| Hour | Peak | Average | Polls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00 UTC | 42 | 42 | 1 |
| 30 Oct, 20:00 UTC | 72 | 72 | 1 |
| 30 Oct, 16:00 UTC | 73 | 73 | 1 |
| 30 Oct, 12:00 UTC | 53 | 53 | 1 |
| 30 Oct, 08:00 UTC | 24 | 24 | 1 |
| 30 Oct, 04:00 UTC | 22 | 22 | 1 |
| 30 Oct, 00:00 UTC | 43 | 43 | 1 |
| 29 Oct, 20:00 UTC | 83 | 83 | 1 |
| 29 Oct, 16:00 UTC | 68 | 68 | 1 |
| 29 Oct, 12:00 UTC | 44 | 44 | 1 |
| 29 Oct, 08:00 UTC | 31 | 31 | 1 |
| 29 Oct, 04:00 UTC | 28 | 28 | 1 |
| 29 Oct, 00:00 UTC | 53 | 53 | 1 |
| 28 Oct, 20:00 UTC | 78 | 78 | 1 |
| 28 Oct, 16:00 UTC | 68 | 68 | 1 |
| 28 Oct, 12:00 UTC | 49 | 49 | 1 |
| 28 Oct, 08:00 UTC | 28 | 28 | 1 |
| 28 Oct, 04:00 UTC | 29 | 29 | 1 |
| 28 Oct, 00:00 UTC | 46 | 46 | 1 |
| 27 Oct, 19:00 UTC | 94 | 94 | 1 |
| 27 Oct, 15:00 UTC | 70 | 70 | 1 |
| 27 Oct, 11:00 UTC | 42 | 42 | 1 |
| 27 Oct, 06:00 UTC | 30 | 30 | 1 |
| 27 Oct, 00:00 UTC | 54 | 54 | 1 |
| 26 Oct, 18:00 UTC | 79 | 79 | 1 |
| 26 Oct, 12:00 UTC | 40 | 40 | 1 |
| 26 Oct, 06:00 UTC | 15 | 15 | 1 |
| 26 Oct, 00:00 UTC | 68 | 68 | 1 |
| 25 Oct, 17:00 UTC | 122 | 122 | 1 |
| 25 Oct, 11:00 UTC | 80 | 80 | 1 |
| 25 Oct, 05:00 UTC | 45 | 45 | 1 |
| 24 Oct, 23:00 UTC | 80 | 80 | 1 |
| 24 Oct, 17:00 UTC | 97 | 97 | 1 |
| 24 Oct, 10:00 UTC | 74 | 74 | 1 |
| 24 Oct, 04:00 UTC | 18 | 18 | 1 |
Player counts over time, as we observed them.
Source: Steam Web API, ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers. Full methodology
| Month | Avg players | Kept | Compared with other games |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchJanuary 2026 | 808 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onApril 2026 | 70 | 8.7% | Loses players fast (better than 10% of 9,121 other games) |
| 12 months onJanuary 2027 | — | — | Not over yet |
Pathologic 3 kept 8.7% of the average players it had at its launch in January 2026 after 3 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
In this psychological horror game, you are a doctor with only 12 days to save a town from a mysterious plague. Make ruthless decisions and diagnose with precision. Shape the town's future and rewrite the past. Hold yourself together while it all falls apart.

| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026Oct 2026 (so far) (from 22 Oct) | 56 | +24 | +74% | 122 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 32 | −7 | −17.6% | 85 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 39 | −4 | −9.8% | 89 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 43 | 0 | +0.8% | 95 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 43 | −14 | −24.1% | 97 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 56 | −14 | −19.9% | 136 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 70 | −40 | −36.6% | 171 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 111 | −136 | −55.2% | 295 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 247 | −561 | −69.4% | 889 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 808 | — | — | 2,115 |
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.