| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 30 Oct, 10:57 UTC | 11 |
| 29 Oct, 10:56 UTC | 8 |
Player counts over time, as we observed them.
Source: Steam Web API, ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers. Full methodology
| Month | Avg players | Kept | Compared with other games |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchSeptember 2014 | 1,168 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onDecember 2014 | 535 | 46% | Holds players well (better than 75% of 9,121 other games) |
| 12 months onSeptember 2015 | 406 | 35% | Holds players well (better than 71% of 7,653 other games) |
Train Fever kept 46% of the average players it had at its launch in September 2014 after 3 months and 35% after 12 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026Oct 2026 (so far) (from 19 Oct) | 10 | +2 | +19% | 19 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 8 | +1 | +16% | 24 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 7 | −1 | −13% | 22 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 8 | +1 | +14.5% | 20 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 7 | −1 | −14.2% | 19 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 8 | 0 | −0.1% | 23 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 8 | 0 | +3.3% | 23 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 8 | 0 | −5.1% | 21 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 8 | −2 | −20.8% | 22 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 11 | +2 | +27.5% | 31 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 8 | +1 | +8.3% | 25 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 8 | −1 | −11.7% | 20 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 9 | −1 | −6.2% | 29 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 9 | +1 | +13.7% | 22 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 8 | +1 | +9.2% | 23 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 7 | −1 | −14.6% | 25 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 9 | 0 | −1.3% | 28 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 9 | 0 | −4.6% | 22 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 9 | +2 | +19.9% | 24 |
| March 2025Mar 2025 | 8 | −3 | −29.1% | 21 |
| February 2025Feb 2025 | 11 | +1 | +13.4% | 27 |
| January 2025Jan 2025 | 10 | −2 | −14% | 23 |
| December 2024Dec 2024 | 11 | 0 | −2.5% | 31 |
| November 2024Nov 2024 | 11 | −1 | −4.7% | 30 |
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2024Oct 2024 | 12 | +1 | +10.6% | 26 |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 11 | +1 | +13% | 27 |
| August 2024Aug 2024 | 10 | 0 | −2% | 24 |
| July 2024Jul 2024 | 10 | 0 | −4.3% | 30 |
| June 2024Jun 2024 | 10 | 0 | −5.1% | 25 |
| May 2024May 2024 | 11 | −1 | −5% | 26 |
| April 2024Apr 2024 | 11 | −2 | −13.2% | 30 |
| March 2024Mar 2024 | 13 | −2 | −12.7% | 33 |
| February 2024Feb 2024 | 15 | +1 | +5.8% | 41 |
| January 2024Jan 2024 | 14 | −1 | −4.2% | 34 |
| December 2023Dec 2023 | 15 | +2 | +13% | 37 |
| November 2023Nov 2023 | 13 | 0 | −3.2% | 34 |
| October 2023Oct 2023 | 13 | +1 | +9% | 35 |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 12 | 0 | −0.6% | 31 |
| August 2023Aug 2023 | 12 | −1 | −5.4% | 29 |
| July 2023Jul 2023 | 13 | +2 | +20.4% | 31 |
| June 2023Jun 2023 | 11 | −3 | −19.1% | 33 |
| May 2023May 2023 | 13 | −1 | −6% | 42 |
| April 2023Apr 2023 | 14 | +1 | +4.4% | 40 |
| March 2023Mar 2023 | 14 | −1 | −3.9% | 36 |
| February 2023Feb 2023 | 14 | −3 | −19.5% | 39 |
| January 2023Jan 2023 | 18 | +1 | +3% | 44 |
| December 2022Dec 2022 | 17 | +3 | +18% | 39 |
| November 2022Nov 2022 | 15 | −1 | −8.6% | 34 |
| October 2022Oct 2022 | 16 | 0 | +0.8% | 39 |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 16 | +1 | +3.1% | 39 |
| August 2022Aug 2022 | 15 | 0 | +1.9% | 42 |
| July 2022Jul 2022 | 15 | +1 | +7.8% | 34 |
| June 2022Jun 2022 | 14 | −2 | −10.8% | 38 |
| May 2022May 2022 | 16 | −3 | −17.2% | 37 |
| April 2022Apr 2022 | 19 | +2 | +14.2% | 49 |
| March 2022Mar 2022 | 17 | −2 | −10.4% | 38 |
| February 2022Feb 2022 | 18 | −2 | −9.7% | 48 |
| January 2022Jan 2022 | 20 | +1 | +6.2% | 57 |
| December 2021Dec 2021 | 19 | −1 | −3.2% | 48 |
| November 2021Nov 2021 | 20 | −3 | −13.1% | 53 |
| October 2021Oct 2021 | 23 | +3 | +15.6% | 56 |
