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Players on Steam, last 48 hours| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 16:30 UTC | 68 |
| 12:29 UTC | 38 |
| 08:29 UTC | 33 |
| 04:28 UTC | 33 |
| 00:27 UTC | 64 |
| 29 Oct, 20:27 UTC | 84 |
| 29 Oct, 16:26 UTC | 75 |
| 29 Oct, 12:26 UTC | 71 |
| 29 Oct, 08:25 UTC | 29 |
| 29 Oct, 04:24 UTC | 52 |
| 29 Oct, 00:24 UTC | 76 |
| 28 Oct, 20:23 UTC | 90 |
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 2015 | 1,419 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onMay 2015 | 641 | 45% | Holds players well (better than 75% of 9,121 other games) |
| 12 months onFebruary 2016 | 529 | 37% | Holds players well (better than 73% of 7,653 other games) |
The Escapists kept 45% of the average players it had at its launch in February 2015 after 3 months and 37% after 12 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
Players By Month| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026Oct 2026 (so far) (from 19 Oct) | 76 | +27 | +55.6% | 135 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 49 | +10 | +24.4% | 108 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 39 | −3 | −8% | 100 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 43 | −4 | −8.5% | 86 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 47 | +5 | +11.8% | 93 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 42 | +10 | +30.5% | 107 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 32 | −11 | −26.3% | 69 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 43 | +9 | +24.4% | 88 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 35 | −13 | −27.2% | 85 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 48 | −5 | −8.7% | 104 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 53 | +14 | +36.2% | 94 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 39 | −4 | −10.1% | 90 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 43 | −1 | −1.4% | 93 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 44 | −8 | −15.7% | 92 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 52 | −3 | −5% | 110 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 54 | +5 | +9.5% | 103 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 50 | +6 | +14.8% | 107 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 43 | 0 | −0.6% | 98 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 43 | −33 | −43.6% | 91 |
| March 2025Mar 2025 | 77 | +37 | +94.5% | 276 |
| February 2025Feb 2025 | 40 | −13 | −24.5% | 174 |
| January 2025Jan 2025 | 52 | −1 | −1.9% | 119 |
| December 2024Dec 2024 | 53 | +3 | +5.6% | 111 |
| November 2024Nov 2024 | 51 | +12 | +31.6% | 116 |
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2024Oct 2024 | 38 | −30 | −43.6% | 77 |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 68 | +9 | +15.5% | 315 |
| August 2024Aug 2024 | 59 | +5 | +8.5% | 259 |
| July 2024Jul 2024 | 54 | −5 | −9% | 115 |
| June 2024Jun 2024 | 60 | +21 | +54.6% | 149 |
| May 2024May 2024 | 39 | −9 | −19.5% | 76 |
| April 2024Apr 2024 | 48 | −4 | −7.5% | 104 |
