| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 16:51 UTC | 14 |
| 12:50 UTC | 23 |
| 08:48 UTC | 9 |
| 04:47 UTC | 12 |
| 00:47 UTC | 18 |
| 4 Nov, 20:46 UTC | 14 |
| 4 Nov, 16:45 UTC | 19 |
| 4 Nov, 12:43 UTC | 12 |
| 4 Nov, 08:42 UTC | 11 |
| 4 Nov, 04:40 UTC | 11 |
| 4 Nov, 00:38 UTC | 14 |
| 3 Nov, 20:37 UTC | 31 |
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 2024 | 125 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onMay 2024 | 41 | 33% | About average (better than 62% of 9,250 other games) |
| 12 months onFebruary 2025 | 94 | 75% | Holds players well (better than 90% of 7,789 other games) |
Boxes: Lost Fragments kept 33% of the average players it had at its launch in February 2024 after 3 months and 75% after 12 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
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| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026Nov 2026 (so far) | 19 | +1 | +6.2% | 47 |
| October 2026Oct 2026 (from 22 Oct) | 18 | −1 | −7.7% | 31 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 20 | −9 | −30.7% | 42 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 28 | −4 | −11.3% | 71 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 32 | −19 | −36.8% | 77 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 51 | +10 | +25.2% | 184 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 40 | −31 | −43.7% | 487 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 72 | +42 | +140.8% | 275 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 30 | +4 | +16.9% | 78 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 26 | −8 | −24.6% | 71 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 34 | −2 | −5.1% | 77 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 36 | +10 | +38.2% | 87 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 26 | −3 | −9.7% | 53 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 29 | +3 | +10.5% | 65 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 26 | −7 | −22.4% | 60 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 33 | −10 | −23.9% | 81 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 44 | −12 | −22.2% | 98 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 56 | +6 | +11.8% | 177 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 50 | +4 | +8.5% | 303 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 46 | −14 | −23.3% | 99 |
| March 2025Mar 2025 | 61 | −33 | −35.5% | 144 |
| February 2025Feb 2025 | 94 | −21 | −18.2% | 310 |
| January 2025Jan 2025 | 115 | +79 | +217.5% | 360 |
| December 2024Dec 2024 | 36 | +9 | +33.8% | 83 |
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2024Nov 2024 | 27 | −7 | −20.9% | 67 |
| October 2024Oct 2024 | 34 | −11 | −23.7% | 83 |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 45 | +6 | +16.2% | 157 |
| August 2024Aug 2024 | 39 | −17 | −30.8% | 118 |
| July 2024Jul 2024 | 56 | +12 | +26% | 343 |
| June 2024Jun 2024 | 44 | +4 | +8.6% | 114 |
| May 2024May 2024 | 41 | −3 | −7.8% | 83 |
| April 2024Apr 2024 | 44 | −14 | −24.2% | 112 |
| March 2024Mar 2024 | 58 | −66 | −53.3% | 137 |
| February 2024Feb 2024 | 125 | — | — | 496 |
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.