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Players on Steam, last 48 hours| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 00:29 UTC | 26 |
| 7 Nov, 00:16 UTC | 20 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchOctober 2018 | 365 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onJanuary 2019 | 67 | 18% | About average (better than 36% of 9,248 other games) |
| 12 months onOctober 2019 | 25 | 6.7% | Loses players fast (better than 15% of 7,787 other games) |
The Colonists kept 18% of the average players it had at its launch in October 2018 after 3 months and 6.7% after 12 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
The Colonists Build a new home for your team of robots as they begin a new life for themselves on a distant planet where they can fulfil their ultimate dream: to be human.
Players By Month| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026Nov 2026 (so far) | 21 | 0 | −0.8% | 26 |
| October 2026Oct 2026 (from 19 Oct) | 21 | −3 | −11.1% | 37 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 24 | −9 | −27.3% | 55 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 33 | +9 | +37.7% | 69 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 24 | 0 | −2.1% | 46 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 24 | −8 | −24.3% | 50 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 32 | +6 | +20.5% | 69 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 27 | +5 | +21.8% | 62 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 22 | 0 | +0.1% | 48 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 22 | −1 | −3.6% | 46 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 23 | +2 | +8.2% | 55 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 21 | +1 | +2.8% | 42 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 21 | −2 | −9.1% | 45 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 23 | +3 | +17.2% | 58 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 19 | −2 | −8.9% | 40 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 21 | −5 | −17.8% | 43 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 26 | +4 | +16.3% | 53 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 22 | +2 | +8.3% | 54 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 20 | −6 | −23.3% | 49 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 27 | −3 | −9.8% | 59 |
| March 2025Mar 2025 | 30 | +2 | +8.1% | 71 |
| February 2025Feb 2025 | 27 | −7 | −20% | 57 |
| January 2025Jan 2025 | 34 | +5 | +15.3% | 81 |
| December 2024Dec 2024 | 30 | −4 | −11.5% | 71 |
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2024Nov 2024 | 33 | +12 | +55.1% | 76 |
| October 2024Oct 2024 | 22 | −7 | −25.3% | 44 |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 29 | −5 | −15.7% | 76 |
| August 2024Aug 2024 | 34 | +2 | +4.8% | 89 |
| July 2024Jul 2024 | 33 | −3 | −8.2% | 73 |
| June 2024Jun 2024 | 36 | −27 | −42.8% | 71 |
| May 2024May 2024 | 62 | +12 | +23.6% | 131 |
| April 2024Apr 2024 | 50 | +26 | +105.5% | 136 |
| March 2024Mar 2024 | 25 | +7 | +41.5% | 122 |
| February 2024Feb 2024 | 17 | −2 | −12.4% | 38 |
| January 2024Jan 2024 | 20 | −2 | −8.1% | 43 |
| December 2023Dec 2023 | 22 | +3 | +17% | 47 |
