| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 29 Oct, 19:29 UTC | 2 |
| 28 Oct, 19:12 UTC | 3 |
Player counts over time, as we observed them.
Source: Steam Web API, ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers. Full methodology
| Month | Avg players | Kept | Compared with other games |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchOctober 2022 | 83 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onJanuary 2023 | 17 | 21% | About average (better than 42% of 9,121 other games) |
| 12 months onOctober 2023 | 4 | 4.8% | Loses players fast (better than 8% of 7,653 other games) |
梦魇:无归 Nightmare without return kept 21% of the average players it had at its launch in October 2022 after 3 months and 4.8% after 12 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
This is a journey without return When you wake up... In the strange space, the bronze gate that eats people, the strange rules of the game, and the ever-changing nightmare world appear in front of you Everything starts from here

| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026Oct 2026 (so far) (from 22 Oct) | 2 | 0 | −16% | 3 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 2 | — | — | 7 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 2 | — | — | 9 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 2 | 0 | −8.9% | 7 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 2 | −1 | −32.7% | 6 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 3 | +1 | +23.7% | 10 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 3 | — | — | 10 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 3 | −2 | −39.9% | 9 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 4 | +1 | +32.6% | 13 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 3 | +1 | +45.2% | 9 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 2 | — | — | 10 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 5 | 0 | +2.4% | 14 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 5 | +1 | +20% | 18 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 4 | 0 | +8.6% | 11 |
| March 2025Mar 2025 | 4 | — | — | 12 |
| January 2025Jan 2025 | 3 | −1 | −20.1% | 12 |
| December 2024Dec 2024 | 4 | +2 | +111.6% | 13 |
| November 2024Nov 2024 | 2 | −1 | −38.1% | 6 |
| October 2024Oct 2024 | 3 | −1 | −31.6% | 13 |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 5 | 0 | +0.9% | 12 |
| August 2024Aug 2024 | 5 | +2 | +92.6% | 15 |
| July 2024Jul 2024 | 2 | −1 | −33.2% | 8 |
| June 2024Jun 2024 | 4 | +1 | +41.8% | 9 |
| May 2024May 2024 | 2 | −2 | −39.5% | 7 |
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2024Apr 2024 | 4 | 0 | −8% | 18 |
| March 2024Mar 2024 | 4 | −1 | −22.2% | 13 |
| February 2024Feb 2024 | 6 | +2 | +52.6% | 19 |
| January 2024Jan 2024 | 4 | −1 | −16.7% | 12 |
| December 2023Dec 2023 | 4 | +1 | +21% | 13 |
| November 2023Nov 2023 | 4 | 0 | −8% | 13 |
| October 2023Oct 2023 | 4 | 0 | +3.4% | 14 |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 4 | −1 | −23.2% | 12 |
| August 2023Aug 2023 | 5 | −1 | −23.3% | 16 |
| July 2023Jul 2023 | 7 | 0 | +3.7% | 21 |
| June 2023Jun 2023 | 6 | +3 | +76% | 18 |
| May 2023May 2023 | 4 | −3 | −47.2% | 12 |
| April 2023Apr 2023 | 7 | −2 | −20.9% | 28 |
| March 2023Mar 2023 | 9 | −5 | −35.1% | 24 |
| February 2023Feb 2023 | 13 | −4 | −23.5% | 43 |
| January 2023Jan 2023 | 17 | −4 | −19% | 49 |
| December 2022Dec 2022 | 21 | −4 | −16% | 51 |
| November 2022Nov 2022 | 25 | −58 | −69.4% | 77 |
| October 2022Oct 2022 | 83 | — | — | 292 |
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.