| Hour | Peak | Average | Polls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00 UTC | 36 | 36 | 1 |
| 12 Nov, 00:00 UTC | 47 | 47 | 1 |
| 11 Nov, 20:00 UTC | 53 | 53 | 1 |
| 11 Nov, 16:00 UTC | 30 | 30 | 1 |
| 11 Nov, 12:00 UTC | 13 | 13 | 1 |
| 11 Nov, 08:00 UTC | 14 | 14 | 1 |
| 11 Nov, 04:00 UTC | 32 | 32 | 1 |
| 11 Nov, 00:00 UTC | 68 | 68 | 1 |
| 10 Nov, 20:00 UTC | 61 | 61 | 1 |
| 10 Nov, 16:00 UTC | 29 | 29 | 1 |
| 10 Nov, 12:00 UTC | 12 | 12 | 1 |
| 10 Nov, 08:00 UTC | 14 | 14 | 1 |
| 10 Nov, 04:00 UTC | 26 | 26 | 1 |
| 10 Nov, 00:00 UTC | 33 | 33 | 1 |
| 9 Nov, 20:00 UTC | 68 | 68 | 1 |
| 9 Nov, 16:00 UTC | 23 | 23 | 1 |
| 9 Nov, 12:00 UTC | 13 | 13 | 1 |
| 9 Nov, 08:00 UTC | 12 | 12 | 1 |
| 9 Nov, 04:00 UTC | 28 | 28 | 1 |
| 9 Nov, 00:00 UTC | 33 | 33 | 1 |
| 8 Nov, 20:00 UTC | 47 | 47 | 1 |
| 8 Nov, 16:00 UTC | 38 | 38 | 1 |
| 8 Nov, 12:00 UTC | 19 | 19 | 1 |
| 8 Nov, 08:00 UTC | 23 | 23 | 1 |
| 8 Nov, 04:00 UTC | 33 | 33 | 1 |
| 8 Nov, 00:00 UTC | 44 | 44 | 1 |
| 7 Nov, 20:00 UTC | 46 | 46 | 1 |
| 7 Nov, 16:00 UTC | 29 | 29 | 1 |
| 7 Nov, 12:00 UTC | 24 | 24 | 1 |
| 7 Nov, 08:00 UTC | 15 | 15 | 1 |
| 7 Nov, 04:00 UTC | 31 | 31 | 1 |
| 7 Nov, 00:00 UTC | 33 | 33 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchJuly 2025 | 74 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onOctober 2025 | 19 | 25% | About average (better than 51% of 9,242 other games) |
| 12 months onJuly 2026 | 13 | 18% | About average (better than 48% of 7,781 other games) |
SurfsUp kept 25% of the average players it had at its launch in July 2025 after 3 months and 18% 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) | 37 | −12 | −25.2% | 99 |
| October 2026Oct 2026 | 49 | −4 | −8.4% | 120 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 54 | +13 | +32.8% | 155 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 41 | +27 | +207% | 202 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 13 | −2 | −14.1% | 30 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 15 | −5 | −26.2% | 40 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 21 | −3 | −13.5% | 45 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 24 | +2 | +8.4% | 71 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 22 | −1 | −4.1% | 70 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 23 | −1 | −6.1% | 55 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 25 | −4 | −15.1% | 52 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 29 | +6 | +23.5% | 95 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 24 | +5 | +25.8% | 65 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 19 | −7 | −28.3% | 71 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 26 | −27 | −51.3% | 76 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 54 | −21 | −27.9% | 104 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 74 | — | — | 130 |
Average and peak concurrent players each month, and the change in average players from the month before. Months up to October 2026 are from a licensed historical archive.
SurfsUp v2.1 (27 Oct 2026): Since it came out, players averaged 48% fewer than the week before.
| Update | Peak After | Change |
|---|---|---|
| SurfsUp v2.127 Oct 2026 · week before: 5.2 of 7 days; 6.9 of 7 days so far | 46 (0.8×) | −48% |
Average players over the 7 days before and after each update post, and the most at once in the week after. Updates since we started counting this game’s players. How we count
SurfsUp is a free-to-play, standalone recreation of Counter-Strike Surf where precision movement and air-surfing are the keys to setting a new personal best or even breaking a world record. Surf, bhop, and climb across 125+ maps, all for free, with unique leaderboards for every way to play.
