| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 04:39 UTC | 3,345 |
| 00:38 UTC | 1,643 |
| 30 Oct, 20:37 UTC | 1,915 |
| 30 Oct, 16:36 UTC | 3,278 |
| 30 Oct, 12:35 UTC | 4,156 |
| 30 Oct, 08:35 UTC | 2,938 |
| 30 Oct, 04:34 UTC | 2,604 |
| 30 Oct, 00:33 UTC | 1,432 |
| 29 Oct, 20:33 UTC | 1,800 |
| 29 Oct, 16:32 UTC | 2,921 |
| 29 Oct, 12:32 UTC | 3,974 |
| 29 Oct, 08:31 UTC | 2,742 |
Player counts over time, as we observed them.
Source: Steam Web API, ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers. Full methodology
| Month | Avg players | Kept | Compared with other games |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchAugust 2018 | 4,443 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onNovember 2018 | 1,151 | 26% | About average (better than 52% of 9,121 other games) |
| 12 months onAugust 2019 | 2,040 | 46% | Holds players well (better than 79% of 7,653 other games) |
Dead Cells kept 26% of the average players it had at its launch in August 2018 after 3 months and 46% after 12 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.

| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026Oct 2026 (so far) (from 19 Oct) | 2,385 | −181 | −7.1% | 5,250 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 2,566 | +273 | +11.9% | 5,869 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 2,293 | +64 | +2.9% | 4,164 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 2,229 | −14 | −0.6% | 4,064 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 2,243 | +444 | +24.7% | 4,408 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 1,799 | −230 | −11.3% | 3,239 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 2,029 | −478 | −19.1% | 4,043 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 2,508 | +583 | +30.3% | 5,978 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 1,925 | −394 | −17% | 3,886 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 2,318 | −143 | −5.8% | 4,528 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 2,461 | +541 | +28.2% | 5,396 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 1,921 | −86 | −4.3% | 3,970 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 2,006 | −296 | −12.9% | 3,851 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 2,303 | +122 | +5.6% | 5,088 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 2,181 | −770 | −26.1% | 4,193 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 2,951 | +628 | +27% | 6,306 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 2,323 | −353 | −13.2% | 4,726 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 2,676 | +398 | +17.5% | 5,930 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 2,279 | −494 | −17.8% | 4,514 |
| March 2025Mar 2025 | 2,772 | +223 | +8.8% | 5,918 |
| February 2025Feb 2025 | 2,549 | −310 | −10.9% | 5,168 |
| January 2025Jan 2025 | 2,860 | −330 | −10.3% | 5,170 |
| December 2024Dec 2024 | 3,190 | +1,100 | +52.6% | 5,745 |
| November 2024Nov 2024 | 2,090 | −821 | −28.2% | 5,262 |
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2024Oct 2024 | 2,911 | +216 | +8% | 6,898 |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 2,695 | +75 | +2.9% | 5,861 |
| August 2024Aug 2024 | 2,620 | +29 | +1.1% | 5,926 |
| July 2024Jul 2024 | 2,591 | +145 | +5.9% | 4,728 |
| June 2024Jun 2024 | 2,445 | +29 | +1.2% | 5,004 |
| May 2024May 2024 | 2,417 | −170 | −6.6% | 5,884 |
| April 2024Apr 2024 | 2,587 | −961 | −27.1% | 5,757 |
| March 2024Mar 2024 | 3,548 | +1,343 | +60.9% | 7,794 |
| February 2024Feb 2024 | 2,205 | −702 | −24.2% | 3,886 |
| January 2024Jan 2024 | 2,907 | −30 | −1% | 5,556 |
| December 2023Dec 2023 | 2,937 | +750 | +34.3% | 5,987 |
| November 2023Nov 2023 | 2,187 | −204 | −8.5% | 4,899 |
| October 2023Oct 2023 | 2,392 | +297 | +14.2% | 5,424 |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 2,095 | −349 | −14.3% | 3,994 |
| August 2023Aug 2023 | 2,443 | −780 | −24.2% | 4,592 |
| July 2023Jul 2023 | 3,223 | +835 | +35% | 5,810 |
| June 2023Jun 2023 | 2,388 | −537 | −18.4% | 4,686 |
| May 2023May 2023 | 2,925 | −808 | −21.6% | 5,774 |
| April 2023Apr 2023 | 3,734 | −2,509 | −40.2% | 8,418 |
| March 2023Mar 2023 | 6,242 | +3,446 | +123.2% | 14,841 |
