| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 18:45 UTC | 8 |
| 30 Oct, 18:42 UTC | 5 |
Player counts over time, as we observed them.
Source: Steam Web API, ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers. Full methodology
| Month | Avg players | Kept | Compared with other games |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchNovember 2024 | 193 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onFebruary 2025 | 38 | 20% | About average (better than 39% of 9,121 other games) |
| 12 months onNovember 2025 | 10 | 5.2% | Loses players fast (better than 9% of 7,653 other games) |
Trainee Death Simulator kept 20% of the average players it had at its launch in November 2024 after 3 months and 5.2% after 12 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
You will play as a Trainee Death, harvesting Souls to pay off your debt. Random choice events offer you various options: Lie in bed and slack off since the debt is endless anyway, Or follow your senior to earn some extra Souls, collecting outfits to switch up your style.

| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026Oct 2026 (so far) (from 22 Oct) | 7 | −6 | −48% | 12 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 13 | +3 | +35.5% | 49 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 9 | −2 | −20% | 22 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 12 | +2 | +19.1% | 34 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 10 | +3 | +42.1% | 33 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 7 | 0 | +4.6% | 20 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 7 | −3 | −35.2% | 29 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 10 | −5 | −32.9% | 32 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 15 | +5 | +48% | 45 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 10 | 0 | −3.7% | 36 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 11 | 0 | +4.4% | 36 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 10 | −4 | −29.3% | 33 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 14 | +2 | +17% | 52 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 12 | −3 | −17.5% | 43 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 15 | −8 | −36.7% | 37 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 23 | +5 | +24.3% | 61 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 19 | +1 | +6.8% | 65 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 18 | −1 | −4.6% | 61 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 18 | −7 | −27.5% | 52 |
| March 2025Mar 2025 | 25 | −13 | −33.7% | 83 |
| February 2025Feb 2025 | 38 | 0 | −0.8% | 127 |
| January 2025Jan 2025 | 39 | −26 | −40.7% | 113 |
| December 2024Dec 2024 | 65 | −128 | −66.3% | 245 |
| November 2024Nov 2024 | 193 | — | — | 698 |
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.