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Xenonauts Xenonauts is a strategy game in which you control a multi-national military organisation defending a Cold War-era Earth from alien invasion, using small squads of persistent soldiers to eliminate the extraterrestrials and recover their technology in turn-based ground combat.
Players on Steam, last 48 hours| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 10 Nov, 15:09 UTC | 18 |
| 9 Nov, 15:07 UTC | 26 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchJune 2014 | 585 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onSeptember 2014 | 217 | 37% | Holds players well (better than 68% of 9,247 other games) |
| 12 months onJune 2015 | 205 | 35% | Holds players well (better than 71% of 7,786 other games) |
Xenonauts kept 37% of the average players it had at its launch in June 2014 after 3 months and 35% after 12 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
Players By Month| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026Nov 2026 (so far) | 30 | −2 | −6.9% | 47 |
| October 2026Oct 2026 | 32 | +5 | +17.3% | 69 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 28 | 0 | −0.2% | 65 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 28 | −7 | −20.1% | 55 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 35 | +2 | +7% | 70 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 32 | −12 | −26.5% | 77 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 44 | −17 | −27.6% | 83 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 61 | +21 | +53.7% | 129 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 39 | +1 | +2.8% | 86 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 38 | −7 | −16.4% | 76 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 46 | +10 | +26.7% | 96 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 36 | −3 | −8.1% | 86 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 39 | −10 | −19.7% | 70 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 49 | +15 | +43.1% | 98 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 34 | −2 | −6.3% | 72 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 37 | −11 | −23.3% | 66 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 48 | +8 | +19.8% | 99 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 40 | −2 | −4% | 82 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 42 | +2 | +4.5% | 81 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 40 | −2 | −5.2% | 72 |
| March 2025Mar 2025 | 42 | −1 | −2.5% | 88 |
| February 2025Feb 2025 | 43 | −7 | −13.3% | 92 |
| January 2025Jan 2025 | 50 | −7 | −13% | 105 |
| December 2024Dec 2024 | 57 | −17 | −23% | 118 |
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2024Nov 2024 | 74 | +19 | +35.5% | 159 |
| October 2024Oct 2024 | 55 | +12 | +27.4% | 97 |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 43 | −9 | −17.9% | 89 |
| August 2024Aug 2024 | 52 | −5 | −8.6% | 99 |
| July 2024Jul 2024 | 57 | +12 | +27.4% | 103 |
| June 2024Jun 2024 | 45 | +3 | +6.6% | 93 |
| May 2024May 2024 | 42 | −7 | −14.9% | 75 |
| April 2024Apr 2024 | 49 | −5 | −9.3% | 95 |
| March 2024Mar 2024 | 54 | −3 | −4.9% | 113 |
| February 2024Feb 2024 | 57 | −11 | −15.9% | 109 |
| January 2024Jan 2024 | 68 | −10 | −12.8% | 151 |
