| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 13:08 UTC | 5 |
| 09:07 UTC | 7 |
| 05:06 UTC | 4 |
| 01:04 UTC | 8 |
| 30 Oct, 21:04 UTC | 13 |
| 30 Oct, 17:03 UTC | 8 |
| 30 Oct, 13:02 UTC | 7 |
| 30 Oct, 09:01 UTC | 5 |
| 30 Oct, 05:00 UTC | 1 |
| 30 Oct, 00:59 UTC | 1 |
| 29 Oct, 20:59 UTC | 8 |
| 29 Oct, 16:58 UTC | 4 |
Player counts over time, as we observed them.
Source: Steam Web API, ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers. Full methodology
| Month | Avg players | Kept | Compared with other games |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchSeptember 2018 | 96 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onDecember 2018 | 40 | 42% | Holds players well (better than 72% of 9,121 other games) |
| 12 months onSeptember 2019 | 142 | 1.5× | Holds players well (better than 97% of 7,653 other games) |
Deep Sky Derelicts kept 42% of the average players it had at its launch in September 2018 after 3 months and 1.5× after 12 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026Oct 2026 (so far) (from 19 Oct) | 8 | +1 | +21.7% | 20 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 7 | 0 | −3.8% | 18 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 7 | −2 | −26.2% | 15 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 9 | +1 | +15.4% | 21 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 8 | −5 | −36.5% | 21 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 13 | +5 | +67.5% | 33 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 8 | 0 | −5.7% | 23 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 8 | −1 | −15.5% | 21 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 10 | −1 | −6.1% | 24 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 10 | −2 | −19.7% | 23 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 13 | +3 | +34.1% | 33 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 10 | −7 | −43.2% | 20 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 17 | +3 | +24.3% | 46 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 13 | −40 | −75.1% | 33 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 54 | +42 | +367.8% | 307 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 12 | +2 | +25.3% | 35 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 9 | +1 | +13.8% | 25 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 8 | −2 | −22.5% | 19 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 10 | 0 | −4.6% | 28 |
| March 2025Mar 2025 | 11 | 0 | +0.4% | 35 |
| February 2025Feb 2025 | 11 | −1 | −10.3% | 29 |
| January 2025Jan 2025 | 12 | −2 | −16.4% | 31 |
| December 2024Dec 2024 | 15 | +1 | +9.2% | 38 |
| November 2024Nov 2024 | 13 | +1 | +8% | 40 |
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2024Oct 2024 | 12 | −7 | −37.9% | 31 |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 20 | −53 | −72.7% | 60 |
| August 2024Aug 2024 | 73 | +59 | +450.5% | 409 |
| July 2024Jul 2024 | 13 | +3 | +24.4% | 29 |
| June 2024Jun 2024 | 11 | +1 | +6.2% | 36 |
| May 2024May 2024 | 10 | −3 | −21.4% | 25 |
| April 2024Apr 2024 | 13 | −3 | −18.1% | 41 |
| March 2024Mar 2024 | 16 | 0 | −3% | 40 |
| February 2024Feb 2024 | 16 | −2 | −11.3% | 39 |
| January 2024Jan 2024 | 18 | +5 | +42.8% | 63 |
| December 2023Dec 2023 | 13 | 0 | −2.2% | 34 |
| November 2023Nov 2023 | 13 | +3 | +28.4% | 36 |
| October 2023Oct 2023 | 10 | +1 | +14.3% | 25 |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 9 | −2 | −17.9% | 23 |
| August 2023Aug 2023 | 11 | −7 | −39.5% | 25 |
| July 2023Jul 2023 | 18 | +7 | +66.7% | 36 |
| June 2023Jun 2023 | 11 | −2 | −14% | 24 |
| May 2023May 2023 | 12 | −6 | −33.6% | 28 |
