| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 2 Nov, 10:39 UTC | 16 |
| 1 Nov, 10:38 UTC | 23 |
Player counts over time, as we observed them.
Source: Steam Web API, ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers. Full methodology
| Month | Avg players | Kept | Compared with other games |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchApril 2013 | 271 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onJuly 2013 | 503 | 1.9× | Holds players well (better than 99% of 9,258 other games) |
| 12 months onApril 2014 | 209 | 77% | Holds players well (better than 90% of 7,793 other games) |
Surgeon Simulator grew to 1.9× the average players it had at its launch in April 2013 after 3 months and 77% after 12 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
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| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026Nov 2026 (so far) | 20 | +10 | +100.7% | 23 |
| October 2026Oct 2026 (from 19 Oct) | 10 | −21 | −67.9% | 16 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30 | +15 | +100.2% | 108 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 15 | −10 | −39.7% | 30 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 25 | +2 | +8.1% | 53 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 23 | −3 | −11.2% | 62 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 26 | −48 | −64.6% | 105 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 74 | +53 | +260.3% | 594 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 20 | +6 | +40.4% | 52 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 15 | −10 | −41.7% | 36 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 25 | +6 | +31.6% | 56 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 19 | −8 | −30.8% | 41 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 27 | +11 | +68% | 81 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 16 | 0 | −2.2% | 44 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 17 | −4 | −17.8% | 56 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 20 | +2 | +9.5% | 58 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 19 | +3 | +15.6% | 52 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 16 | −2 | −11.2% | 57 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 18 | −2 | −9.3% | 58 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 20 | +1 | +7.1% | 62 |
| March 2025Mar 2025 | 19 | −1 | −6.3% | 63 |
| February 2025Feb 2025 | 20 | +4 | +23.6% | 59 |
| January 2025Jan 2025 | 16 | −4 | −18.3% | 39 |
| December 2024Dec 2024 | 20 | +6 | +42.1% | 48 |
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2024Nov 2024 | 14 | −2 | −14.9% | 35 |
| October 2024Oct 2024 | 16 | +3 | +25.1% | 51 |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 13 | −4 | −21.6% | 28 |
| August 2024Aug 2024 | 17 | 0 | −2.8% | 33 |
| July 2024Jul 2024 | 17 | +1 | +8% | 35 |
| June 2024Jun 2024 | 16 | −4 | −19.9% | 39 |
| May 2024May 2024 | 20 | +1 | +6.9% | 57 |
| April 2024Apr 2024 | 18 | 0 | +0.7% | 51 |
| March 2024Mar 2024 | 18 | +2 | +10.8% | 47 |
| February 2024Feb 2024 | 17 | −3 | −15.4% | 47 |
| January 2024Jan 2024 | 20 | 0 | +1.2% | 45 |
| December 2023Dec 2023 | 19 | −5 | −20.6% | 47 |
