| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 30 Oct, 15:05 UTC | 16 |
| 29 Oct, 15:03 UTC | 10 |
Player counts over time, as we observed them.
Source: Steam Web API, ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers. Full methodology
| Month | Avg players | Kept | Compared with other games |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchOctober 2025 | 50 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onJanuary 2026 | 5 | 9.3% | Loses players fast (better than 12% of 9,121 other games) |
| 12 months onOctober 2026 | — | — | Not over yet |
窒愛SUFFOCATE kept 9.3% of the average players it had at its launch in October 2025 after 3 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026Oct 2026 (so far) (from 22 Oct) | 11 | +9 | +336.8% | 16 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 3 | −1 | −29.4% | 12 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 4 | −2 | −32.1% | 15 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 6 | +1 | +29.7% | 16 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 4 | 0 | −7.5% | 17 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 5 | −1 | −22% | 17 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 6 | −3 | −30.8% | 24 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 8 | +3 | +58.3% | 40 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 5 | +1 | +15.2% | 19 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 5 | −2 | −32.2% | 19 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 7 | −10 | −59.1% | 25 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 17 | −33 | −66.3% | 83 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 50 | — | — | 204 |
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.
《SUFFOCATE》is a realistic 3D first-person survival horror game. The plot revolves around family relationships, cult, and the greed that permeates human nature. The game doesn't shy away from violence, gore, and faith in this one-of-a-kind survival horror experience, Taiwanese style.
