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Players on Steam, last 48 hours| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 15:07 UTC | 3,179 |
| 28 Oct, 15:06 UTC | 3,170 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchFebruary 2016 | 42,355 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onMay 2016 | 4,287 | 10% | Loses players fast (better than 16% of 7,559 other games) |
| 12 months onFebruary 2017 | 7,544 | 18% | About average (better than 48% of 6,583 other games) |
XCOM® 2 kept 10% of the average players it had at its launch in February 2016 after 3 months and 18% after 12 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
XCOM® 2 −85% XCOM 2 is the sequel to XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the 2012 award-winning strategy game of the year. Earth has changed and is now under alien rule. Facing impossible odds you must rebuild XCOM, and ignite a global resistance to reclaim our world and save humanity.
Players By Month| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026Oct 2026 (so far) | 2,578 | −1,110 | −30.1% | 4,418 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 3,688 | +21 | +0.6% | 6,050 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 3,667 | +515 | +16.4% | 6,093 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 3,152 | +58 | +1.9% | 4,734 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 3,094 | −581 | −15.8% | 4,773 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 3,675 | −195 | −5.1% | 5,738 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 3,870 | +631 | +19.5% | 6,385 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 3,239 | −761 | −19% | 5,420 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 4,000 | +704 | +21.4% | 6,703 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 3,296 | +362 | +12.4% | 4,938 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 2,934 | −318 | −9.8% | 4,411 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 3,252 | +184 | +6% | 5,170 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 3,069 | −23 | −0.8% | 4,875 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 3,092 | −181 | −5.5% | 4,906 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 3,273 | +124 | +3.9% | 5,007 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 3,149 | −95 | −2.9% | 5,015 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 3,244 | −98 | −2.9% | 5,148 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 3,342 | −7 | −0.2% | 5,088 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 3,349 | +119 | +3.7% | 5,204 |
| March 2025Mar 2025 | 3,231 | −490 | −13.2% | 5,031 |
| February 2025Feb 2025 | 3,720 | −95 | −2.5% | 5,827 |
| January 2025Jan 2025 | 3,816 | +143 | +3.9% | 5,826 |
| December 2024Dec 2024 | 3,673 | −224 | −5.8% | 5,630 |
| November 2024Nov 2024 | 3,897 | +21 | +0.5% | 6,109 |
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2024Oct 2024 | 3,876 | +714 | +22.6% | 6,628 |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 3,162 | −235 | −6.9% | 5,141 |
