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Sail, scavenge, and rescue survivors in a vibrant floating city-builder. Captain your drifters across the endless garbage sea to uncover soaked ruins, rusting factories, and stories from the old world.

| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 28 Oct, 19:55 UTC | 101 |
| 27 Oct, 19:54 UTC | 95 |
Player counts over time, as we observed them.
Source: Steam Web API, ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers. Full methodology
| Month | Avg players | Kept | Compared with other games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Launch (Early Access)October 2019 | 138 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onJanuary 2020 | 21 | 15% | Loses players fast (better than 32% of 7,559 other games) |
| 12 months onOctober 2020 | 30 | 22% | About average (better than 55% of 6,583 other games) |
Flotsam kept 15% of the average players it had at its Early Access launch in October 2019 after 3 months and 22% 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) | 157 | +35 | +28.4% | 336 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 122 | +16 | +15% | 335 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 106 | −57 | −34.9% | 335 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 163 | +27 | +19.8% | 335 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 136 | −35 | −20.7% | 313 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 171 | +57 | +50.4% | 598 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 114 | −66 | −36.8% | 251 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 180 | −27 | −13.1% | 376 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 208 | −257 | −55.3% | 633 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 465 | −680 | −59.4% | 1,101 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 1,144 | +1,108 | +3,019.4% | 3,214 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 37 | +6 | +18.4% | 88 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 31 | −3 | −8.2% | 62 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 34 | −7 | −17% | 66 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 41 | −4 | −9.3% | 85 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 45 | +5 | +11.3% | 124 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 40 | −3 | −6.3% | 105 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 43 | −41 | −48.8% | 89 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 84 | +29 | +52.3% | 247 |
| March 2025Mar 2025 | 55 | +22 | +63.9% | 235 |
| February 2025Feb 2025 | 34 | −9 | −21.9% | 78 |
| January 2025Jan 2025 | 43 | +14 | +46% | 96 |
| December 2024Dec 2024 | 29 | −3 | −9.2% | 54 |
| November 2024Nov 2024 | 32 | −2 | −5.4% | 66 |
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2024Oct 2024 | 34 | +3 | +8.4% | 74 |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 32 | +2 | +7.4% | 83 |
| August 2024Aug 2024 | 29 | −30 | −50.8% | 63 |
| July 2024Jul 2024 | 60 | −21 | −25.6% | 132 |
| June 2024Jun 2024 | 81 | +14 | +21.5% | 177 |
| May 2024May 2024 | 66 | +31 | +88.7% | 183 |
| April 2024Apr 2024 | 35 | +5 | +15.8% | 152 |
| March 2024Mar 2024 | 30 | +11 | +54.9% | 78 |
| February 2024Feb 2024 | 20 | −4 | −18% | 48 |
| January 2024Jan 2024 | 24 | −3 | −10.1% | 52 |
| December 2023Dec 2023 | 27 | +6 | +29.9% | 56 |
| November 2023Nov 2023 | 20 | −4 | −16.3% | 42 |
| October 2023Oct 2023 | 24 | −1 | −5.7% | 57 |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 26 | +6 | +28.8% | 66 |
| August 2023Aug 2023 | 20 | −8 | −29.4% | 44 |
| July 2023Jul 2023 | 28 | −20 | −41.8% | 61 |
| June 2023Jun 2023 | 49 | +15 | +43.4% | 110 |
| May 2023May 2023 | 34 | −6 | −14.4% | 86 |
| April 2023Apr 2023 | 40 | −4 | −8.8% | 95 |
| March 2023Mar 2023 | 44 | 0 | +0.4% | 113 |
| February 2023Feb 2023 | 44 | −7 | −14.2% | 98 |
| January 2023Jan 2023 | 51 | −5 | −9.2% | 139 |
| December 2022Dec 2022 | 56 | +23 | +70.8% | 129 |
| November 2022Nov 2022 | 33 | +14 | +74.1% | 91 |
| October 2022Oct 2022 | 19 | −2 | −8.1% | 40 |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 20 | −7 | −24.7% | 47 |
| August 2022Aug 2022 | 27 | −6 | −17.6% | 66 |
| July 2022Jul 2022 | 33 | −3 | −7.5% | 76 |
| June 2022Jun 2022 | 36 | −4 | −9.2% | 93 |
| May 2022May 2022 | 39 | −24 | −37.9% | 102 |
| April 2022Apr 2022 | 63 | +14 | +27.1% | 149 |
| March 2022Mar 2022 | 50 | −17 | −25.5% | 116 |
| February 2022Feb 2022 | 67 | +19 | +40.4% | 194 |
| January 2022Jan 2022 | 48 | −5 | −9% | 106 |
| December 2021Dec 2021 | 52 | −1 | −1.4% | 130 |
| November 2021Nov 2021 | 53 | +21 | +63.7% | 159 |
| October 2021Oct 2021 | 32 | −11 | −25.8% | 70 |
| September 2021Sept 2021 | 44 | +8 | +22.7% | 98 |
| August 2021Aug 2021 | 36 | −45 | −56.2% | 83 |
| July 2021Jul 2021 | 81 | +24 | +41.3% | 209 |
| June 2021Jun 2021 | 57 | +1 | +1.9% | 195 |
| May 2021May 2021 | 56 | +25 | +80.8% | 173 |
| April 2021Apr 2021 | 31 | +6 | +23.2% | 94 |
| March 2021Mar 2021 | 25 | −12 | −31.9% | 56 |
| February 2021Feb 2021 | 37 | −7 | −15.5% | 93 |
| January 2021Jan 2021 | 44 | +1 | +3% | 126 |
| December 2020Dec 2020 | 43 | −3 | −7.6% | 113 |
| November 2020Nov 2020 | 46 | +16 | +53.7% | 360 |
| October 2020Oct 2020 | 30 | −11 | −26.6% | 92 |
| September 2020Sept 2020 | 41 | +7 | +20.4% | 168 |
| August 2020Aug 2020 | 34 | −30 | −46.7% | 64 |
| July 2020Jul 2020 | 64 | +27 | +74.8% | 154 |
| June 2020Jun 2020 | 36 | −19 | −34.4% | 121 |
| May 2020May 2020 | 56 | +6 | +13.1% | 174 |
| April 2020Apr 2020 | 49 | +22 | +78.1% | 160 |
| March 2020Mar 2020 | 28 | +11 | +63.3% | 98 |
| February 2020Feb 2020 | 17 | −4 | −20.3% | 45 |
| January 2020Jan 2020 | 21 | −6 | −21.3% | 68 |
| December 2019Dec 2019 | 27 | 0 | +1.4% | 86 |
| November 2019Nov 2019 | 27 | −112 | −80.8% | 76 |
| October 2019Oct 2019 | 138 | — | — | 653 |
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.