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The Message from Deep Space Mission: Translate an interstellar message, using the universal languages of math & science.
Players on Steam, last 48 hours| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 7 Nov, 19:11 UTC | 305 |
| 6 Nov, 19:09 UTC | 266 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchJuly 2026 | 271 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onOctober 2026 | 194 | 72% | Holds players well (better than 89% of 9,248 other games) |
| 12 months onJuly 2027 | — | — | Not over yet |
The Message from Deep Space kept 72% 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
Players By Month| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026Nov 2026 (so far) | 235 | +41 | +20.9% | 305 |
| October 2026Oct 2026 (from 22 Oct) | 194 | −9 | −4.3% | 286 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 203 | −68 | −25.1% | 468 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 271 | +61 | +29.3% | 611 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 210 | — | — | 373 |
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.
