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Players on Steam, last 7 days| Hour | Peak | Average | Polls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11:00 UTC | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| 28 Oct, 11:00 UTC | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 27 Oct, 11:00 UTC | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 26 Oct, 11:00 UTC | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 25 Oct, 11:00 UTC | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 24 Oct, 11:00 UTC | 12 | 12 | 1 |
| 23 Oct, 11:00 UTC | 4 | 4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchOctober 2023 | 45 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onJanuary 2024 | 12 | 26% | About average (better than 56% of 7,559 other games) |
| 12 months onOctober 2024 | 5 | 11% | Loses players fast (better than 31% of 6,583 other games) |
EMPTY SHELL kept 26% of the average players it had at its launch in October 2023 after 3 months and 11% after 12 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
EMPTY SHELL −59% EMPTY SHELL will throw you in a dark industrial environment, a secret facility on a Japanese island. Each volunteer has signed a contract for a "recovery operation" without being privy to too many details. A tense roguelite survival horror with a top down perspective.
Players By Month| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026Oct 2026 (so far) | 6 | +2 | +38.5% | 12 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 4 | 0 | −2.4% | 13 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 4 | −1 | −15.5% | 13 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 5 | −3 | −41.2% | 12 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 8 | +5 | +156.2% | 24 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 3 | 0 | −10.8% | 9 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 4 | −1 | −14.8% | 12 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 4 | +2 | +53% | 13 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 3 | −2 | −36.3% | 8 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 4 | 0 | −5.7% | 18 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 5 | 0 | −2.5% | 13 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 5 | 0 | −7.1% | 15 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 5 | 0 | −4.2% | 14 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 5 | −13 | −71.3% | 16 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 19 | +14 | +306.2% | 90 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 5 | −5 | −51.1% | 15 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 10 | +3 | +50.1% | 25 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 6 | +3 | +99.1% | 17 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 3 | −1 | −28.6% | 8 |
| March 2025Mar 2025 | 5 | +1 | +35.9% | 15 |
| February 2025Feb 2025 | 3 | 0 | −9.1% | 14 |
| January 2025Jan 2025 | 4 | −3 | −42.4% | 12 |
| December 2024Dec 2024 | 6 | 0 | −0.6% | 18 |
| November 2024Nov 2024 | 6 | +1 | +25.9% | 18 |
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2024Oct 2024 | 5 | −8 | −61.4% | 24 |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 13 | +9 | +262.4% | 67 |
| August 2024Aug 2024 | 4 | −4 | −50.8% | 9 |
| July 2024Jul 2024 | 7 | +2 | +48.8% | 22 |
| June 2024Jun 2024 | 5 | −2 | −33.5% | 19 |
| May 2024May 2024 | 7 | +2 | +35.2% | 26 |
| April 2024Apr 2024 | 6 | −7 | −55.5% | 16 |
| March 2024Mar 2024 | 12 | +6 | +97.7% | 44 |
| February 2024Feb 2024 | 6 | −6 | −47.4% | 17 |
| January 2024Jan 2024 | 12 | 0 | +0.8% | 33 |
| December 2023Dec 2023 | 12 | 0 | +4% | 26 |
| November 2023Nov 2023 | 11 | −34 | −75% | 31 |
| October 2023Oct 2023 | 45 | — | — | 121 |
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.
