| Hour | Peak | Average | Polls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 UTC | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 6 Nov, 15:00 UTC | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 Nov, 15:00 UTC | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 Nov, 15:00 UTC | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 Nov, 15:00 UTC | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 Nov, 15:00 UTC | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 Nov, 15:00 UTC | 5 | 5 | 1 |
Player counts over time, as we observed them.
Source: Steam Web API, ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers. Full methodology
| Month | Avg players | Kept | Compared with other games |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchJuly 2026 | 30 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onOctober 2026 | 4 | 13% | Loses players fast (better than 22% of 9,248 other games) |
| 12 months onJuly 2027 | — | — | Not over yet |
东北往事 kept 13% of the average players it had at its launch in July 2026 after 3 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
Immersed in the turbulent "Tohoku" underworld epic of the 1980s, "Northeast Past" is a real-life interactive video game that combines hardcore underworld survival rules with multi-branching narratives, taking you to experience the underworld and get involved in the bloody fate of gang disputes.

| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026Nov 2026 (so far) | 3 | −1 | −33.9% | 5 |
| October 2026Oct 2026 (from 23 Oct) | 4 | −1 | −19.3% | 9 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 5 | −7 | −60.8% | 21 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 12 | −18 | −59.2% | 38 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 30 | — | — | 142 |
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.