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| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 9 Nov, 20:02 UTC | 348 |
| 8 Nov, 20:01 UTC | 385 |
Player counts over time, as we observed them.
Source: Steam Web API, ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers. Full methodology
| Month | Avg players | Kept | Compared with other games |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchDecember 2018 | 39,433 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onMarch 2019 | 3,034 | 7.7% | Loses players fast (better than 8% of 9,247 other games) |
| 12 months onDecember 2019 | 5,548 | 14% | About average (better than 39% of 7,786 other games) |
ATLAS kept 7.7% of the average players it had at its launch in December 2018 after 3 months and 14% after 12 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026Nov 2026 (so far) | 331 | +20 | +6.5% | 390 |
| October 2026Oct 2026 (from 19 Oct) | 311 | +110 | +54.3% | 387 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 202 | −14 | −6.6% | 391 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 216 | +36 | +20.1% | 408 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 180 | +6 | +3.6% | 322 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 174 | −86 | −33.2% | 358 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 260 | −84 | −24.5% | 479 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 344 | −48 | −12.4% | 622 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 393 | −3 | −0.7% | 780 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 396 | −7 | −1.7% | 748 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 402 | −6 | −1.4% | 761 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 408 | −42 | −9.3% | 730 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 450 | +161 | +55.8% | 812 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 289 | +25 | +9.4% | 622 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 264 | −62 | −19% | 465 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 326 | −7 | −2% | 638 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 333 | −104 | −23.8% | 629 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 437 | −14 | −3% | 852 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 451 | −113 | −20.1% | 853 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 564 | +92 | +19.4% | 1,071 |
| March 2025Mar 2025 | 472 | −79 | −14.3% | 948 |
| February 2025Feb 2025 | 551 | −8 | −1.5% | 1,016 |
| January 2025Jan 2025 | 559 | +85 | +18% | 974 |
| December 2024Dec 2024 | 474 | +13 | +2.8% | 960 |
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2024Nov 2024 | 461 | +59 | +14.6% | 856 |
| October 2024Oct 2024 | 402 | −185 | −31.5% | 768 |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 587 | −5 | −0.8% | 1,062 |
| August 2024Aug 2024 | 592 | +79 | +15.4% | 1,115 |
| July 2024Jul 2024 | 513 | +44 | +9.3% | 925 |
| June 2024Jun 2024 | 470 | +95 | +25.4% | 930 |
| May 2024May 2024 | 375 | −73 | −16.4% | 741 |
| April 2024Apr 2024 | 448 | −61 | −12% | 761 |
| March 2024Mar 2024 | 509 | +40 | +8.6% | 885 |
| February 2024Feb 2024 | 469 | −162 | −25.6% | 859 |
| January 2024Jan 2024 | 630 | +25 | +4.2% | 1,138 |
| December 2023Dec 2023 | 605 | −110 | −15.4% | 1,008 |
| November 2023Nov 2023 | 715 | −214 | −23% | 1,554 |
