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Players on Steam, last 48 hours| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 14:21 UTC | 67 |
| 29 Oct, 14:13 UTC | 46 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchOctober 2012 | 2,822 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onJanuary 2013 | 2,056 | 73% | Holds players well (better than 89% of 9,121 other games) |
| 12 months onOctober 2013 | 536 | 19% | About average (better than 50% of 7,653 other games) |
Natural Selection 2 kept 73% of the average players it had at its launch in October 2012 after 3 months and 19% after 12 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
Natural Selection 2 A fast paced multiplayer shooter that pits aliens against humans in a strategic and action-packed struggle for survival!
Players By Month| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026Oct 2026 (so far) (from 19 Oct) | 60 | −4 | −5.7% | 91 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 64 | −6 | −9% | 156 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 70 | −9 | −12% | 166 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 79 | −2 | −3.1% | 211 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 82 | −8 | −8.7% | 188 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 90 | +11 | +13.2% | 206 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 79 | −4 | −4.4% | 174 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 83 | −1 | −1.8% | 189 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 84 | −9 | −9.9% | 225 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 94 | +15 | +19% | 255 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 79 | +4 | +5.8% | 208 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 74 | −7 | −9.1% | 203 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 82 | +3 | +3.2% | 222 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 79 | −1 | −0.7% | 196 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 80 | −7 | −8% | 190 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 87 | −7 | −7.5% | 214 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 94 | −2 | −1.7% | 225 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 95 | −4 | −3.7% | 217 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 99 | +2 | +1.7% | 226 |
| March 2025Mar 2025 | 97 | +2 | +2.4% | 226 |
| February 2025Feb 2025 | 95 | +8 | +8.6% | 224 |
| January 2025Jan 2025 | 88 | +9 | +12% | 234 |
| December 2024Dec 2024 | 78 | −5 | −6.5% | 197 |
| November 2024Nov 2024 | 84 | −6 | −7.2% | 215 |
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2024Oct 2024 | 90 | −3 | −3.6% | 240 |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 94 | −9 | −9.1% | 215 |
| August 2024Aug 2024 | 103 | +1 | +1% | 244 |
| July 2024Jul 2024 | 102 | +5 | +4.9% | 228 |
| June 2024Jun 2024 | 97 | −5 | −5.2% | 202 |
| May 2024May 2024 | 102 | 0 | −0.5% | 231 |
| April 2024Apr 2024 | 103 | −9 | −8.2% | 225 |
| March 2024Mar 2024 | 112 | −5 | −4.5% | 267 |
| February 2024Feb 2024 | 117 | −6 | −5.1% | 273 |
| January 2024Jan 2024 | 124 | +7 | +5.5% | 269 |
| December 2023Dec 2023 | 117 | −1 | −0.9% | 245 |
| November 2023Nov 2023 | 118 | +11 | +10.4% | 253 |
| October 2023Oct 2023 | 107 | +7 | +6.5% | 246 |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 101 | −3 | −2.7% | 227 |
| August 2023Aug 2023 | 103 | −10 | −9% | 237 |
