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Players on Steam, last 48 hours| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 30 Oct, 19:52 UTC | 0 |
| 29 Oct, 19:52 UTC | 1 |
Player counts over time, as we observed them.
Source: Steam Web API, ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers. Full methodology
Player Retention| Month | Avg players | Kept | Compared with other games |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchJanuary 2025 | 69 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onApril 2025 | 4 | 5.1% | Loses players fast (better than 3% of 9,121 other games) |
| 12 months onJanuary 2026 | 4 | 6.1% | Loses players fast (better than 12% of 7,653 other games) |
JOY OF PROGRAMMING - Software Engineering Simulator kept 5.1% of the average players it had at its launch in January 2025 after 3 months and 6.1% after 12 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
JOY OF PROGRAMMING - Software Engineering Simulator Use real Python code to automate machines, robots, drones and more: Program self-driving vehicles; crack passwords; apply machine learning; automate logistics; use image processing to guide missiles. Gain real coding skills and solve exciting bite-sized programming challenges.
Players By Month| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026Oct 2026 (so far) (from 22 Oct) | 6 | −6 | −47.9% | 14 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 12 | +9 | +286.7% | 56 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 3 | −1 | −28.1% | 8 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 4 | +1 | +26.1% | 11 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 3 | 0 | −11.2% | 11 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 4 | −10 | −73.2% | 13 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 14 | +11 | +385.1% | 76 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 3 | 0 | +14.3% | 8 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 3 | −2 | −38.9% | 8 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 4 | 0 | +11.1% | 12 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 4 | — | — | 13 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 4 | +1 | +35.1% | 14 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 3 | −1 | −31.5% | 13 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 5 | −3 | −37.5% | 15 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 8 | +4 | +123.6% | 28 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 3 | 0 | +7.5% | 11 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 3 | 0 | −9.6% | 10 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 4 | −4 | −52.7% | 12 |
| March 2025Mar 2025 | 8 | −12 | −61% | 20 |
| February 2025Feb 2025 | 19 | −50 | −72.1% | 62 |
| January 2025Jan 2025 | 69 | +66 | +2,055.5% | 280 |
| December 2024Dec 2024 | 3 | 0 | +10.8% | 9 |
| November 2024Nov 2024 | 3 | 0 | −11.9% | 9 |
| October 2024Oct 2024 | 3 | 0 | +11.2% | 17 |
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 3 | −3 | −48% | 11 |
| August 2024Aug 2024 | 6 | 0 | −4.6% | 22 |
| July 2024Jul 2024 | 6 | +2 | +50.6% | 21 |
| June 2024Jun 2024 | 4 | +1 | +17.7% | 16 |
| May 2024May 2024 | 3 | −2 | −34.5% | 14 |
| April 2024Apr 2024 | 5 | 0 | +6.7% | 15 |
| March 2024Mar 2024 | 5 | −10 | −66.8% | 13 |
| February 2024Feb 2024 | 14 | — | — | 51 |
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.
