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The Surge Welcome to CREO, the megacorporation saving the world! A catastrophic event has knocked you out during the first day on the job… you wake up equipped with a heavy-grade exoskeleton, in a destroyed section of the complex.
Players on Steam, last 48 hours| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 15:00 UTC | 46 |
| 10 Nov, 14:59 UTC | 43 |
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 2017 | 945 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onAugust 2017 | 114 | 12% | Loses players fast (better than 20% of 9,247 other games) |
| 12 months onMay 2018 | 112 | 12% | Loses players fast (better than 33% of 7,786 other games) |
The Surge kept 12% of the average players it had at its launch in May 2017 after 3 months and 12% after 12 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
Players By Month| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026Nov 2026 (so far) | 55 | −1 | −1.7% | 75 |
| October 2026Oct 2026 | 56 | −16 | −22.2% | 105 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 71 | +2 | +3.1% | 162 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 69 | −51 | −42.4% | 165 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 120 | +44 | +56.7% | 370 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 77 | −44 | −36.6% | 189 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 121 | +50 | +69.5% | 394 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 71 | +8 | +13.1% | 155 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 63 | +5 | +8.9% | 154 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 58 | −22 | −27.3% | 140 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 80 | +16 | +24.1% | 172 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 64 | +10 | +19% | 121 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 54 | −8 | −12.5% | 144 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 62 | −5 | −8% | 122 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 67 | +18 | +36.3% | 222 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 49 | −31 | −38.4% | 104 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 80 | +10 | +13.9% | 158 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 70 | +9 | +14.7% | 159 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 61 | −33 | −35.3% | 154 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 95 | +31 | +49.4% | 230 |
| March 2025Mar 2025 | 63 | +4 | +6.3% | 126 |
| February 2025Feb 2025 | 60 | −3 | −5.3% | 143 |
| January 2025Jan 2025 | 63 | +4 | +6% | 130 |
| December 2024Dec 2024 | 59 | +3 | +5.8% | 123 |
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2024Nov 2024 | 56 | +3 | +4.8% | 128 |
| October 2024Oct 2024 | 54 | −20 | −26.9% | 147 |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 73 | −11 | −13.4% | 170 |
| August 2024Aug 2024 | 85 | +8 | +11% | 258 |
| July 2024Jul 2024 | 76 | +19 | +32.9% | 155 |
| June 2024Jun 2024 | 57 | +14 | +32.9% | 165 |
| May 2024May 2024 | 43 | −19 | −30.5% | 92 |
| April 2024Apr 2024 | 62 | −25 | −28.6% | 136 |
| March 2024Mar 2024 | 87 | +34 | +64% | 194 |
| February 2024Feb 2024 | 53 | −19 | −26.5% | 121 |
| January 2024Jan 2024 | 72 | +2 | +3.3% | 146 |
| December 2023Dec 2023 | 70 | −10 | −12.1% | 140 |
| November 2023Nov 2023 | 79 | +31 | +65% | 178 |
| October 2023Oct 2023 | 48 | −29 | −38.1% | 103 |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 78 | +30 | +63.2% | 195 |
| August 2023Aug 2023 | 48 | −39 | −44.9% | 97 |
| July 2023Jul 2023 | 86 | +25 | +39.8% | 204 |
| June 2023Jun 2023 | 62 | +17 | +38.4% | 156 |
| May 2023May 2023 | 45 | −16 | −26.3% | 104 |
| April 2023Apr 2023 | 61 | −12 | −16.4% | 148 |
| March 2023Mar 2023 | 72 | +23 | +45.8% | 187 |