| February 2023Feb 2023 | 2,796 | −1,054 | −27.4% | 4,924 |
| January 2023Jan 2023 | 3,851 | +360 | +10.3% | 6,083 |
| December 2022Dec 2022 | 3,491 | −49 | −1.4% | 6,493 |
| November 2022Nov 2022 | 3,540 | +1,617 | +84.1% | 8,597 |
| October 2022Oct 2022 | 1,923 | −59 | −3% | 3,606 |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 1,982 | −930 | −31.9% | 3,706 |
| August 2022Aug 2022 | 2,912 | +24 | +0.8% | 5,119 |
| July 2022Jul 2022 | 2,888 | +549 | +23.5% | 5,128 |
| June 2022Jun 2022 | 2,339 | −603 | −20.5% | 5,139 |
| May 2022May 2022 | 2,942 | +44 | +1.5% | 6,627 |
| April 2022Apr 2022 | 2,898 | +282 | +10.8% | 6,425 |
| March 2022Mar 2022 | 2,616 | −1,388 | −34.7% | 5,503 |
| February 2022Feb 2022 | 4,005 | −3,011 | −42.9% | 7,530 |
| January 2022Jan 2022 | 7,016 | +3,415 | +94.8% | 13,564 |
| December 2021Dec 2021 | 3,601 | +1,078 | +42.7% | 7,562 |
| November 2021Nov 2021 | 2,524 | +657 | +35.2% | 8,551 |
| October 2021Oct 2021 | 1,867 | −297 | −13.7% | 4,576 |
| September 2021Sept 2021 | 2,164 | −124 | −5.4% | 5,468 |
| August 2021Aug 2021 | 2,287 | −709 | −23.7% | 3,683 |
| July 2021Jul 2021 | 2,996 | +634 | +26.9% | 6,299 |
| June 2021Jun 2021 | 2,362 | +400 | +20.4% | 5,864 |
| May 2021May 2021 | 1,962 | −752 | −27.7% | 4,585 |
| April 2021Apr 2021 | 2,715 | −227 | −7.7% | 6,791 |
| March 2021Mar 2021 | 2,942 | −3,234 | −52.4% | 7,300 |
| February 2021Feb 2021 | 6,177 | +3,288 | +113.8% | 13,629 |
| January 2021Jan 2021 | 2,889 | +1,210 | +72.1% | 10,477 |
| December 2020Dec 2020 | 1,679 | +458 | +37.5% | 4,104 |
| November 2020Nov 2020 | 1,221 | +42 | +3.5% | 2,470 |
| October 2020Oct 2020 | 1,179 | −483 | −29.1% | 2,100 |
| September 2020Sept 2020 | 1,662 | −1,057 | −38.9% | 3,312 |
| August 2020Aug 2020 | 2,720 | +20 | +0.7% | 5,401 |
| July 2020Jul 2020 | 2,700 | +1,030 | +61.7% | 5,302 |
| June 2020Jun 2020 | 1,670 | −46 | −2.7% | 4,438 |
| May 2020May 2020 | 1,716 | −296 | −14.7% | 3,271 |
| April 2020Apr 2020 | 2,012 | −340 | −14.5% | 5,314 |
| March 2020Mar 2020 | 2,353 | −1,432 | −37.8% | 5,062 |
| February 2020Feb 2020 | 3,785 | +1,964 | +107.9% | 9,739 |
| January 2020Jan 2020 | 1,821 | +22 | +1.2% | 3,316 |
| December 2019Dec 2019 | 1,799 | +331 | +22.6% | 3,770 |
| November 2019Nov 2019 | 1,468 | +379 | +34.8% | 3,122 |
| October 2019Oct 2019 | 1,089 | −317 | −22.5% | 2,031 |
| September 2019Sept 2019 | 1,406 | −634 | −31.1% | 2,692 |
| August 2019Aug 2019 | 2,040 | +273 | +15.5% | 5,134 |
| July 2019Jul 2019 | 1,767 | +331 | +23% | 3,357 |
| June 2019Jun 2019 | 1,436 | −102 | −6.7% | 3,270 |
| May 2019May 2019 | 1,538 | −564 | −26.8% | 3,137 |
| April 2019Apr 2019 | 2,102 | +446 | +27% | 5,166 |
| March 2019Mar 2019 | 1,656 | +344 | +26.2% | 6,336 |
| February 2019Feb 2019 | 1,312 | −580 | −30.7% | 2,287 |
| January 2019Jan 2019 | 1,893 | +93 | +5.2% | 4,145 |
| December 2018Dec 2018 | 1,800 | +648 | +56.3% | 4,374 |
| November 2018Nov 2018 | 1,151 | −396 | −25.6% | 2,141 |
| October 2018Oct 2018 | 1,547 | −580 | −27.3% | 3,735 |
| September 2018Sept 2018 | 2,127 | −2,316 | −52.1% | 4,588 |
| August 2018Aug 2018 | 4,443 | +2,704 | +155.5% | 10,314 |
| July 2018Jul 2018 | 1,739 | −25 | −1.4% | 3,635 |
| June 2018Jun 2018 | 1,764 | +615 | +53.6% | 4,203 |
| May 2018May 2018 | 1,149 | +60 | +5.5% | 2,198 |
| April 2018Apr 2018 | 1,089 | −356 | −24.6% | 1,784 |
| March 2018Mar 2018 | 1,446 | +507 | +53.9% | 3,510 |
| February 2018Feb 2018 | 939 | −866 | −48% | 1,552 |
| January 2018Jan 2018 | 1,805 | +430 | +31.3% | 3,613 |
| December 2017Dec 2017 | 1,375 | +358 | +35.2% | 4,007 |
| November 2017Nov 2017 | 1,017 | +570 | +127.8% | 2,641 |
| October 2017Oct 2017 | 446 | −367 | −45.1% | 848 |
| September 2017Sept 2017 | 813 | −157 | −16.1% | 1,667 |
| August 2017Aug 2017 | 970 | −1,107 | −53.3% | 1,533 |
| July 2017Jul 2017 | 2,077 | −451 | −17.8% | 4,241 |
| June 2017Jun 2017 | 2,527 | −32 | −1.2% | 4,476 |
| May 2017May 2017 | 2,559 | +2,556 | +86,067.3% | 6,717 |
| April 2017Apr 2017 | 3 | +3 | +1,314.3% | 15 |
| March 2017Mar 2017 | 0 | 0 | +250% | 6 |
| February 2017Feb 2017 | 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.