | 21 | −4 | −15.1% | 55 |
| November 2020Nov 2020 | 25 | 0 | −0.7% | 68 |
| October 2020Oct 2020 | 25 | +7 | +35.5% | 62 |
| September 2020Sept 2020 | 18 | +2 | +12.6% | 40 |
| August 2020Aug 2020 | 16 | −3 | −17.5% | 38 |
| July 2020Jul 2020 | 20 | −1 | −5.7% | 44 |
| June 2020Jun 2020 | 21 | 0 | −2.2% | 75 |
| May 2020May 2020 | 21 | −3 | −12.8% | 43 |
| April 2020Apr 2020 | 25 | +1 | +4.6% | 49 |
| March 2020Mar 2020 | 24 | 0 | −1% | 49 |
| February 2020Feb 2020 | 24 | −8 | −24.5% | 48 |
| January 2020Jan 2020 | 31 | −2 | −5% | 71 |
| December 2019Dec 2019 | 33 | +5 | +19.2% | 89 |
| November 2019Nov 2019 | 28 | +4 | +15.8% | 67 |
| October 2019Oct 2019 | 24 | −9 | −28.1% | 61 |
| September 2019Sept 2019 | 33 | +17 | +99.6% | 87 |
| August 2019Aug 2019 | 17 | −2 | −9.3% | 33 |
| July 2019Jul 2019 | 18 | +7 | +55% | 61 |
| June 2019Jun 2019 | 12 | +1 | +10.6% | 32 |
| May 2019May 2019 | 11 | +1 | +13.7% | 28 |
| April 2019Apr 2019 | 9 | −2 | −15.2% | 25 |
| March 2019Mar 2019 | 11 | −2 | −18% | 27 |
| February 2019Feb 2019 | 14 | +1 | +11.3% | 33 |
| January 2019Jan 2019 | 12 | −2 | −14% | 27 |
| December 2018Dec 2018 | 14 | 0 | +0.5% | 36 |
| November 2018Nov 2018 | 14 | +2 | +18.6% | 33 |
| October 2018Oct 2018 | 12 | −1 | −9.1% | 34 |
| September 2018Sept 2018 | 13 | +2 | +14.8% | 34 |
| August 2018Aug 2018 | 11 | −4 | −24.2% | 30 |
| July 2018Jul 2018 | 15 | 0 | −1.8% | 42 |
| June 2018Jun 2018 | 15 | +2 | +14.7% | 48 |
| May 2018May 2018 | 13 | 0 | −1.3% | 30 |
| April 2018Apr 2018 | 14 | +1 | +5% | 32 |
| March 2018Mar 2018 | 13 | +1 | +7.6% | 31 |
| February 2018Feb 2018 | 12 | −4 | −25.9% | 31 |
| January 2018Jan 2018 | 16 | −5 | −22.6% | 44 |
| December 2017Dec 2017 | 21 | +3 | +18% | 53 |
| November 2017Nov 2017 | 18 | +1 | +8% | 52 |
| October 2017Oct 2017 | 16 | +2 | +12.4% | 59 |
| September 2017Sept 2017 | 15 | −2 | −12.1% | 35 |
| August 2017Aug 2017 | 17 | −4 | −19.1% | 42 |
| July 2017Jul 2017 | 21 | −1 | −2.7% | 62 |
| June 2017Jun 2017 | 21 | −15 | −42.2% | 72 |
| May 2017May 2017 | 37 | +18 | +98.3% | 355 |
| April 2017Apr 2017 | 18 | +3 | +19.9% | 46 |
| March 2017Mar 2017 | 15 | −2 | −11.8% | 43 |
| February 2017Feb 2017 | 17 | −3 | −16.6% | 39 |
| January 2017Jan 2017 | 21 | −1 | −4.7% | 54 |
| December 2016Dec 2016 | 22 | +1 | +2.8% | 66 |
| November 2016Nov 2016 | 21 | +4 | +23.3% | 63 |
| October 2016Oct 2016 | 17 | 0 | −2% | 55 |
| September 2016Sept 2016 | 18 | +2 | +14.5% | 42 |
