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| 10:44 UTC | 16 |
| 28 Oct, 10:43 UTC | 23 |
Player counts over time, as we observed them.
Source: Steam Web API, ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers. Full methodology
| Month | Avg players | Kept | Compared with other games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Launch (Early Access)August 2015 | 319 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onNovember 2015 | 80 | 25% | About average (better than 54% of 7,559 other games) |
| 12 months onAugust 2016 | 118 | 37% | Holds players well (better than 72% of 6,583 other games) |
Sheltered kept 25% of the average players it had at its Early Access launch in August 2015 after 3 months and 37% after 12 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
Sheltered is a deep and emotional survival management game. You take on the role of protecting four family members who, after a global apocalypse, have found their way to a deserted shelter.

| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026Oct 2026 (so far) | 25 | −7 | −22% | 43 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 32 | +2 | +5.5% | 68 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 31 | −4 | −11% | 65 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 34 | −2 | −5.2% | 65 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 36 | +7 | +22.3% | 82 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 30 | +4 | +13.3% | 54 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 26 | −5 | −16.1% | 50 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 31 | +2 | +8.4% | 57 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 29 | −7 | −20.2% | 51 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 36 | −6 | −14.3% | 75 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 42 | +14 | +48.4% | 86 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 28 | −9 | −24.1% | 49 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 37 | +9 | +34% | 92 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 28 | −6 | −17.6% | 52 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 34 | +1 | +4% | 59 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 32 | −2 | −5.8% | 71 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 34 | +4 | +11.9% | 69 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 31 | +2 | +8.3% | 52 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 28 | −2 | −7.1% | 57 |
| March 2025Mar 2025 | 31 | +3 | +10.6% | 58 |
| February 2025Feb 2025 | 28 | −5 | −14.7% | 53 |
| January 2025Jan 2025 | 32 | +1 | +3.8% | 59 |
| December 2024Dec 2024 | 31 | −1 | −3.7% | 63 |
| November 2024Nov 2024 | 32 | +2 | +7.3% | 61 |
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2024Oct 2024 | 30 | −8 | −20.2% | 52 |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 38 | −2 | −4% | 76 |
| August 2024Aug 2024 | 39 | +5 | +15.3% | 79 |
| July 2024Jul 2024 | 34 | −5 | −12.4% | 64 |
| June 2024Jun 2024 | 39 | +8 | +24.2% | 77 |
| May 2024May 2024 | 31 | −8 | −20.2% | 58 |
| April 2024Apr 2024 | 39 | +2 | +4% | 72 |
| March 2024Mar 2024 | 38 | +8 | +28.8% | 71 |
| February 2024Feb 2024 | 29 | −10 | −25.8% | 52 |
| January 2024Jan 2024 | 40 | +8 | +25.9% | 83 |
| December 2023Dec 2023 | 31 | −6 | −16.6% | 57 |
| November 2023Nov 2023 | 38 | +3 | +9.7% | 67 |
| October 2023Oct 2023 | 34 | +2 | +6.5% | 71 |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 32 | −7 | −17.7% | 69 |
| August 2023Aug 2023 | 39 | +2 | +5.9% | 73 |
| July 2023Jul 2023 | 37 | −1 | −2.7% | 66 |
| June 2023Jun 2023 | 38 | −2 | −6.2% | 79 |
| May 2023May 2023 | 41 | +10 | +33.8% | 77 |
| April 2023Apr 2023 | 30 | −6 | −16.4% | 58 |
| March 2023Mar 2023 | 36 | +5 | +15.9% | 72 |
| February 2023Feb 2023 | 31 | −7 | −19% | 57 |
| January 2023Jan 2023 | 39 | −2 | −5.8% | 71 |
| December 2022Dec 2022 | 41 | +5 | +15.2% | 67 |
| November 2022Nov 2022 | 36 | +1 | +1.9% | 61 |
| October 2022Oct 2022 | 35 | −5 | −12.6% | 72 |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 40 | −3 | −6.7% | 95 |
| August 2022Aug 2022 | 43 | +4 | +11.3% | 83 |
| July 2022Jul 2022 | 38 | +4 | +11.2% | 66 |
