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Squad Squad is a tactical FPS that provides authentic combat experiences through teamwork, communication, and realistic combat. It bridges the gap between arcade shooter and military realism with 100-player battles, combined-arms warfare, and base building.
Players on Steam, last 6 months| Month | Peak | Average | Polls |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | 14,657 | 7,524 | 1288 |
| October 2026 | 14,932 | 7,749 | 1034 |
| September 2026 | 20,880 | 9,457 | Archive |
| August 2026 | 22,235 | 12,336 | Archive |
| July 2026 | 20,291 | 11,805 | Archive |
| June 2026 | 21,590 | 11,902 | Archive |
| May 2026 | 23,825 | 12,342 | 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
Player Retention| Month | Avg players | Kept | Compared with other games |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchSeptember 2020 | 7,696 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onDecember 2020 | 6,099 | 79% | Holds players well (better than 91% of 9,242 other games) |
| 12 months onSeptember 2021 | 4,963 | 65% | Holds players well (better than 87% of 7,781 other games) |
Squad kept 79% of the average players it had at its launch in September 2020 after 3 months and 65% after 12 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
Free WeekendsAbout 26–30 Sept 2024: That month's peak was 3.5× the month before's average. The month after, players averaged 31% more than before, keeping 100% of the rise.
| Dates | Peak During | Change |
|---|---|---|
| About 26–30 Sept 2024 | 38,658 (3.5×) | +31% |
| About 28 Apr – 2 May 2020 | 6,550 (2.4×) | +9% |
| About 23–27 Jul 2019 | 10,465 (3.7×) | +27% |
| About 9–13 Nov 2018 | 8,428 (4.9×) | +12% |
| About 21–25 Jun 2018 | 5,991 (2.4×) | +2% |
| About 3–7 Nov 2017 | 9,418 (8.1×) | +38% |
| About 31 Mar – 4 Apr 2017 | 3,399 (3.4×) | +61% |
| About 7–11 Nov 2016 | 11,479 (21×) | +142% |
Monthly averages: August 2024, September 2024 and October 2024. Monthly averages: March 2020, April 2020 and June 2020. Monthly averages: June 2019, July 2019 and August 2019. Monthly averages: October 2018, November 2018 and December 2018. Monthly averages: May 2018, June 2018 and July 2018. Monthly averages: October 2017, November 2017 and December 2017. Monthly averages: February 2017, March 2017 and May 2017. Monthly averages: October 2016, November 2016 and December 2016.
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
Players By Month| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026Nov 2026 (so far) | 7,524 | −658 | −8% | 14,657 |
| October 2026Oct 2026 | 8,182 | −1,275 | −13.5% | 17,239 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 9,457 | −2,879 | −23.3% | 20,880 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 12,336 | +530 | +4.5% | 22,235 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 11,805 | −96 | −0.8% | 20,291 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 11,902 | −440 | −3.6% | 21,590 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 12,342 | +218 | +1.8% | 23,825 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 12,124 | −142 | −1.2% | 22,508 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 12,266 | +552 | +4.7% | 22,822 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 11,714 | +1,167 | +11.1% | 23,186 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 10,548 | +1,370 | +14.9% | 17,620 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 9,178 | +491 | +5.7% | 16,421 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 8,687 | +501 | +6.1% | 17,094 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 8,185 | −2,259 | −21.6% | 17,604 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 10,444 | +182 | +1.8% | 23,642 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 10,263 | −527 | −4.9% | 19,356 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 10,789 | −203 | −1.9% | 18,833 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 10,993 | −2,824 | −20.4% | 20,643 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 13,817 | +2,379 | +20.8% | 30,295 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 11,438 | −1,214 | −9.6% | 21,250 |
