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Players on Steam, last 48 hours| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 21:36 UTC | 4 |
| 17:36 UTC | 4 |
| 13:36 UTC | 1 |
| 09:35 UTC | 2 |
| 05:34 UTC | 2 |
| 01:33 UTC | 2 |
| 28 Oct, 21:33 UTC | 2 |
| 28 Oct, 17:32 UTC | 1 |
| 28 Oct, 13:31 UTC | 2 |
| 28 Oct, 09:30 UTC | 3 |
| 28 Oct, 05:29 UTC | 2 |
| 28 Oct, 01:28 UTC | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Launch (Early Access)February 2024 | 32 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onMay 2024 | 3 | 10% | Loses players fast (better than 17% of 7,559 other games) |
| 12 months onFebruary 2025 | 3 | 8.2% | Loses players fast (better than 21% of 6,583 other games) |
Colonize kept 10% of the average players it had at its Early Access launch in February 2024 after 3 months and 8.2% after 12 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
Colonize −33% Build and manage a peaceful 17th-century colony. Gather resources, create production chains, trade with the Old World, and survive without combat or warfare.
Players By Month| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026Oct 2026 (so far) | 2 | −1 | −26.4% | 5 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 3 | −5 | −62.1% | 11 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 8 | +5 | +162.9% | 37 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 3 | — | — | 11 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 2 | — | — | 4 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 2 | −1 | −26.2% | 8 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 3 | +1 | +93.2% | 10 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 2 | 0 | +6.6% | 5 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 1 | 0 | −20.8% | 4 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 2 | 0 | −1.1% | 4 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 2 | — | — | 6 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 2 | −1 | −23.2% | 6 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 3 | 0 | −3.7% | 9 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 3 | −1 | −20.2% | 9 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 4 | +1 | +59.3% | 9 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 2 | 0 | −10.6% | 8 |
| March 2025Mar 2025 | 3 | 0 | +1.1% | 8 |
| February 2025Feb 2025 | 3 | +1 | +33.8% | 7 |
| January 2025Jan 2025 | 2 | 0 | −20.4% | 6 |
| December 2024Dec 2024 | 3 | −1 | −28.8% | 6 |
| November 2024Nov 2024 | 3 | +2 | +101.2% | 14 |
| October 2024Oct 2024 | 2 | 0 | −13.2% | 6 |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 2 | −1 | −39.2% | 8 |
| August 2024Aug 2024 | 3 | 0 | −9% | 9 |
| July 2024Jul 2024 | 4 | −1 | −27.6% | 12 |
| June 2024Jun 2024 | 5 | +2 | +47.7% | 15 |
| May 2024May 2024 | 3 | −2 | −32.7% | 8 |
| April 2024Apr 2024 | 5 | −3 | −37.7% | 14 |
| March 2024Mar 2024 | 8 | −24 | −75.1% | 21 |
| February 2024Feb 2024 | 32 | — | — | 188 |
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.
