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| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 15:35 UTC | 5 |
| 4 Nov, 15:31 UTC | 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 2023 | 165 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onOctober 2023 | 4 | 2.5% | Loses players fast (better than 0% of 9,250 other games) |
| 12 months onJuly 2024 | — | — | Not over yet |
StarFringe: Adversus kept 2.5% of the average players it had at its launch in July 2023 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) | 2 | −20 | −91.1% | 5 |
| October 2026Oct 2026 (from 23 Oct) | 22 | +8 | +50.7% | 200 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 15 | −10 | −40.9% | 202 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 25 | — | — | 305 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 2 | — | — | 29 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 57 | — | — | 414 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 13 | +11 | +698.1% | 99 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 2 | — | — | 13 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 49 | +16 | +47.2% | 1,000 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 33 | +4 | +13.1% | 176 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 29 | +10 | +52% | 337 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 19 | −3 | −12.4% | 107 |
| March 2025Mar 2025 | 22 | −9 | −29.7% | 288 |
| February 2025Feb 2025 | 31 | −4 | −10.4% | 147 |
| January 2025Jan 2025 | 35 | +12 | +49.6% | 288 |
| December 2024Dec 2024 | 23 | — | — | 300 |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 3 | — | — | 29 |
| June 2024Jun 2024 | 17 | +3 | +21.9% | 219 |
| May 2024May 2024 | 14 | −4 | −24% | 210 |
| April 2024Apr 2024 | 18 | — | — | 424 |
| February 2024Feb 2024 | 13 | — | — | 133 |
| December 2023Dec 2023 | 30 | −2 | −6.9% | 473 |
| November 2023Nov 2023 | 32 | +28 | +673.2% | 1,186 |
| October 2023Oct 2023 | 4 | +1 | +37.6% | 52 |
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 3 | −122 | −97.6% | 67 |
| August 2023Aug 2023 | 125 | −40 | −24.1% | 479 |
| July 2023Jul 2023 | 165 | +144 | +660.8% | 614 |
| June 2023Jun 2023 | 22 | −74 | −77.2% | 369 |
| May 2023May 2023 | 95 | +14 | +16.5% | 3,223 |
| April 2023Apr 2023 | 82 | +8 | +10.1% | 2,462 |
| March 2023Mar 2023 | 74 | +18 | +32.3% | 1,694 |
| February 2023Feb 2023 | 56 | −90 | −61.7% | 538 |
| January 2023Jan 2023 | 147 | +67 | +84.4% | 921 |
| December 2022Dec 2022 | 80 | — | — | 619 |
| October 2022Oct 2022 | 20 | +19 | +992.5% | 573 |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 2 | — | — | 6 |
| July 2022Jul 2022 | 15 | −34 | −68.9% | 189 |
| June 2022Jun 2022 | 49 | +38 | +338.7% | 378 |
| May 2022May 2022 | 11 | +10 | +1,070.8% | 146 |
| April 2022Apr 2022 | 1 | −12 | −92.6% | 4 |
| March 2022Mar 2022 | 13 | — | — | 311 |
| January 2022Jan 2022 | 1 | −4 | −76.6% | 7 |
| December 2021Dec 2021 | 5 | — | — | 79 |
| October 2021Oct 2021 | 20 | — | — | 150 |
| August 2021Aug 2021 | 3 | +2 | +110.4% | 27 |
| July 2021Jul 2021 | 2 | — | — | 6 |
| May 2021May 2021 | 2 | — | — | 18 |
| October 2020Oct 2020 | 0 | — | — | 2 |
| August 2020Aug 2020 | 0 | — | — | 2 |
| June 2020Jun 2020 | 1 | 0 | −5.6% | 19 |
| May 2020May 2020 | 1 | 0 | −4.1% | 4 |
| April 2020Apr 2020 | 1 | — | — | 3 |
| January 2020Jan 2020 | 1 | −1 | −45.3% | 4 |
| December 2019Dec 2019 | 2 | +1 | +105.5% | 36 |
| November 2019Nov 2019 | 1 | 0 | −38.1% | 3 |
| October 2019Oct 2019 | 1 | 0 | +4.4% | 6 |
| September 2019Sept 2019 | 1 | 0 | +9.7% | 22 |
| August 2019Aug 2019 | 1 | −1 | −52.8% | 13 |
| July 2019Jul 2019 | 2 | −44 | −95.3% | 11 |
| June 2019Jun 2019 | 46 | +46 | +232,000% | 3,001 |
| May 2019May 2019 | 0 | 0 | −50% | 1 |
| April 2019Apr 2019 | 0 | — | — | 1 |
| December 2018Dec 2018 | 0 | — | — | 1 |
| October 2018Oct 2018 | 0 | — | — | 1 |
| August 2018Aug 2018 | 0 | 0 | +100% | 1 |
| July 2018Jul 2018 | 0 | 0 | −33.3% | 1 |
| June 2018Jun 2018 | 0 | 0 | −57.1% | 1 |
| May 2018May 2018 | 0 | 0 | +133.3% | 2 |
| April 2018Apr 2018 | 0 | 0 | −72.7% | 1 |
| March 2018Mar 2018 | 0 | 0 | +450% | 2 |
| February 2018Feb 2018 | 0 | 0 | −83.3% | 1 |
| January 2018Jan 2018 | 0 | 0 | +50% | 2 |
| December 2017Dec 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 2 |
| November 2017Nov 2017 | 0 | — | — | 2 |
| September 2017Sept 2017 | 0 | 0 | +160% | 3 |
| August 2017Aug 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1 |
| July 2017Jul 2017 | 0 | 0 | +25% | 1 |
| June 2017Jun 2017 | 0 | 0 | −66.7% | 1 |
| May 2017May 2017 | 0 | 0 | +100% | 2 |
| April 2017Apr 2017 | 0 | 0 | +100% | 2 |
| March 2017Mar 2017 | 0 | 0 | −50% | 1 |
| February 2017Feb 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 2 |
| January 2017Jan 2017 | 0 | 0 | −14.3% | 1 |
| December 2016Dec 2016 | 0 | 0 | +16.7% | 1 |
| November 2016Nov 2016 | 0 | 0 | +50% | 2 |
| October 2016Oct 2016 | 0 | 0 | −55.6% | 1 |
| September 2016Sept 2016 | 0 | 0 | −79.1% | 2 |
| August 2016Aug 2016 | 0 | 0 | +230.8% | 5 |
| July 2016Jul 2016 | 0 | 0 | +18.2% | 2 |
| June 2016Jun 2016 | 0 | −1 | −84.9% | 2 |
| May 2016May 2016 | 1 | 0 | +97.3% | 5 |
| April 2016Apr 2016 | 0 | — | — | 6 |
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.