| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 08:33 UTC | 7 |
| 04:31 UTC | 16 |
| 00:30 UTC | 23 |
| 29 Oct, 20:29 UTC | 35 |
| 29 Oct, 16:28 UTC | 24 |
| 29 Oct, 12:27 UTC | 10 |
| 29 Oct, 08:26 UTC | 10 |
| 29 Oct, 04:22 UTC | 22 |
| 29 Oct, 00:12 UTC | 38 |
| 28 Oct, 20:11 UTC | 41 |
| 28 Oct, 16:10 UTC | 32 |
| 28 Oct, 12:10 UTC | 21 |
Player counts over time, as we observed them.
Source: Steam Web API, ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers. Full methodology
| Month | Avg players | Kept | Compared with other games |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchFebruary 2025 | 362 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onMay 2025 | 17 | 4.7% | Loses players fast (better than 2% of 9,121 other games) |
| 12 months onFebruary 2026 | 43 | 12% | Loses players fast (better than 33% of 7,653 other games) |
Astronomics kept 4.7% of the average players it had at its launch in February 2025 after 3 months and 12% after 12 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
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| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026Oct 2026 (so far) (from 20 Oct) | 31 | −40 | −56.5% | 70 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 71 | +3 | +3.6% | 237 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 69 | +44 | +180.2% | 467 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 25 | +9 | +55.6% | 58 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 16 | +4 | +28.4% | 57 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 12 | −7 | −35.2% | 27 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 19 | −9 | −32.2% | 50 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 28 | −15 | −35.4% | 68 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 43 | +12 | +40.4% | 118 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 31 | −18 | −36.6% | 92 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 49 | +18 | +56.4% | 106 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 31 | −24 | −43.2% | 131 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 55 | +35 | +183.9% | 194 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 19 | −38 | −66.6% | 45 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 58 | +3 | +5.9% | 169 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 54 | +13 | +30.6% | 194 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 42 | +25 | +146.8% | 124 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 17 | −16 | −48.2% | 40 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 33 | −57 | −63.7% | 87 |
| March 2025Mar 2025 | 90 | −272 | −75.2% | 235 |
| February 2025Feb 2025 | 362 | — | — | 1,002 |
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.
Version 0.84.6 - Various Improvements (21 Oct 2026): Players peaked at 2.2× the week before's average. Since it came out, players averaged 6% more than the week before.
| Update | Peak After | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Version 0.84.6 - Various Improvements21 Oct 2026 · week before: 1.2 of 7 days; 6.9 of 7 days so far | 70 (2.2×) | +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