| October 2023Oct 2023 | 929 | −10 | −1% | 1,668 |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 939 | −8 | −0.9% | 1,623 |
| August 2023Aug 2023 | 947 | −119 | −11.2% | 2,068 |
| July 2023Jul 2023 | 1,067 | +396 | +59.1% | 1,945 |
| June 2023Jun 2023 | 671 | −287 | −30% | 1,778 |
| May 2023May 2023 | 958 | −279 | −22.6% | 1,641 |
| April 2023Apr 2023 | 1,236 | +104 | +9.1% | 2,296 |
| March 2023Mar 2023 | 1,133 | +189 | +20% | 2,412 |
| February 2023Feb 2023 | 944 | −213 | −18.4% | 1,681 |
| January 2023Jan 2023 | 1,157 | −14 | −1.2% | 2,044 |
| December 2022Dec 2022 | 1,172 | +151 | +14.8% | 2,132 |
| November 2022Nov 2022 | 1,021 | −345 | −25.3% | 1,916 |
| October 2022Oct 2022 | 1,366 | +208 | +18% | 2,635 |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 1,157 | −217 | −15.8% | 2,797 |
| August 2022Aug 2022 | 1,375 | −351 | −20.3% | 2,445 |
| July 2022Jul 2022 | 1,726 | −274 | −13.7% | 3,058 |
| June 2022Jun 2022 | 2,000 | +460 | +29.9% | 3,984 |
| May 2022May 2022 | 1,540 | −230 | −13% | 4,322 |
| April 2022Apr 2022 | 1,770 | +430 | +32.1% | 2,965 |
| March 2022Mar 2022 | 1,339 | −18 | −1.3% | 2,901 |
| February 2022Feb 2022 | 1,357 | −433 | −24.2% | 2,598 |
| January 2022Jan 2022 | 1,791 | +366 | +25.7% | 3,118 |
| December 2021Dec 2021 | 1,425 | −211 | −12.9% | 2,792 |
| November 2021Nov 2021 | 1,636 | +763 | +87.4% | 2,839 |
| October 2021Oct 2021 | 873 | −180 | −17.1% | 2,705 |
| September 2021Sept 2021 | 1,053 | +16 | +1.6% | 1,910 |
| August 2021Aug 2021 | 1,037 | −192 | −15.6% | 1,985 |
| July 2021Jul 2021 | 1,229 | −202 | −14.1% | 2,166 |
| June 2021Jun 2021 | 1,432 | −1,230 | −46.2% | 2,621 |
| May 2021May 2021 | 2,661 | +1,554 | +140.4% | 5,293 |
| April 2021Apr 2021 | 1,107 | −292 | −20.9% | 4,463 |
| March 2021Mar 2021 | 1,399 | −795 | −36.2% | 2,683 |
| February 2021Feb 2021 | 2,194 | −708 | −24.4% | 4,192 |
| January 2021Jan 2021 | 2,902 | +505 | +21.1% | 5,269 |
| December 2020Dec 2020 | 2,397 | +237 | +11% | 4,533 |
| November 2020Nov 2020 | 2,160 | +667 | +44.7% | 4,367 |
| October 2020Oct 2020 | 1,492 | −314 | −17.4% | 2,598 |
| September 2020Sept 2020 | 1,807 | −932 | −34% | 3,231 |
| August 2020Aug 2020 | 2,739 | −1,169 | −29.9% | 5,300 |
| July 2020Jul 2020 | 3,908 | +2,508 | +179.1% | 7,246 |
| June 2020Jun 2020 | 1,400 | −457 | −24.6% | 2,667 |
| May 2020May 2020 | 1,858 | −267 | −12.6% | 3,065 |
| April 2020Apr 2020 | 2,125 | −435 | −17% | 3,582 |
| March 2020Mar 2020 | 2,560 | −1,301 | −33.7% | 4,539 |
| February 2020Feb 2020 | 3,861 | −1,757 | −31.3% | 7,271 |
| January 2020Jan 2020 | 5,618 | +71 | +1.3% | 11,850 |
| December 2019Dec 2019 | 5,548 | +1,420 | +34.4% | 11,663 |
| November 2019Nov 2019 | 4,127 | +911 | +28.3% | 8,186 |
| October 2019Oct 2019 | 3,217 | +1,775 | +123.1% | 6,296 |
| September 2019Sept 2019 | 1,442 | −866 | −37.5% | 2,937 |
| August 2019Aug 2019 | 2,308 | −512 | −18.2% | 5,236 |
| July 2019Jul 2019 | 2,820 | −738 | −20.7% | 5,286 |
| June 2019Jun 2019 | 3,558 | −1,641 | −31.6% | 7,258 |
| May 2019May 2019 | 5,199 | −549 | −9.5% | 10,047 |
| April 2019Apr 2019 | 5,748 | +2,714 | +89.4% | 12,261 |
| March 2019Mar 2019 | 3,034 | −8,376 | −73.4% | 9,345 |
| February 2019Feb 2019 | 11,410 | −15,248 | −57.2% | 24,982 |
| January 2019Jan 2019 | 26,658 | −12,775 | −32.4% | 55,410 |
| December 2018Dec 2018 | 39,433 | — | — | 58,822 |
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.