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Players on Steam, last 48 hours| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 9 Nov, 05:39 UTC | 15 |
| 8 Nov, 05:38 UTC | 33 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchMay 2026 | 534 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onAugust 2026 | 38 | 7.2% | Loses players fast (better than 7% of 9,247 other games) |
| 12 months onMay 2027 | — | — | Not over yet |
Directive 8020 kept 7.2% of the average players it had at its launch in May 2026 after 3 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
Directive 8020 Earth is dying and humanity is running out of time. 12 light years from home, Tau Ceti f offers a small sliver of hope. When the colony ship Cassiopeia crash lands on the planet, its crew soon realize they are far from being alone. In space, death takes many forms.
Players By Month| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026Nov 2026 (so far) | 57 | +3 | +5.1% | 141 |
| October 2026Oct 2026 (from 21 Oct) | 54 | +31 | +130.3% | 254 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 23 | −15 | −38.7% | 84 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 38 | −15 | −28.6% | 117 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 54 | −47 | −46.9% | 163 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 101 | −433 | −81.1% | 336 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 534 | — | — | 3,025 |
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.
