| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 20:40 UTC | 426 |
| 16:40 UTC | 490 |
| 12:39 UTC | 418 |
| 08:38 UTC | 335 |
| 04:37 UTC | 276 |
| 00:36 UTC | 281 |
| 6 Nov, 20:35 UTC | 304 |
| 6 Nov, 16:34 UTC | 343 |
| 6 Nov, 12:33 UTC | 255 |
| 6 Nov, 08:32 UTC | 156 |
| 6 Nov, 04:31 UTC | 140 |
| 6 Nov, 00:30 UTC | 213 |
Player counts over time, as we observed them.
Source: Steam Web API, ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers. Full methodology
| Month | Avg players | Kept | Compared with other games |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchFebruary 2024 | 804 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onMay 2024 | 148 | 19% | About average (better than 37% of 9,248 other games) |
| 12 months onFebruary 2025 | 351 | 44% | Holds players well (better than 78% of 7,787 other games) |
Goat Simulator 3 kept 19% of the average players it had at its launch in February 2024 after 3 months and 44% after 12 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
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| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026Nov 2026 (so far) | 272 | +1 | +0.2% | 490 |
| October 2026Oct 2026 (from 19 Oct) | 271 | +20 | +7.8% | 457 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 251 | −58 | −18.6% | 707 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 309 | −102 | −24.9% | 535 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 411 | +127 | +44.5% | 707 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 285 | +6 | +2.3% | 656 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 278 | −65 | −18.9% | 558 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 343 | −122 | −26.3% | 827 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 465 | +127 | +37.6% | 1,141 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 338 | −102 | −23.1% | 663 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 440 | −13 | −2.9% | 998 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 453 | −223 | −33% | 957 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 676 | +367 | +119.1% | 3,590 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 309 | +61 | +24.5% | 938 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 248 | −57 | −18.6% | 725 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 305 | −181 | −37.3% | 823 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 486 | +93 | +23.5% | 959 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 394 | +160 | +68.7% | 1,234 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 233 | −137 | −37% | 506 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 370 | −74 | −16.6% | 973 |
| March 2025Mar 2025 | 444 | +93 | +26.4% | 1,508 |
| February 2025Feb 2025 | 351 | −66 | −15.8% | 942 |
| January 2025Jan 2025 | 417 | −208 | −33.3% | 1,156 |
| December 2024Dec 2024 | 625 | +210 | +50.5% | 2,307 |
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2024Nov 2024 | 415 | +39 | +10.3% | 2,568 |
| October 2024Oct 2024 | 377 | +181 | +92.5% | 1,477 |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 196 | −72 | −27% | 398 |
| August 2024Aug 2024 | 268 | −311 | −53.7% | 479 |
| July 2024Jul 2024 | 579 | +10 | +1.7% | 1,460 |
| June 2024Jun 2024 | 569 | +421 | +283.3% | 2,394 |
| May 2024May 2024 | 148 | −256 | −63.3% | 311 |
| April 2024Apr 2024 | 405 | +164 | +67.9% | 1,345 |
| March 2024Mar 2024 | 241 | −563 | −70% | 1,293 |
| February 2024Feb 2024 | 804 | — | — | 1,773 |
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.