Enter the world of The Eminence in Shadow: Master of Garden, a multiplayer, narrative driven, action-RPG where players form their own party from a deep roster of unique characters, voiced by the actors from the anime, and engage in new stories, to take down the world-threatening Cult of Diabolos.

| Month | Peak | Average | Polls |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | 450 | 265 | 70 |
| October 2026 | 353 | 185 | 47 |
| September 2026 | 347 | 129 | Archive |
| August 2026 | 349 | 143 | Archive |
| July 2026 | 360 | 150 | Archive |
| June 2026 | 394 | 164 | Archive |
| May 2026 | 441 | 187 | Archive |
| April 2026 | 453 | 168 | Archive |
| March 2026 | 380 | 174 | Archive |
| February 2026 | 319 | 135 | Archive |
| January 2026 | 311 | 150 | Archive |
| December 2025 | 335 | 147 | Archive |
| November 2025 | 393 | 207 | Archive |
| October 2025 | 471 | 166 | Archive |
| September 2025 | 327 | 161 | Archive |
| August 2025 | 418 | 186 | Archive |
| July 2025 | 331 | 126 | Archive |
| June 2025 | 322 | 149 | Archive |
| May 2025 | 384 | 179 | Archive |
| April 2025 | 260 | 121 | Archive |
| March 2025 | 257 | 140 | Archive |
| February 2025 | 350 | 145 | Archive |
| January 2025 | 265 | 134 | Archive |
| December 2024 | 192 | 92 | Archive |
| November 2024 | 207 | 71 | Archive |
| October 2024 | 136 | 32 | Archive |
| September 2024 | 87 | 27 | Archive |
Player counts over time, as we observed them.
Source: Steam Web API, ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers. Full methodology
The average and peak number of people in the game on Steam in each calendar month before our own collection began. These figures come from a licensed historical archive, not from our own polls.
Source: Licensed historical archive, Monthly player history. Full methodology
| Month | Avg players | Kept | Compared with other games |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchSeptember 2024 | 32 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onDecember 2024 | 92 | 2.9× | Holds players well (better than all 9,246 other games) |
| 12 months onSeptember 2025 | 161 | 5× | Holds players well (better than all 7,785 other games) |
陰の実力者になりたくて!マスターオブガーデン grew to 2.9× the average players it had at its launch in September 2024 after 3 months and 5× after 12 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026Nov 2026 (so far) | 265 | +95 | +55.9% | 450 |
| October 2026Oct 2026 | 170 | +41 | +31.7% | 416 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 129 | −13 | −9.5% | 347 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 143 | −7 | −4.9% | 349 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 150 | −14 | −8.5% | 360 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 164 | −23 | −12.2% | 394 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 187 | +19 | +11.3% | 441 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 168 | −6 | −3.5% | 453 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 174 | +38 | +28.4% | 380 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 135 | −14 | −9.7% | 319 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 150 | +3 | +2.1% | 311 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 147 | −60 | −29.1% | 335 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 207 | +41 | +24.5% | 393 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 166 | +6 | +3.5% | 471 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 161 | −25 | −13.6% | 327 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 186 | +60 | +47.3% | 418 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 126 | −23 | −15.2% | 331 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 149 | −30 | −16.8% | 322 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 179 | +58 | +47.8% | 384 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 121 | −19 | −13.8% | 260 |
| March 2025Mar 2025 | 140 | −5 | −3.2% | 257 |
| February 2025Feb 2025 | 145 | +12 | +8.6% | 350 |
| January 2025Jan 2025 | 134 | +41 | +45% | 265 |
| December 2024Dec 2024 | 92 | +21 | +30.3% | 192 |
| November 2024Nov 2024 | 71 | +39 | +122.3% | 207 |
| October 2024Oct 2024 | 32 | +5 | +20.1% | 136 |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 27 | — | — | 87 |
Average and peak concurrent players each month, and the change in average players from the month before. Months up to October 2026 are from a licensed historical archive.