| March 2025Mar 2025 | 12,652 | −66 | −0.5% | 24,126 |
| February 2025Feb 2025 | 12,718 | −2,373 | −15.7% | 21,531 |
| January 2025Jan 2025 | 15,092 | +917 | +6.5% | 26,263 |
| December 2024Dec 2024 | 14,175 | +2,420 | +20.6% | 24,653 |
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2024Nov 2024 | 11,756 | −2,585 | −18% | 21,381 |
| October 2024Oct 2024 | 14,341 | +2,461 | +20.7% | 29,583 |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 11,879 | +906 | +8.3% | 38,658 |
| August 2024Aug 2024 | 10,973 | −539 | −4.7% | 19,529 |
| July 2024Jul 2024 | 11,512 | −1,600 | −12.2% | 20,062 |
| June 2024Jun 2024 | 13,113 | −157 | −1.2% | 24,106 |
| May 2024May 2024 | 13,270 | −509 | −3.7% | 25,929 |
| April 2024Apr 2024 | 13,778 | +3,040 | +28.3% | 35,026 |
| March 2024Mar 2024 | 10,738 | −315 | −2.9% | 19,607 |
| February 2024Feb 2024 | 11,054 | −46 | −0.4% | 19,203 |
| January 2024Jan 2024 | 11,100 | +1,208 | +12.2% | 18,672 |
| December 2023Dec 2023 | 9,891 | +534 | +5.7% | 18,036 |
| November 2023Nov 2023 | 9,358 | −622 | −6.2% | 18,798 |
| October 2023Oct 2023 | 9,979 | +1,963 | +24.5% | 17,837 |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 8,016 | −208 | −2.5% | 16,851 |
| August 2023Aug 2023 | 8,224 | −1,850 | −18.4% | 14,755 |
| July 2023Jul 2023 | 10,074 | −178 | −1.7% | 18,495 |
| June 2023Jun 2023 | 10,253 | +588 | +6.1% | 18,289 |
| May 2023May 2023 | 9,665 | +593 | +6.5% | 22,731 |
| April 2023Apr 2023 | 9,072 | +108 | +1.2% | 16,224 |
| March 2023Mar 2023 | 8,964 | −222 | −2.4% | 17,841 |
| February 2023Feb 2023 | 9,187 | −1,230 | −11.8% | 17,087 |
| January 2023Jan 2023 | 10,417 | −92 | −0.9% | 18,540 |
| December 2022Dec 2022 | 10,509 | +3,029 | +40.5% | 21,859 |
| November 2022Nov 2022 | 7,480 | +360 | +5.1% | 18,604 |
| October 2022Oct 2022 | 7,120 | −39 | −0.6% | 12,366 |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 7,159 | +61 | +0.9% | 12,282 |
| August 2022Aug 2022 | 7,098 | −1,438 | −16.8% | 11,090 |
| July 2022Jul 2022 | 8,536 | +189 | +2.3% | 13,917 |
| June 2022Jun 2022 | 8,347 | −195 | −2.3% | 17,181 |
| May 2022May 2022 | 8,542 | −1,501 | −14.9% | 14,593 |
| April 2022Apr 2022 | 10,043 | +2,934 | +41.3% | 26,064 |
| March 2022Mar 2022 | 7,110 | +2,092 | +41.7% | 12,643 |
| February 2022Feb 2022 | 5,017 | +129 | +2.6% | 9,739 |
| January 2022Jan 2022 | 4,888 | +911 | +22.9% | 7,678 |
| December 2021Dec 2021 | 3,978 | −53 | −1.3% | 6,699 |
| November 2021Nov 2021 | 4,031 | −381 | −8.6% | 6,822 |
| October 2021Oct 2021 | 4,412 | −551 | −11.1% | 7,909 |
| September 2021Sept 2021 | 4,963 | −267 | −5.1% | 8,216 |
| August 2021Aug 2021 | 5,231 | +176 | +3.5% | 8,951 |
| July 2021Jul 2021 | 5,054 | −192 | −3.7% | 7,573 |
| June 2021Jun 2021 | 5,246 | −321 | −5.8% | 8,275 |
| May 2021May 2021 | 5,568 | +2 | 0% | 9,160 |
| April 2021Apr 2021 | 5,566 | −661 | −10.6% | 10,017 |
| March 2021Mar 2021 | 6,227 | −19 | −0.3% | 11,035 |
| February 2021Feb 2021 | 6,246 | +259 | +4.3% | 11,161 |
| January 2021Jan 2021 | 5,987 | −112 | −1.8% | 10,060 |
| December 2020Dec 2020 | 6,099 | +402 | +7% | 14,624 |
| November 2020Nov 2020 | 5,698 | −1,998 | −26% | 10,285 |
| October 2020Oct 2020 | 7,696 | +2,773 | +56.3% | 14,818 |
| September 2020Sept 2020 | 4,923 | +1,116 | +29.3% | 14,925 |