| July 2023Jul 2023 | 114 | −4 | −3.1% | 280 |
| June 2023Jun 2023 | 117 | −17 | −12.4% | 281 |
| May 2023May 2023 | 134 | +14 | +11.8% | 330 |
| April 2023Apr 2023 | 120 | +1 | +0.6% | 268 |
| March 2023Mar 2023 | 119 | −20 | −14.5% | 261 |
| February 2023Feb 2023 | 139 | −16 | −10.2% | 297 |
| January 2023Jan 2023 | 155 | +38 | +32.6% | 315 |
| December 2022Dec 2022 | 117 | +15 | +14.6% | 300 |
| November 2022Nov 2022 | 102 | −2 | −2.2% | 231 |
| October 2022Oct 2022 | 104 | −13 | −10.8% | 301 |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 117 | −14 | −10.6% | 314 |
| August 2022Aug 2022 | 131 | −9 | −6.6% | 308 |
| July 2022Jul 2022 | 140 | +15 | +11.9% | 308 |
| June 2022Jun 2022 | 125 | +4 | +3.5% | 317 |
| May 2022May 2022 | 121 | −15 | −10.9% | 268 |
| April 2022Apr 2022 | 136 | +6 | +4.9% | 299 |
| March 2022Mar 2022 | 129 | −22 | −14.5% | 282 |
| February 2022Feb 2022 | 151 | −26 | −14.9% | 367 |
| January 2022Jan 2022 | 178 | +30 | +20% | 424 |
| December 2021Dec 2021 | 148 | +21 | +16.7% | 333 |
| November 2021Nov 2021 | 127 | +7 | +5.7% | 281 |
| October 2021Oct 2021 | 120 | −17 | −12.4% | 273 |
| September 2021Sept 2021 | 137 | −9 | −5.9% | 294 |
| August 2021Aug 2021 | 145 | −3 | −2.3% | 305 |
| July 2021Jul 2021 | 149 | +14 | +10.3% | 454 |
| June 2021Jun 2021 | 135 | −2 | −1.3% | 303 |
| May 2021May 2021 | 137 | −6 | −4.3% | 310 |
| April 2021Apr 2021 | 143 | −8 | −5.3% | 327 |
| March 2021Mar 2021 | 151 | −19 | −11.2% | 338 |
| February 2021Feb 2021 | 170 | −31 | −15.4% | 364 |
| January 2021Jan 2021 | 201 | +27 | +15.4% | 508 |
| December 2020Dec 2020 | 174 | −14 | −7.4% | 407 |
| November 2020Nov 2020 | 188 | +42 | +28.8% | 419 |
| October 2020Oct 2020 | 146 | −2 | −1.7% | 334 |
| September 2020Sept 2020 | 148 | −18 | −10.9% | 345 |
| August 2020Aug 2020 | 167 | −42 | −20.3% | 346 |
| July 2020Jul 2020 | 209 | +24 | +12.9% | 450 |
| June 2020Jun 2020 | 185 | −5 | −2.8% | 419 |
| May 2020May 2020 | 191 | +3 | +1.7% | 384 |
| April 2020Apr 2020 | 187 | +13 | +7.6% | 422 |
| March 2020Mar 2020 | 174 | +4 | +2.1% | 401 |
| February 2020Feb 2020 | 171 | −2 | −1.4% | 380 |
| January 2020Jan 2020 | 173 | +5 | +3.1% | 393 |
| December 2019Dec 2019 | 168 | −9 | −4.9% | 380 |
| November 2019Nov 2019 | 177 | +15 | +9.2% | 383 |
| October 2019Oct 2019 | 162 | +6 | +3.5% | 363 |
| September 2019Sept 2019 | 156 | −13 | −7.7% | 407 |
| August 2019Aug 2019 | 169 | −20 | −10.4% | 342 |
| July 2019Jul 2019 | 189 | −28 | −12.9% | 372 |
| June 2019Jun 2019 | 217 | −90 | −29.3% | 456 |
| May 2019May 2019 | 307 | +98 | +46.7% | 832 |
| April 2019Apr 2019 | 209 | +16 | +8.2% | 744 |
| March 2019Mar 2019 | 193 | −53 | −21.4% | 412 |
| February 2019Feb 2019 | 246 | −31 | −11.3% | 492 |
| January 2019Jan 2019 | 277 | +44 | +18.6% | 535 |
| December 2018Dec 2018 | 234 | +37 | +18.9% | 477 |
| November 2018Nov 2018 | 196 | +16 | +9% | 447 |
| October 2018Oct 2018 | 180 | −2 | −1.4% | 403 |
| September 2018Sept 2018 | 183 | +9 | +5.1% | 403 |
| August 2018Aug 2018 | 174 | −46 | −20.8% | 346 |
| July 2018Jul 2018 | 219 | +22 | +10.8% | 530 |
| June 2018Jun 2018 | 198 | +35 | +21.5% | 537 |
| May 2018May 2018 | 163 | −28 | −14.9% | 369 |
| April 2018Apr 2018 | 191 | 0 | +0.2% | 412 |
| March 2018Mar 2018 | 191 | −20 | −9.3% | 434 |
| February 2018Feb 2018 | 211 | −10 | −4.4% | 487 |
| January 2018Jan 2018 | 220 | +6 | +2.7% | 477 |
