| Month | Peak | Average | Polls |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | 52 | 28 | 15 |
| October 2026 | 73 | 33 | 46 |
| September 2026 | 131 | 57 | Archive |
| August 2026 | 174 | 77 | Archive |
| July 2026 | 241 | 105 | Archive |
| June 2026 | 389 | 145 | Archive |
| May 2026 | 450 | 208 | Archive |
| April 2026 | 2,139 | 650 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchApril 2026 | 650 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onJuly 2026 | 105 | 16% | Loses players fast (better than 31% of 9,258 other games) |
| 12 months onApril 2027 | — | — | Not over yet |
背包闯江湖 kept 16% of the average players it had at its launch in April 2026 after 3 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
Backpack jianghu is a Wuxia theme, inventory management and battle royale game. Choose a starting sect, enter the world with dozens of other players, pick your path, battle and grow, and compete in the final showdown at Mount Hua's peak.

November 2nd Version Update Notes (2 Nov 2026): Players peaked at 1.6× the week before's average. Since it came out, players averaged 5% more than the week before.
| Update | Peak After | Change |
|---|---|---|
| November 2nd Version Update Notes2 Nov 2026 · week before: 6.8 of 7 days; 0.9 of 7 days so far | 45 (1.6×) | +5% |
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
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026Nov 2026 (so far) | 28 | −4 | −13.6% | 52 |
| October 2026Oct 2026 (from 22 Oct) | 33 | −25 | −43.4% | 73 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 57 | −19 | −25.3% | 131 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 77 | −28 | −26.5% | 174 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 105 | −40 | −27.7% | 241 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 145 | −64 | −30.6% | 389 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 208 | −442 | −68% | 450 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 650 | — | — | 2,139 |
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.