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Onward Onward is the most immersive tactical VR shooter. Join your squad for a wide variety of competitive PvP, co-op PvE, and solo game modes, including intense multiplayer battles or 4-player co-op missions. Realistic weaponry and combat mechanics will push your survival and combat skills to their limit
Players on Steam, last 48 hours| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 28 Oct, 16:40 UTC | 8 |
| 27 Oct, 16:20 UTC | 6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Launch (Early Access)September 2016 | 93 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onDecember 2016 | 66 | 70% | Holds players well (better than 88% of 7,559 other games) |
| 12 months onSeptember 2017 | 96 | 103% | Holds players well (better than 92% of 6,583 other games) |
Onward kept 70% of the average players it had at its Early Access launch in September 2016 after 3 months and 103% after 12 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
Players By Month| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026Oct 2026 (so far) | 9 | 0 | −5.3% | 14 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 9 | −4 | −28.5% | 26 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 13 | +1 | +5.9% | 43 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 12 | +1 | +13.5% | 34 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 11 | −1 | −7% | 26 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 11 | −1 | −10.4% | 36 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 13 | −2 | −12.2% | 34 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 14 | −4 | −23.2% | 42 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 19 | −1 | −5.6% | 49 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 20 | +2 | +10.4% | 64 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 18 | +2 | +15.3% | 46 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 16 | +1 | +4.4% | 43 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 15 | −1 | −9.1% | 47 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 16 | −1 | −8.5% | 48 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 18 | −2 | −12% | 42 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 20 | −2 | −8.3% | 63 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 22 | −4 | −14.5% | 58 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 26 | −9 | −25.8% | 63 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 35 | −4 | −9.3% | 91 |
| March 2025Mar 2025 | 39 | +10 | +35.4% | 171 |
| February 2025Feb 2025 | 29 | −4 | −13.3% | 73 |
| January 2025Jan 2025 | 33 | +3 | +8.5% | 78 |
| December 2024Dec 2024 | 30 | +4 | +15.6% | 86 |
| November 2024Nov 2024 | 26 | 0 | −0.1% | 78 |
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2024Oct 2024 | 26 | 0 | −0.9% | 76 |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 27 | −3 | −10.6% | 65 |
| August 2024Aug 2024 | 30 | 0 | −1% | 72 |
| July 2024Jul 2024 | 30 | −2 | −7.7% | 69 |
| June 2024Jun 2024 | 32 | −2 | −4.6% | 71 |
| May 2024May 2024 | 34 | −7 | −17.4% | 99 |
| April 2024Apr 2024 | 41 | −2 | −4.5% | 107 |
| March 2024Mar 2024 | 43 | −4 | −9.5% | 110 |
| February 2024Feb 2024 | 48 | 0 | +0.2% | 136 |
| January 2024Jan 2024 | 48 | +1 | +1.2% | 123 |
| December 2023Dec 2023 | 47 | +3 | +7.7% | 133 |
| November 2023Nov 2023 | 44 | +6 | +14.5% | 110 |
| October 2023Oct 2023 | 38 | +1 | +3.9% | 111 |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 37 | 0 | +0.6% | 88 |
| August 2023Aug 2023 | 37 | −4 | −9.7% | 86 |
| July 2023Jul 2023 | 40 | +3 | +9.2% | 91 |
| June 2023Jun 2023 | 37 | +4 | +11.4% | 102 |
| May 2023May 2023 | 33 | −8 | −18.6% | 85 |
| April 2023Apr 2023 | 41 | −3 | −7.8% | 107 |
| March 2023Mar 2023 | 44 | −9 | −16.6% | 114 |
| February 2023Feb 2023 | 53 | −1 | −2.5% | 136 |
| January 2023Jan 2023 | 54 | +6 | +12.1% | 137 |
| December 2022Dec 2022 | 49 | +3 | +7.5% | 134 |
