| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 08:02 UTC | 24 |
| 04:01 UTC | 72 |
| 00:00 UTC | 139 |
| 29 Oct, 19:07 UTC | 125 |
| 29 Oct, 15:06 UTC | 94 |
| 29 Oct, 11:05 UTC | 38 |
| 29 Oct, 08:28 UTC | 33 |
| 29 Oct, 04:26 UTC | 60 |
| 29 Oct, 00:25 UTC | 100 |
| 28 Oct, 20:24 UTC | 147 |
| 28 Oct, 16:24 UTC | 126 |
| 28 Oct, 12:23 UTC | 55 |
Player counts over time, as we observed them.
Source: Steam Web API, ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers. Full methodology
| Month | Avg players | Kept | Compared with other games |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchSeptember 2023 | 193 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onDecember 2023 | 23 | 12% | Loses players fast (better than 19% of 9,121 other games) |
| 12 months onSeptember 2024 | 288 | 1.5× | Holds players well (better than 97% of 7,653 other games) |
Deceit 2 kept 12% of the average players it had at its launch in September 2023 after 3 months and 1.5× after 12 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
Deceit 2 is an online social deduction horror game. Inspire fear as the Infected, investigate as the Innocent, or create mayhem as the Cursed. Trapped with friends and strangers: who can you trust to help you escape?

| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026Oct 2026 (so far) (from 21 Oct) | 92 | −14 | −13.4% | 234 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 106 | −33 | −24.1% | 272 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 139 | +2 | +1.3% | 280 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 138 | −46 | −25.3% | 266 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 184 | +22 | +13.9% | 431 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 162 | +3 | +2.1% | 342 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 158 | −2 | −1.4% | 343 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 161 | +8 | +5.1% | 336 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 153 | −4 | −2.5% | 336 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 157 | +14 | +9.5% | 357 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 143 | −19 | −11.6% | 314 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 162 | −3 | −1.7% | 361 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 165 | +16 | +10.6% | 420 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 149 | −9 | −5.8% | 306 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 158 | −23 | −12.6% | 306 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 181 | −9 | −4.9% | 319 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 190 | −6 | −3.3% | 407 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 197 | +24 | +14.2% | 406 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 172 | +3 | +1.6% | 362 |
| March 2025Mar 2025 | 169 | +1 | +0.5% | 356 |
| February 2025Feb 2025 | 168 | −16 | −8.9% | 349 |
| January 2025Jan 2025 | 185 | +40 | +27.6% | 464 |
| December 2024Dec 2024 | 145 | −56 | −28% | 324 |
| November 2024Nov 2024 | 201 | −112 | −35.7% | 417 |
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2024Oct 2024 | 313 | +26 | +9% | 626 |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 288 | −58 | −16.7% | 568 |
| August 2024Aug 2024 | 345 | −42 | −10.9% | 651 |
| July 2024Jul 2024 | 388 | −73 | −15.9% | 817 |
| June 2024Jun 2024 | 461 | −64 | −12.2% | 1,005 |
| May 2024May 2024 | 525 | −52 | −9% | 1,103 |
| April 2024Apr 2024 | 577 | +101 | +21.2% | 1,355 |
| March 2024Mar 2024 | 476 | +465 | +4,004.2% | 2,909 |
| February 2024Feb 2024 | 12 | −1 | −5.6% | 63 |
| January 2024Jan 2024 | 12 | −11 | −47.4% | 75 |
| December 2023Dec 2023 | 23 | −21 | −47.9% | 111 |
| November 2023Nov 2023 | 45 | −37 | −45.1% | 167 |
| October 2023Oct 2023 | 82 | −111 | −57.6% | 215 |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 193 | — | — | 719 |
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.
DECEIT 2 - UPDATE 2026.4.6: PLAYER POLLS - HAVE YOUR SAY (29 Oct 2026): Players peaked at 1.5× the week before's average. Since it came out, players averaged 12% fewer than the week before.
| Update | Peak After | Change |
|---|---|---|
| DECEIT 2 - UPDATE 2026.4.6: PLAYER POLLS - HAVE YOUR SAY29 Oct 2026 · week before: 6.9 of 7 days; 1 of 7 days so far | 139 (1.5×) | −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