| November 2023Nov 2023 | 24 | +11 | +86.9% | 82 |
| October 2023Oct 2023 | 13 | −2 | −15.5% | 32 |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 15 | −3 | −16% | 49 |
| August 2023Aug 2023 | 18 | −3 | −12.3% | 43 |
| July 2023Jul 2023 | 21 | +4 | +23.3% | 47 |
| June 2023Jun 2023 | 17 | 0 | +2.2% | 50 |
| May 2023May 2023 | 17 | −1 | −8.3% | 51 |
| April 2023Apr 2023 | 18 | 0 | −2.5% | 55 |
| March 2023Mar 2023 | 19 | +2 | +14.3% | 49 |
| February 2023Feb 2023 | 16 | −6 | −27.8% | 35 |
| January 2023Jan 2023 | 22 | −3 | −10.6% | 55 |
| December 2022Dec 2022 | 25 | +7 | +41.4% | 68 |
| November 2022Nov 2022 | 18 | −3 | −13.5% | 55 |
| October 2022Oct 2022 | 21 | +6 | +44.4% | 76 |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 14 | −2 | −13.1% | 36 |
| August 2022Aug 2022 | 16 | −8 | −33.5% | 37 |
| July 2022Jul 2022 | 25 | +3 | +14.1% | 52 |
| June 2022Jun 2022 | 22 | 0 | +0.5% | 53 |
| May 2022May 2022 | 21 | −81 | −79.1% | 45 |
| April 2022Apr 2022 | 103 | +80 | +348.5% | 562 |
| March 2022Mar 2022 | 23 | +5 | +28% | 160 |
| February 2022Feb 2022 | 18 | −4 | −18.6% | 38 |
| January 2022Jan 2022 | 22 | +2 | +7.9% | 53 |
| December 2021Dec 2021 | 20 | +1 | +4.5% | 48 |
| November 2021Nov 2021 | 20 | −4 | −18.3% | 48 |
| October 2021Oct 2021 | 24 | −1 | −5.3% | 82 |
| September 2021Sept 2021 | 25 | +8 | +43.3% | 76 |
| August 2021Aug 2021 | 18 | −6 | −26.2% | 36 |
| July 2021Jul 2021 | 24 | +3 | +14.1% | 52 |
| June 2021Jun 2021 | 21 | +3 | +19.6% | 58 |
| May 2021May 2021 | 18 | −1 | −4.1% | 34 |
| April 2021Apr 2021 | 18 | 0 | −1.1% | 40 |
| March 2021Mar 2021 | 18 | −4 | −19.7% | 47 |
| February 2021Feb 2021 | 23 | −4 | −13.6% | 63 |
| January 2021Jan 2021 | 27 | 0 | −1.8% | 69 |
| December 2020Dec 2020 | 27 | 0 | −1.6% | 75 |
| November 2020Nov 2020 | 28 | +4 | +14.9% | 87 |
| October 2020Oct 2020 | 24 | −1 | −3.7% | 75 |
| September 2020Sept 2020 | 25 | −1 | −2.3% | 59 |
| August 2020Aug 2020 | 25 | −5 | −17.6% | 56 |
| July 2020Jul 2020 | 31 | +4 | +15.8% | 73 |
| June 2020Jun 2020 | 27 | 0 | −1.6% | 73 |
| May 2020May 2020 | 27 | −2 | −7.4% | 57 |
| April 2020Apr 2020 | 29 | +5 | +18.3% | 67 |
| March 2020Mar 2020 | 25 | −10 | −28.5% | 53 |
| February 2020Feb 2020 | 35 | +9 | +34.2% | 184 |
| January 2020Jan 2020 | 26 | −3 | −10.7% | 66 |
| December 2019Dec 2019 | 29 | +7 | +32% | 72 |
| November 2019Nov 2019 | 22 | +3 | +14.8% | 60 |
| October 2019Oct 2019 | 19 | +1 | +7.2% | 41 |
| September 2019Sept 2019 | 18 | −3 | −12.8% | 39 |
| August 2019Aug 2019 | 20 | −7 | −26.5% | 44 |
| July 2019Jul 2019 | 28 | 0 | +0.5% | 68 |
| June 2019Jun 2019 | 28 | +6 | +28.7% | 63 |
| May 2019May 2019 | 21 | 0 | +1.5% | 45 |
| April 2019Apr 2019 | 21 | −3 | −11.5% | 44 |
| March 2019Mar 2019 | 24 | −13 | −34.8% | 58 |
| February 2019Feb 2019 | 37 | −22 | −37.2% | 96 |
| January 2019Jan 2019 | 58 | +23 | +63.7% | 357 |
| December 2018Dec 2018 | 36 | +6 | +20.2% | 90 |
| November 2018Nov 2018 | 30 | +8 | +35% | 86 |
| October 2018Oct 2018 | 22 | −6 | −21.1% | 65 |
| September 2018Sept 2018 | 28 | +2 | +5.8% | 67 |
| August 2018Aug 2018 | 26 | −9 | −25.4% | 57 |
| July 2018Jul 2018 | 35 | −2 | −5.8% | 81 |
| June 2018Jun 2018 | 37 | +11 | +41.1% | 98 |