| September 2021Sept 2021 | 20 | −1 | −6.4% | 45 |
| August 2021Aug 2021 | 21 | +2 | +11.7% | 48 |
| July 2021Jul 2021 | 19 | −1 | −3.2% | 48 |
| June 2021Jun 2021 | 20 | −5 | −20.7% | 43 |
| May 2021May 2021 | 25 | −2 | −9.2% | 67 |
| April 2021Apr 2021 | 27 | +1 | +3.2% | 61 |
| March 2021Mar 2021 | 26 | −8 | −23% | 64 |
| February 2021Feb 2021 | 34 | −1 | −3.5% | 80 |
| January 2021Jan 2021 | 35 | 0 | −0.3% | 86 |
| December 2020Dec 2020 | 35 | 0 | −1.3% | 73 |
| November 2020Nov 2020 | 36 | +9 | +32.3% | 77 |
| October 2020Oct 2020 | 27 | +1 | +4% | 68 |
| September 2020Sept 2020 | 26 | −1 | −3.7% | 60 |
| August 2020Aug 2020 | 27 | 0 | +0.3% | 64 |
| July 2020Jul 2020 | 27 | −5 | −14.5% | 58 |
| June 2020Jun 2020 | 32 | −11 | −25.1% | 83 |
| May 2020May 2020 | 42 | −2 | −4.8% | 90 |
| April 2020Apr 2020 | 44 | +2 | +3.5% | 93 |
| March 2020Mar 2020 | 43 | −2 | −4.2% | 125 |
| February 2020Feb 2020 | 45 | −3 | −6.2% | 105 |
| January 2020Jan 2020 | 48 | −21 | −31% | 123 |
| December 2019Dec 2019 | 69 | +15 | +26.7% | 161 |
| November 2019Nov 2019 | 55 | +8 | +17.3% | 129 |
| October 2019Oct 2019 | 47 | −2 | −4.2% | 108 |
| September 2019Sept 2019 | 49 | +2 | +3.4% | 109 |
| August 2019Aug 2019 | 47 | −2 | −4% | 98 |
| July 2019Jul 2019 | 49 | 0 | −0.6% | 107 |
| June 2019Jun 2019 | 49 | −15 | −23.8% | 107 |
| May 2019May 2019 | 65 | −4 | −6.2% | 157 |
| April 2019Apr 2019 | 69 | +3 | +3.9% | 255 |
| March 2019Mar 2019 | 66 | −2 | −3.3% | 187 |
| February 2019Feb 2019 | 68 | −4 | −5.1% | 160 |
| January 2019Jan 2019 | 72 | −4 | −5.4% | 161 |
| December 2018Dec 2018 | 76 | +4 | +5.1% | 176 |
| November 2018Nov 2018 | 73 | −3 | −4.5% | 180 |
| October 2018Oct 2018 | 76 | +9 | +12.8% | 205 |
| September 2018Sept 2018 | 67 | −3 | −4.7% | 154 |
| August 2018Aug 2018 | 71 | −6 | −7.8% | 156 |
| July 2018Jul 2018 | 77 | −6 | −6.9% | 170 |
| June 2018Jun 2018 | 82 | +4 | +4.8% | 232 |
| May 2018May 2018 | 79 | −23 | −23% | 184 |
| April 2018Apr 2018 | 102 | −31 | −23.4% | 290 |
| March 2018Mar 2018 | 133 | +26 | +23.9% | 360 |
| February 2018Feb 2018 | 108 | −1 | −0.9% | 257 |
| January 2018Jan 2018 | 109 | 0 | −0.4% | 271 |
| December 2017Dec 2017 | 109 | +5 | +4.7% | 258 |
| November 2017Nov 2017 | 104 | −14 | −11.6% | 252 |
| October 2017Oct 2017 | 118 | −37 | −24% | 276 |
| September 2017Sept 2017 | 155 | +63 | +68.2% | 571 |
| August 2017Aug 2017 | 92 | −4 | −4.7% | 180 |
| July 2017Jul 2017 | 97 | +1 | +1.3% | 221 |
| June 2017Jun 2017 | 95 | 0 | −0.5% | 222 |
| May 2017May 2017 | 96 | −15 | −13.5% | 222 |
| April 2017Apr 2017 | 111 | −12 | −9.6% | 238 |
| March 2017Mar 2017 | 123 | −69 | −35.9% | 295 |
| February 2017Feb 2017 | 191 | −5 | −2.5% | 628 |
| January 2017Jan 2017 | 196 | −5 | −2.4% | 498 |
| December 2016Dec 2016 | 201 | −174 | −46.4% | 464 |
| November 2016Nov 2016 | 375 | −154 | −29.1% | 1,556 |
| October 2016Oct 2016 | 529 | +155 | +41.6% | 1,280 |
| September 2016Sept 2016 | 373 | −23 | −5.7% | 841 |
| August 2016Aug 2016 | 396 | +31 | +8.5% | 829 |
| July 2016Jul 2016 | 365 | +21 | +6% | 825 |
| June 2016Jun 2016 | 344 | −109 | −24.1% | 769 |
| May 2016May 2016 | 454 | +56 | +14.1% | 1,035 |
| April 2016Apr 2016 | 398 | −32 | −7.5% | 918 |
| March 2016Mar 2016 | 430 | −75 | −14.8% | 979 |
| February 2016Feb 2016 | 504 | +49 | +10.7% | 1,227 |
| January 2016Jan 2016 | 456 | +28 | +6.6% | 1,079 |
| December 2015Dec 2015 | 427 | +55 | +14.7% | 1,029 |
| November 2015Nov 2015 | 372 | +5 | +1.4% | 858 |
| October 2015Oct 2015 | 367 | −39 | −9.5% | 832 |
| September 2015Sept 2015 | 406 | +47 | +13.1% | 1,050 |
| August 2015Aug 2015 | 359 | +57 | +18.8% | 991 |
| July 2015Jul 2015 | 302 | −48 | −13.7% | 663 |
| June 2015Jun 2015 | 350 | +5 | +1.4% | 836 |
| May 2015May 2015 | 346 | −6 | −1.7% | 985 |
| April 2015Apr 2015 | 352 | −262 | −42.7% | 836 |
| March 2015Mar 2015 | 614 | +75 | +14% | 2,603 |
| February 2015Feb 2015 | 538 | −20 | −3.6% | 2,138 |
| January 2015Jan 2015 | 559 | +23 | +4.3% | 1,308 |
| December 2014Dec 2014 | 535 | +78 | +17% | 1,536 |
| November 2014Nov 2014 | 458 | −139 | −23.3% | 1,061 |
| October 2014Oct 2014 | 597 | −572 | −48.9% | 1,545 |
| September 2014Sept 2014 | 1,168 | — | — | 3,321 |
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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