| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 16:16 UTC | 273 |
| 12:14 UTC | 226 |
| 08:13 UTC | 163 |
| 04:12 UTC | 65 |
| 00:12 UTC | 39 |
| 6 Nov, 20:08 UTC | 163 |
| 6 Nov, 16:08 UTC | 190 |
| 6 Nov, 12:07 UTC | 188 |
| 6 Nov, 08:06 UTC | 71 |
| 6 Nov, 04:05 UTC | 43 |
| 6 Nov, 00:04 UTC | 26 |
| 5 Nov, 19:05 UTC | 130 |
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)December 2015 | 28 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onMarch 2016 | 171 | 6.1× | Holds players well (better than all 9,248 other games) |
| 12 months onDecember 2016 | 100 | 3.6× | Holds players well (better than all 7,787 other games) |
Gremlins, Inc. grew to 6.1× the average players it had at its Early Access launch in December 2015 after 3 months and 3.6× after 12 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
This is an intense strategy board game in a steampunk world of corrupt capitalist gremlins who compete for money, political power and prestige. Save and invest, steal and extort, arrest and get arrested – in single-player and multiplayer, with ranks and ladders, team mode and spectator mode.

About 19–23 May 2017: That month's peak was 10× the month before's average. The month after, players averaged 6% fewer than before.
| Dates | Peak During | Change |
|---|---|---|
| About 19–23 May 2017 | 1,469 (10×) | −6% |
Monthly averages: April 2017, May 2017 and June 2017.
Average players over the 7 days before and after each, and the most at once during it. Dates marked “About” are from the developer’s news post. How we count
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026Nov 2026 (so far) | 115 | −38 | −24.6% | 273 |
| October 2026Oct 2026 (from 19 Oct) | 153 | +45 | +41.8% | 237 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 108 | −4 | −4% | 302 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 113 | −7 | −6% | 401 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 120 | +17 | +16.1% | 334 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 103 | +5 | +4.8% | 307 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 98 | −18 | −15.2% | 265 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 116 | −5 | −4.2% | 314 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 121 | −59 | −32.7% | 341 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 180 | +17 | +10.5% | 836 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 163 | +31 | +23.3% | 673 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 132 | +3 | +2.4% | 456 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 129 | +2 | +1.2% | 398 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 128 | +15 | +13.7% | 365 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 112 | −16 | −12.8% | 352 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 129 | −8 | −6% | 380 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 137 | −27 | −16.8% | 420 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 164 | +6 | +3.9% | 542 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 158 | −1 | −0.5% | 536 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 159 | −54 | −25.5% | 450 |
| March 2025Mar 2025 | 213 | +28 | +14.9% | 736 |
| February 2025Feb 2025 | 186 | −20 | −9.7% | 562 |
| January 2025Jan 2025 | 205 | +54 | +36% | 690 |
| December 2024Dec 2024 | 151 | −30 | −16.8% | 577 |
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2024Nov 2024 | 182 | +50 | +37.9% | 906 |
| October 2024Oct 2024 | 132 | +10 | +7.9% | 519 |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 122 | −35 | −22.2% | 361 |
| August 2024Aug 2024 | 157 | −113 | −42% | 638 |
| July 2024Jul 2024 | 270 | +146 | +118.2% | 1,398 |
| June 2024Jun 2024 | 124 | 0 | −0.3% | 430 |
| May 2024May 2024 | 124 | −1 | −0.7% | 430 |
| April 2024Apr 2024 | 125 | −119 | −48.8% | 368 |
| March 2024Mar 2024 | 244 | +106 | +77.3% | 971 |
| February 2024Feb 2024 | 138 | −23 | −14.2% | 381 |
| January 2024Jan 2024 | 161 | +20 | +14.4% | 513 |
| December 2023Dec 2023 | 140 | +29 | +26.4% | 478 |
| November 2023Nov 2023 | 111 | +2 | +2.2% | 365 |
| October 2023Oct 2023 | 109 | −4 | −3.4% | 458 |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 113 | +28 | +32.9% | 483 |
| August 2023Aug 2023 | 85 | −29 | −25.4% | 380 |
| July 2023Jul 2023 | 113 | +4 | +3.6% | 379 |
| June 2023Jun 2023 | 110 | +8 | +7.9% | 407 |
| May 2023May 2023 | 101 | −18 | −15.1% | 271 |
| April 2023Apr 2023 | 120 | −12 | −9.1% | 349 |
| March 2023Mar 2023 | 132 | +1 | +0.7% | 415 |
| February 2023Feb 2023 | 131 | −26 | −16.6% | 432 |