| March 2024Mar 2024 | 52 | +7 | +15.8% | 115 |
| February 2024Feb 2024 | 45 | −15 | −24.9% | 97 |
| January 2024Jan 2024 | 60 | +16 | +36.8% | 126 |
| December 2023Dec 2023 | 44 | −7 | −13.5% | 88 |
| November 2023Nov 2023 | 51 | +7 | +15.1% | 108 |
| October 2023Oct 2023 | 44 | +8 | +21.6% | 106 |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 36 | −21 | −36.5% | 95 |
| August 2023Aug 2023 | 57 | −15 | −21.4% | 111 |
| July 2023Jul 2023 | 72 | −24 | −24.9% | 170 |
| June 2023Jun 2023 | 96 | +50 | +106.1% | 391 |
| May 2023May 2023 | 47 | +8 | +20.3% | 120 |
| April 2023Apr 2023 | 39 | 0 | −1% | 92 |
| March 2023Mar 2023 | 39 | −2 | −4.2% | 86 |
| February 2023Feb 2023 | 41 | −9 | −18.3% | 90 |
| January 2023Jan 2023 | 50 | −9 | −14.8% | 108 |
| December 2022Dec 2022 | 59 | +14 | +31% | 127 |
| November 2022Nov 2022 | 45 | −13 | −22.7% | 98 |
| October 2022Oct 2022 | 58 | +14 | +30.8% | 171 |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 44 | −2 | −5.1% | 118 |
| August 2022Aug 2022 | 47 | −6 | −10.9% | 97 |
| July 2022Jul 2022 | 53 | +1 | +1.5% | 107 |
| June 2022Jun 2022 | 52 | +5 | +10.2% | 103 |
| May 2022May 2022 | 47 | +1 | +2% | 100 |
| April 2022Apr 2022 | 46 | +3 | +8% | 111 |
| March 2022Mar 2022 | 43 | −2 | −5.3% | 155 |
| February 2022Feb 2022 | 45 | −6 | −11.9% | 85 |
| January 2022Jan 2022 | 51 | −9 | −14.7% | 115 |
| December 2021Dec 2021 | 60 | +16 | +36% | 125 |
| November 2021Nov 2021 | 44 | −5 | −9.4% | 95 |
| October 2021Oct 2021 | 49 | −4 | −7.4% | 105 |
| September 2021Sept 2021 | 53 | −19 | −26.9% | 127 |
| August 2021Aug 2021 | 72 | +3 | +4.4% | 248 |
| July 2021Jul 2021 | 69 | +17 | +32.7% | 130 |
| June 2021Jun 2021 | 52 | −12 | −18.7% | 111 |
| May 2021May 2021 | 64 | +13 | +26.4% | 175 |
| April 2021Apr 2021 | 51 | −12 | −19% | 94 |
| March 2021Mar 2021 | 62 | +5 | +9.1% | 174 |
| February 2021Feb 2021 | 57 | −23 | −28.6% | 107 |
| January 2021Jan 2021 | 80 | +7 | +9.4% | 189 |
| December 2020Dec 2020 | 73 | +9 | +13.9% | 238 |
| November 2020Nov 2020 | 64 | +14 | +28% | 124 |
| October 2020Oct 2020 | 50 | −2 | −4.4% | 97 |
| September 2020Sept 2020 | 53 | −22 | −29.3% | 97 |
| August 2020Aug 2020 | 74 | −8 | −10.1% | 251 |
| July 2020Jul 2020 | 83 | −16 | −16.3% | 157 |
| June 2020Jun 2020 | 99 | +19 | +23.3% | 221 |
| May 2020May 2020 | 80 | −21 | −20.6% | 207 |
| April 2020Apr 2020 | 101 | +18 | +22.3% | 221 |
| March 2020Mar 2020 | 82 | +22 | +35.6% | 195 |
| February 2020Feb 2020 | 61 | −12 | −16.6% | 128 |
| January 2020Jan 2020 | 73 | −21 | −22.7% | 191 |
| December 2019Dec 2019 | 94 | +27 | +39.7% | 200 |
| November 2019Nov 2019 | 67 | +3 | +4% | 163 |
| October 2019Oct 2019 | 65 | +8 | +13.3% | 186 |
| September 2019Sept 2019 | 57 | −22 | −28.1% | 125 |
| August 2019Aug 2019 | 80 | −10 | −11.2% | 195 |
| July 2019Jul 2019 | 90 | −17 | −15.8% | 169 |
| June 2019Jun 2019 | 107 | +28 | +34.8% | 251 |
| May 2019May 2019 | 79 | −23 | −22.2% | 172 |
| April 2019Apr 2019 | 102 | +6 | +6.3% | 255 |
| March 2019Mar 2019 | 96 | +1 | +1.4% | 268 |
