| Month | Peak | Average | Polls |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | 15 | 8 | 12 |
| October 2026 | 10 | 6 | 9 |
| September 2026 | 26 | 10 | Archive |
| August 2026 | 26 | 10 | Archive |
| July 2026 | 28 | 11 | Archive |
| June 2026 | 26 | 11 | Archive |
| May 2026 | 30 | 11 | Archive |
| April 2026 | 28 | 12 | Archive |
| March 2026 | 26 | 11 | Archive |
| February 2026 | 35 | 14 | Archive |
| January 2026 | 45 | 15 | Archive |
| December 2025 | 42 | 16 | Archive |
| November 2025 | 29 | 12 | Archive |
| October 2025 | 44 | 15 | Archive |
| September 2025 | 64 | 24 | Archive |
| August 2025 | 267 | 63 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchAugust 2025 | 63 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onNovember 2025 | 12 | 19% | About average (better than 39% of 9,246 other games) |
| 12 months onAugust 2026 | 10 | 16% | About average (better than 44% of 7,785 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
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.

| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026Nov 2026 (so far) | 8 | 0 | −5.7% | 15 |
| October 2026Oct 2026 | 8 | −1 | −14.9% | 23 |
| 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 up to October 2026 are from a licensed historical archive.