| Month | Peak | Average | Polls |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | 56 | 42 | 6 |
| October 2026 | 60 | 42 | 11 |
| September 2026 | 79 | 46 | Archive |
| August 2026 | 83 | 46 | Archive |
| July 2026 | 80 | 45 | Archive |
| June 2026 | 94 | 47 | Archive |
| May 2026 | 105 | 50 | Archive |
| April 2026 | 117 | 47 | Archive |
| March 2026 | 80 | 42 | Archive |
| February 2026 | 86 | 42 | Archive |
| January 2026 | 88 | 42 | Archive |
| December 2025 | 74 | 39 | Archive |
| November 2025 | 75 | 41 | Archive |
| October 2025 | 67 | 37 | Archive |
| September 2025 | 74 | 38 | Archive |
| August 2025 | 80 | 39 | Archive |
| July 2025 | 77 | 37 | Archive |
| June 2025 | 68 | 37 | Archive |
| May 2025 | 67 | 36 | Archive |
| April 2025 | 79 | 37 | Archive |
| March 2025 | 78 | 41 | Archive |
| February 2025 | 84 | 42 | Archive |
| January 2025 | 76 | 41 | Archive |
| December 2024 | 75 | 38 | Archive |
| November 2024 | 85 | 38 | Archive |
| October 2024 | 59 | 32 | Archive |
| September 2024 | 67 | 35 | Archive |
| August 2024 | 74 | 37 | Archive |
| July 2024 | 86 | 45 | Archive |
| June 2024 | 80 | 34 | Archive |
| May 2024 | 83 | 38 | Archive |
| April 2024 | 91 | 40 | Archive |
| March 2024 | 277 | 94 | Archive |
Player counts over time, as we observed them.
Source: Steam Web API, ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers. Full methodology
The average and peak number of people in the game on Steam in each calendar month before our own collection began. These figures come from a licensed historical archive, not from our own polls.
Source: Licensed historical archive, Monthly player history. Full methodology
| Month | Avg players | Kept | Compared with other games |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchMarch 2024 | 94 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onJune 2024 | 34 | 36% | Holds players well (better than 67% of 9,248 other games) |
| 12 months onMarch 2025 | 41 | 43% | Holds players well (better than 78% of 7,787 other games) |
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri™ Planetary Pack kept 36% of the average players it had at its launch in March 2024 after 3 months and 43% after 12 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri™ Planetary Pack includes the original Alpha Centauri and the expansion, Alien Crossfire.

| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026Nov 2026 (so far) | 42 | 0 | +0.2% | 56 |
| October 2026Oct 2026 (from 21 Oct) | 42 | −4 | −9.4% | 60 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 46 | 0 | +0.1% | 79 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 46 | +1 | +2.6% | 83 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 45 | −2 | −5% | 80 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 47 | −2 | −4.9% | 94 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 50 | +3 | +7% | 105 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 47 | +4 | +9.7% | 117 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 42 | 0 | +0.7% | 80 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 42 | 0 | −0.2% | 86 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 42 | +3 | +7.5% | 88 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 39 | −2 | −4.7% | 74 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 41 | +5 | +12.4% | 75 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 37 | −1 | −2.8% | 67 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 38 | −1 | −2.8% | 74 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 39 | +2 | +5.2% | 80 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 37 | 0 | −0.1% | 77 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 37 | +1 | +2.2% | 68 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 36 | −1 | −2.1% | 67 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 37 | −4 | −8.9% | 79 |
| March 2025Mar 2025 | 41 | −2 | −3.9% | 78 |
| February 2025Feb 2025 | 42 | +1 | +2.9% | 84 |
| January 2025Jan 2025 | 41 | +3 | +8.1% | 76 |
| December 2024Dec 2024 | 38 | 0 | +0.1% | 75 |
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2024Nov 2024 | 38 | +6 | +19.9% | 85 |
| October 2024Oct 2024 | 32 | −3 | −9.8% | 59 |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 35 | −2 | −4.5% | 67 |
| August 2024Aug 2024 | 37 | −9 | −19% | 74 |
| July 2024Jul 2024 | 45 | +11 | +33.2% | 86 |
| June 2024Jun 2024 | 34 | −4 | −10.9% | 80 |
| May 2024May 2024 | 38 | −1 | −3.3% | 83 |
| April 2024Apr 2024 | 40 | −54 | −57.8% | 91 |
| March 2024Mar 2024 | 94 | — | — | 277 |
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.