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Darkwater Darkwater is a cooperative extraction horror game for 1-4 players. Command a submarine trapped under the ice of an alien planet. Battle enemy vessels and deep sea abominations as you hunt for resources. Do what it takes to survive.
Players on Steam, last 48 hours| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 11 Nov, 21:44 UTC | 12 |
| 11 Nov, 17:43 UTC | 6 |
| 11 Nov, 13:42 UTC | 4 |
| 11 Nov, 09:40 UTC | 6 |
| 11 Nov, 05:39 UTC | 12 |
| 11 Nov, 01:38 UTC | 12 |
| 10 Nov, 21:38 UTC | 9 |
| 10 Nov, 17:37 UTC | 9 |
| 10 Nov, 13:36 UTC | 1 |
| 10 Nov, 09:35 UTC | 11 |
| 10 Nov, 05:34 UTC | 3 |
| 10 Nov, 01:33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchMarch 2026 | 114 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onJune 2026 | 23 | 20% | About average (better than 41% of 9,247 other games) |
| 12 months onMarch 2027 | — | — | Not over yet |
Darkwater kept 20% of the average players it had at its launch in March 2026 after 3 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
Players By Month| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026Nov 2026 (so far) | 11 | +3 | +30.9% | 29 |
| October 2026Oct 2026 | 8 | 0 | −2.6% | 27 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 8 | −3 | −23.9% | 37 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 11 | −4 | −27.5% | 30 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 15 | −8 | −34.1% | 52 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 23 | −17 | −43% | 61 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 41 | −73 | −64.2% | 124 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 114 | +34 | +43.3% | 427 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 79 | +62 | +359.9% | 767 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 17 | −12 | −41.1% | 54 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 29 | 0 | +0.4% | 137 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 29 | −2 | −6.4% | 85 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 31 | +1 | +2.7% | 128 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 30 | +6 | +22.4% | 121 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 25 | −14 | −36% | 81 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 39 | +16 | +72.8% | 161 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 22 | −11 | −33.6% | 83 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 34 | −45 | −57.1% | 97 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 79 | — | — | 261 |
Average and peak concurrent players each month, and the change in average players from the month before. Months up to October 2026 are from a licensed historical archive.
Update ImpactVersion 1.1.08 Patch Notes (7 Nov 2026): Players peaked at 1.7× the week before's average. Since it came out, players averaged 25% fewer than the week before.
| Update | Peak After | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Version 1.1.08 Patch Notes7 Nov 2026 · week before: 6.9 of 7 days; 4.9 of 7 days so far | 21 (1.7×) | −25% |
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
