| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 00:32 UTC | 5 |
| 6 Nov, 20:32 UTC | 3 |
| 6 Nov, 16:31 UTC | 2 |
| 6 Nov, 12:30 UTC | 3 |
| 6 Nov, 08:29 UTC | 4 |
| 6 Nov, 04:28 UTC | 4 |
| 6 Nov, 00:27 UTC | 4 |
| 5 Nov, 20:21 UTC | 9 |
| 5 Nov, 16:20 UTC | 7 |
| 5 Nov, 12:18 UTC | 5 |
| 5 Nov, 08:17 UTC | 4 |
| 5 Nov, 04:15 UTC | 8 |
Player counts over time, as we observed them.
Source: Steam Web API, ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers. Full methodology
| Month | Avg players | Kept | Compared with other games |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchMarch 2026 | 21 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onJune 2026 | 5 | 25% | About average (better than 51% of 9,248 other games) |
| 12 months onMarch 2027 | — | — | Not over yet |
Shinehill kept 25% of the average players it had at its launch in March 2026 after 3 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
Yet again they dumped the toughest job on you. Now you are on Shinehill Island, where you suddenly replaced one of the new residents. Explore the world, meet charming townspeople, do farming, fishing, cooking and try not to reveal yourself.

Update Ver. 1.2.1 (26 Oct 2026): Players peaked at 2.0× the week before's average. In the week after, players averaged 6% fewer than the week before.
| Update | Peak After | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Update Ver. 1.2.126 Oct 2026 · week before: 4.6 of 7 days | 11 (2.0×) | −6% |
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) | 6 | +1 | +25.8% | 15 |
| October 2026Oct 2026 (from 22 Oct) | 5 | 0 | −1.4% | 10 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 5 | +1 | +37.7% | 15 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 4 | −1 | −18.7% | 15 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 4 | −1 | −17% | 12 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 5 | −4 | −43.8% | 17 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 10 | +2 | +30.8% | 26 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 7 | −14 | −65.9% | 20 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 21 | — | — | 58 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 3 | — | — | 8 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 3 | 0 | −3.5% | 13 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 3 | 0 | −2.3% | 9 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 4 | — | — | 13 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 2 | −2 | −45.1% | 7 |
| March 2025Mar 2025 | 3 | — | — | 14 |
| December 2024Dec 2024 | 3 | 0 | −10.8% | 9 |
| November 2024Nov 2024 | 3 | 0 | −10.8% | 11 |
| October 2024Oct 2024 | 4 | −12 | −77.2% | 10 |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 16 | — | — | 33 |
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.