| January 2023Jan 2023 | 157 | +11 | +7.7% | 609 |
| December 2022Dec 2022 | 145 | +24 | +19.3% | 732 |
| November 2022Nov 2022 | 122 | −25 | −17.2% | 417 |
| October 2022Oct 2022 | 147 | +3 | +1.8% | 616 |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 145 | −4 | −2.7% | 519 |
| August 2022Aug 2022 | 149 | +15 | +11% | 583 |
| July 2022Jul 2022 | 134 | −6 | −4.3% | 358 |
| June 2022Jun 2022 | 140 | −29 | −17.4% | 479 |
| May 2022May 2022 | 170 | −109 | −39.1% | 612 |
| April 2022Apr 2022 | 278 | +133 | +91% | 1,706 |
| March 2022Mar 2022 | 146 | −32 | −18.1% | 555 |
| February 2022Feb 2022 | 178 | +9 | +5.1% | 632 |
| January 2022Jan 2022 | 169 | +33 | +24.4% | 650 |
| December 2021Dec 2021 | 136 | +18 | +14.8% | 434 |
| November 2021Nov 2021 | 119 | −20 | −14.7% | 367 |
| October 2021Oct 2021 | 139 | +18 | +14.5% | 532 |
| September 2021Sept 2021 | 122 | −26 | −17.6% | 366 |
| August 2021Aug 2021 | 148 | −54 | −26.8% | 483 |
| July 2021Jul 2021 | 201 | +82 | +69% | 740 |
| June 2021Jun 2021 | 119 | −5 | −4.4% | 438 |
| May 2021May 2021 | 125 | +20 | +19% | 377 |
| April 2021Apr 2021 | 105 | −44 | −29.6% | 262 |
| March 2021Mar 2021 | 149 | −12 | −7.6% | 531 |
| February 2021Feb 2021 | 161 | −4 | −2.2% | 536 |
| January 2021Jan 2021 | 165 | +18 | +12% | 554 |
| December 2020Dec 2020 | 147 | −11 | −6.8% | 462 |
| November 2020Nov 2020 | 158 | +12 | +8.2% | 428 |
| October 2020Oct 2020 | 146 | +15 | +11.2% | 516 |
| September 2020Sept 2020 | 131 | +1 | +0.5% | 369 |
| August 2020Aug 2020 | 131 | −35 | −21.3% | 309 |
| July 2020Jul 2020 | 166 | +32 | +23.9% | 478 |
| June 2020Jun 2020 | 134 | −63 | −31.9% | 426 |
| May 2020May 2020 | 197 | +2 | +0.9% | 687 |
| April 2020Apr 2020 | 195 | −19 | −9% | 671 |
| March 2020Mar 2020 | 214 | −91 | −29.8% | 613 |
| February 2020Feb 2020 | 305 | +109 | +55.9% | 1,137 |
| January 2020Jan 2020 | 196 | +31 | +18.8% | 657 |
| December 2019Dec 2019 | 165 | −92 | −35.9% | 627 |
| November 2019Nov 2019 | 257 | +159 | +161.3% | 1,427 |
| October 2019Oct 2019 | 98 | +11 | +12.9% | 511 |
| September 2019Sept 2019 | 87 | −55 | −38.6% | 224 |
| August 2019Aug 2019 | 142 | +42 | +42% | 682 |
| July 2019Jul 2019 | 100 | +1 | +1% | 363 |
| June 2019Jun 2019 | 99 | 0 | −0.3% | 346 |
| May 2019May 2019 | 99 | −13 | −11.6% | 262 |
| April 2019Apr 2019 | 112 | −133 | −54.2% | 316 |
| March 2019Mar 2019 | 245 | +123 | +101.1% | 1,439 |
| February 2019Feb 2019 | 122 | −18 | −12.6% | 359 |
| January 2019Jan 2019 | 140 | −11 | −7.6% | 398 |
| December 2018Dec 2018 | 151 | −7 | −4.4% | 408 |
| November 2018Nov 2018 | 158 | −143 | −47.5% | 374 |
| October 2018Oct 2018 | 301 | +217 | +254.7% | 1,685 |
| September 2018Sept 2018 | 85 | −52 | −38.2% | 234 |
| August 2018Aug 2018 | 138 | +19 | +16.4% | 648 |
| July 2018Jul 2018 | 118 | +10 | +9.6% | 412 |
| June 2018Jun 2018 | 108 | +29 | +36.9% | 399 |
| May 2018May 2018 | 79 | −20 | −20.4% | 208 |
| April 2018Apr 2018 | 99 | −91 | −47.8% | 232 |
| March 2018Mar 2018 | 190 | +69 | +57.2% | 1,663 |
| February 2018Feb 2018 | 121 | −13 | −10.1% | 411 |
| January 2018Jan 2018 | 134 | −4 | −2.7% | 414 |
| December 2017Dec 2017 | 138 | +5 | +3.8% | 413 |
| November 2017Nov 2017 | 133 | −24 | −15.2% | 326 |
| October 2017Oct 2017 | 157 | +36 | +29.6% | 602 |
| September 2017Sept 2017 | 121 | +18 | +17.6% | 364 |
| August 2017Aug 2017 | 103 | −50 | −32.8% | 277 |
| July 2017Jul 2017 | 153 | +16 | +11.7% | 460 |
| June 2017Jun 2017 | 137 | −38 | −21.6% | 511 |
| May 2017May 2017 | 174 | +28 | +19.4% | 1,469 |
| April 2017Apr 2017 | 146 | −104 | −41.6% | 432 |
| March 2017Mar 2017 | 250 | +133 | +114% | 1,004 |
| February 2017Feb 2017 | 117 | −24 | −17% | 326 |
| January 2017Jan 2017 | 141 | +41 | +41.6% | 451 |
| December 2016Dec 2016 | 100 | +2 | +2.5% | 252 |
| November 2016Nov 2016 | 97 | +23 | +31.1% | 322 |
| October 2016Oct 2016 | 74 | −8 | −9.9% | 205 |
| September 2016Sept 2016 | 82 | +26 | +46.5% | 283 |
| August 2016Aug 2016 | 56 | −23 | −28.9% | 120 |
| July 2016Jul 2016 | 79 | −2 | −2% | 249 |
| June 2016Jun 2016 | 81 | +11 | +16.4% | 273 |
| May 2016May 2016 | 69 | −38 | −35.6% | 218 |
| April 2016Apr 2016 | 108 | −63 | −37% | 296 |
| March 2016Mar 2016 | 171 | +147 | +628.3% | 554 |
| February 2016Feb 2016 | 23 | −4 | −16.2% | 66 |
| January 2016Jan 2016 | 28 | +10 | +57.1% | 110 |
| December 2015Dec 2015 | 18 | +9 | +98.7% | 57 |
| November 2015Nov 2015 | 9 | +3 | +37.8% | 33 |
| October 2015Oct 2015 | 7 | — | — | 31 |
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.