| November 2022Nov 2022 | 45 | −5 | −10.6% | 114 |
| October 2022Oct 2022 | 51 | −2 | −3.1% | 145 |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 52 | −7 | −11.3% | 135 |
| August 2022Aug 2022 | 59 | −13 | −17.6% | 138 |
| July 2022Jul 2022 | 71 | 0 | +0.5% | 153 |
| June 2022Jun 2022 | 71 | +6 | +9.9% | 179 |
| May 2022May 2022 | 65 | −11 | −14.1% | 170 |
| April 2022Apr 2022 | 75 | −2 | −2.7% | 193 |
| March 2022Mar 2022 | 77 | −7 | −8.9% | 203 |
| February 2022Feb 2022 | 85 | −21 | −19.7% | 213 |
| January 2022Jan 2022 | 106 | +14 | +15.1% | 254 |
| December 2021Dec 2021 | 92 | +21 | +29.5% | 235 |
| November 2021Nov 2021 | 71 | −3 | −4.3% | 187 |
| October 2021Oct 2021 | 74 | −10 | −11.9% | 208 |
| September 2021Sept 2021 | 84 | −2 | −2.2% | 186 |
| August 2021Aug 2021 | 86 | −14 | −14.2% | 224 |
| July 2021Jul 2021 | 100 | +7 | +7.5% | 218 |
| June 2021Jun 2021 | 93 | −5 | −4.9% | 230 |
| May 2021May 2021 | 98 | −29 | −22.7% | 243 |
| April 2021Apr 2021 | 126 | +19 | +17.4% | 351 |
| March 2021Mar 2021 | 108 | −8 | −6.6% | 248 |
| February 2021Feb 2021 | 115 | −32 | −22% | 287 |
| January 2021Jan 2021 | 148 | +30 | +25.4% | 372 |
| December 2020Dec 2020 | 118 | +17 | +16.7% | 368 |
| November 2020Nov 2020 | 101 | +8 | +8.8% | 265 |
| October 2020Oct 2020 | 93 | +9 | +10% | 223 |
| September 2020Sept 2020 | 84 | −23 | −21.7% | 208 |
| August 2020Aug 2020 | 108 | −18 | −14.3% | 256 |
| July 2020Jul 2020 | 126 | +36 | +39.4% | 260 |
| June 2020Jun 2020 | 90 | −16 | −15.4% | 256 |
| May 2020May 2020 | 107 | −7 | −6.1% | 270 |
| April 2020Apr 2020 | 113 | +6 | +5.6% | 231 |
| March 2020Mar 2020 | 107 | +22 | +25.8% | 328 |
| February 2020Feb 2020 | 85 | −10 | −10.1% | 225 |
| January 2020Jan 2020 | 95 | −4 | −4.1% | 247 |
| December 2019Dec 2019 | 99 | +2 | +1.9% | 255 |
| November 2019Nov 2019 | 97 | +43 | +80.6% | 364 |
| October 2019Oct 2019 | 54 | −4 | −6.4% | 162 |
| September 2019Sept 2019 | 58 | −14 | −19.7% | 162 |
| August 2019Aug 2019 | 72 | −20 | −21.9% | 187 |
| July 2019Jul 2019 | 92 | +25 | +37.8% | 1,577 |
| June 2019Jun 2019 | 67 | +10 | +17.2% | 220 |
| May 2019May 2019 | 57 | −6 | −9.9% | 169 |
| April 2019Apr 2019 | 63 | −8 | −10.7% | 207 |
| March 2019Mar 2019 | 71 | −23 | −24.9% | 208 |
| February 2019Feb 2019 | 94 | +13 | +16.5% | 414 |
| January 2019Jan 2019 | 81 | +1 | +1.7% | 205 |
| December 2018Dec 2018 | 79 | −3 | −3.9% | 194 |
| November 2018Nov 2018 | 83 | +6 | +8% | 267 |
| October 2018Oct 2018 | 77 | −5 | −5.7% | 210 |
| September 2018Sept 2018 | 81 | −2 | −2.5% | 190 |
| August 2018Aug 2018 | 83 | −17 | −16.8% | 220 |
| July 2018Jul 2018 | 100 | +16 | +19.6% | 318 |
| June 2018Jun 2018 | 84 | +5 | +6.2% | 184 |
| May 2018May 2018 | 79 | 0 | +0.2% | 265 |
| April 2018Apr 2018 | 79 | −1 | −1.8% | 220 |
| March 2018Mar 2018 | 80 | −13 | −14% | 201 |
| February 2018Feb 2018 | 93 | −36 | −28.1% | 225 |
| January 2018Jan 2018 | 129 | +6 | +4.5% | 301 |
| December 2017Dec 2017 | 124 | +51 | +69.1% | 333 |
| November 2017Nov 2017 | 73 | +1 | +1.7% | 167 |
| October 2017Oct 2017 | 72 | −24 | −25.1% | 174 |
| September 2017Sept 2017 | 96 | +24 | +32.3% | 387 |
| August 2017Aug 2017 | 73 | +8 | +12.6% | 178 |
| July 2017Jul 2017 | 64 | +14 | +28.1% | 178 |
| June 2017Jun 2017 | 50 | −8 | −14.1% | 112 |
| May 2017May 2017 | 59 | −13 | −17.8% | 135 |
| April 2017Apr 2017 | 71 | +9 | +14.1% | 180 |
| March 2017Mar 2017 | 63 | −29 | −32.1% | 148 |
| February 2017Feb 2017 | 92 | −13 | −12.6% | 225 |
| January 2017Jan 2017 | 105 | +40 | +60.7% | 237 |
| December 2016Dec 2016 | 66 | +15 | +28.8% | 222 |
| November 2016Nov 2016 | 51 | +1 | +1.4% | 133 |
| October 2016Oct 2016 | 50 | −43 | −46.1% | 140 |
| September 2016Sept 2016 | 93 | +83 | +823.5% | 242 |
| August 2016Aug 2016 | 10 | +9 | +1,428.8% | 272 |
| July 2016Jul 2016 | 1 | — | — | 8 |
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.
