| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 16:37 UTC | 10 |
| 29 Oct, 16:33 UTC | 17 |
Player counts over time, as we observed them.
Source: Steam Web API, ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers. Full methodology
| Month | Avg players | Kept | Compared with other games |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchSeptember 2017 | 115 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onDecember 2017 | 127 | 1.1× | Holds players well (better than 96% of 9,121 other games) |
| 12 months onSeptember 2018 | 30 | 26% | About average (better than 62% of 7,653 other games) |
RUINER grew to 1.1× the average players it had at its launch in September 2017 after 3 months and 26% after 12 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
RUINER is a brutal action shooter set in the year 2091 in the cyber metropolis Rengkok. A wired psychopath lashes out against a corrupt system to uncover the truth and retrieve his kidnapped brother under the guidance of a secretive hacker friend.

| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026Oct 2026 (so far) (from 22 Oct) | 14 | −6 | −32% | 18 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 20 | −8 | −27.9% | 57 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 28 | +4 | +17.2% | 76 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 24 | −10 | −28.7% | 63 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 34 | +17 | +105.6% | 92 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 16 | −8 | −31.8% | 39 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 24 | −27 | −52.6% | 82 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 51 | +43 | +529.9% | 144 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 8 | 0 | −4.9% | 21 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 8 | 0 | −4.3% | 19 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 9 | +2 | +29% | 25 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 7 | −2 | −24.4% | 18 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 9 | −2 | −20.2% | 27 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 11 | −2 | −16% | 40 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 14 | +4 | +45.4% | 48 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 9 | +1 | +18.1% | 30 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 8 | −2 | −22.5% | 32 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 10 | 0 | +1.4% | 30 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 10 | −2 | −14.9% | 31 |
| March 2025Mar 2025 | 12 | +1 | +11.7% | 34 |
| February 2025Feb 2025 | 11 | −2 | −16.7% | 30 |
| January 2025Jan 2025 | 13 | −2 | −11.2% | 31 |
| December 2024Dec 2024 | 14 | −1 | −8.5% | 41 |
| November 2024Nov 2024 | 16 | +4 | +30% | 53 |
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2024Oct 2024 | 12 | +2 | +25.3% | 34 |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 10 | −7 | −42% | 24 |
| August 2024Aug 2024 | 16 | +5 | +42% | 63 |
| July 2024Jul 2024 | 12 | +1 | +4.8% | 33 |
| June 2024Jun 2024 | 11 | −1 | −10.2% | 35 |
| May 2024May 2024 | 12 | +5 | +63.7% | 42 |
| April 2024Apr 2024 | 8 | −2 | −23.8% | 20 |
| March 2024Mar 2024 | 10 | +1 | +10.3% | 27 |
| February 2024Feb 2024 | 9 | −2 | −16.5% | 27 |
| January 2024Jan 2024 | 11 | −1 | −9.6% | 29 |
| December 2023Dec 2023 | 12 | +1 | +12.4% | 27 |
| November 2023Nov 2023 | 11 | −4 | −25.3% | 36 |
| October 2023Oct 2023 | 14 | +1 | +10.9% | 63 |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 13 | +3 | +33% | 63 |
| August 2023Aug 2023 | 10 | −8 | −46.1% | 26 |
| July 2023Jul 2023 | 18 | +6 | +51.8% | 45 |
| June 2023Jun 2023 | 12 | −7 | −37.6% | 34 |
| May 2023May 2023 | 19 | +6 | +42.7% | 73 |
| April 2023Apr 2023 | 13 | 0 | +1.9% | 66 |
| March 2023Mar 2023 | 13 | +3 | +25.2% | 39 |
| February 2023Feb 2023 | 10 | −4 | −28.2% | 30 |
