| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 3 Nov, 21:59 UTC | 1,065 |
| 2 Nov, 21:58 UTC | 1,043 |
Player counts over time, as we observed them.
Source: Steam Web API, ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers. Full methodology
| Month | Avg players | Kept | Compared with other games |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchMarch 2017 | 86 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onJune 2017 | 46 | 54% | Holds players well (better than 81% of 9,255 other games) |
| 12 months onMarch 2018 | 37 | 43% | Holds players well (better than 78% of 7,792 other games) |
Rain World kept 54% of the average players it had at its launch in March 2017 after 3 months and 43% 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) | 1,180 | +204 | +20.8% | 1,433 |
| October 2026Oct 2026 (from 19 Oct) | 977 | −453 | −31.7% | 1,572 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 1,430 | −205 | −12.6% | 2,931 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 1,636 | −1,137 | −41% | 2,846 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 2,773 | +1,175 | +73.5% | 6,405 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 1,598 | +536 | +50.4% | 5,919 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 1,062 | −58 | −5.2% | 1,785 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 1,120 | −21 | −1.8% | 1,958 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 1,141 | +222 | +24.2% | 2,073 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 919 | −165 | −15.2% | 1,376 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 1,084 | +135 | +14.2% | 1,704 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 949 | +183 | +24% | 1,599 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 766 | −158 | −17.2% | 1,314 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 924 | +66 | +7.7% | 1,847 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 858 | −79 | −8.5% | 2,214 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 938 | −103 | −9.9% | 1,366 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 1,041 | +66 | +6.7% | 1,428 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 975 | −125 | −11.3% | 1,492 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 1,100 | −851 | −43.6% | 1,904 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 1,952 | +325 | +20% | 4,671 |
| March 2025Mar 2025 | 1,627 | +551 | +51.2% | 10,859 |
| February 2025Feb 2025 | 1,076 | +38 | +3.7% | 1,865 |
| January 2025Jan 2025 | 1,037 | +99 | +10.5% | 1,717 |
| December 2024Dec 2024 | 939 | +103 | +12.4% | 1,690 |
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2024Nov 2024 | 836 | −104 | −11.1% | 1,396 |
| October 2024Oct 2024 | 940 | +107 | +12.9% | 1,742 |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 832 | −210 | −20.2% | 1,430 |
| August 2024Aug 2024 | 1,042 | +20 | +2% | 1,639 |
| July 2024Jul 2024 | 1,022 | +29 | +2.9% | 1,339 |
| June 2024Jun 2024 | 993 | −42 | −4.1% | 1,456 |
| May 2024May 2024 | 1,035 | +59 | +6% | 1,947 |
| April 2024Apr 2024 | 977 | −103 | −9.5% | 1,630 |
| March 2024Mar 2024 | 1,079 | +145 | +15.5% | 1,799 |
| February 2024Feb 2024 | 934 | −73 | −7.3% | 1,494 |
| January 2024Jan 2024 | 1,008 | +110 | +12.2% | 1,528 |
| December 2023Dec 2023 | 898 | +31 | +3.6% | 1,463 |
| November 2023Nov 2023 | 867 | −113 | −11.5% | 1,439 |
| October 2023Oct 2023 | 980 | +29 | +3% | 2,185 |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 951 | −214 | −18.3% | 1,620 |
| August 2023Aug 2023 | 1,165 | −276 | −19.2% | 1,628 |
| July 2023Jul 2023 | 1,441 | +308 | +27.2% | 1,951 |
| June 2023Jun 2023 | 1,133 | +94 | +9% | 1,700 |
| May 2023May 2023 | 1,039 | −357 | −25.6% | 1,788 |
| April 2023Apr 2023 | 1,396 | −114 | −7.6% | 2,364 |
| March 2023Mar 2023 | 1,510 | −431 | −22.2% | 2,729 |
| February 2023Feb 2023 | 1,941 | +471 | +32% | 3,705 |
| January 2023Jan 2023 | 1,471 | +1,207 | +457.2% | 4,800 |
| December 2022Dec 2022 | 264 | +138 | +108.6% | 1,076 |
| November 2022Nov 2022 | 127 | +10 | +8.8% | 263 |
