| Month | Peak | Average | Polls |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 15 | 6 | 45 |
| September 2026 | 24 | 9 | Archive |
| August 2026 | 31 | 12 | Archive |
| July 2026 | 52 | 19 | Archive |
| June 2026 | 662 | 71 | Archive |
Player counts over time, as we observed them.
Source: Steam Web API, ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers. Full methodology
The average and peak number of people in the game on Steam in each calendar month before our own collection began. These figures come from a licensed historical archive, not from our own polls.
Source: Licensed historical archive, Monthly player history. Full methodology
| Month | Avg players | Kept | Compared with other games |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchJune 2026 | 71 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onSeptember 2026 | 9 | 12% | Loses players fast (better than 20% of 9,121 other games) |
| 12 months onJune 2027 | — | — | Not over yet |
吾皇万岁 kept 12% of the average players it had at its launch in June 2026 after 3 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
You'll time-travel to a turbulent ancient Chinese dynasty as a young monarch. Ascend the throne amidst chaos and navigate among powerful officials, noble clans, and common scholars. Each vermilion note harbors danger. Your choice will shape history: Create a prosperous era or be a fallen king.

| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026Oct 2026 (so far) (from 22 Oct) | 6 | −3 | −29.4% | 15 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 9 | −3 | −25.3% | 24 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 12 | −7 | −38.6% | 31 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 19 | −52 | −73% | 52 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 71 | — | — | 662 |
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.
《吾皇万岁》补丁更新— 26176584 (24 Oct 2026): Players peaked at 2.0× the week before's average. In the week after, players averaged 19% fewer than the week before. Another update came a day later, so that week is partly its doing.
| Update | Peak After | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 《吾皇万岁》补丁更新— 2632016530 Oct 2026 · week before: 6.8 of 7 days; 0.9 of 7 days so far | 11 (1.8×) | +12% |
| 《吾皇万岁》补丁更新— 2627113428 Oct 2026 · week before: 5.8 of 7 days; 2.8 of 7 days so far; next update 2 days later | 15 (2.5×) | +12% |
| 《吾皇万岁》补丁更新— 2624550327 Oct 2026 · week before: 4.8 of 7 days; 3.7 of 7 days so far; next update a day later | 15 (2.6×) | +12% |
| 《吾皇万岁》补丁更新— 2619712425 Oct 2026 · week before: 2.8 of 7 days; 5.8 of 7 days so far; next update 2 days later | 15 (2.2×) | −10% |
| 《吾皇万岁》补丁更新— 2617658424 Oct 2026 · week before: 1.4 of 7 days; next update a day later | 15 (2.0×) | −19% |
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