| January 2023Jan 2023 | 14 | 0 | −1.4% | 39 |
| December 2022Dec 2022 | 15 | +1 | +6.9% | 42 |
| November 2022Nov 2022 | 14 | −4 | −22% | 42 |
| October 2022Oct 2022 | 17 | +5 | +42.5% | 94 |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 12 | −1 | −8% | 32 |
| August 2022Aug 2022 | 13 | −5 | −27.5% | 31 |
| July 2022Jul 2022 | 18 | −8 | −30.6% | 48 |
| June 2022Jun 2022 | 26 | −6 | −19.5% | 77 |
| May 2022May 2022 | 33 | +23 | +225.9% | 113 |
| April 2022Apr 2022 | 10 | 0 | +3.2% | 24 |
| March 2022Mar 2022 | 10 | −3 | −22.6% | 25 |
| February 2022Feb 2022 | 13 | −4 | −24% | 28 |
| January 2022Jan 2022 | 17 | 0 | +1.1% | 43 |
| December 2021Dec 2021 | 16 | 0 | −0.2% | 44 |
| November 2021Nov 2021 | 16 | +3 | +22.5% | 44 |
| October 2021Oct 2021 | 13 | −2 | −13.3% | 50 |
| September 2021Sept 2021 | 16 | −12 | −43.1% | 42 |
| August 2021Aug 2021 | 27 | −1 | −2.9% | 91 |
| July 2021Jul 2021 | 28 | −5 | −15% | 89 |
| June 2021Jun 2021 | 33 | −3 | −7.9% | 111 |
| May 2021May 2021 | 36 | +23 | +174% | 143 |
| April 2021Apr 2021 | 13 | −10 | −42.5% | 33 |
| March 2021Mar 2021 | 23 | +8 | +52.1% | 123 |
| February 2021Feb 2021 | 15 | −5 | −25.5% | 40 |
| January 2021Jan 2021 | 20 | −4 | −15.2% | 62 |
| December 2020Dec 2020 | 24 | +1 | +2.4% | 61 |
| November 2020Nov 2020 | 23 | −16 | −41% | 55 |
| October 2020Oct 2020 | 39 | +23 | +147.4% | 161 |
| September 2020Sept 2020 | 16 | −1 | −3.5% | 34 |
| August 2020Aug 2020 | 16 | −15 | −47.9% | 36 |
| July 2020Jul 2020 | 31 | +8 | +33.5% | 82 |
| June 2020Jun 2020 | 24 | −2 | −7.7% | 94 |
| May 2020May 2020 | 26 | −29 | −52.9% | 58 |
| April 2020Apr 2020 | 54 | +24 | +76.8% | 258 |
| March 2020Mar 2020 | 31 | +11 | +56.6% | 102 |
| February 2020Feb 2020 | 20 | −6 | −22.4% | 43 |
| January 2020Jan 2020 | 25 | +4 | +16% | 78 |
| December 2019Dec 2019 | 22 | +1 | +4.1% | 56 |
| November 2019Nov 2019 | 21 | −5 | −19.2% | 51 |
| October 2019Oct 2019 | 26 | −8 | −22.7% | 94 |
| September 2019Sept 2019 | 33 | +9 | +34.6% | 187 |
| August 2019Aug 2019 | 25 | −5 | −17.2% | 157 |
| July 2019Jul 2019 | 30 | +1 | +2.1% | 77 |
| June 2019Jun 2019 | 29 | +9 | +42.5% | 84 |
| May 2019May 2019 | 21 | −1 | −3.4% | 42 |
| April 2019Apr 2019 | 21 | −24 | −52.8% | 49 |
| March 2019Mar 2019 | 45 | −5 | −10.8% | 290 |
| February 2019Feb 2019 | 51 | +9 | +21.4% | 184 |
| January 2019Jan 2019 | 42 | −18 | −29.7% | 136 |
| December 2018Dec 2018 | 59 | +6 | +11.9% | 373 |
| November 2018Nov 2018 | 53 | −55 | −50.8% | 143 |
| October 2018Oct 2018 | 108 | +78 | +261.6% | 754 |
| September 2018Sept 2018 | 30 | −16 | −34.4% | 60 |
| August 2018Aug 2018 | 45 | −9 | −16% | 148 |
| July 2018Jul 2018 | 54 | −15 | −22.2% | 163 |
| June 2018Jun 2018 | 70 | −80 | −53.5% | 196 |
| May 2018May 2018 | 150 | +50 | +50.1% | 611 |
| April 2018Apr 2018 | 100 | +69 | +227.4% | 336 |
| March 2018Mar 2018 | 30 | −37 | −54.9% | 92 |
| February 2018Feb 2018 | 68 | +12 | +20.9% | 321 |
| January 2018Jan 2018 | 56 | −71 | −56% | 171 |
| December 2017Dec 2017 | 127 | +39 | +44.2% | 355 |
| November 2017Nov 2017 | 88 | −26 | −23.2% | 417 |
| October 2017Oct 2017 | 115 | +27 | +30.3% | 669 |
| September 2017Sept 2017 | 88 | +86 | +5,036.8% | 892 |
| August 2017Aug 2017 | 2 | 0 | +14.8% | 18 |
| July 2017Jul 2017 | 2 | +1 | +65.6% | 15 |
| June 2017Jun 2017 | 1 | 0 | +34.3% | 8 |
| May 2017May 2017 | 1 | 0 | +59.5% | 9 |
| April 2017Apr 2017 | 0 | 0 | +110% | 3 |
| March 2017Mar 2017 | 0 | 0 | +400% | 3 |
| February 2017Feb 2017 | 0 | 0 | −50% | 1 |
| January 2017Jan 2017 | 0 | 0 | +700% | 3 |
| December 2016Dec 2016 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 |
| November 2016Nov 2016 | 0 | 0 | −100% | 0 |
| October 2016Oct 2016 | 0 | 0 | +90.9% | 4 |
| September 2016Sept 2016 | 0 | 0 | +22.2% | 1 |
| August 2016Aug 2016 | 0 | — | — | 2 |
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.