| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 13:22 UTC | 747 |
| 09:21 UTC | 501 |
| 05:20 UTC | 565 |
| 01:19 UTC | 854 |
| 29 Oct, 21:18 UTC | 997 |
| 29 Oct, 17:18 UTC | 868 |
| 29 Oct, 13:17 UTC | 728 |
| 29 Oct, 09:16 UTC | 505 |
| 29 Oct, 05:15 UTC | 569 |
| 29 Oct, 01:15 UTC | 880 |
| 28 Oct, 21:14 UTC | 1,098 |
| 28 Oct, 17:14 UTC | 925 |
Player counts over time, as we observed them.
Source: Steam Web API, ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers. Full methodology
| Month | Avg players | Kept | Compared with other games |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchApril 2023 | 5,177 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onJuly 2023 | 1,102 | 21% | About average (better than 43% of 9,121 other games) |
| 12 months onApril 2024 | 552 | 11% | Loses players fast (better than 28% of 7,653 other games) |
DREDGE kept 21% of the average players it had at its launch in April 2023 after 3 months and 11% after 12 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
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| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026Oct 2026 (so far) (from 22 Oct) | 771 | +232 | +43% | 1,148 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 539 | −222 | −29.2% | 1,144 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 761 | +38 | +5.2% | 1,466 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 724 | −110 | −13.2% | 1,675 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 833 | +126 | +17.8% | 1,783 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 707 | +58 | +9% | 1,723 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 649 | −270 | −29.4% | 1,514 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 920 | +342 | +59.1% | 2,435 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 578 | −357 | −38.2% | 1,494 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 935 | −23 | −2.4% | 1,777 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 958 | +253 | +35.9% | 1,793 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 705 | +44 | +6.7% | 1,638 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 661 | +32 | +5% | 1,488 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 629 | −129 | −17% | 1,448 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 758 | −142 | −15.7% | 1,647 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 900 | −296 | −24.8% | 2,049 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 1,196 | +342 | +40% | 3,216 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 854 | −224 | −20.8% | 2,004 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 1,079 | −393 | −26.7% | 2,292 |
| March 2025Mar 2025 | 1,472 | +897 | +156.1% | 4,231 |
| February 2025Feb 2025 | 575 | −428 | −42.7% | 1,272 |
| January 2025Jan 2025 | 1,003 | −242 | −19.5% | 2,827 |
| December 2024Dec 2024 | 1,245 | +413 | +49.6% | 2,575 |
| November 2024Nov 2024 | 832 | +171 | +25.9% | 2,630 |
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2024Oct 2024 | 661 | −104 | −13.7% | 1,597 |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 765 | −411 | −35% | 1,750 |
| August 2024Aug 2024 | 1,177 | +362 | +44.5% | 3,699 |
| July 2024Jul 2024 | 814 | −38 | −4.4% | 1,903 |
| June 2024Jun 2024 | 852 | +505 | +145.3% | 2,561 |
| May 2024May 2024 | 347 | −205 | −37.1% | 714 |
| April 2024Apr 2024 | 552 | −109 | −16.5% | 1,066 |
| March 2024Mar 2024 | 662 | −68 | −9.4% | 1,449 |
| February 2024Feb 2024 | 730 | −185 | −20.2% | 2,731 |
| January 2024Jan 2024 | 915 | −220 | −19.4% | 2,332 |
| December 2023Dec 2023 | 1,135 | +322 | +39.6% | 2,464 |
| November 2023Nov 2023 | 813 | +402 | +97.8% | 2,065 |
| October 2023Oct 2023 | 411 | +9 | +2.3% | 1,470 |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 402 | −485 | −54.7% | 989 |
| August 2023Aug 2023 | 887 | −215 | −19.5% | 3,188 |
| July 2023Jul 2023 | 1,102 | +135 | +13.9% | 2,869 |
| June 2023Jun 2023 | 967 | −484 | −33.4% | 2,893 |
| May 2023May 2023 | 1,451 | −3,726 | −72% | 2,959 |
| April 2023Apr 2023 | 5,177 | — | — | 12,702 |
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.