| August 2024Aug 2024 | 3,397 | +69 | +2.1% | 5,113 |
| July 2024Jul 2024 | 3,328 | −24 | −0.7% | 5,140 |
| June 2024Jun 2024 | 3,352 | +235 | +7.5% | 5,328 |
| May 2024May 2024 | 3,118 | −435 | −12.2% | 4,950 |
| April 2024Apr 2024 | 3,553 | −447 | −11.2% | 5,919 |
| March 2024Mar 2024 | 3,999 | +170 | +4.4% | 6,834 |
| February 2024Feb 2024 | 3,829 | +137 | +3.7% | 6,603 |
| January 2024Jan 2024 | 3,692 | +679 | +22.5% | 5,662 |
| December 2023Dec 2023 | 3,014 | +239 | +8.6% | 4,734 |
| November 2023Nov 2023 | 2,774 | +76 | +2.8% | 4,525 |
| October 2023Oct 2023 | 2,698 | −191 | −6.6% | 4,204 |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 2,889 | −201 | −6.5% | 4,692 |
| August 2023Aug 2023 | 3,090 | −848 | −21.5% | 4,739 |
| July 2023Jul 2023 | 3,938 | +537 | +15.8% | 5,980 |
| June 2023Jun 2023 | 3,401 | −104 | −3% | 5,785 |
| May 2023May 2023 | 3,505 | +135 | +4% | 5,454 |
| April 2023Apr 2023 | 3,370 | −377 | −10.1% | 5,262 |
| March 2023Mar 2023 | 3,748 | −159 | −4.1% | 6,117 |
| February 2023Feb 2023 | 3,907 | −157 | −3.9% | 6,715 |
| January 2023Jan 2023 | 4,064 | +80 | +2% | 6,342 |
| December 2022Dec 2022 | 3,983 | +417 | +11.7% | 6,060 |
| November 2022Nov 2022 | 3,566 | −157 | −4.2% | 5,896 |
| October 2022Oct 2022 | 3,723 | +128 | +3.6% | 6,362 |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 3,595 | −84 | −2.3% | 5,830 |
| August 2022Aug 2022 | 3,679 | −165 | −4.3% | 5,544 |
| July 2022Jul 2022 | 3,845 | +229 | +6.3% | 5,824 |
| June 2022Jun 2022 | 3,615 | −790 | −17.9% | 5,492 |
| May 2022May 2022 | 4,405 | −380 | −8% | 7,574 |
| April 2022Apr 2022 | 4,786 | −87 | −1.8% | 8,331 |
| March 2022Mar 2022 | 4,873 | −1,774 | −26.7% | 7,620 |
| February 2022Feb 2022 | 6,646 | +1,738 | +35.4% | 12,661 |
| January 2022Jan 2022 | 4,908 | +421 | +9.4% | 7,757 |
| December 2021Dec 2021 | 4,487 | +1,010 | +29% | 6,890 |
| November 2021Nov 2021 | 3,477 | −305 | −8.1% | 5,639 |
| October 2021Oct 2021 | 3,783 | −76 | −2% | 6,223 |
| September 2021Sept 2021 | 3,859 | −502 | −11.5% | 6,259 |
| August 2021Aug 2021 | 4,361 | +694 | +18.9% | 7,185 |
| July 2021Jul 2021 | 3,667 | +19 | +0.5% | 5,832 |
| June 2021Jun 2021 | 3,648 | +502 | +16% | 6,142 |
| May 2021May 2021 | 3,146 | −813 | −20.5% | 5,073 |
| April 2021Apr 2021 | 3,960 | −1,128 | −22.2% | 6,726 |
| March 2021Mar 2021 | 5,088 | −2,151 | −29.7% | 8,288 |
| February 2021Feb 2021 | 7,239 | +3,317 | +84.5% | 13,469 |
| January 2021Jan 2021 | 3,923 | +267 | +7.3% | 6,668 |
| December 2020Dec 2020 | 3,656 | +67 | +1.9% | 6,048 |
| November 2020Nov 2020 | 3,589 | +410 | +12.9% | 6,045 |
| October 2020Oct 2020 | 3,178 | −228 | −6.7% | 5,847 |
| September 2020Sept 2020 | 3,406 | +254 | +8% | 5,579 |
| August 2020Aug 2020 | 3,153 | −673 | −17.6% | 5,372 |
| July 2020Jul 2020 | 3,825 | −67 | −1.7% | 6,543 |
| June 2020Jun 2020 | 3,892 | −4,522 | −53.7% | 6,618 |
| May 2020May 2020 | 8,415 | +1,428 | +20.4% | 18,832 |
