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| Month | Peak | Average | Polls |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | 44 | 30 | 13 |
| October 2026 | 74 | 44 | 10 |
| September 2026 | 73 | 31 | Archive |
| August 2026 | 101 | 44 | Archive |
| July 2026 | 172 | 52 | Archive |
| June 2026 | 89 | 47 | Archive |
| May 2026 | 136 | 58 | Archive |
| April 2026 | 113 | 50 | Archive |
| March 2026 | 163 | 71 | Archive |
| February 2026 | 338 | 121 | Archive |
| January 2026 | 929 | 227 | Archive |
| December 2025 | 116 | 48 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchDecember 2025 | 227 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onMarch 2026 | 71 | 31% | About average (better than 61% of 9,242 other games) |
| 12 months onDecember 2026 | — | — | Not over yet |
Drifter Star: Evolution kept 31% of the average players it had at its launch in December 2025 after 3 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026Nov 2026 (so far) | 30 | −5 | −14.3% | 44 |
| October 2026Oct 2026 | 35 | +4 | +12.6% | 93 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 31 | −13 | −28.9% | 73 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 44 | −8 | −15.4% | 101 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 52 | +5 | +10% | 172 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 47 | −11 | −18.7% | 89 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 58 | +8 | +15.1% | 136 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 50 | −21 | −29.4% | 113 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 71 | −49 | −41% | 163 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 121 | −106 | −46.8% | 338 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 227 | +179 | +370% | 929 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 48 | — | — | 116 |
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.