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Rule the Waves 3 Rule the Waves III is a simulation of naval ship design and construction, fleet management and naval warfare from 1890 to 1970.
Players on Steam, last 48 hours| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 9 Nov, 11:51 UTC | 63 |
| 8 Nov, 11:50 UTC | 86 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchMay 2023 | 465 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onAugust 2023 | 137 | 29% | About average (better than 58% of 9,247 other games) |
| 12 months onMay 2024 | 95 | 20% | About average (better than 53% of 7,786 other games) |
Rule the Waves 3 kept 29% of the average players it had at its launch in May 2023 after 3 months and 20% after 12 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
Players By Month| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026Nov 2026 (so far) | 72 | +7 | +9.9% | 86 |
| October 2026Oct 2026 (from 22 Oct) | 66 | −9 | −11.8% | 83 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 75 | −3 | −4.4% | 126 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 78 | −4 | −5.5% | 128 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 83 | −2 | −2.9% | 128 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 85 | −5 | −5.7% | 132 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 90 | −8 | −8.1% | 164 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 98 | −18 | −15.6% | 154 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 116 | +32 | +37.7% | 198 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 84 | −8 | −9.1% | 159 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 93 | +17 | +21.8% | 162 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 76 | +13 | +19.8% | 157 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 64 | −20 | −23.6% | 110 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 83 | −2 | −2.9% | 137 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 86 | −5 | −5.5% | 139 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 91 | −1 | −1.1% | 135 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 92 | +2 | +1.8% | 137 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 90 | −20 | −18.1% | 146 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 110 | +22 | +24.5% | 208 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 88 | −5 | −5.5% | 174 |
| March 2025Mar 2025 | 93 | +1 | +0.8% | 164 |
| February 2025Feb 2025 | 93 | −2 | −2.1% | 149 |
| January 2025Jan 2025 | 95 | +14 | +17.6% | 149 |
| December 2024Dec 2024 | 80 | −5 | −6.4% | 141 |
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2024Nov 2024 | 86 | −7 | −7.1% | 141 |
| October 2024Oct 2024 | 93 | −2 | −1.9% | 158 |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 94 | −5 | −5.1% | 150 |
| August 2024Aug 2024 | 99 | +5 | +5.4% | 153 |
| July 2024Jul 2024 | 94 | −2 | −1.6% | 155 |
| June 2024Jun 2024 | 96 | +1 | +1.3% | 179 |
| May 2024May 2024 | 95 | −7 | −6.6% | 168 |
| April 2024Apr 2024 | 101 | −21 | −17.5% | 157 |
| March 2024Mar 2024 | 123 | +5 | +4.1% | 189 |
| February 2024Feb 2024 | 118 | +10 | +9.1% | 194 |
| January 2024Jan 2024 | 108 | +1 | +0.7% | 171 |
| December 2023Dec 2023 | 107 | −9 | −8.1% | 178 |
| November 2023Nov 2023 | 117 | 0 | −0.2% | 198 |
| October 2023Oct 2023 | 117 | +2 | +1.6% | 217 |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 115 | −22 | −15.8% | 192 |
| August 2023Aug 2023 | 137 | −27 | −16.6% | 209 |
| July 2023Jul 2023 | 164 | −82 | −33.3% | 287 |
| June 2023Jun 2023 | 245 | −220 | −47.2% | 451 |
| May 2023May 2023 | 465 | — | — | 790 |
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.