| December 2023Dec 2023 | 78 | +12 | +18.8% | 142 |
| November 2023Nov 2023 | 66 | −4 | −5.9% | 133 |
| October 2023Oct 2023 | 70 | −17 | −19.9% | 156 |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 87 | −38 | −30.5% | 184 |
| August 2023Aug 2023 | 125 | −69 | −35.4% | 287 |
| July 2023Jul 2023 | 194 | +72 | +59.3% | 416 |
| June 2023Jun 2023 | 122 | +28 | +29.5% | 326 |
| May 2023May 2023 | 94 | +3 | +3.3% | 556 |
| April 2023Apr 2023 | 91 | −18 | −16.8% | 162 |
| March 2023Mar 2023 | 109 | −31 | −22.3% | 209 |
| February 2023Feb 2023 | 141 | +49 | +52.8% | 302 |
| January 2023Jan 2023 | 92 | +21 | +29.4% | 167 |
| December 2022Dec 2022 | 71 | +1 | +1.7% | 152 |
| November 2022Nov 2022 | 70 | −13 | −15.7% | 143 |
| October 2022Oct 2022 | 83 | +12 | +17.2% | 160 |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 71 | −2 | −2.9% | 138 |
| August 2022Aug 2022 | 73 | −18 | −20% | 134 |
| July 2022Jul 2022 | 91 | −14 | −13% | 201 |
| June 2022Jun 2022 | 105 | +41 | +64% | 207 |
| May 2022May 2022 | 64 | −6 | −9.2% | 130 |
| April 2022Apr 2022 | 70 | 0 | −0.8% | 127 |
| March 2022Mar 2022 | 71 | −7 | −8.5% | 139 |
| February 2022Feb 2022 | 78 | −65 | −45.5% | 166 |
| January 2022Jan 2022 | 142 | +35 | +32.8% | 337 |
| December 2021Dec 2021 | 107 | +45 | +71% | 277 |
| November 2021Nov 2021 | 63 | +2 | +3.1% | 118 |
| October 2021Oct 2021 | 61 | −1 | −2.1% | 130 |
| September 2021Sept 2021 | 62 | −8 | −11.5% | 119 |
| August 2021Aug 2021 | 70 | +1 | +0.9% | 128 |
| July 2021Jul 2021 | 69 | +7 | +11.6% | 126 |
| June 2021Jun 2021 | 62 | −3 | −5.2% | 124 |
| May 2021May 2021 | 66 | −2 | −3.3% | 122 |
| April 2021Apr 2021 | 68 | −7 | −9.6% | 128 |
| March 2021Mar 2021 | 75 | −17 | −18.2% | 143 |
| February 2021Feb 2021 | 92 | +6 | +7% | 183 |
| January 2021Jan 2021 | 86 | +7 | +8.4% | 191 |
| December 2020Dec 2020 | 79 | −5 | −5.7% | 150 |
| November 2020Nov 2020 | 84 | +11 | +14.5% | 150 |
| October 2020Oct 2020 | 73 | +4 | +6.2% | 149 |
| September 2020Sept 2020 | 69 | −6 | −8% | 125 |
| August 2020Aug 2020 | 75 | −9 | −10.4% | 132 |
| July 2020Jul 2020 | 84 | −7 | −7.4% | 146 |
| June 2020Jun 2020 | 91 | −25 | −21.6% | 226 |
| May 2020May 2020 | 116 | +23 | +24.2% | 245 |
| April 2020Apr 2020 | 93 | +14 | +17% | 171 |
| March 2020Mar 2020 | 80 | +2 | +1.9% | 164 |
| February 2020Feb 2020 | 78 | −18 | −18.6% | 175 |
| January 2020Jan 2020 | 96 | −12 | −10.9% | 196 |
| December 2019Dec 2019 | 108 | +16 | +17.8% | 205 |
| November 2019Nov 2019 | 91 | +16 | +21.9% | 177 |
| October 2019Oct 2019 | 75 | 0 | −0.3% | 144 |
| September 2019Sept 2019 | 75 | −10 | −11.5% | 151 |
| August 2019Aug 2019 | 85 | −12 | −12.6% | 157 |
| July 2019Jul 2019 | 97 | +21 | +26.6% | 206 |
| June 2019Jun 2019 | 77 | +3 | +3.6% | 168 |
| May 2019May 2019 | 74 | −5 | −6% | 160 |
| April 2019Apr 2019 | 79 | −12 | −13.4% | 170 |
| March 2019Mar 2019 | 91 | −6 | −6.5% | 178 |
| February 2019Feb 2019 | 98 | −14 | −12.9% | 199 |
| January 2019Jan 2019 | 112 | +7 | +6.2% | 228 |
| December 2018Dec 2018 | 105 | +3 | +2.9% | 221 |
| November 2018Nov 2018 | 102 | +14 | +15.8% | 214 |
| October 2018Oct 2018 | 88 | −2 | −2.4% | 182 |
| September 2018Sept 2018 | 91 | −20 | −18.4% | 180 |
| August 2018Aug 2018 | 111 | −44 | −28.3% | 215 |