| August 2016Aug 2016 | 15 | −8 | −33.3% | 37 |
| July 2016Jul 2016 | 23 | +1 | +5.6% | 82 |
| June 2016Jun 2016 | 22 | +7 | +45.1% | 91 |
| May 2016May 2016 | 15 | −1 | −4.1% | 34 |
| April 2016Apr 2016 | 16 | 0 | +1.7% | 42 |
| March 2016Mar 2016 | 16 | −3 | −16.6% | 45 |
| February 2016Feb 2016 | 19 | −6 | −24.4% | 45 |
| January 2016Jan 2016 | 25 | −3 | −11.9% | 74 |
| December 2015Dec 2015 | 28 | +5 | +20.8% | 79 |
| November 2015Nov 2015 | 23 | +2 | +7.7% | 94 |
| October 2015Oct 2015 | 21 | +6 | +36.1% | 64 |
| September 2015Sept 2015 | 16 | −6 | −26.3% | 36 |
| August 2015Aug 2015 | 21 | −2 | −8.3% | 46 |
| July 2015Jul 2015 | 23 | −15 | −39.2% | 49 |
| June 2015Jun 2015 | 38 | +17 | +75.6% | 127 |
| May 2015May 2015 | 22 | +5 | +29.3% | 61 |
| April 2015Apr 2015 | 17 | −1 | −4.2% | 45 |
| March 2015Mar 2015 | 18 | −6 | −27.1% | 44 |
| February 2015Feb 2015 | 24 | −11 | −30.7% | 67 |
| January 2015Jan 2015 | 35 | −12 | −25.6% | 118 |
| December 2014Dec 2014 | 47 | +23 | +97.1% | 135 |
| November 2014Nov 2014 | 24 | +9 | +58.7% | 162 |
| October 2014Oct 2014 | 15 | 0 | 0% | 39 |
| September 2014Sept 2014 | 15 | −1 | −4.7% | 39 |
| August 2014Aug 2014 | 16 | −2 | −13.5% | 31 |
| July 2014Jul 2014 | 18 | −9 | −33.8% | 55 |
| June 2014Jun 2014 | 28 | +4 | +18% | 97 |
| May 2014May 2014 | 23 | +4 | +23.4% | 92 |
| April 2014Apr 2014 | 19 | +1 | +2.9% | 78 |
| March 2014Mar 2014 | 18 | +2 | +14% | 44 |
| February 2014Feb 2014 | 16 | −2 | −9.7% | 47 |
| January 2014Jan 2014 | 18 | −4 | −17.4% | 50 |
| December 2013Dec 2013 | 22 | +2 | +9.5% | 61 |
| November 2013Nov 2013 | 20 | −1 | −5.3% | 77 |
| October 2013Oct 2013 | 21 | +2 | +13.3% | 90 |
| September 2013Sept 2013 | 18 | −19 | −50.6% | 55 |
| August 2013Aug 2013 | 37 | +15 | +66.2% | 164 |
| July 2013Jul 2013 | 22 | +6 | +35.7% | 72 |
| June 2013Jun 2013 | 17 | +2 | +13.2% | 35 |
| May 2013May 2013 | 15 | −3 | −18.1% | 42 |
| April 2013Apr 2013 | 18 | −1 | −7.7% | 46 |
| March 2013Mar 2013 | 19 | −16 | −44.7% | 46 |
| February 2013Feb 2013 | 35 | +16 | +80.3% | 141 |
| January 2013Jan 2013 | 19 | −21 | −52.6% | 71 |
| December 2012Dec 2012 | 41 | +25 | +161.7% | 357 |
| November 2012Nov 2012 | 16 | +2 | +15.8% | 59 |
| October 2012Oct 2012 | 14 | −3 | −16.3% | 38 |
| September 2012Sept 2012 | 16 | −7 | −29% | 55 |
| August 2012Aug 2012 | 23 | −34 | −60.1% | 100 |
| July 2012Jul 2012 | 57 | — | — | 233 |
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.