| June 2022Jun 2022 | 35 | −12 | −26.4% | 61 |
| May 2022May 2022 | 47 | +1 | +3.1% | 120 |
| April 2022Apr 2022 | 46 | +4 | +9.8% | 96 |
| March 2022Mar 2022 | 42 | +5 | +13.1% | 86 |
| February 2022Feb 2022 | 37 | −6 | −13.7% | 65 |
| January 2022Jan 2022 | 43 | +3 | +7.7% | 72 |
| December 2021Dec 2021 | 39 | −11 | −22.1% | 66 |
| November 2021Nov 2021 | 51 | −3 | −6.2% | 96 |
| October 2021Oct 2021 | 54 | −43 | −44.3% | 112 |
| September 2021Sept 2021 | 97 | +44 | +81.3% | 240 |
| August 2021Aug 2021 | 53 | −13 | −19.2% | 103 |
| July 2021Jul 2021 | 66 | +5 | +8.3% | 121 |
| June 2021Jun 2021 | 61 | −36 | −37.2% | 130 |
| May 2021May 2021 | 97 | +39 | +65.5% | 302 |
| April 2021Apr 2021 | 59 | −2 | −2.9% | 140 |
| March 2021Mar 2021 | 61 | +3 | +5.2% | 120 |
| February 2021Feb 2021 | 58 | −15 | −20.7% | 112 |
| January 2021Jan 2021 | 73 | +17 | +29.6% | 150 |
| December 2020Dec 2020 | 56 | −15 | −21.5% | 96 |
| November 2020Nov 2020 | 71 | +16 | +28.3% | 148 |
| October 2020Oct 2020 | 56 | −6 | −9.9% | 97 |
| September 2020Sept 2020 | 62 | −4 | −5.9% | 124 |
| August 2020Aug 2020 | 66 | −11 | −14.9% | 149 |
| July 2020Jul 2020 | 77 | −2 | −2.4% | 133 |
| June 2020Jun 2020 | 79 | +10 | +13.7% | 178 |
| May 2020May 2020 | 70 | −21 | −23.6% | 199 |
| April 2020Apr 2020 | 91 | +15 | +20.1% | 189 |
| March 2020Mar 2020 | 76 | +5 | +6.7% | 143 |
| February 2020Feb 2020 | 71 | +5 | +7.8% | 112 |
| January 2020Jan 2020 | 66 | +4 | +6.4% | 116 |
| December 2019Dec 2019 | 62 | −2 | −3.8% | 115 |
| November 2019Nov 2019 | 65 | −13 | −16.6% | 129 |
| October 2019Oct 2019 | 77 | +22 | +40.7% | 207 |
| September 2019Sept 2019 | 55 | −25 | −31.7% | 102 |
| August 2019Aug 2019 | 81 | −84 | −51% | 165 |
| July 2019Jul 2019 | 164 | +95 | +137.2% | 603 |
| June 2019Jun 2019 | 69 | −4 | −5.6% | 143 |
| May 2019May 2019 | 73 | +2 | +2.3% | 153 |
| April 2019Apr 2019 | 72 | −31 | −30.2% | 132 |
| March 2019Mar 2019 | 103 | +29 | +39.3% | 211 |
| February 2019Feb 2019 | 74 | −12 | −14.4% | 139 |
| January 2019Jan 2019 | 86 | −47 | −35.5% | 171 |
| December 2018Dec 2018 | 134 | +35 | +34.7% | 300 |
| November 2018Nov 2018 | 99 | −88 | −47.1% | 193 |
| October 2018Oct 2018 | 187 | +105 | +127.6% | 514 |
| September 2018Sept 2018 | 82 | −28 | −25.1% | 148 |
| August 2018Aug 2018 | 110 | +23 | +26.1% | 309 |
| July 2018Jul 2018 | 87 | −4 | −4.4% | 194 |
| June 2018Jun 2018 | 91 | +13 | +16.3% | 230 |
| May 2018May 2018 | 79 | −7 | −8.1% | 165 |
| April 2018Apr 2018 | 85 | −8 | −8.9% | 160 |
| March 2018Mar 2018 | 94 | −37 | −28.1% | 182 |
| February 2018Feb 2018 | 130 | −4 | −3.2% | 276 |
| January 2018Jan 2018 | 135 | +3 | +2% | 302 |
| December 2017Dec 2017 | 132 | +14 | +11.9% | 281 |
| November 2017Nov 2017 | 118 | +22 | +22.4% | 266 |
| October 2017Oct 2017 | 96 | +5 | +5.8% | 271 |
| September 2017Sept 2017 | 91 | −110 | −54.8% | 186 |
| August 2017Aug 2017 | 202 | +44 | +27.5% | 731 |
| July 2017Jul 2017 | 158 | −135 | −46% | 378 |
| June 2017Jun 2017 | 293 | +213 | +266.1% | 1,383 |
| May 2017May 2017 | 80 | −11 | −12.1% | 186 |
| April 2017Apr 2017 | 91 | −95 | −51% | 173 |
| March 2017Mar 2017 | 186 | +67 | +56.1% | 695 |
| February 2017Feb 2017 | 119 | −46 | −27.8% | 250 |
| January 2017Jan 2017 | 165 | +31 | +22.9% | 397 |
| December 2016Dec 2016 | 134 | −7 | −5.1% | 344 |
| November 2016Nov 2016 | 141 | −29 | −17.2% | 303 |
| October 2016Oct 2016 | 171 | +13 | +8.3% | 582 |
| September 2016Sept 2016 | 158 | +40 | +33.5% | 416 |
| August 2016Aug 2016 | 118 | −166 | −58.4% | 272 |
| July 2016Jul 2016 | 284 | +105 | +58.9% | 625 |
| June 2016Jun 2016 | 179 | +20 | +12.7% | 619 |
| May 2016May 2016 | 159 | −93 | −36.9% | 388 |
| April 2016Apr 2016 | 251 | −39 | −13.3% | 479 |
| March 2016Mar 2016 | 290 | +90 | +45% | 1,280 |
| February 2016Feb 2016 | 200 | +78 | +64.4% | 469 |
| January 2016Jan 2016 | 122 | +21 | +20.3% | 676 |
| December 2015Dec 2015 | 101 | +21 | +26.3% | 287 |
| November 2015Nov 2015 | 80 | −40 | −33.4% | 199 |
| October 2015Oct 2015 | 120 | +15 | +14.2% | 277 |
| September 2015Sept 2015 | 105 | −214 | −67% | 249 |
| August 2015Aug 2015 | 319 | — | — | 754 |
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.