| Hour | Peak | Average | Polls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 06:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 02:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 Nov, 22:00 UTC | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 10 Nov, 18:00 UTC | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 10 Nov, 14:00 UTC | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 Nov, 12:00 UTC | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 Nov, 08:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 Nov, 04:00 UTC | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 Nov, 00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 Nov, 20:00 UTC | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 9 Nov, 16:00 UTC | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 Nov, 12:00 UTC | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 9 Nov, 08:00 UTC | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 Nov, 04:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 Nov, 00:00 UTC | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 Nov, 19:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 Nov, 15:00 UTC | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 8 Nov, 11:00 UTC | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 Nov, 07:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 Nov, 03:00 UTC | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 Nov, 22:00 UTC | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 Nov, 18:00 UTC | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 Nov, 14:00 UTC | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 Nov, 10:00 UTC | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 Nov, 06:00 UTC | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 Nov, 02:00 UTC | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 Nov, 22:00 UTC | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 Nov, 18:00 UTC | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 Nov, 14:00 UTC | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 Nov, 10:00 UTC | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 Nov, 06:00 UTC | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 Nov, 02:00 UTC | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 Nov, 22:00 UTC | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 Nov, 18:00 UTC | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 Nov, 14:00 UTC | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 5 Nov, 10:00 UTC | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 Nov, 06:00 UTC | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 Nov, 02:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 Nov, 22:00 UTC | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 Nov, 18:00 UTC | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| 4 Nov, 14:00 UTC | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Player counts over time, as we observed them.
Source: Steam Web API, ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers. Full methodology
A football manager where your decisions count, not luck: tactics with test runs, transfers, stadium, fans, Merch Lab. Every matchday plays out as a 3D broadcast. Six game worlds, up to 3,054 clubs, 29 languages, native on Windows and Linux.

| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026Nov 2026 (so far) | 2 | 0 | +11.9% | 9 |
| October 2026Oct 2026 (from 25 Oct) | 2 | — | — | 7 |
Average and peak concurrent players each month, and the change in average players from the month before.
HALFTIME Manager 2.1.1 Content Update: "Stadium Sausage" (10 Nov 2026): Players peaked at 2.5× the week before's average. Since it came out, players were level with the week before.
| Update | Peak After | Change |
|---|---|---|
| HALFTIME Manager 2.1.1 Content Update: "Stadium Sausage"10 Nov 2026 · 0.9 of 7 days so far | 5 (2.5×) | 0% |
| HALFTIME Manager 2.0.44 Nov 2026 · week before: 6.9 of 7 days; 6.5 of 7 days so far; next update 6 days later | 5 (1.8×) | −36% |
Average players over the 7 days before and after each update post, and the most at once in the week after. Updates since we started counting this game’s players. How we count