Take to the streets for intense close quarters combat, where a team's survival depends upon securing crucial strongholds and destroying enemy supply in this multiplayer and cooperative Source Engine based experience. The follow-up game to the award-winning Source mod, Insurgency is highly competitive and unforgivingly lethal, striking a balance between one-life gameplay and prolonged action.

| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 13:55 UTC | 158 |
| 30 Oct, 13:55 UTC | 152 |
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 2014 | 1,186 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onApril 2014 | 772 | 65% | Holds players well (better than 86% of 9,121 other games) |
| 12 months onJanuary 2015 | 3,326 | 2.8× | Holds players well (better than 99% of 7,653 other games) |
Insurgency kept 65% of the average players it had at its launch in January 2014 after 3 months and 2.8× after 12 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026Oct 2026 (so far) (from 19 Oct) | 138 | −11 | −7.3% | 179 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 149 | −11 | −6.7% | 283 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 160 | +9 | +6% | 294 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 151 | −12 | −7.6% | 283 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 163 | −13 | −7.6% | 288 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 176 | −39 | −18.1% | 303 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 215 | −3 | −1.3% | 439 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 218 | +24 | +12.4% | 446 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 194 | −8 | −4.2% | 416 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 203 | +33 | +19.1% | 398 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 170 | −9 | −4.8% | 331 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 179 | −7 | −3.6% | 405 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 185 | +30 | +19.4% | 536 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 155 | −2 | −1.2% | 467 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 157 | −3 | −2% | 272 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 160 | −4 | −2.6% | 299 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 165 | −6 | −3.4% | 311 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 171 | −9 | −4.8% | 294 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 179 | −22 | −10.8% | 352 |
| March 2025Mar 2025 | 201 | −27 | −11.8% | 425 |
| February 2025Feb 2025 | 228 | −3 | −1.3% | 495 |
| January 2025Jan 2025 | 231 | −46 | −16.7% | 418 |
| December 2024Dec 2024 | 277 | +47 | +20.2% | 1,509 |
| November 2024Nov 2024 | 230 | −28 | −10.9% | 427 |
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2024Oct 2024 | 258 | +6 | +2.5% | 474 |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 252 | −7 | −2.8% | 463 |
| August 2024Aug 2024 | 259 | −11 | −4.2% | 450 |
| July 2024Jul 2024 | 271 | −16 | −5.7% | 462 |
| June 2024Jun 2024 | 287 | +14 | +4.9% | 526 |
| May 2024May 2024 | 274 | −12 | −4.4% | 526 |
| April 2024Apr 2024 | 286 | −21 | −6.9% | 545 |
| March 2024Mar 2024 | 308 | −2 | −0.7% | 580 |
| February 2024Feb 2024 | 310 | −20 | −6% | 538 |
| January 2024Jan 2024 | 329 | +23 | +7.4% | 654 |
| December 2023Dec 2023 | 307 | −12 | −3.8% | 535 |
| November 2023Nov 2023 | 319 | +2 | +0.6% | 554 |
| October 2023Oct 2023 | 317 | +21 | +7% | 601 |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 296 | −9 | −2.8% | 537 |
| August 2023Aug 2023 | 305 | −33 | −9.7% | 534 |
| July 2023Jul 2023 | 338 | −10 | −2.9% | 582 |
| June 2023Jun 2023 | 348 | −10 | −2.7% | 602 |
| May 2023May 2023 | 357 | −16 | −4.2% | 603 |
| April 2023Apr 2023 | 373 | −1 | −0.4% | 644 |
| March 2023Mar 2023 | 375 | −44 | −10.6% | 641 |
