| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 17:02 UTC | 38 |
| 13:00 UTC | 26 |
| 09:00 UTC | 17 |
| 04:59 UTC | 15 |
| 00:58 UTC | 18 |
| 29 Oct, 20:58 UTC | 38 |
| 29 Oct, 16:58 UTC | 32 |
| 29 Oct, 12:57 UTC | 27 |
| 29 Oct, 08:56 UTC | 14 |
| 29 Oct, 04:55 UTC | 9 |
| 29 Oct, 00:54 UTC | 27 |
| 28 Oct, 20:53 UTC | 33 |
Player counts over time, as we observed them.
Source: Steam Web API, ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers. Full methodology
| Month | Avg players | Kept | Compared with other games |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchJanuary 2024 | 1,173 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onApril 2024 | 148 | 13% | Loses players fast (better than 21% of 9,121 other games) |
| 12 months onJanuary 2025 | 92 | 7.9% | Loses players fast (better than 19% of 7,653 other games) |
New Cycle kept 13% of the average players it had at its launch in January 2024 after 3 months and 7.9% after 12 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
New Cycle is a city building game with focus on survival. After an apocalyptic series of solar flares, human society has been thrown into disarray. Establish a settlement and develop it all the way from humble beginnings to industrial metropolis.

| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026Oct 2026 (so far) (from 21 Oct) | 31 | 0 | −1.1% | 64 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 32 | +10 | +43.8% | 102 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 22 | −11 | −33.8% | 64 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 33 | −8 | −19.4% | 88 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 41 | +11 | +34.6% | 101 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 31 | −12 | −28.4% | 73 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 43 | −25 | −36.8% | 108 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 68 | −1 | −2% | 258 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 69 | −15 | −17.6% | 231 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 84 | +28 | +50.2% | 523 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 56 | −4 | −6.8% | 140 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 60 | +32 | +116.9% | 237 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 28 | −3 | −9.1% | 72 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | −2 | −5.5% | 74 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 32 | −12 | −26.7% | 97 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 44 | +2 | +4.2% | 110 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 42 | +9 | +26.5% | 110 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 33 | −42 | −55.9% | 87 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 76 | +14 | +22.3% | 210 |
| March 2025Mar 2025 | 62 | −32 | −34.5% | 229 |
| February 2025Feb 2025 | 94 | +2 | +2.3% | 457 |
| January 2025Jan 2025 | 92 | +46 | +101.2% | 559 |
| December 2024Dec 2024 | 46 | +12 | +35.1% | 111 |
| November 2024Nov 2024 | 34 | +2 | +6.9% | 82 |
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2024Oct 2024 | 32 | −34 | −51.9% | 91 |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 66 | −9 | −11.7% | 235 |
| August 2024Aug 2024 | 75 | −40 | −35.1% | 290 |
| July 2024Jul 2024 | 115 | +54 | +88.3% | 423 |
| June 2024Jun 2024 | 61 | +5 | +8.2% | 158 |
| May 2024May 2024 | 57 | −92 | −61.8% | 127 |
| April 2024Apr 2024 | 148 | −122 | −45.1% | 527 |
| March 2024Mar 2024 | 270 | −48 | −15% | 1,223 |
| February 2024Feb 2024 | 318 | −856 | −72.9% | 1,016 |
| January 2024Jan 2024 | 1,173 | — | — | 3,762 |
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.