| Hour | Peak | Average | Polls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Nov, 19:00 UTC | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| 1 Nov, 19:00 UTC | 9 | 9 | 1 |
| 31 Oct, 19:00 UTC | 10 | 10 | 1 |
| 30 Oct, 19:00 UTC | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| 29 Oct, 18:00 UTC | 9 | 9 | 1 |
| 28 Oct, 18:00 UTC | 14 | 14 | 1 |
| 27 Oct, 18:00 UTC | 12 | 12 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchMay 2026 | 78 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onAugust 2026 | 28 | 36% | About average (better than 66% of 9,258 other games) |
| 12 months onMay 2027 | — | — | Not over yet |
久我山栞の死様手帖 kept 36% of the average players it had at its launch in May 2026 after 3 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
A mystery visual novel where horror meets occult comedy. Follow Kugayama Shiori, a ghost who casually dies over and over as she searches for her cause of death and the regrets that bind her to this world. Her investigation will eventually lead to a single incident—and the truth behind her demise.

| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026Nov 2026 (so far) | 8 | −8 | −52.2% | 9 |
| October 2026Oct 2026 (from 22 Oct) | 16 | +2 | +12.3% | 29 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 14 | −14 | −49.9% | 52 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 28 | −29 | −50.6% | 80 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 57 | +20 | +54.4% | 207 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 37 | −42 | −53.3% | 200 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 78 | — | — | 279 |
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.