| July 2018Jul 2018 | 155 | +30 | +24.1% | 319 |
| June 2018Jun 2018 | 125 | +28 | +28.6% | 323 |
| May 2018May 2018 | 97 | −10 | −9.6% | 200 |
| April 2018Apr 2018 | 107 | −28 | −20.9% | 215 |
| March 2018Mar 2018 | 136 | +12 | +9.8% | 296 |
| February 2018Feb 2018 | 124 | −32 | −20.7% | 300 |
| January 2018Jan 2018 | 156 | −165 | −51.5% | 351 |
| December 2017Dec 2017 | 321 | +227 | +241.1% | 1,214 |
| November 2017Nov 2017 | 94 | +22 | +29.5% | 321 |
| October 2017Oct 2017 | 73 | −15 | −16.8% | 150 |
| September 2017Sept 2017 | 88 | −11 | −11% | 197 |
| August 2017Aug 2017 | 98 | −43 | −30.5% | 191 |
| July 2017Jul 2017 | 142 | +46 | +47.9% | 312 |
| June 2017Jun 2017 | 96 | +21 | +27.5% | 253 |
| May 2017May 2017 | 75 | +4 | +5.4% | 159 |
| April 2017Apr 2017 | 71 | −5 | −6.5% | 143 |
| March 2017Mar 2017 | 76 | −23 | −23.5% | 159 |
| February 2017Feb 2017 | 100 | −28 | −22.3% | 198 |
| January 2017Jan 2017 | 128 | +36 | +39.6% | 289 |
| December 2016Dec 2016 | 92 | +18 | +24.6% | 240 |
| November 2016Nov 2016 | 74 | −3 | −3.7% | 155 |
| October 2016Oct 2016 | 77 | +2 | +2.5% | 145 |
| September 2016Sept 2016 | 75 | −10 | −12.4% | 152 |
| August 2016Aug 2016 | 85 | −6 | −6.3% | 156 |
| July 2016Jul 2016 | 91 | +18 | +24.4% | 194 |
| June 2016Jun 2016 | 73 | +7 | +10.3% | 175 |
| May 2016May 2016 | 66 | −8 | −10.7% | 133 |
| April 2016Apr 2016 | 74 | −29 | −28.3% | 170 |
| March 2016Mar 2016 | 103 | −67 | −39.2% | 243 |
| February 2016Feb 2016 | 170 | −60 | −26% | 329 |
| January 2016Jan 2016 | 230 | +40 | +20.9% | 527 |
| December 2015Dec 2015 | 190 | +46 | +32.3% | 418 |
| November 2015Nov 2015 | 144 | −160 | −52.7% | 378 |
| October 2015Oct 2015 | 304 | +156 | +105.9% | 705 |
| September 2015Sept 2015 | 148 | +10 | +7.3% | 543 |
| August 2015Aug 2015 | 137 | −23 | −14.3% | 268 |
| July 2015Jul 2015 | 160 | −44 | −21.7% | 303 |
| June 2015Jun 2015 | 205 | +65 | +46.5% | 447 |
| May 2015May 2015 | 140 | +1 | +0.6% | 286 |
| April 2015Apr 2015 | 139 | −83 | −37.5% | 295 |
| March 2015Mar 2015 | 223 | −35 | −13.7% | 659 |
| February 2015Feb 2015 | 258 | −10 | −3.9% | 743 |
| January 2015Jan 2015 | 269 | −64 | −19.2% | 667 |
| December 2014Dec 2014 | 332 | +138 | +70.9% | 882 |
| November 2014Nov 2014 | 194 | −20 | −9.6% | 410 |
| October 2014Oct 2014 | 215 | −2 | −0.8% | 522 |
| September 2014Sept 2014 | 217 | −107 | −33.1% | 470 |
| August 2014Aug 2014 | 324 | −225 | −41% | 670 |
| July 2014Jul 2014 | 549 | −35 | −6.1% | 1,167 |
| June 2014Jun 2014 | 585 | +517 | +770.1% | 1,598 |
| May 2014May 2014 | 67 | −1 | −1.8% | 137 |
| April 2014Apr 2014 | 68 | +6 | +8.9% | 141 |
| March 2014Mar 2014 | 63 | +13 | +25.1% | 202 |
| February 2014Feb 2014 | 50 | −8 | −14.1% | 103 |
| January 2014Jan 2014 | 58 | +8 | +16% | 141 |
| December 2013Dec 2013 | 50 | +2 | +4.6% | 141 |
| November 2013Nov 2013 | 48 | −14 | −22.3% | 109 |
| October 2013Oct 2013 | 62 | −33 | −34.7% | 135 |
| September 2013Sept 2013 | 95 | +32 | +50.8% | 190 |
| August 2013Aug 2013 | 63 | +2 | +3.5% | 177 |
| July 2013Jul 2013 | 61 | −117 | −65.7% | 148 |
| June 2013Jun 2013 | 177 | — | — | 593 |
Average and peak concurrent players each month, and the change in average players from the month before. Months up to October 2026 are from a licensed historical archive.
