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Players on Steam, last 48 hours| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 31 Oct, 14:35 UTC | 62 |
| 30 Oct, 14:30 UTC | 61 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchJune 2017 | 335 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onSeptember 2017 | 217 | 65% | Holds players well (better than 86% of 9,259 other games) |
| 12 months onJune 2018 | 176 | 52% | Holds players well (better than 82% of 7,793 other games) |
Cold Waters kept 65% of the average players it had at its launch in June 2017 after 3 months and 52% after 12 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
Cold Waters Spiritual Successor to the Microprose Classic “Red Storm Rising”.
Players By Month| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026Oct 2026 (from 19 Oct) | 56 | −4 | −7.3% | 77 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 60 | −14 | −18.6% | 104 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 74 | −9 | −10.4% | 119 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 82 | +4 | +5.2% | 144 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 78 | −10 | −11% | 148 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 88 | +8 | +10.2% | 163 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 80 | −16 | −16.6% | 143 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 96 | +4 | +4.8% | 163 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 91 | −11 | −11.1% | 164 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 103 | +4 | +4.2% | 166 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 98 | +11 | +12.4% | 180 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 88 | +9 | +11.9% | 171 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 78 | +9 | +12.5% | 153 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 70 | −8 | −10.2% | 127 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 77 | 0 | +0.2% | 128 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 77 | +7 | +9.6% | 125 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 71 | −3 | −4.4% | 135 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 74 | −3 | −3.5% | 120 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 76 | −10 | −11.2% | 130 |
| March 2025Mar 2025 | 86 | +4 | +4.9% | 141 |
| February 2025Feb 2025 | 82 | −6 | −6.4% | 138 |
| January 2025Jan 2025 | 88 | −14 | −13.8% | 154 |
| December 2024Dec 2024 | 102 | −15 | −13.2% | 188 |
| November 2024Nov 2024 | 117 | −37 | −23.8% | 239 |
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2024Oct 2024 | 154 | +19 | +13.8% | 270 |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 135 | +15 | +12.5% | 297 |
| August 2024Aug 2024 | 120 | −23 | −15.9% | 201 |
| July 2024Jul 2024 | 143 | +32 | +29.3% | 276 |
| June 2024Jun 2024 | 111 | +7 | +7.2% | 244 |
| May 2024May 2024 | 103 | −4 | −3.5% | 166 |
| April 2024Apr 2024 | 107 | −2 | −1.9% | 180 |
| March 2024Mar 2024 | 109 | −8 | −6.8% | 180 |
| February 2024Feb 2024 | 117 | −26 | −18% | 202 |
| January 2024Jan 2024 | 143 | −10 | −6.6% | 267 |
| December 2023Dec 2023 | 153 | −2 | −1.4% | 253 |
| November 2023Nov 2023 | 155 | +25 | +19.1% | 309 |
| October 2023Oct 2023 | 130 | +30 | +29.7% | 238 |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 100 | −22 | −18% | 166 |
| August 2023Aug 2023 | 122 | −43 | −25.9% | 207 |
| July 2023Jul 2023 | 165 | +52 | +45.9% | 306 |
| June 2023Jun 2023 | 113 | +1 | +0.7% | 242 |
| May 2023May 2023 | 112 | −13 | −10.3% | 179 |
| April 2023Apr 2023 | 125 | +6 | +4.9% | 222 |
| March 2023Mar 2023 | 120 | −1 | −1.2% | 201 |