| May 2018May 2018 | 27 | 0 | +1.3% | 55 |
| April 2018Apr 2018 | 26 | −6 | −18% | 56 |
| March 2018Mar 2018 | 32 | −7 | −18.8% | 76 |
| February 2018Feb 2018 | 39 | −12 | −23.1% | 103 |
| January 2018Jan 2018 | 51 | −10 | −15.9% | 131 |
| December 2017Dec 2017 | 61 | +12 | +24% | 151 |
| November 2017Nov 2017 | 49 | −4 | −7% | 151 |
| October 2017Oct 2017 | 53 | +22 | +73.2% | 411 |
| September 2017Sept 2017 | 30 | −6 | −16.6% | 78 |
| August 2017Aug 2017 | 36 | −11 | −22.5% | 79 |
| July 2017Jul 2017 | 47 | −1 | −1.8% | 117 |
| June 2017Jun 2017 | 48 | +11 | +28.1% | 115 |
| May 2017May 2017 | 37 | −5 | −11.1% | 91 |
| April 2017Apr 2017 | 42 | +4 | +10.4% | 88 |
| March 2017Mar 2017 | 38 | −14 | −26.6% | 94 |
| February 2017Feb 2017 | 52 | −7 | −11.4% | 112 |
| January 2017Jan 2017 | 59 | −8 | −11.9% | 162 |
| December 2016Dec 2016 | 66 | −35 | −34.4% | 246 |
| November 2016Nov 2016 | 101 | +60 | +144.1% | 463 |
| October 2016Oct 2016 | 42 | −9 | −17.4% | 111 |
| September 2016Sept 2016 | 50 | −7 | −12% | 125 |
| August 2016Aug 2016 | 57 | −54 | −48.7% | 108 |
| July 2016Jul 2016 | 111 | −164 | −59.5% | 214 |
| June 2016Jun 2016 | 275 | +222 | +416.9% | 1,184 |
| May 2016May 2016 | 53 | −13 | −19.1% | 293 |
| April 2016Apr 2016 | 66 | −26 | −28.3% | 147 |
| March 2016Mar 2016 | 92 | −40 | −30.3% | 490 |
| February 2016Feb 2016 | 132 | +35 | +36.7% | 615 |
| January 2016Jan 2016 | 96 | −3 | −2.9% | 347 |
| December 2015Dec 2015 | 99 | +22 | +27.7% | 459 |
| November 2015Nov 2015 | 78 | +14 | +22.1% | 335 |
| October 2015Oct 2015 | 64 | +18 | +39.5% | 352 |
| September 2015Sept 2015 | 46 | −12 | −21.2% | 103 |
| August 2015Aug 2015 | 58 | −6 | −8.9% | 113 |
| July 2015Jul 2015 | 64 | −55 | −46.4% | 120 |
| June 2015Jun 2015 | 119 | +50 | +73.8% | 741 |
| May 2015May 2015 | 68 | −21 | −23.3% | 154 |
| April 2015Apr 2015 | 89 | −14 | −13.4% | 295 |
| March 2015Mar 2015 | 103 | −38 | −27.3% | 341 |
| February 2015Feb 2015 | 141 | +37 | +35.4% | 641 |
| January 2015Jan 2015 | 104 | −35 | −25.3% | 292 |
| December 2014Dec 2014 | 140 | +40 | +39.6% | 565 |
| November 2014Nov 2014 | 100 | −33 | −25% | 265 |
| October 2014Oct 2014 | 133 | −6 | −4.3% | 486 |
| September 2014Sept 2014 | 139 | −27 | −16.5% | 606 |
| August 2014Aug 2014 | 167 | +30 | +22% | 530 |
| July 2014Jul 2014 | 137 | −136 | −49.9% | 328 |
| June 2014Jun 2014 | 273 | +159 | +138.9% | 1,703 |
| May 2014May 2014 | 114 | −94 | −45.2% | 256 |
| April 2014Apr 2014 | 209 | +28 | +15.2% | 635 |
| March 2014Mar 2014 | 181 | +8 | +4.3% | 539 |
| February 2014Feb 2014 | 174 | −197 | −53.1% | 538 |
| January 2014Jan 2014 | 370 | −22 | −5.7% | 1,036 |
| December 2013Dec 2013 | 393 | +240 | +158% | 1,978 |
| November 2013Nov 2013 | 152 | −53 | −26% | 1,952 |
| October 2013Oct 2013 | 206 | +34 | +19.7% | 1,341 |
| September 2013Sept 2013 | 172 | −2 | −1.4% | 713 |
| August 2013Aug 2013 | 174 | −328 | −65.4% | 698 |
| July 2013Jul 2013 | 503 | +319 | +173.1% | 3,395 |
| June 2013Jun 2013 | 184 | −6 | −3.2% | 1,151 |
| May 2013May 2013 | 190 | −81 | −29.8% | 592 |
| April 2013Apr 2013 | 271 | +271 | +541,480% | 1,855 |
| March 2013Mar 2013 | 0 | — | — | 2 |
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.