| August 2020Aug 2020 | 3,807 | +239 | +6.7% | 6,744 |
| July 2020Jul 2020 | 3,569 | +558 | +18.5% | 6,503 |
| June 2020Jun 2020 | 3,011 | −996 | −24.9% | 5,561 |
| May 2020May 2020 | 4,007 | +1,173 | +41.4% | 11,212 |
| April 2020Apr 2020 | 2,833 | +81 | +3% | 6,550 |
| March 2020Mar 2020 | 2,752 | −117 | −4.1% | 5,277 |
| February 2020Feb 2020 | 2,869 | −127 | −4.2% | 5,524 |
| January 2020Jan 2020 | 2,997 | +120 | +4.2% | 5,696 |
| December 2019Dec 2019 | 2,877 | −307 | −9.7% | 5,897 |
| November 2019Nov 2019 | 3,184 | +66 | +2.1% | 8,713 |
| October 2019Oct 2019 | 3,119 | +385 | +14.1% | 7,124 |
| September 2019Sept 2019 | 2,733 | −863 | −24% | 5,590 |
| August 2019Aug 2019 | 3,596 | −52 | −1.4% | 7,593 |
| July 2019Jul 2019 | 3,648 | +821 | +29.1% | 10,465 |
| June 2019Jun 2019 | 2,827 | +292 | +11.5% | 5,839 |
| May 2019May 2019 | 2,535 | +931 | +58% | 5,128 |
| April 2019Apr 2019 | 1,604 | +10 | +0.6% | 3,223 |
| March 2019Mar 2019 | 1,594 | −30 | −1.8% | 3,171 |
| February 2019Feb 2019 | 1,624 | −214 | −11.7% | 3,286 |
| January 2019Jan 2019 | 1,838 | −94 | −4.9% | 3,527 |
| December 2018Dec 2018 | 1,932 | −585 | −23.3% | 3,780 |
| November 2018Nov 2018 | 2,517 | +798 | +46.4% | 8,428 |
| October 2018Oct 2018 | 1,719 | +243 | +16.4% | 3,623 |
| September 2018Sept 2018 | 1,477 | −407 | −21.6% | 2,993 |
| August 2018Aug 2018 | 1,884 | −643 | −25.4% | 3,523 |
| July 2018Jul 2018 | 2,526 | +203 | +8.7% | 5,412 |
| June 2018Jun 2018 | 2,323 | −142 | −5.8% | 5,991 |
| May 2018May 2018 | 2,465 | +808 | +48.7% | 5,866 |
| April 2018Apr 2018 | 1,657 | −279 | −14.4% | 3,299 |
| March 2018Mar 2018 | 1,937 | −1,350 | −41.1% | 4,283 |
| February 2018Feb 2018 | 3,287 | +1,740 | +112.5% | 8,544 |
| January 2018Jan 2018 | 1,547 | −61 | −3.8% | 3,298 |
| December 2017Dec 2017 | 1,608 | −565 | −26% | 3,298 |
| November 2017Nov 2017 | 2,173 | +1,008 | +86.5% | 9,418 |
| October 2017Oct 2017 | 1,165 | +30 | +2.6% | 2,378 |
| September 2017Sept 2017 | 1,135 | −148 | −11.5% | 2,465 |
| August 2017Aug 2017 | 1,284 | −430 | −25.1% | 2,661 |
| July 2017Jul 2017 | 1,714 | +155 | +9.9% | 3,624 |
| June 2017Jun 2017 | 1,560 | −37 | −2.3% | 3,703 |
| May 2017May 2017 | 1,597 | −653 | −29% | 3,713 |
| April 2017Apr 2017 | 2,250 | +1,215 | +117.4% | 9,914 |
| March 2017Mar 2017 | 1,035 | +41 | +4.1% | 3,399 |
| February 2017Feb 2017 | 994 | −246 | −19.9% | 2,196 |
| January 2017Jan 2017 | 1,241 | −90 | −6.8% | 2,908 |
| December 2016Dec 2016 | 1,331 | −781 | −37% | 2,889 |
| November 2016Nov 2016 | 2,113 | +1,562 | +283.5% | 11,479 |
| October 2016Oct 2016 | 551 | +19 | +3.5% | 1,331 |
| September 2016Sept 2016 | 532 | −347 | −39.4% | 1,199 |
| August 2016Aug 2016 | 879 | +234 | +36.3% | 3,002 |
| July 2016Jul 2016 | 645 | +53 | +9% | 1,679 |
| June 2016Jun 2016 | 592 | +9 | +1.5% | 1,531 |
| May 2016May 2016 | 583 | −26 | −4.3% | 1,681 |
| April 2016Apr 2016 | 609 | −68 | −10% | 1,346 |
| March 2016Mar 2016 | 677 | −235 | −25.8% | 1,575 |
| February 2016Feb 2016 | 912 | −444 | −32.8% | 2,021 |
| January 2016Jan 2016 | 1,356 | +233 | +20.8% | 2,999 |
| December 2015Dec 2015 | 1,123 | +1,123 | +330,188.2% | 3,499 |
| November 2015Nov 2015 | 0 | — | — | 5 |
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.
Update ImpactSquad Hotfix 10.6.3 (Client Build 2) Release Notes (29 Oct 2026): Players peaked at 1.8× the week before's average. In the week after, players averaged 3% fewer than the week before.
| Update | Peak After | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Squad Hotfix 10.6.3 (Client Build 2) Release Notes29 Oct 2026 | 14,253 (1.8×) | −3% |
| Squad Hotfix 10.6.3 Release Notes22 Oct 2026 · week before: 3 of 7 days | 14,932 (2.2×) | +14% |
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
