| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 30 Oct, 17:35 UTC | 178 |
| 29 Oct, 19:01 UTC | 178 |
Player counts over time, as we observed them.
Source: Steam Web API, ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers. Full methodology
| Month | Avg players | Kept | Compared with other games |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchAugust 2025 | 141 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onNovember 2025 | 135 | 95% | Holds players well (better than 94% of 9,121 other games) |
| 12 months onAugust 2026 | 201 | 1.4× | Holds players well (better than 97% of 7,653 other games) |
Returns Outlet Simulator kept 95% of the average players it had at its launch in August 2025 after 3 months and 1.4× after 12 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026Oct 2026 (so far) (from 22 Oct) | 198 | −40 | −16.7% | 269 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 238 | +37 | +18.5% | 1,033 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 201 | −63 | −23.8% | 494 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 264 | +51 | +23.8% | 607 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 213 | −33 | −13.4% | 485 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 246 | +145 | +143.2% | 726 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 101 | −10 | −9.3% | 267 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 112 | +11 | +10.5% | 257 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 101 | −26 | −20.5% | 192 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 127 | +9 | +7.2% | 359 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 118 | −16 | −12.1% | 344 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 135 | +4 | +2.7% | 384 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 131 | −10 | −7.1% | 386 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 141 | +19 | +15.3% | 412 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 123 | — | — | 286 |
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.
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