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Players on Steam, last 48 hours| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 19:01 UTC | 56 |
| 30 Oct, 18:59 UTC | 48 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchMay 2025 | 20 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onAugust 2025 | 44 | 2.1× | Holds players well (better than 99% of 9,121 other games) |
| 12 months onMay 2026 | 42 | 2.1× | Holds players well (better than 99% of 7,653 other games) |
Sandboxels grew to 2.1× the average players it had at its launch in May 2025 after 3 months and 2.1× after 12 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
Sandboxels Falling-sand sandbox game with 500+ elements, chemistry, fire, life, food, and anything you can imagine.
Players By Month| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026Oct 2026 (so far) (from 22 Oct) | 43 | +6 | +17.5% | 56 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 36 | −5 | −13% | 81 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 42 | −7 | −15.1% | 89 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 49 | +5 | +10.7% | 100 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 45 | +3 | +6.1% | 85 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 42 | +7 | +21.2% | 102 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 35 | −11 | −23.8% | 74 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 45 | +4 | +10.5% | 90 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 41 | −2 | −4.2% | 83 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 43 | +6 | +15.8% | 95 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 37 | −2 | −4.2% | 86 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 39 | −2 | −3.9% | 79 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 40 | −4 | −8.7% | 104 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 44 | 0 | +0.8% | 107 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 44 | +23 | +112% | 89 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 21 | +6 | +42.8% | 53 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 15 | −6 | −29.1% | 38 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 20 | — | — | 48 |
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.
