Gnomes is a turn-based tower defense with deep roguelike progression, set in ever-expanding, procedurally generated biomes. Build, farm and defend your village as you push deeper into goblin-infested territory. Unlock powerful upgrades and craft your environment to survive the endless goblin horde

| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 28 Oct, 18:27 UTC | 16 |
| 27 Oct, 17:52 UTC | 12 |
Player counts over time, as we observed them.
Source: Steam Web API, ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers. Full methodology
| Month | Avg players | Kept | Compared with other games |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchApril 2025 | 127 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onJuly 2025 | 28 | 22% | About average (better than 49% of 7,559 other games) |
| 12 months onApril 2026 | 33 | 26% | About average (better than 62% of 6,583 other games) |
Gnomes kept 22% of the average players it had at its launch in April 2025 after 3 months and 26% 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) | 16 | −25 | −61.4% | 23 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 40 | +13 | +46.9% | 125 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 28 | +6 | +27.7% | 109 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 22 | −16 | −42.8% | 47 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 38 | +16 | +75.6% | 79 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 21 | −12 | −35.6% | 48 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 33 | −27 | −44.7% | 63 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 60 | +43 | +257.2% | 147 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 17 | −12 | −42.3% | 42 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 29 | +4 | +14.7% | 65 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 25 | +8 | +49.7% | 75 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 17 | −4 | −20% | 38 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 21 | −13 | −37.5% | 49 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 34 | −73 | −68.3% | 69 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 107 | +79 | +279.5% | 436 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 28 | −24 | −46% | 66 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 52 | −8 | −13.5% | 141 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 61 | −67 | −52.5% | 119 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 127 | — | — | 411 |
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.