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Players on Steam, last 48 hours| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 29 Oct, 15:13 UTC | 1 |
| 28 Oct, 15:03 UTC | 1 |
Player counts over time, as we observed them.
Source: Steam Web API, ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers. Full methodology
Player Retention| Month | Avg players | Kept | Compared with other games |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchMarch 2025 | 149 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onJune 2025 | 58 | 39% | Holds players well (better than 71% of 7,560 other games) |
| 12 months onMarch 2026 | 14 | 9.4% | Loses players fast (better than 25% of 6,584 other games) |
Refence kept 39% of the average players it had at its launch in March 2025 after 3 months and 9.4% after 12 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
Refence Refence is a roguelite based idle defense game, where you can choose heroes and their traits, upgrade your castle, and manage resources to fend off enemies from the Demon Realm who are trying to attack your castle.
Players By Month| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026Oct 2026 (so far) | 2 | −2 | −44.2% | 4 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 4 | −1 | −25.4% | 9 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 5 | +2 | +61.9% | 13 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 3 | −1 | −23.2% | 9 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 4 | 0 | +3.2% | 9 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 4 | −3 | −46.1% | 11 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 7 | −7 | −46.9% | 16 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 14 | +5 | +62.4% | 22 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 9 | −3 | −29% | 19 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 12 | 0 | +1.9% | 22 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 12 | −11 | −48.1% | 20 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 23 | −25 | −52.4% | 44 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 48 | +9 | +22.4% | 79 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 39 | −29 | −42.5% | 59 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 69 | −1 | −1.6% | 98 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 70 | +12 | +19.9% | 103 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 58 | −36 | −38.6% | 90 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 95 | −17 | −15.4% | 177 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 112 | −37 | −25.1% | 212 |
| March 2025Mar 2025 | 149 | — | — | 267 |
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.