| February 2023Feb 2023 | 419 | −17 | −3.9% | 780 |
| January 2023Jan 2023 | 436 | +5 | +1.1% | 871 |
| December 2022Dec 2022 | 431 | −16 | −3.5% | 866 |
| November 2022Nov 2022 | 447 | +2 | +0.5% | 945 |
| October 2022Oct 2022 | 444 | −2 | −0.5% | 775 |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 447 | −33 | −6.8% | 971 |
| August 2022Aug 2022 | 479 | −18 | −3.7% | 1,394 |
| July 2022Jul 2022 | 498 | −14 | −2.8% | 812 |
| June 2022Jun 2022 | 512 | −17 | −3.2% | 881 |
| May 2022May 2022 | 529 | −33 | −5.9% | 937 |
| April 2022Apr 2022 | 562 | −20 | −3.4% | 1,076 |
| March 2022Mar 2022 | 582 | −13 | −2.2% | 998 |
| February 2022Feb 2022 | 595 | −24 | −3.9% | 1,708 |
| January 2022Jan 2022 | 619 | +65 | +11.6% | 1,052 |
| December 2021Dec 2021 | 555 | −17 | −2.9% | 978 |
| November 2021Nov 2021 | 571 | −15 | −2.5% | 1,046 |
| October 2021Oct 2021 | 586 | −3 | −0.5% | 1,032 |
| September 2021Sept 2021 | 589 | −53 | −8.3% | 1,019 |
| August 2021Aug 2021 | 642 | −15 | −2.3% | 1,044 |
| July 2021Jul 2021 | 658 | −44 | −6.3% | 1,310 |
| June 2021Jun 2021 | 702 | −37 | −5% | 1,182 |
| May 2021May 2021 | 738 | −3 | −0.4% | 1,268 |
| April 2021Apr 2021 | 741 | −19 | −2.5% | 1,310 |
| March 2021Mar 2021 | 761 | −145 | −16% | 1,329 |
| February 2021Feb 2021 | 905 | +6 | +0.6% | 1,481 |
| January 2021Jan 2021 | 899 | −24 | −2.6% | 1,598 |
| December 2020Dec 2020 | 923 | +78 | +9.2% | 1,916 |
| November 2020Nov 2020 | 845 | +2 | +0.2% | 1,356 |
| October 2020Oct 2020 | 843 | +7 | +0.8% | 1,434 |
| September 2020Sept 2020 | 837 | −100 | −10.7% | 1,409 |
| August 2020Aug 2020 | 936 | −16 | −1.7% | 1,458 |
| July 2020Jul 2020 | 952 | −57 | −5.6% | 1,534 |
| June 2020Jun 2020 | 1,009 | −81 | −7.4% | 2,304 |
| May 2020May 2020 | 1,090 | −235 | −17.8% | 1,741 |
| April 2020Apr 2020 | 1,325 | +80 | +6.4% | 2,522 |
| March 2020Mar 2020 | 1,245 | +85 | +7.3% | 1,975 |
| February 2020Feb 2020 | 1,160 | −25 | −2.2% | 1,928 |
| January 2020Jan 2020 | 1,186 | +41 | +3.6% | 1,860 |
| December 2019Dec 2019 | 1,145 | −97 | −7.8% | 1,903 |
| November 2019Nov 2019 | 1,241 | +129 | +11.6% | 2,220 |
| October 2019Oct 2019 | 1,112 | −193 | −14.8% | 1,990 |
| September 2019Sept 2019 | 1,305 | −68 | −5% | 2,414 |
| August 2019Aug 2019 | 1,373 | −217 | −13.6% | 2,128 |
| July 2019Jul 2019 | 1,590 | +86 | +5.7% | 2,522 |
| June 2019Jun 2019 | 1,504 | +153 | +11.3% | 2,500 |
| May 2019May 2019 | 1,351 | −73 | −5.2% | 2,492 |
| April 2019Apr 2019 | 1,425 | −181 | −11.3% | 2,569 |
| March 2019Mar 2019 | 1,606 | +45 | +2.9% | 3,207 |
| February 2019Feb 2019 | 1,561 | −248 | −13.7% | 3,288 |
| January 2019Jan 2019 | 1,810 | −172 | −8.7% | 3,075 |
| December 2018Dec 2018 | 1,982 | −6 | −0.3% | 3,240 |
| November 2018Nov 2018 | 1,988 | −290 | −12.7% | 3,763 |
| October 2018Oct 2018 | 2,278 | −333 | −12.8% | 4,466 |
| September 2018Sept 2018 | 2,611 | −4,432 | −62.9% | 5,191 |
| August 2018Aug 2018 | 7,043 | +4,707 | +201.4% | 120,981 |
| July 2018Jul 2018 | 2,337 | −413 | −15% | 3,631 |
| June 2018Jun 2018 | 2,750 | +797 | +40.8% | 4,466 |
| May 2018May 2018 | 1,953 | −78 | −3.8% | 4,018 |
| April 2018Apr 2018 | 2,031 | −334 | −14.1% | 3,943 |
| March 2018Mar 2018 | 2,365 | −444 | −15.8% | 4,207 |
| February 2018Feb 2018 | 2,809 | −886 | −24% | 4,755 |
| January 2018Jan 2018 | 3,695 | +1,176 | +46.7% | 6,939 |
| December 2017Dec 2017 | 2,519 | +168 | +7.1% | 4,635 |
| November 2017Nov 2017 | 2,351 | −240 | −9.3% | 4,601 |
| October 2017Oct 2017 | 2,591 | +359 | +16.1% | 7,111 |
| September 2017Sept 2017 | 2,231 | −62 | −2.7% | 7,576 |
| August 2017Aug 2017 | 2,293 | −1,164 | −33.7% | 3,536 |
| July 2017Jul 2017 | 3,457 | +1,279 | +58.7% | 6,439 |
| June 2017Jun 2017 | 2,179 | +364 | +20.1% | 6,488 |
| May 2017May 2017 | 1,814 | −307 | −14.5% | 2,978 |