| December 2017Dec 2017 | 215 | 0 | −0.2% | 445 |
| November 2017Nov 2017 | 215 | +21 | +10.9% | 486 |
| October 2017Oct 2017 | 194 | +7 | +3.9% | 496 |
| September 2017Sept 2017 | 187 | −8 | −4.3% | 403 |
| August 2017Aug 2017 | 195 | −31 | −13.7% | 407 |
| July 2017Jul 2017 | 226 | −17 | −7.1% | 469 |
| June 2017Jun 2017 | 243 | +28 | +13% | 516 |
| May 2017May 2017 | 215 | −7 | −3.3% | 506 |
| April 2017Apr 2017 | 223 | −3 | −1.2% | 487 |
| March 2017Mar 2017 | 225 | −30 | −11.7% | 520 |
| February 2017Feb 2017 | 255 | −18 | −6.6% | 561 |
| January 2017Jan 2017 | 273 | +41 | +17.9% | 538 |
| December 2016Dec 2016 | 232 | +9 | +4% | 482 |
| November 2016Nov 2016 | 223 | −6 | −2.8% | 500 |
| October 2016Oct 2016 | 229 | +29 | +14.6% | 727 |
| September 2016Sept 2016 | 200 | +1 | +0.3% | 464 |
| August 2016Aug 2016 | 199 | −14 | −6.5% | 436 |
| July 2016Jul 2016 | 213 | −31 | −12.6% | 475 |
| June 2016Jun 2016 | 244 | −2 | −1% | 602 |
| May 2016May 2016 | 246 | −17 | −6.6% | 594 |
| April 2016Apr 2016 | 264 | −37 | −12.2% | 604 |
| March 2016Mar 2016 | 300 | −8 | −2.5% | 639 |
| February 2016Feb 2016 | 308 | −36 | −10.4% | 730 |
| January 2016Jan 2016 | 344 | +88 | +34.4% | 902 |
| December 2015Dec 2015 | 256 | +38 | +17.6% | 604 |
| November 2015Nov 2015 | 217 | +15 | +7.4% | 614 |
| October 2015Oct 2015 | 202 | +12 | +6.4% | 475 |
| September 2015Sept 2015 | 190 | −28 | −13% | 415 |
| August 2015Aug 2015 | 219 | +13 | +6.1% | 499 |
| July 2015Jul 2015 | 206 | −13 | −5.9% | 445 |
| June 2015Jun 2015 | 219 | 0 | +0.1% | 519 |
| May 2015May 2015 | 219 | −13 | −5.7% | 517 |
| April 2015Apr 2015 | 232 | −26 | −10.2% | 563 |
| March 2015Mar 2015 | 258 | −55 | −17.5% | 613 |
| February 2015Feb 2015 | 313 | −85 | −21.5% | 732 |
| January 2015Jan 2015 | 398 | −20 | −4.9% | 940 |
| December 2014Dec 2014 | 419 | +8 | +1.9% | 1,153 |
| November 2014Nov 2014 | 411 | +104 | +33.8% | 1,309 |
| October 2014Oct 2014 | 307 | −86 | −21.9% | 668 |
| September 2014Sept 2014 | 393 | +31 | +8.7% | 1,217 |
| August 2014Aug 2014 | 362 | −72 | −16.6% | 746 |
| July 2014Jul 2014 | 434 | −104 | −19.3% | 911 |
| June 2014Jun 2014 | 538 | +71 | +15.1% | 1,904 |
| May 2014May 2014 | 467 | −39 | −7.8% | 1,037 |
| April 2014Apr 2014 | 507 | −25 | −4.7% | 1,211 |
| March 2014Mar 2014 | 532 | −155 | −22.5% | 1,285 |
| February 2014Feb 2014 | 687 | −695 | −50.3% | 1,517 |
| January 2014Jan 2014 | 1,381 | 0 | 0% | 5,947 |
| December 2013Dec 2013 | 1,381 | +769 | +125.5% | 3,158 |
| November 2013Nov 2013 | 613 | +77 | +14.3% | 1,687 |
| October 2013Oct 2013 | 536 | −532 | −49.8% | 1,164 |
| September 2013Sept 2013 | 1,068 | +146 | +15.8% | 6,892 |
| August 2013Aug 2013 | 922 | −171 | −15.7% | 6,347 |
| July 2013Jul 2013 | 1,094 | +490 | +81.3% | 3,495 |
| June 2013Jun 2013 | 603 | −1 | −0.1% | 2,928 |
| May 2013May 2013 | 604 | −317 | −34.4% | 1,210 |
| April 2013Apr 2013 | 921 | −868 | −48.5% | 2,131 |
| March 2013Mar 2013 | 1,789 | +647 | +56.7% | 9,447 |
| February 2013Feb 2013 | 1,142 | −914 | −44.5% | 2,318 |
| January 2013Jan 2013 | 2,056 | +216 | +11.7% | 5,492 |
| December 2012Dec 2012 | 1,840 | −981 | −34.8% | 6,593 |
| November 2012Nov 2012 | 2,822 | +2,496 | +767.5% | 7,057 |
| October 2012Oct 2012 | 325 | +90 | +38.4% | 6,338 |
| September 2012Sept 2012 | 235 | — | — | 507 |
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.
