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Salamander III is the newest addition to the Gradius series, a legendary pioneer in the side-scrolling shooter genre, and comes with the original arcade versions of the previous games.

| Hour | Peak | Average | Polls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Nov, 03:00 UTC | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| 4 Nov, 03:00 UTC | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| 3 Nov, 02:00 UTC | 15 | 15 | 1 |
| 2 Nov, 02:00 UTC | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| 1 Nov, 02:00 UTC | 14 | 14 | 1 |
| 31 Oct, 02:00 UTC | 9 | 9 | 1 |
| 30 Oct, 02:00 UTC | 7 | 7 | 1 |
Player counts over time, as we observed them.
Source: Steam Web API, ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers. Full methodology
| Month | Avg players | Kept | Compared with other games |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchAugust 2025 | 63 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onNovember 2025 | 12 | 19% | About average (better than 39% of 9,250 other games) |
| 12 months onAugust 2026 | 10 | 16% | About average (better than 45% of 7,789 other games) |
グラディウス オリジン コレクション kept 19% of the average players it had at its launch in August 2025 after 3 months and 16% 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) | 10 | +3 | +52.1% | 15 |
| October 2026Oct 2026 (from 23 Oct) | 6 | −3 | −33.3% | 10 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 10 | −1 | −5.6% | 26 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 10 | 0 | −4.9% | 26 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 11 | 0 | +1.9% | 28 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 11 | 0 | −4.6% | 26 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 11 | −1 | −6.3% | 30 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 12 | +1 | +11% | 28 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 11 | −4 | −26% | 26 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 14 | 0 | −3.7% | 35 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 15 | −1 | −7% | 45 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 16 | +4 | +32.7% | 42 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 12 | −3 | −21% | 29 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 15 | −8 | −34.8% | 44 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 24 | −39 | −62.4% | 64 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 63 | — | — | 267 |
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.