| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 22:54 UTC | 19 |
| 18:53 UTC | 23 |
| 14:52 UTC | 13 |
| 10:51 UTC | 14 |
| 06:50 UTC | 7 |
| 02:49 UTC | 18 |
| 5 Nov, 22:49 UTC | 19 |
| 5 Nov, 18:48 UTC | 22 |
| 5 Nov, 14:47 UTC | 18 |
| 5 Nov, 10:46 UTC | 16 |
| 5 Nov, 06:45 UTC | 12 |
| 5 Nov, 02:43 UTC | 26 |
Player counts over time, as we observed them.
Source: Steam Web API, ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers. Full methodology
| Month | Avg players | Kept | Compared with other games |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchMarch 2026 | 520 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onJune 2026 | 77 | 15% | Loses players fast (better than 27% of 9,249 other games) |
| 12 months onMarch 2027 | — | — | Not over yet |
AETHUS kept 15% of the average players it had at its launch in March 2026 after 3 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
Explore a vast underground world to mine and craft hundreds of items while building up your modular Outpost on the surface, to prospect for gems, refine resources and farm hydroponic crops in this top-down sci-fi survival-crafter where the story always provides a reason to dig deeper.

| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026Nov 2026 (so far) | 25 | −15 | −38% | 58 |
| October 2026Oct 2026 (from 20 Oct) | 40 | +8 | +24.7% | 74 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 32 | +5 | +16.9% | 89 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 27 | −14 | −34.4% | 84 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 41 | −36 | −46.6% | 96 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 77 | −40 | −33.9% | 245 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 117 | −81 | −41% | 391 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 199 | −321 | −61.8% | 461 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 520 | — | — | 1,612 |
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.