| February 2023Feb 2023 | 121 | −17 | −12.1% | 206 |
| January 2023Jan 2023 | 138 | −7 | −4.9% | 246 |
| December 2022Dec 2022 | 145 | +6 | +4.3% | 253 |
| November 2022Nov 2022 | 139 | −5 | −3.5% | 280 |
| October 2022Oct 2022 | 144 | −5 | −3.1% | 251 |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 149 | −18 | −10.8% | 247 |
| August 2022Aug 2022 | 166 | −7 | −4.2% | 283 |
| July 2022Jul 2022 | 174 | +31 | +21.7% | 291 |
| June 2022Jun 2022 | 143 | −17 | −10.4% | 253 |
| May 2022May 2022 | 159 | −47 | −22.7% | 304 |
| April 2022Apr 2022 | 206 | +46 | +28.5% | 367 |
| March 2022Mar 2022 | 161 | −4 | −2.3% | 289 |
| February 2022Feb 2022 | 164 | +4 | +2.7% | 294 |
| January 2022Jan 2022 | 160 | +12 | +8.2% | 293 |
| December 2021Dec 2021 | 148 | +4 | +2.5% | 261 |
| November 2021Nov 2021 | 144 | −28 | −16% | 239 |
| October 2021Oct 2021 | 172 | −49 | −22.3% | 318 |
| September 2021Sept 2021 | 221 | +55 | +33% | 658 |
| August 2021Aug 2021 | 166 | −20 | −10.9% | 282 |
| July 2021Jul 2021 | 187 | +78 | +71.5% | 285 |
| June 2021Jun 2021 | 109 | −11 | −9% | 242 |
| May 2021May 2021 | 120 | 0 | −0.2% | 205 |
| April 2021Apr 2021 | 120 | −3 | −2.4% | 204 |
| March 2021Mar 2021 | 123 | −16 | −11.6% | 201 |
| February 2021Feb 2021 | 139 | −22 | −13.5% | 223 |
| January 2021Jan 2021 | 161 | 0 | −0.2% | 295 |
| December 2020Dec 2020 | 161 | +12 | +8% | 326 |
| November 2020Nov 2020 | 149 | +16 | +11.8% | 278 |
| October 2020Oct 2020 | 133 | −3 | −2.4% | 239 |
| September 2020Sept 2020 | 137 | −14 | −9.3% | 226 |
| August 2020Aug 2020 | 151 | −7 | −4.7% | 255 |
| July 2020Jul 2020 | 158 | +33 | +26.7% | 254 |
| June 2020Jun 2020 | 125 | −9 | −6.6% | 275 |
| May 2020May 2020 | 134 | −4 | −2.8% | 212 |
| April 2020Apr 2020 | 137 | +13 | +10.2% | 219 |
| March 2020Mar 2020 | 125 | +11 | +9.5% | 219 |
| February 2020Feb 2020 | 114 | −17 | −12.7% | 201 |
| January 2020Jan 2020 | 130 | −16 | −11.1% | 245 |
| December 2019Dec 2019 | 147 | +24 | +20% | 305 |
| November 2019Nov 2019 | 122 | +27 | +28.3% | 257 |
| October 2019Oct 2019 | 95 | −4 | −3.7% | 184 |
| September 2019Sept 2019 | 99 | −18 | −15.1% | 189 |
| August 2019Aug 2019 | 117 | −20 | −14.8% | 222 |
| July 2019Jul 2019 | 137 | +34 | +33.3% | 283 |
| June 2019Jun 2019 | 103 | +7 | +6.8% | 364 |
| May 2019May 2019 | 96 | −13 | −11.7% | 188 |
| April 2019Apr 2019 | 109 | −13 | −10.8% | 192 |
| March 2019Mar 2019 | 122 | −41 | −25.3% | 230 |
| February 2019Feb 2019 | 163 | +19 | +12.9% | 503 |
| January 2019Jan 2019 | 145 | +3 | +2.3% | 353 |
| December 2018Dec 2018 | 141 | +37 | +34.9% | 325 |
| November 2018Nov 2018 | 105 | −4 | −4% | 199 |
| October 2018Oct 2018 | 109 | −18 | −14.3% | 209 |
| September 2018Sept 2018 | 127 | −14 | −10.2% | 229 |
| August 2018Aug 2018 | 142 | −38 | −21.4% | 228 |
| July 2018Jul 2018 | 180 | +5 | +2.8% | 360 |
| June 2018Jun 2018 | 176 | −10 | −5.4% | 461 |
| May 2018May 2018 | 186 | +6 | +3.4% | 329 |
| April 2018Apr 2018 | 179 | +54 | +42.9% | 408 |
| March 2018Mar 2018 | 126 | +1 | +0.9% | 232 |
| February 2018Feb 2018 | 124 | −17 | −12.1% | 251 |
| January 2018Jan 2018 | 142 | −35 | −19.7% | 283 |
| December 2017Dec 2017 | 176 | +1 | +0.4% | 321 |
| November 2017Nov 2017 | 176 | +2 | +1.1% | 321 |
| October 2017Oct 2017 | 174 | −43 | −20% | 352 |
| September 2017Sept 2017 | 217 | −20 | −8.3% | 397 |
| August 2017Aug 2017 | 237 | −85 | −26.4% | 442 |
| July 2017Jul 2017 | 322 | −14 | −4% | 646 |
| June 2017Jun 2017 | 335 | +335 | +85,887.2% | 852 |
| May 2017May 2017 | 0 | — | — | 3 |
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.
