Cricket Captain 2021 takes to the field for a new season, with improved 20 over simulation, super overs, ODI world championship, international captaincy offers and fastest 50s/100s. Domestic systems, squads and kits have also been updated for the 2021 season.

Player counts over time, as we observed them.
Source: Steam Web API, ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers. Full methodology
| Month | Avg players | Kept | Compared with other games |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchJuly 2021 | 84 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onOctober 2021 | 54 | 64% | Holds players well (better than 86% of 9,242 other games) |
| 12 months onJuly 2022 | 36 | 43% | Holds players well (better than 78% of 7,781 other games) |
Cricket Captain 2021 kept 64% of the average players it had at its launch in July 2021 after 3 months and 43% after 12 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026Oct 2026 | 4 | 0 | −6.9% | 10 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 4 | 0 | −8% | 9 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 4 | 0 | −0.5% | 10 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 4 | 0 | +2.9% | 12 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 4 | 0 | +8.1% | 12 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 4 | 0 | +0.3% | 11 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 4 | 0 | −9.4% | 10 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 4 | 0 | −0.9% | 11 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 4 | −1 | −20.7% | 12 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 5 | −1 | −18.2% | 12 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 7 | +1 | +28.2% | 15 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 5 | 0 | +1.6% | 11 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 5 | +1 | +9.7% | 11 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 5 | −1 | −23.6% | 14 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 6 | 0 | −6.6% | 15 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 7 | +1 | +10.8% | 15 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 6 | −1 | −13.2% | 14 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 7 | 0 | −3.9% | 15 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 7 | −2 | −18.1% | 16 |
| March 2025Mar 2025 | 9 | 0 | +5.3% | 17 |
| February 2025Feb 2025 | 8 | −1 | −15% | 17 |
| January 2025Jan 2025 | 10 | −2 | −17.4% | 24 |
| December 2024Dec 2024 | 12 | +1 | +12% | 21 |
| November 2024Nov 2024 | 10 | +1 | +11.9% | 21 |
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2024Oct 2024 | 9 | −1 | −12.4% | 21 |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 11 | +1 | +5.1% | 20 |
| August 2024Aug 2024 | 10 | −1 | −9.7% | 20 |
| July 2024Jul 2024 | 11 | 0 | −4.4% | 19 |
| June 2024Jun 2024 | 12 | +1 | +11.2% | 23 |
| May 2024May 2024 | 11 | 0 | −1.1% | 21 |
| April 2024Apr 2024 | 11 | 0 | −4.3% | 21 |
| March 2024Mar 2024 | 11 | −3 | −22.9% | 25 |
| February 2024Feb 2024 | 14 | −1 | −4.5% | 30 |
| January 2024Jan 2024 | 15 | 0 | +1.2% | 27 |
| December 2023Dec 2023 | 15 | 0 | −0.7% | 29 |
| November 2023Nov 2023 | 15 | +2 | +11.3% | 27 |
| October 2023Oct 2023 | 13 | −1 | −10.1% | 27 |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 15 | −2 | −13.8% | 28 |
| August 2023Aug 2023 | 17 | −2 | −11.4% | 37 |
| July 2023Jul 2023 | 20 | 0 | +1.9% | 39 |
| June 2023Jun 2023 | 19 | +2 | +13.5% | 40 |
| May 2023May 2023 | 17 | 0 | −0.8% | 35 |
| April 2023Apr 2023 | 17 | −3 | −16.2% | 32 |
| March 2023Mar 2023 | 20 | +2 | +7.8% | 38 |
| February 2023Feb 2023 | 19 | −3 | −15.5% | 32 |
| January 2023Jan 2023 | 22 | −1 | −6.1% | 41 |
| December 2022Dec 2022 | 24 | +2 | +8.8% | 41 |
| November 2022Nov 2022 | 22 | +1 | +5.8% | 37 |
| October 2022Oct 2022 | 21 | −3 | −12.3% | 38 |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 24 | −3 | −12.1% | 44 |
| August 2022Aug 2022 | 27 | −9 | −26% | 48 |
| July 2022Jul 2022 | 36 | −20 | −35.5% | 65 |
| June 2022Jun 2022 | 56 | +1 | +1.3% | 108 |
| May 2022May 2022 | 56 | −5 | −8.5% | 90 |
| April 2022Apr 2022 | 61 | +3 | +5.3% | 94 |
| March 2022Mar 2022 | 58 | +1 | +2.4% | 90 |
| February 2022Feb 2022 | 56 | −16 | −21.7% | 91 |
| January 2022Jan 2022 | 72 | +15 | +27% | 112 |
| December 2021Dec 2021 | 57 | +8 | +17.2% | 102 |
| November 2021Nov 2021 | 48 | −6 | −11.3% | 75 |
| October 2021Oct 2021 | 54 | −12 | −18.2% | 93 |
| September 2021Sept 2021 | 66 | −18 | −21.3% | 118 |
| August 2021Aug 2021 | 84 | +1 | +0.9% | 150 |
| July 2021Jul 2021 | 84 | — | — | 143 |
Average and peak concurrent players each month, and the change in average players from the month before. Months up to October 2026 are from a licensed historical archive.