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| Month | Peak | Average | Polls |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | 126 | 41 | 50 |
| October 2026 | 51 | 25 | 11 |
| September 2026 | 95 | 30 | Archive |
| August 2026 | 179 | 57 | Archive |
| July 2026 | 197 | 64 | Archive |
| June 2026 | 190 | 62 | Archive |
| May 2026 | 575 | 136 | Archive |
| April 2026 | 120 | 36 | Archive |
| March 2026 | 158 | 43 | Archive |
| February 2026 | 143 | 40 | Archive |
| January 2026 | 212 | 49 | Archive |
| December 2025 | 83 | 27 | Archive |
| November 2025 | 93 | 26 | Archive |
| October 2025 | 312 | 60 | Archive |
| September 2025 | 81 | 23 | Archive |
| August 2025 | 68 | 17 | Archive |
| July 2025 | 97 | 31 | Archive |
| June 2025 | 98 | 25 | Archive |
| May 2025 | 81 | 15 | Archive |
| April 2025 | 42 | 13 | Archive |
| March 2025 | 77 | 22 | Archive |
| February 2025 | 92 | 27 | Archive |
| January 2025 | 85 | 25 | Archive |
| December 2024 | 87 | 28 | Archive |
| November 2024 | 136 | 33 | Archive |
| October 2024 | 51 | 21 | Archive |
| September 2024 | 87 | 26 | Archive |
| August 2024 | 96 | 23 | Archive |
| July 2024 | 124 | 39 | Archive |
| June 2024 | 219 | 43 | Archive |
| May 2024 | 364 | 72 | Archive |
| April 2024 | 48 | 15 | Archive |
| March 2024 | 91 | 24 | Archive |
| February 2024 | 51 | 17 | Archive |
| January 2024 | 51 | 16 | Archive |
| December 2023 | 56 | 17 | Archive |
| November 2023 | 75 | 23 | Archive |
| October 2023 | 95 | 21 | Archive |
| September 2023 | 47 | 15 | Archive |
| August 2023 | 78 | 23 | Archive |
| July 2023 | 250 | 64 | Archive |
| June 2023 | 108 | 27 | Archive |
| May 2023 | 242 | 59 | Archive |
| April 2023 | 196 | 24 | Archive |
| March 2023 | 93 | 27 | Archive |
| February 2023 | 154 | 48 | Archive |
| January 2023 | 430 | 109 | Archive |
| December 2022 | 606 | 115 | Archive |
| November 2022 | 82 | 19 | Archive |
| October 2022 | 153 | 32 | Archive |
| September 2022 | 58 | 16 | Archive |
| August 2022 | 119 | 30 | Archive |
| July 2022 | 201 | 55 | Archive |
| June 2022 | 233 | 89 | Archive |
| May 2022 | 407 | 159 | Archive |
Player counts over time, as we observed them.
Source: Steam Web API, ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers. Full methodology
The average and peak number of people in the game on Steam in each calendar month before our own collection began. These figures come from a licensed historical archive, not from our own polls.
Source: Licensed historical archive, Monthly player history. Full methodology
| Month | Avg players | Kept | Compared with other games |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchDecember 2022 | 115 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onMarch 2023 | 27 | 24% | About average (better than 48% of 9,244 other games) |
| 12 months onDecember 2023 | 17 | 15% | About average (better than 40% of 7,783 other games) |
CaseCracker kept 24% of the average players it had at its launch in December 2022 after 3 months and 15% after 12 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
Traditional Chinese and Japanese support to CaseCracker. (5 Nov 2026): Players peaked at 4.8× the week before's average. Since it came out, players averaged 62% more than the week before.
| Update | Peak After | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Traditional Chinese and Japanese support to CaseCracker.5 Nov 2026 · week before: 6.9 of 7 days; 6.9 of 7 days so far | 126 (4.8×) | +62% |
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
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026Nov 2026 (so far) | 41 | +16 | +62.4% | 126 |
| October 2026Oct 2026 | 25 | −4 | −14.1% | 94 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30 | −28 | −48.4% | 95 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 57 | −7 | −11% | 179 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 64 | +2 | +3.4% | 197 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 62 | −74 | −54.5% | 190 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 136 | +101 | +284.1% | 575 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 36 | −7 | −17.2% | 120 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 43 | +3 | +6.6% | 158 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 40 | −9 | −18.3% | 143 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 49 | +23 | +85.9% | 212 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 27 | +1 | +4% | 83 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 26 | −34 | −57.2% | 93 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 60 | +37 | +162.1% | 312 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 23 | +6 | +32.2% | 81 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 17 | −14 | −45.2% | 68 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 31 | +6 | +24.7% | 97 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 25 | +10 | +64.9% | 98 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 15 | +2 | +14.7% | 81 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 13 | −8 | −39% | 42 |
| March 2025Mar 2025 | 22 | −5 | −17.7% | 77 |
| February 2025Feb 2025 | 27 | +2 | +7% | 92 |
| January 2025Jan 2025 | 25 | −3 | −10.6% | 85 |
| December 2024Dec 2024 | 28 | −5 | −15.7% | 87 |
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2024Nov 2024 | 33 | +12 | +58% | 136 |
| October 2024Oct 2024 | 21 | −5 | −21% | 51 |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 26 | +3 | +13% | 87 |
| August 2024Aug 2024 | 23 | −16 | −40.3% | 96 |
| July 2024Jul 2024 | 39 | −4 | −9.6% | 124 |
| June 2024Jun 2024 | 43 | −29 | −40.2% | 219 |
| May 2024May 2024 | 72 | +57 | +385.8% | 364 |
| April 2024Apr 2024 | 15 | −9 | −39.1% | 48 |
| March 2024Mar 2024 | 24 | +7 | +43.1% | 91 |
| February 2024Feb 2024 | 17 | +1 | +7.7% | 51 |
| January 2024Jan 2024 | 16 | −1 | −4.8% | 51 |
| December 2023Dec 2023 | 17 | −6 | −26.4% | 56 |
| November 2023Nov 2023 | 23 | +1 | +6.2% | 75 |
| October 2023Oct 2023 | 21 | +6 | +39.2% | 95 |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 15 | −8 | −33.9% | 47 |
| August 2023Aug 2023 | 23 | −41 | −63.8% | 78 |
| July 2023Jul 2023 | 64 | +37 | +135% | 250 |
| June 2023Jun 2023 | 27 | −32 | −54% | 108 |
| May 2023May 2023 | 59 | +35 | +146.6% | 242 |
| April 2023Apr 2023 | 24 | −3 | −11.1% | 196 |
| March 2023Mar 2023 | 27 | −21 | −44.2% | 93 |
| February 2023Feb 2023 | 48 | −60 | −55.6% | 154 |
| January 2023Jan 2023 | 109 | −6 | −5.1% | 430 |
| December 2022Dec 2022 | 115 | +96 | +509.9% | 606 |
| November 2022Nov 2022 | 19 | −13 | −41.8% | 82 |
| October 2022Oct 2022 | 32 | +17 | +104.5% | 153 |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 16 | −14 | −47.5% | 58 |
| August 2022Aug 2022 | 30 | −25 | −45% | 119 |
| July 2022Jul 2022 | 55 | −34 | −38.3% | 201 |
| June 2022Jun 2022 | 89 | −70 | −44.1% | 233 |
| May 2022May 2022 | 159 | — | — | 407 |
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.