| April 2017Apr 2017 | 2,121 | +307 | +16.9% | 3,827 |
| March 2017Mar 2017 | 1,815 | −505 | −21.8% | 3,056 |
| February 2017Feb 2017 | 2,320 | −216 | −8.5% | 4,779 |
| January 2017Jan 2017 | 2,536 | +243 | +10.6% | 5,851 |
| December 2016Dec 2016 | 2,292 | +447 | +24.2% | 5,522 |
| November 2016Nov 2016 | 1,846 | +122 | +7.1% | 4,462 |
| October 2016Oct 2016 | 1,724 | −395 | −18.6% | 3,234 |
| September 2016Sept 2016 | 2,118 | +102 | +5.1% | 4,027 |
| August 2016Aug 2016 | 2,016 | −115 | −5.4% | 3,051 |
| July 2016Jul 2016 | 2,132 | −548 | −20.4% | 3,599 |
| June 2016Jun 2016 | 2,680 | +498 | +22.8% | 6,102 |
| May 2016May 2016 | 2,181 | +271 | +14.2% | 10,180 |
| April 2016Apr 2016 | 1,911 | −155 | −7.5% | 3,816 |
| March 2016Mar 2016 | 2,065 | −402 | −16.3% | 3,880 |
| February 2016Feb 2016 | 2,467 | −756 | −23.4% | 4,630 |
| January 2016Jan 2016 | 3,223 | −461 | −12.5% | 6,238 |
| December 2015Dec 2015 | 3,684 | +1,414 | +62.3% | 15,793 |
| November 2015Nov 2015 | 2,271 | +463 | +25.6% | 4,976 |
| October 2015Oct 2015 | 1,808 | +28 | +1.6% | 4,393 |
| September 2015Sept 2015 | 1,780 | −193 | −9.8% | 3,530 |
| August 2015Aug 2015 | 1,973 | −38 | −1.9% | 3,366 |
| July 2015Jul 2015 | 2,011 | −507 | −20.1% | 3,281 |
| June 2015Jun 2015 | 2,518 | +1,000 | +65.9% | 7,069 |
| May 2015May 2015 | 1,517 | −378 | −19.9% | 2,659 |
| April 2015Apr 2015 | 1,895 | −208 | −9.9% | 4,217 |
| March 2015Mar 2015 | 2,103 | −413 | −16.4% | 4,330 |
| February 2015Feb 2015 | 2,516 | −810 | −24.3% | 5,382 |
| January 2015Jan 2015 | 3,326 | +224 | +7.2% | 8,753 |
| December 2014Dec 2014 | 3,102 | −91 | −2.8% | 6,502 |
| November 2014Nov 2014 | 3,192 | +2,304 | +259.4% | 8,393 |
| October 2014Oct 2014 | 888 | −125 | −12.4% | 2,281 |
| September 2014Sept 2014 | 1,014 | −1,085 | −51.7% | 2,098 |
| August 2014Aug 2014 | 2,099 | +1,315 | +167.8% | 10,641 |
| July 2014Jul 2014 | 784 | −400 | −33.8% | 1,858 |
| June 2014Jun 2014 | 1,184 | +748 | +171.7% | 3,814 |
| May 2014May 2014 | 436 | −336 | −43.5% | 905 |
| April 2014Apr 2014 | 772 | +102 | +15.1% | 1,891 |
| March 2014Mar 2014 | 670 | −516 | −43.5% | 2,314 |
| February 2014Feb 2014 | 1,186 | +663 | +126.7% | 2,566 |
| January 2014Jan 2014 | 523 | +450 | +614.9% | 2,561 |
| December 2013Dec 2013 | 73 | +41 | +128.3% | 835 |
| November 2013Nov 2013 | 32 | −8 | −19.8% | 99 |
| October 2013Oct 2013 | 40 | −11 | −22.2% | 150 |
| September 2013Sept 2013 | 51 | −3 | −5.4% | 130 |
| August 2013Aug 2013 | 54 | +26 | +91.5% | 298 |
| July 2013Jul 2013 | 28 | −17 | −37.3% | 79 |
| June 2013Jun 2013 | 45 | −27 | −37.4% | 116 |
| May 2013May 2013 | 72 | +44 | +151.5% | 191 |
| April 2013Apr 2013 | 29 | +12 | +76.4% | 247 |
| March 2013Mar 2013 | 16 | +15 | +937.6% | 76 |
| February 2013Feb 2013 | 2 | 0 | −1.3% | 26 |
| January 2013Jan 2013 | 2 | +1 | +59% | 27 |
| December 2012Dec 2012 | 1 | 0 | −16.7% | 27 |
| November 2012Nov 2012 | 1 | +1 | +531.6% | 25 |
| October 2012Oct 2012 | 0 | — | — | 5 |
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.
About 28 Mar – 1 Apr 2020: That month's peak was 1.7× the month before's average. The month after, players averaged 6% fewer than before.
| Dates | Peak During | Change |
|---|---|---|
| About 28 Mar – 1 Apr 2020 | 1,975 (1.7×) | −6% |
| About 10–14 Dec 2019 | 1,903 (1.5×) | −4% |
| About 20–24 Jun 2019 | 2,500 (1.9×) | +18% |
| About 7–11 Aug 2014 | 10,641 (14×) | +29% |
Monthly averages: February 2020, March 2020 and May 2020. Monthly averages: November 2019, December 2019 and January 2020. Monthly averages: May 2019, June 2019 and July 2019. Monthly averages: July 2014, August 2014 and September 2014.
Average players over the 7 days before and after each, and the most at once during it. Dates marked “About” are from the developer’s news post. How we count