| Hour | Peak | Average | Polls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08:00 UTC | 40 | 40 | 1 |
| 04:00 UTC | 33 | 33 | 1 |
| 00:00 UTC | 17 | 17 | 1 |
| 8 Nov, 20:00 UTC | 11 | 11 | 1 |
| 8 Nov, 16:00 UTC | 41 | 41 | 1 |
| 8 Nov, 12:00 UTC | 65 | 65 | 1 |
| 8 Nov, 08:00 UTC | 57 | 57 | 1 |
| 8 Nov, 04:00 UTC | 47 | 47 | 1 |
| 8 Nov, 00:00 UTC | 14 | 14 | 1 |
| 7 Nov, 20:00 UTC | 18 | 18 | 1 |
| 7 Nov, 16:00 UTC | 46 | 46 | 1 |
| 7 Nov, 12:00 UTC | 59 | 59 | 1 |
| 7 Nov, 08:00 UTC | 48 | 48 | 1 |
| 7 Nov, 04:00 UTC | 36 | 36 | 1 |
| 7 Nov, 00:00 UTC | 13 | 13 | 1 |
| 6 Nov, 19:00 UTC | 12 | 12 | 1 |
| 6 Nov, 15:00 UTC | 45 | 45 | 1 |
| 6 Nov, 11:00 UTC | 53 | 53 | 1 |
| 6 Nov, 08:00 UTC | 45 | 45 | 1 |
| 6 Nov, 04:00 UTC | 30 | 30 | 1 |
| 6 Nov, 00:00 UTC | 15 | 15 | 1 |
| 5 Nov, 20:00 UTC | 14 | 14 | 1 |
| 5 Nov, 16:00 UTC | 33 | 33 | 1 |
| 5 Nov, 12:00 UTC | 53 | 53 | 1 |
| 5 Nov, 08:00 UTC | 53 | 53 | 1 |
| 5 Nov, 04:00 UTC | 42 | 42 | 1 |
| 5 Nov, 00:00 UTC | 20 | 20 | 1 |
| 4 Nov, 20:00 UTC | 12 | 12 | 1 |
| 4 Nov, 16:00 UTC | 41 | 41 | 1 |
| 4 Nov, 12:00 UTC | 63 | 63 | 1 |
| 4 Nov, 08:00 UTC | 62 | 62 | 1 |
| 4 Nov, 04:00 UTC | 52 | 52 | 1 |
| 4 Nov, 00:00 UTC | 24 | 24 | 1 |
| 3 Nov, 20:00 UTC | 21 | 21 | 1 |
| 3 Nov, 16:00 UTC | 45 | 45 | 1 |
| 3 Nov, 12:00 UTC | 81 | 81 | 1 |
| 3 Nov, 08:00 UTC | 45 | 45 | 1 |
| 3 Nov, 04:00 UTC | 42 | 42 | 1 |
| 3 Nov, 00:00 UTC | 18 | 18 | 1 |
| 2 Nov, 19:00 UTC | 21 | 21 | 1 |
| 2 Nov, 15:00 UTC | 51 | 51 | 1 |
| 2 Nov, 11:00 UTC | 73 | 73 | 1 |
Player counts over time, as we observed them.
Source: Steam Web API, ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers. Full methodology
| Month | Avg players | Kept | Compared with other games |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchMay 2023 | 41 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onAugust 2023 | 35 | 85% | Holds players well (better than 92% of 9,248 other games) |
| 12 months onMay 2024 | 40 | 97% | Holds players well (better than 93% of 7,787 other games) |
逐鹿 kept 85% of the average players it had at its launch in May 2023 after 3 months and 97% after 12 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
A stand-alone turn-based war chess game with the theme of Chinese history. The core gameplay is territorial competition, and diplomacy, construction, combat and other gameplay will also revolve around territorial competition.

| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026Nov 2026 (so far) | 39 | −20 | −34% | 81 |
| October 2026Oct 2026 (from 22 Oct) | 59 | +21 | +55.2% | 70 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 38 | +2 | +6.6% | 91 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 36 | +1 | +1.7% | 78 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 35 | +3 | +8.6% | 85 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 32 | −1 | −4% | 73 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 34 | +5 | +16.8% | 77 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 29 | −1 | −2.2% | 60 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 30 | −1 | −3.7% | 69 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 31 | +2 | +6.3% | 76 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 29 | −1 | −3.5% | 65 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 30 | +5 | +19% | 76 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 25 | −2 | −8.2% | 61 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 27 | −2 | −8.2% | 64 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | −2 | −7.2% | 77 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 32 | −3 | −8.9% | 81 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 35 | +10 | +38.3% | 84 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 26 | −3 | −9.5% | 65 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 28 | +1 | +3.6% | 70 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 27 | −4 | −14.2% | 68 |
| March 2025Mar 2025 | 32 | +3 | +11.7% | 87 |
| February 2025Feb 2025 | 28 | −3 | −11% | 73 |
| January 2025Jan 2025 | 32 | +6 | +21.6% | 76 |
| December 2024Dec 2024 | 26 | −4 | −11.9% | 61 |
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2024Nov 2024 | 30 | +1 | +3.6% | 69 |
| October 2024Oct 2024 | 29 | −1 | −4.3% | 72 |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | −1 | −2.9% | 68 |
| August 2024Aug 2024 | 31 | −3 | −9.4% | 70 |
| July 2024Jul 2024 | 34 | +6 | +21.1% | 78 |
| June 2024Jun 2024 | 28 | −12 | −29.6% | 64 |
| May 2024May 2024 | 40 | −4 | −10% | 107 |
| April 2024Apr 2024 | 44 | −1 | −1.8% | 111 |
| March 2024Mar 2024 | 45 | −14 | −24.1% | 100 |
| February 2024Feb 2024 | 60 | −10 | −14.2% | 118 |
| January 2024Jan 2024 | 70 | +15 | +28.4% | 153 |
| December 2023Dec 2023 | 54 | +14 | +36% | 116 |
| November 2023Nov 2023 | 40 | +9 | +28.8% | 128 |
| October 2023Oct 2023 | 31 | −3 | −8.2% | 84 |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 34 | −1 | −4% | 90 |
| August 2023Aug 2023 | 35 | 0 | +1% | 81 |
| July 2023Jul 2023 | 35 | −3 | −7.3% | 85 |
| June 2023Jun 2023 | 37 | −4 | −9.6% | 91 |
| May 2023May 2023 | 41 | +1 | +1.2% | 99 |
| April 2023Apr 2023 | 41 | −3 | −7.9% | 93 |
| March 2023Mar 2023 | 44 | +1 | +3.1% | 115 |
| February 2023Feb 2023 | 43 | +4 | +9.4% | 108 |
| January 2023Jan 2023 | 39 | −11 | −21.5% | 108 |
| December 2022Dec 2022 | 50 | −5 | −8.6% | 113 |
| November 2022Nov 2022 | 55 | −10 | −15.7% | 134 |
| October 2022Oct 2022 | 65 | — | — | 132 |
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.
3.1.45 (29 Oct 2026): Players peaked at 1.5× the week before's average. In the week after, players averaged 15% fewer than the week before.
| Update | Peak After | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 3.1.466 Nov 2026 · week before: 6.9 of 7 days; 3 of 7 days so far | 65 (1.5×) | −15% |
| 3.1.4529 Oct 2026 · week before: 6.6 of 7 days | 81 (1.5×) | −15% |
| 3.1.4426 Oct 2026 · week before: 4 of 7 days; 6.1 of 7 days so far; next update 3 days later | 70 (1.3×) | +12% |
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