| November 2023Nov 2023 | 18 | −1 | −4% | 43 |
| October 2023Oct 2023 | 19 | +2 | +9.8% | 47 |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 17 | −1 | −6.3% | 43 |
| August 2023Aug 2023 | 19 | −1 | −6.4% | 42 |
| July 2023Jul 2023 | 20 | +2 | +13.8% | 47 |
| June 2023Jun 2023 | 18 | −1 | −6.9% | 44 |
| May 2023May 2023 | 19 | +1 | +2.8% | 45 |
| April 2023Apr 2023 | 18 | 0 | +0.3% | 39 |
| March 2023Mar 2023 | 18 | 0 | −0.4% | 44 |
| February 2023Feb 2023 | 18 | −6 | −23.9% | 42 |
| January 2023Jan 2023 | 24 | +3 | +15.7% | 55 |
| December 2022Dec 2022 | 21 | +3 | +16.3% | 52 |
| November 2022Nov 2022 | 18 | −1 | −3.5% | 36 |
| October 2022Oct 2022 | 19 | 0 | +1.4% | 40 |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 18 | +1 | +5.1% | 38 |
| August 2022Aug 2022 | 17 | −6 | −24.6% | 38 |
| July 2022Jul 2022 | 23 | 0 | +1.1% | 53 |
| June 2022Jun 2022 | 23 | +1 | +4.6% | 54 |
| May 2022May 2022 | 22 | +2 | +7.7% | 48 |
| April 2022Apr 2022 | 20 | −1 | −5.9% | 46 |
| March 2022Mar 2022 | 22 | −1 | −6.3% | 56 |
| February 2022Feb 2022 | 23 | −6 | −22% | 47 |
| January 2022Jan 2022 | 29 | 0 | −0.6% | 65 |
| December 2021Dec 2021 | 30 | +3 | +10.2% | 63 |
| November 2021Nov 2021 | 27 | +3 | +11.8% | 59 |
| October 2021Oct 2021 | 24 | −4 | −13.1% | 52 |
| September 2021Sept 2021 | 28 | −4 | −13.6% | 57 |
| August 2021Aug 2021 | 32 | −12 | −27.2% | 66 |
| July 2021Jul 2021 | 44 | +15 | +51.2% | 90 |
| June 2021Jun 2021 | 29 | +1 | +2.4% | 64 |
| May 2021May 2021 | 28 | −1 | −4.9% | 66 |
| April 2021Apr 2021 | 30 | −5 | −14.1% | 61 |
| March 2021Mar 2021 | 35 | +2 | +5.4% | 77 |
| February 2021Feb 2021 | 33 | −3 | −7.6% | 76 |
| January 2021Jan 2021 | 36 | −3 | −7.2% | 82 |
| December 2020Dec 2020 | 39 | −9 | −19.1% | 83 |
| November 2020Nov 2020 | 48 | +16 | +48.2% | 111 |
| October 2020Oct 2020 | 32 | +3 | +9.3% | 75 |
| September 2020Sept 2020 | 29 | −6 | −16.3% | 58 |
| August 2020Aug 2020 | 35 | −12 | −25.6% | 67 |
| July 2020Jul 2020 | 47 | +14 | +42.2% | 105 |
| June 2020Jun 2020 | 33 | 0 | −1% | 118 |
| May 2020May 2020 | 34 | +2 | +5.1% | 72 |
| April 2020Apr 2020 | 32 | −1 | −4.1% | 69 |
| March 2020Mar 2020 | 33 | +9 | +34.9% | 71 |
| February 2020Feb 2020 | 25 | −4 | −14.9% | 79 |
| January 2020Jan 2020 | 29 | −2 | −5.7% | 75 |
| December 2019Dec 2019 | 31 | +5 | +20.5% | 76 |
| November 2019Nov 2019 | 25 | +1 | +4% | 64 |
| October 2019Oct 2019 | 25 | 0 | +1.4% | 57 |
| September 2019Sept 2019 | 24 | +4 | +16.7% | 63 |
| August 2019Aug 2019 | 21 | −2 | −10.9% | 57 |
| July 2019Jul 2019 | 23 | +2 | +10.1% | 53 |
| June 2019Jun 2019 | 21 | −13 | −38.6% | 56 |
| May 2019May 2019 | 34 | +18 | +111.4% | 107 |
| April 2019Apr 2019 | 16 | −6 | −27.8% | 57 |
| March 2019Mar 2019 | 23 | −24 | −52.1% | 59 |
| February 2019Feb 2019 | 47 | −20 | −29.7% | 110 |
| January 2019Jan 2019 | 67 | +12 | +22.6% | 351 |
| December 2018Dec 2018 | 55 | −101 | −64.9% | 146 |
| November 2018Nov 2018 | 155 | −210 | −57.5% | 528 |
| October 2018Oct 2018 | 365 | — | — | 710 |
| March 2018Mar 2018 | 0 | 0 | +240% | 3 |
| February 2018Feb 2018 | 0 | — | — | 1 |
| November 2017Nov 2017 | 0 | 0 | +100% | 3 |
| October 2017Oct 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.