| February 2019Feb 2019 | 94 | −8 | −7.8% | 245 |
| January 2019Jan 2019 | 102 | −28 | −21.8% | 223 |
| December 2018Dec 2018 | 131 | +21 | +19% | 269 |
| November 2018Nov 2018 | 110 | +28 | +34.9% | 268 |
| October 2018Oct 2018 | 81 | −4 | −4.2% | 181 |
| September 2018Sept 2018 | 85 | −48 | −36% | 198 |
| August 2018Aug 2018 | 133 | −1 | −1.2% | 342 |
| July 2018Jul 2018 | 135 | −14 | −9.5% | 327 |
| June 2018Jun 2018 | 149 | +27 | +22.2% | 453 |
| May 2018May 2018 | 122 | +13 | +12.3% | 569 |
| April 2018Apr 2018 | 108 | 0 | −0.4% | 227 |
| March 2018Mar 2018 | 109 | −18 | −14% | 231 |
| February 2018Feb 2018 | 127 | −31 | −19.7% | 310 |
| January 2018Jan 2018 | 158 | −32 | −17.1% | 440 |
| December 2017Dec 2017 | 190 | −23 | −11% | 453 |
| November 2017Nov 2017 | 213 | +65 | +43.3% | 925 |
| October 2017Oct 2017 | 149 | −57 | −27.6% | 423 |
| September 2017Sept 2017 | 206 | −622 | −75.1% | 546 |
| August 2017Aug 2017 | 827 | +446 | +116.7% | 3,027 |
| July 2017Jul 2017 | 382 | −252 | −39.8% | 1,173 |
| June 2017Jun 2017 | 634 | +415 | +190.1% | 3,103 |
| May 2017May 2017 | 219 | −32 | −12.9% | 456 |
| April 2017Apr 2017 | 251 | −16 | −6.2% | 490 |
| March 2017Mar 2017 | 268 | −41 | −13.4% | 613 |
| February 2017Feb 2017 | 309 | −46 | −13% | 1,411 |
| January 2017Jan 2017 | 355 | −239 | −40.3% | 1,077 |
| December 2016Dec 2016 | 594 | +327 | +122.5% | 1,317 |
| November 2016Nov 2016 | 267 | −83 | −23.6% | 703 |
| October 2016Oct 2016 | 350 | +149 | +74.5% | 894 |
| September 2016Sept 2016 | 200 | −73 | −26.8% | 437 |
| August 2016Aug 2016 | 274 | −136 | −33.2% | 457 |
| July 2016Jul 2016 | 410 | −115 | −22% | 883 |
| June 2016Jun 2016 | 525 | +278 | +112.8% | 2,173 |
| May 2016May 2016 | 247 | −44 | −15.3% | 536 |
| April 2016Apr 2016 | 291 | −136 | −31.8% | 782 |
| March 2016Mar 2016 | 427 | −101 | −19.2% | 2,038 |
| February 2016Feb 2016 | 529 | −197 | −27.2% | 1,470 |
| January 2016Jan 2016 | 726 | −187 | −20.5% | 2,540 |
| December 2015Dec 2015 | 913 | +570 | +166.3% | 2,994 |
| November 2015Nov 2015 | 343 | −8 | −2.4% | 1,273 |
| October 2015Oct 2015 | 351 | +77 | +28.2% | 957 |
| September 2015Sept 2015 | 274 | −81 | −22.7% | 639 |
| August 2015Aug 2015 | 355 | −147 | −29.3% | 610 |
| July 2015Jul 2015 | 502 | −35 | −6.5% | 902 |
| June 2015Jun 2015 | 536 | −104 | −16.3% | 1,495 |
| May 2015May 2015 | 641 | −407 | −38.9% | 1,987 |
| April 2015Apr 2015 | 1,048 | +86 | +8.9% | 2,680 |
| March 2015Mar 2015 | 962 | −457 | −32.2% | 2,656 |
| February 2015Feb 2015 | 1,419 | +454 | +47% | 3,289 |
| January 2015Jan 2015 | 965 | +549 | +131.8% | 3,182 |
| December 2014Dec 2014 | 416 | +163 | +64.1% | 1,548 |
| November 2014Nov 2014 | 254 | +132 | +108.6% | 699 |
| October 2014Oct 2014 | 122 | −150 | −55.2% | 365 |
| September 2014Sept 2014 | 271 | +154 | +130.5% | 785 |
| August 2014Aug 2014 | 118 | +117 | +39,123.3% | 661 |
| July 2014Jul 2014 | 0 | 0 | −55.9% | 4 |
| June 2014Jun 2014 | 1 | — | — | 5 |
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.
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