| February 2023Feb 2023 | 50 | −25 | −33.6% | 110 |
| January 2023Jan 2023 | 75 | −8 | −9.2% | 151 |
| December 2022Dec 2022 | 82 | +41 | +96.6% | 190 |
| November 2022Nov 2022 | 42 | −4 | −8.3% | 92 |
| October 2022Oct 2022 | 46 | −44 | −49% | 105 |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 90 | +44 | +97.9% | 264 |
| August 2022Aug 2022 | 45 | −15 | −25.4% | 102 |
| July 2022Jul 2022 | 61 | +14 | +29.1% | 121 |
| June 2022Jun 2022 | 47 | −16 | −25.8% | 104 |
| May 2022May 2022 | 63 | −6 | −9.2% | 156 |
| April 2022Apr 2022 | 70 | +11 | +17.7% | 274 |
| March 2022Mar 2022 | 59 | −10 | −14.2% | 162 |
| February 2022Feb 2022 | 69 | +10 | +16.3% | 212 |
| January 2022Jan 2022 | 59 | 0 | +0.3% | 131 |
| December 2021Dec 2021 | 59 | −13 | −18.2% | 112 |
| November 2021Nov 2021 | 72 | +22 | +44% | 196 |
| October 2021Oct 2021 | 50 | −49 | −49.4% | 120 |
| September 2021Sept 2021 | 99 | +44 | +80.3% | 356 |
| August 2021Aug 2021 | 55 | −22 | −29% | 112 |
| July 2021Jul 2021 | 78 | +31 | +65.7% | 157 |
| June 2021Jun 2021 | 47 | +5 | +13.1% | 128 |
| May 2021May 2021 | 41 | −1 | −1.8% | 91 |
| April 2021Apr 2021 | 42 | −9 | −17.3% | 89 |
| March 2021Mar 2021 | 51 | −6 | −10.6% | 108 |
| February 2021Feb 2021 | 57 | −12 | −17.9% | 115 |
| January 2021Jan 2021 | 70 | −1 | −1.2% | 151 |
| December 2020Dec 2020 | 70 | +6 | +8.7% | 145 |
| November 2020Nov 2020 | 65 | −2 | −2.7% | 173 |
| October 2020Oct 2020 | 67 | −112 | −62.8% | 146 |
| September 2020Sept 2020 | 179 | +65 | +56.5% | 661 |
| August 2020Aug 2020 | 115 | −8 | −6.2% | 335 |
| July 2020Jul 2020 | 122 | +41 | +50.6% | 293 |
| June 2020Jun 2020 | 81 | −81 | −50% | 229 |
| May 2020May 2020 | 162 | +74 | +83.6% | 515 |
| April 2020Apr 2020 | 88 | −34 | −28% | 155 |
| March 2020Mar 2020 | 123 | +43 | +54.8% | 310 |
| February 2020Feb 2020 | 79 | −1 | −1.2% | 163 |
| January 2020Jan 2020 | 80 | −9 | −10.3% | 169 |
| December 2019Dec 2019 | 89 | +10 | +13% | 196 |
| November 2019Nov 2019 | 79 | −45 | −36.4% | 168 |
| October 2019Oct 2019 | 124 | −212 | −63% | 360 |
| September 2019Sept 2019 | 336 | +84 | +33.3% | 927 |
| August 2019Aug 2019 | 252 | +104 | +69.6% | 1,836 |
| July 2019Jul 2019 | 149 | +26 | +21.5% | 329 |
| June 2019Jun 2019 | 123 | +50 | +68.9% | 304 |
| May 2019May 2019 | 73 | −80 | −52.3% | 172 |
| April 2019Apr 2019 | 152 | +81 | +114.4% | 706 |
| March 2019Mar 2019 | 71 | −18 | −20.5% | 150 |
| February 2019Feb 2019 | 89 | −33 | −27% | 209 |
| January 2019Jan 2019 | 122 | +6 | +5% | 272 |
| December 2018Dec 2018 | 117 | +16 | +16.2% | 298 |
| November 2018Nov 2018 | 100 | −126 | −55.7% | 224 |
| October 2018Oct 2018 | 226 | −31 | −12.2% | 489 |
| September 2018Sept 2018 | 258 | −24 | −8.7% | 979 |
| August 2018Aug 2018 | 282 | +157 | +125.5% | 1,127 |
| July 2018Jul 2018 | 125 | +11 | +9.7% | 355 |
| June 2018Jun 2018 | 114 | +2 | +1.5% | 395 |
| May 2018May 2018 | 112 | −111 | −49.8% | 281 |
| April 2018Apr 2018 | 224 | −18 | −7.4% | 849 |
| March 2018Mar 2018 | 242 | +143 | +143.8% | 924 |
| February 2018Feb 2018 | 99 | −52 | −34.6% | 303 |
| January 2018Jan 2018 | 152 | −57 | −27.4% | 527 |
| December 2017Dec 2017 | 209 | +130 | +164.2% | 614 |
| November 2017Nov 2017 | 79 | −51 | −39% | 352 |
| October 2017Oct 2017 | 130 | −12 | −8.7% | 491 |
| September 2017Sept 2017 | 142 | +28 | +24.8% | 711 |
| August 2017Aug 2017 | 114 | −59 | −34% | 428 |
| July 2017Jul 2017 | 172 | −144 | −45.5% | 704 |
| June 2017Jun 2017 | 316 | −628 | −66.5% | 920 |
| May 2017May 2017 | 945 | +943 | +52,667.6% | 5,961 |
| April 2017Apr 2017 | 2 | −1 | −40.5% | 15 |
| March 2017Mar 2017 | 3 | — | — | 15 |
Average and peak concurrent players each month, and the change in average players from the month before. Months up to October 2026 are from a licensed historical archive.
