| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 00:49 UTC | 87 |
| 30 Oct, 20:48 UTC | 114 |
| 30 Oct, 16:47 UTC | 91 |
| 30 Oct, 12:45 UTC | 59 |
| 30 Oct, 08:45 UTC | 39 |
| 30 Oct, 04:44 UTC | 56 |
| 30 Oct, 00:43 UTC | 65 |
| 29 Oct, 20:43 UTC | 98 |
| 29 Oct, 16:41 UTC | 99 |
| 29 Oct, 12:40 UTC | 57 |
| 29 Oct, 08:39 UTC | 47 |
| 29 Oct, 04:38 UTC | 53 |
Player counts over time, as we observed them.
Source: Steam Web API, ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers. Full methodology
| Month | Avg players | Kept | Compared with other games |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchNovember 2025 | 402 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onFebruary 2026 | 27 | 6.6% | Loses players fast (better than 5% of 9,121 other games) |
| 12 months onNovember 2026 | — | — | Not over yet |
Cleared Hot kept 6.6% of the average players it had at its launch in November 2025 after 3 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
CLEARED HOT is a nostalgic helicopter shooter with satisfying physics and light tactical elements. Shoot, dodge, move your squad around the battlefield, and pick up almost anything with your rope and magnet.

| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026Oct 2026 (so far) (from 22 Oct) | 99 | +81 | +475.8% | 206 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 17 | −18 | −51.1% | 45 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 35 | +5 | +14.8% | 106 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 30 | +7 | +30.3% | 75 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 23 | −14 | −38% | 77 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 38 | +8 | +27.5% | 147 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 30 | −29 | −49.5% | 77 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 59 | +32 | +119.4% | 239 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 27 | −24 | −47.9% | 75 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 51 | −51 | −50.2% | 134 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 103 | −299 | −74.4% | 361 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 402 | — | — | 734 |
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.
Jungle Storm Hotfix (22 Oct 2026): Players peaked at 2.1× the week before's average. In the week after, players averaged 5% more than the week before.
| Update | Peak After | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jungle Storm Hotfix22 Oct 2026 · week before: 0.7 of 7 days | 206 (2.1×) | +5% |
Average players over the 7 days before and after each update post, and the most at once in the week after. Updates since we started counting this game’s players. How we count