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Players on Steam, last 48 hours| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 11:10 UTC | 8 |
| 4 Nov, 11:09 UTC | 10 |
Player counts over time, as we observed them.
Source: Steam Web API, ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers. Full methodology
Player Retention| Month | Avg players | Kept | Compared with other games |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchSeptember 2023 | 62 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onDecember 2023 | 18 | 30% | About average (better than 59% of 9,250 other games) |
| 12 months onSeptember 2024 | 7 | 11% | Loses players fast (better than 30% of 7,789 other games) |
Under The Waves kept 30% of the average players it had at its launch in September 2023 after 3 months and 11% after 12 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
Under The Waves Stan, a professional diver in the North Sea, is struggling to overcome a life-changing loss during an extended mission underwater. Stuck in his self-imposed solitude, he starts to experience strange events and will have to make the most significant choice of his life...
Players By Month| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026Nov 2026 (so far) | 10 | −3 | −20.6% | 13 |
| October 2026Oct 2026 (from 22 Oct) | 13 | −3 | −17.9% | 24 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 15 | −28 | −64.7% | 42 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 43 | +36 | +446.3% | 175 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 8 | −3 | −29.6% | 28 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 11 | −9 | −44.9% | 35 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 21 | +11 | +126% | 76 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 9 | −10 | −51.5% | 31 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 19 | +6 | +44.6% | 52 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 13 | −11 | −46.1% | 28 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 24 | 0 | +1% | 78 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 24 | +18 | +294.7% | 77 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 6 | −5 | −45.9% | 25 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 11 | +3 | +34.3% | 37 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 8 | −3 | −25.5% | 34 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 11 | +4 | +48.7% | 45 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 8 | +1 | +8.4% | 24 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 7 | +1 | +20.6% | 29 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 6 | −4 | −41% | 21 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 10 | −4 | −31.5% | 37 |
| March 2025Mar 2025 | 14 | +7 | +106.1% | 47 |
| February 2025Feb 2025 | 7 | −1 | −13.8% | 31 |
| January 2025Jan 2025 | 8 | −2 | −20.8% | 33 |
| December 2024Dec 2024 | 10 | +4 | +76.6% | 34 |
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2024Nov 2024 | 6 | −6 | −50.1% | 28 |
| October 2024Oct 2024 | 11 | +5 | +67.2% | 45 |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 7 | 0 | −2.8% | 24 |
| August 2024Aug 2024 | 7 | −7 | −50.1% | 23 |
| July 2024Jul 2024 | 14 | +1 | +5.2% | 42 |
| June 2024Jun 2024 | 13 | +6 | +72.6% | 52 |
| May 2024May 2024 | 8 | −2 | −22.9% | 33 |
| April 2024Apr 2024 | 10 | −4 | −29.1% | 38 |
| March 2024Mar 2024 | 14 | −2 | −11.9% | 51 |
| February 2024Feb 2024 | 16 | −2 | −12.7% | 73 |
| January 2024Jan 2024 | 18 | 0 | +0.2% | 67 |
| December 2023Dec 2023 | 18 | +6 | +47% | 53 |
| November 2023Nov 2023 | 13 | −4 | −25.5% | 68 |
| October 2023Oct 2023 | 17 | −45 | −72.8% | 63 |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 62 | — | — | 282 |
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.
