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Players on Steam, last 48 hours| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 12:04 UTC | 48 |
| 28 Oct, 12:03 UTC | 51 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Launch (Early Access)September 2024 | 986 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onDecember 2024 | 157 | 16% | Loses players fast (better than 33% of 7,559 other games) |
| 12 months onSeptember 2025 | 132 | 13% | About average (better than 38% of 6,583 other games) |
Drill Core kept 16% of the average players it had at its Early Access launch in September 2024 after 3 months and 13% after 12 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
Drill Core Corporate greed meets strategic planet-mining in Drill Core! Drill to the heart of planets while managing workers, researching cutting-edge tech, and fortifying against alien attacks. Will you prioritize efficiency and risk your workers' safety, or focus on defense for survival?
Players By Month| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026Oct 2026 (so far) | 51 | −23 | −30.7% | 73 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 74 | +9 | +14.3% | 163 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 65 | +9 | +15.3% | 124 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 56 | −13 | −19.4% | 123 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 70 | −102 | −59.5% | 140 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 172 | +94 | +119.7% | 437 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 78 | −7 | −8.3% | 482 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 85 | +24 | +38.4% | 258 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 62 | −42 | −40.8% | 131 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 104 | +15 | +17.3% | 222 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 89 | −89 | −50.1% | 186 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 178 | +65 | +57.9% | 525 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 113 | −19 | −14.8% | 442 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 132 | −172 | −56.6% | 245 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 304 | −177 | −36.9% | 721 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 482 | +350 | +267% | 2,037 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 131 | −77 | −37.1% | 298 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 209 | +91 | +76.9% | 491 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 118 | −21 | −15.3% | 358 |
| March 2025Mar 2025 | 139 | +2 | +1.2% | 299 |
| February 2025Feb 2025 | 138 | +16 | +12.8% | 397 |
| January 2025Jan 2025 | 122 | −35 | −22.1% | 275 |
| December 2024Dec 2024 | 157 | +8 | +5.2% | 296 |
| November 2024Nov 2024 | 149 | −107 | −41.8% | 370 |
| October 2024Oct 2024 | 256 | −730 | −74.1% | 679 |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 986 | — | — | 2,530 |
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.