| October 2022Oct 2022 | 116 | −25 | −17.8% | 313 |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 142 | −33 | −18.7% | 303 |
| August 2022Aug 2022 | 174 | −172 | −49.7% | 337 |
| July 2022Jul 2022 | 346 | +127 | +58% | 706 |
| June 2022Jun 2022 | 219 | +117 | +114.4% | 748 |
| May 2022May 2022 | 102 | −4 | −3.9% | 201 |
| April 2022Apr 2022 | 106 | +48 | +81.5% | 219 |
| March 2022Mar 2022 | 59 | −12 | −16.8% | 131 |
| February 2022Feb 2022 | 70 | −10 | −13% | 128 |
| January 2022Jan 2022 | 81 | +4 | +5.3% | 153 |
| December 2021Dec 2021 | 77 | −1 | −1.1% | 163 |
| November 2021Nov 2021 | 78 | +14 | +21.5% | 142 |
| October 2021Oct 2021 | 64 | +9 | +16.2% | 177 |
| September 2021Sept 2021 | 55 | −12 | −17.5% | 107 |
| August 2021Aug 2021 | 67 | −11 | −14.2% | 122 |
| July 2021Jul 2021 | 78 | +15 | +22.9% | 133 |
| June 2021Jun 2021 | 63 | +7 | +13.3% | 126 |
| May 2021May 2021 | 56 | −3 | −5.6% | 102 |
| April 2021Apr 2021 | 59 | 0 | −0.4% | 101 |
| March 2021Mar 2021 | 59 | −12 | −17.1% | 104 |
| February 2021Feb 2021 | 71 | −18 | −20.6% | 145 |
| January 2021Jan 2021 | 90 | +8 | +9.3% | 170 |
| December 2020Dec 2020 | 82 | +12 | +16.6% | 181 |
| November 2020Nov 2020 | 71 | +26 | +56.6% | 141 |
| October 2020Oct 2020 | 45 | −1 | −2.6% | 87 |
| September 2020Sept 2020 | 46 | −4 | −8.3% | 85 |
| August 2020Aug 2020 | 51 | −11 | −17.4% | 89 |
| July 2020Jul 2020 | 61 | +6 | +10.3% | 107 |
| June 2020Jun 2020 | 55 | +5 | +10.8% | 99 |
| May 2020May 2020 | 50 | −18 | −26.7% | 85 |
| April 2020Apr 2020 | 68 | −6 | −8.4% | 120 |
| March 2020Mar 2020 | 75 | +35 | +89.3% | 181 |
| February 2020Feb 2020 | 39 | −6 | −13.6% | 84 |
| January 2020Jan 2020 | 46 | −2 | −4.9% | 100 |
| December 2019Dec 2019 | 48 | +10 | +27.1% | 99 |
| November 2019Nov 2019 | 38 | −16 | −29.4% | 85 |
| October 2019Oct 2019 | 53 | +24 | +83.3% | 177 |
| September 2019Sept 2019 | 29 | −10 | −25.4% | 79 |
| August 2019Aug 2019 | 39 | −1 | −3.4% | 73 |
| July 2019Jul 2019 | 40 | +4 | +10.3% | 72 |
| June 2019Jun 2019 | 37 | −3 | −7.8% | 72 |
| May 2019May 2019 | 40 | +8 | +24.2% | 106 |
| April 2019Apr 2019 | 32 | −6 | −15.2% | 67 |
| March 2019Mar 2019 | 38 | −7 | −14.9% | 78 |
| February 2019Feb 2019 | 44 | −1 | −1.9% | 104 |
| January 2019Jan 2019 | 45 | −1 | −2.8% | 100 |
| December 2018Dec 2018 | 47 | +6 | +15% | 93 |
| November 2018Nov 2018 | 40 | +19 | +88.7% | 94 |
| October 2018Oct 2018 | 21 | −2 | −6.7% | 45 |
| September 2018Sept 2018 | 23 | −3 | −10.4% | 51 |
| August 2018Aug 2018 | 26 | −10 | −27.2% | 47 |
| July 2018Jul 2018 | 35 | −1 | −3.5% | 73 |
| June 2018Jun 2018 | 37 | −16 | −31.1% | 83 |
| May 2018May 2018 | 53 | +20 | +60.9% | 153 |
| April 2018Apr 2018 | 33 | −4 | −11.7% | 68 |
| March 2018Mar 2018 | 37 | +4 | +12.8% | 77 |
| February 2018Feb 2018 | 33 | −12 | −26.9% | 68 |
| January 2018Jan 2018 | 45 | −15 | −25.5% | 104 |
| December 2017Dec 2017 | 61 | +38 | +162.9% | 113 |
| November 2017Nov 2017 | 23 | +9 | +66% | 99 |
| October 2017Oct 2017 | 14 | −5 | −27.4% | 30 |
| September 2017Sept 2017 | 19 | −17 | −46.9% | 54 |
| August 2017Aug 2017 | 36 | +4 | +11.1% | 127 |
| July 2017Jul 2017 | 33 | −14 | −29.7% | 76 |
| June 2017Jun 2017 | 46 | +17 | +57.4% | 84 |
| May 2017May 2017 | 29 | −57 | −65.9% | 63 |
| April 2017Apr 2017 | 86 | +53 | +160.7% | 281 |
| March 2017Mar 2017 | 33 | +33 | +14,904.5% | 320 |
| February 2017Feb 2017 | 0 | 0 | −58.5% | 4 |
| January 2017Jan 2017 | 1 | 0 | +3.9% | 5 |
| December 2016Dec 2016 | 1 | +1 | +1,600% | 4 |
| November 2016Nov 2016 | 0 | 0 | −25% | 1 |
| October 2016Oct 2016 | 0 | 0 | −91.1% | 1 |
| September 2016Sept 2016 | 1 | 0 | −4.3% | 3 |
| August 2016Aug 2016 | 1 | 0 | +422.2% | 7 |
| July 2016Jul 2016 | 0 | 0 | −73.5% | 3 |
| June 2016Jun 2016 | 0 | — | — | 5 |
| April 2016Apr 2016 | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| February 2016Feb 2016 | 0 | 0 | −29.1% | 1 |
| January 2016Jan 2016 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| March 2015Mar 2015 | 0 | — | — | 0 |
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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