| April 2020Apr 2020 | 6,987 | +1,855 | +36.1% | 18,444 |
| March 2020Mar 2020 | 5,132 | +748 | +17.1% | 9,832 |
| February 2020Feb 2020 | 4,384 | −347 | −7.3% | 7,811 |
| January 2020Jan 2020 | 4,730 | −378 | −7.4% | 9,435 |
| December 2019Dec 2019 | 5,109 | +472 | +10.2% | 8,637 |
| November 2019Nov 2019 | 4,636 | +1,339 | +40.6% | 8,380 |
| October 2019Oct 2019 | 3,297 | −60 | −1.8% | 5,916 |
| September 2019Sept 2019 | 3,357 | −1,164 | −25.7% | 6,127 |
| August 2019Aug 2019 | 4,521 | −68 | −1.5% | 8,125 |
| July 2019Jul 2019 | 4,589 | +737 | +19.1% | 8,172 |
| June 2019Jun 2019 | 3,851 | +40 | +1.1% | 7,185 |
| May 2019May 2019 | 3,811 | +96 | +2.6% | 7,395 |
| April 2019Apr 2019 | 3,715 | −876 | −19.1% | 7,029 |
| March 2019Mar 2019 | 4,591 | −502 | −9.9% | 11,055 |
| February 2019Feb 2019 | 5,093 | −207 | −3.9% | 9,847 |
| January 2019Jan 2019 | 5,300 | −10 | −0.2% | 10,250 |
| December 2018Dec 2018 | 5,310 | +323 | +6.5% | 10,035 |
| November 2018Nov 2018 | 4,987 | −1,634 | −24.7% | 9,806 |
| October 2018Oct 2018 | 6,621 | +3,024 | +84.1% | 16,092 |
| September 2018Sept 2018 | 3,596 | −1,180 | −24.7% | 6,287 |
| August 2018Aug 2018 | 4,776 | +153 | +3.3% | 10,050 |
| July 2018Jul 2018 | 4,624 | +502 | +12.2% | 8,123 |
| June 2018Jun 2018 | 4,121 | −1,027 | −19.9% | 7,729 |
| May 2018May 2018 | 5,148 | +1,033 | +25.1% | 12,556 |
| April 2018Apr 2018 | 4,115 | −1,202 | −22.6% | 7,533 |
| March 2018Mar 2018 | 5,317 | +207 | +4.1% | 11,587 |
| February 2018Feb 2018 | 5,110 | −407 | −7.4% | 10,315 |
| January 2018Jan 2018 | 5,518 | −79 | −1.4% | 11,624 |
| December 2017Dec 2017 | 5,597 | +822 | +17.2% | 10,534 |
| November 2017Nov 2017 | 4,775 | −1,359 | −22.2% | 10,645 |
| October 2017Oct 2017 | 6,133 | −11,363 | −64.9% | 14,489 |
| September 2017Sept 2017 | 17,496 | +10,126 | +137.4% | 47,797 |
| August 2017Aug 2017 | 7,370 | +450 | +6.5% | 36,550 |
| July 2017Jul 2017 | 6,920 | +1,557 | +29% | 12,339 |
| June 2017Jun 2017 | 5,363 | +2,190 | +69% | 11,840 |
| May 2017May 2017 | 3,173 | −405 | −11.3% | 5,492 |
| April 2017Apr 2017 | 3,578 | −1,511 | −29.7% | 7,091 |
| March 2017Mar 2017 | 5,089 | −2,456 | −32.5% | 12,048 |
| February 2017Feb 2017 | 7,544 | −762 | −9.2% | 16,853 |
| January 2017Jan 2017 | 8,307 | +4,349 | +109.9% | 20,190 |
| December 2016Dec 2016 | 3,957 | +724 | +22.4% | 7,950 |
| November 2016Nov 2016 | 3,234 | −381 | −10.5% | 7,106 |
| October 2016Oct 2016 | 3,615 | +305 | +9.2% | 8,026 |
| September 2016Sept 2016 | 3,310 | −1,437 | −30.3% | 6,375 |
| August 2016Aug 2016 | 4,747 | −1,610 | −25.3% | 10,203 |
| July 2016Jul 2016 | 6,357 | +1,898 | +42.6% | 14,250 |
| June 2016Jun 2016 | 4,459 | +172 | +4% | 9,843 |
| May 2016May 2016 | 4,287 | −229 | −5.1% | 10,368 |
| April 2016Apr 2016 | 4,516 | −5,634 | −55.5% | 10,277 |
| March 2016Mar 2016 | 10,150 | −32,205 | −76% | 24,120 |
| February 2016Feb 2016 | 42,355 | — | — | 133,037 |
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.
