Submachine is a hand-drawn puzzle adventure game. You find yourself in a vast network of desolate locations containing puzzles, secrets, notes and items to collect to help you along the way. Follow the story of a banished lighthouse keeper to discover his descent into ruins.

| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 1 Nov, 18:59 UTC | 8 |
| 31 Oct, 18:56 UTC | 9 |
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 2023 | 109 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onJanuary 2024 | 14 | 13% | Loses players fast (better than 23% of 9,259 other games) |
| 12 months onOctober 2024 | 6 | 5.8% | Loses players fast (better than 11% of 7,793 other games) |
Submachine: Legacy kept 13% of the average players it had at its launch in October 2023 after 3 months and 5.8% 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) | 8 | −2 | −16.7% | 8 |
| October 2026Oct 2026 (from 22 Oct) | 10 | +5 | +129.7% | 13 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 4 | −1 | −19.5% | 15 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 5 | −3 | −39.3% | 15 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 9 | +3 | +53.5% | 28 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 6 | +2 | +37.2% | 26 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 4 | 0 | −6.5% | 11 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 4 | 0 | −6.5% | 14 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 5 | 0 | −1.3% | 16 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 5 | −3 | −36.1% | 12 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 7 | +1 | +17.4% | 19 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 6 | +1 | +26.4% | 22 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 5 | −1 | −21.3% | 12 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 6 | +1 | +22.3% | 22 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 5 | −1 | −16.7% | 13 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 6 | −6 | −50.7% | 21 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 13 | +5 | +58.5% | 33 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 8 | +2 | +25.2% | 34 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 6 | −2 | −21.9% | 15 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 8 | −4 | −34.9% | 19 |
| March 2025Mar 2025 | 12 | +4 | +48.2% | 43 |
| February 2025Feb 2025 | 8 | −4 | −34.6% | 19 |
| January 2025Jan 2025 | 13 | −11 | −46.6% | 40 |
| December 2024Dec 2024 | 24 | +18 | +293.3% | 67 |
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2024Nov 2024 | 6 | 0 | −3.6% | 24 |
| October 2024Oct 2024 | 6 | 0 | +5.9% | 18 |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 6 | −2 | −29.9% | 16 |
| August 2024Aug 2024 | 9 | −5 | −38.3% | 23 |
| July 2024Jul 2024 | 14 | +6 | +67.1% | 32 |
| June 2024Jun 2024 | 8 | +1 | +10.4% | 26 |
| May 2024May 2024 | 8 | −1 | −7.1% | 20 |
| April 2024Apr 2024 | 8 | −6 | −41.3% | 22 |
| March 2024Mar 2024 | 14 | −9 | −40.7% | 39 |
| February 2024Feb 2024 | 23 | +9 | +60.9% | 82 |
| January 2024Jan 2024 | 14 | −4 | −21.3% | 42 |
| December 2023Dec 2023 | 18 | −12 | −40.7% | 49 |
| November 2023Nov 2023 | 31 | −78 | −71.7% | 87 |
| October 2023Oct 2023 | 109 | — | — | 426 |
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.