| April 2023Apr 2023 | 19 | +1 | +3.5% | 54 |
| March 2023Mar 2023 | 18 | +3 | +22.1% | 67 |
| February 2023Feb 2023 | 15 | −1 | −7.4% | 31 |
| January 2023Jan 2023 | 16 | −1 | −5.5% | 37 |
| December 2022Dec 2022 | 17 | −5 | −21.6% | 44 |
| November 2022Nov 2022 | 21 | −4 | −15.8% | 52 |
| October 2022Oct 2022 | 26 | +12 | +91.8% | 102 |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 13 | −4 | −24.5% | 34 |
| August 2022Aug 2022 | 18 | −8 | −30.4% | 53 |
| July 2022Jul 2022 | 25 | +10 | +60.7% | 56 |
| June 2022Jun 2022 | 16 | −9 | −37.2% | 46 |
| May 2022May 2022 | 25 | +12 | +89.8% | 81 |
| April 2022Apr 2022 | 13 | +1 | +12% | 29 |
| March 2022Mar 2022 | 12 | −8 | −39.7% | 29 |
| February 2022Feb 2022 | 20 | −6 | −24.3% | 48 |
| January 2022Jan 2022 | 26 | +2 | +8.2% | 67 |
| December 2021Dec 2021 | 24 | −2 | −6.6% | 65 |
| November 2021Nov 2021 | 26 | −9 | −26.8% | 66 |
| October 2021Oct 2021 | 35 | +21 | +143% | 197 |
| September 2021Sept 2021 | 14 | −4 | −21.7% | 30 |
| August 2021Aug 2021 | 18 | −12 | −39.3% | 39 |
| July 2021Jul 2021 | 30 | −5 | −13.1% | 83 |
| June 2021Jun 2021 | 35 | +5 | +17.8% | 96 |
| May 2021May 2021 | 30 | +10 | +52.8% | 132 |
| April 2021Apr 2021 | 19 | +1 | +3.3% | 40 |
| March 2021Mar 2021 | 19 | −8 | −31.1% | 44 |
| February 2021Feb 2021 | 27 | −14 | −33.8% | 69 |
| January 2021Jan 2021 | 41 | 0 | +1% | 109 |
| December 2020Dec 2020 | 41 | 0 | −0.1% | 112 |
| November 2020Nov 2020 | 41 | −9 | −17.6% | 103 |
| October 2020Oct 2020 | 49 | −6 | −11.5% | 224 |
| September 2020Sept 2020 | 56 | +7 | +14.9% | 162 |
| August 2020Aug 2020 | 49 | +9 | +21.6% | 147 |
| July 2020Jul 2020 | 40 | −2 | −5.7% | 109 |
| June 2020Jun 2020 | 42 | −6 | −12.5% | 103 |
| May 2020May 2020 | 48 | −10 | −17.8% | 158 |
| April 2020Apr 2020 | 59 | −37 | −38.7% | 156 |
| March 2020Mar 2020 | 96 | +65 | +205.5% | 651 |
| February 2020Feb 2020 | 31 | −32 | −50.6% | 77 |
| January 2020Jan 2020 | 64 | −38 | −37.5% | 145 |
| December 2019Dec 2019 | 102 | +28 | +37.3% | 270 |
| November 2019Nov 2019 | 74 | +29 | +62.7% | 351 |
| October 2019Oct 2019 | 46 | −97 | −68% | 127 |
| September 2019Sept 2019 | 142 | +123 | +625.5% | 403 |
| August 2019Aug 2019 | 20 | −25 | −56.4% | 52 |
| July 2019Jul 2019 | 45 | −25 | −36.1% | 105 |
| June 2019Jun 2019 | 70 | +53 | +298.6% | 192 |
| May 2019May 2019 | 18 | −12 | −41% | 99 |
| April 2019Apr 2019 | 30 | +12 | +65% | 102 |
| March 2019Mar 2019 | 18 | −8 | −31.2% | 42 |
| February 2019Feb 2019 | 26 | −17 | −39% | 69 |
| January 2019Jan 2019 | 43 | +3 | +7.1% | 152 |
| December 2018Dec 2018 | 40 | +1 | +2.9% | 237 |
| November 2018Nov 2018 | 39 | −57 | −59.1% | 100 |
| October 2018Oct 2018 | 96 | +51 | +115.4% | 263 |
| September 2018Sept 2018 | 45 | +33 | +292.6% | 396 |
| August 2018Aug 2018 | 11 | −8 | −43% | 30 |
| July 2018Jul 2018 | 20 | +3 | +16.7% | 74 |
| June 2018Jun 2018 | 17 | +4 | +31.4% | 66 |
| May 2018May 2018 | 13 | −4 | −22.8% | 35 |
| April 2018Apr 2018 | 17 | −3 | −15.8% | 42 |
| March 2018Mar 2018 | 20 | +10 | +90.4% | 53 |
| February 2018Feb 2018 | 11 | −7 | −41.4% | 48 |
| January 2018Jan 2018 | 18 | 0 | +2.1% | 42 |
| December 2017Dec 2017 | 18 | +6 | +54% | 48 |
| November 2017Nov 2017 | 11 | +11 | +3,824.1% | 68 |
| October 2017Oct 2017 | 0 | 0 | +1,350% | 4 |
| September 2017Sept 2017 | 0 | — | — | 1 |
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.
Deep Sky Derelicts is an original combination of turn-based strategy and RPG, enriched with tactical card combat and popular roguelike elements. Explore derelict alien ships, fight, loot and upgrade your gear, all in distinctive retro-futuristic comic book aesthetic style.
