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Players on Steam, last 48 hours| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 02:32 UTC | 75 |
| 29 Oct, 22:31 UTC | 63 |
| 29 Oct, 18:30 UTC | 71 |
| 29 Oct, 14:30 UTC | 70 |
| 29 Oct, 10:30 UTC | 49 |
| 29 Oct, 06:29 UTC | 57 |
| 29 Oct, 02:28 UTC | 65 |
| 28 Oct, 22:27 UTC | 67 |
| 28 Oct, 18:26 UTC | 66 |
| 28 Oct, 14:26 UTC | 67 |
| 28 Oct, 10:26 UTC | 46 |
| 28 Oct, 06:25 UTC | 47 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Launch (Early Access)April 2019 | 74 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onJuly 2019 | 53 | 72% | Holds players well (better than 89% of 7,560 other games) |
| 12 months onApril 2020 | 103 | 140% | Holds players well (better than 95% of 6,584 other games) |
Nova Drift kept 72% of the average players it had at its Early Access launch in April 2019 after 3 months and 140% after 12 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
Nova Drift −50% Nova Drift distills the mechanical depth and strategy of an ARPG into classic arcade space combat. Control an endlessly evolving bio-mechanical ship, face legions of strange and deadly foes, and ride the wake of a dying star across the void.
Players By Month| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026Oct 2026 (so far) | 63 | −39 | −38.2% | 80 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 102 | +25 | +32.9% | 229 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 77 | −3 | −4% | 123 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 80 | −10 | −11.6% | 123 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 91 | +20 | +27.7% | 149 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 71 | −12 | −14.5% | 112 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 83 | +2 | +1.9% | 150 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 82 | +12 | +17.2% | 174 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 70 | −12 | −14.8% | 110 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 82 | −3 | −3.3% | 129 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 84 | +10 | +13.8% | 128 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 74 | −8 | −9.6% | 110 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 82 | −9 | −10.1% | 135 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 91 | −18 | −16.2% | 144 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 109 | −19 | −14.8% | 157 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 128 | −53 | −29.3% | 181 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 181 | +59 | +48.7% | 364 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 122 | +3 | +2.6% | 221 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 119 | −26 | −18% | 193 |
| March 2025Mar 2025 | 144 | +24 | +20.1% | 266 |
| February 2025Feb 2025 | 120 | −26 | −17.6% | 192 |
| January 2025Jan 2025 | 146 | +20 | +16.2% | 242 |
| December 2024Dec 2024 | 126 | −27 | −17.6% | 208 |
| November 2024Nov 2024 | 152 | −46 | −23.2% | 241 |
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2024Oct 2024 | 198 | −89 | −30.9% | 369 |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 287 | −275 | −49% | 537 |
| August 2024Aug 2024 | 562 | +439 | +357.6% | 1,694 |
| July 2024Jul 2024 | 123 | −1 | −0.4% | 193 |
| June 2024Jun 2024 | 123 | +5 | +4.5% | 191 |
| May 2024May 2024 | 118 | −10 | −7.5% | 201 |
| April 2024Apr 2024 | 128 | −56 | −30.6% | 211 |
| March 2024Mar 2024 | 184 | +70 | +61.2% | 475 |
| February 2024Feb 2024 | 114 | −37 | −24.4% | 176 |
| January 2024Jan 2024 | 151 | −13 | −7.8% | 255 |
| December 2023Dec 2023 | 164 | −9 | −5.4% | 323 |
| November 2023Nov 2023 | 173 | −84 | −32.6% | 264 |
| October 2023Oct 2023 | 257 | +79 | +44.2% | 523 |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 178 | +52 | +41.1% | 591 |
| August 2023Aug 2023 | 126 | −29 | −18.8% | 212 |
| July 2023Jul 2023 | 155 | +7 | +5% | 223 |
| June 2023Jun 2023 | 148 | −42 | −22.2% | 242 |
| May 2023May 2023 | 190 | −38 | −16.8% | 338 |
| April 2023Apr 2023 | 229 | +77 | +51.2% | 540 |
| March 2023Mar 2023 | 151 | −23 | −13.2% | 244 |
| February 2023Feb 2023 | 174 | −25 | −12.5% | 348 |
| January 2023Jan 2023 | 199 | +16 | +8.4% | 339 |
| December 2022Dec 2022 | 183 | −35 | −16.1% | 282 |
| November 2022Nov 2022 | 219 | −178 | −45% | 374 |
| October 2022Oct 2022 | 397 | +119 | +43% | 1,277 |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 278 | +32 | +13.1% | 959 |
| August 2022Aug 2022 | 246 | −80 | −24.5% | 355 |
| July 2022Jul 2022 | 325 | +41 | +14.3% | 474 |
| June 2022Jun 2022 | 285 | +9 | +3.3% | 471 |
| May 2022May 2022 | 276 | −66 | −19.3% | 467 |
| April 2022Apr 2022 | 341 | −36 | −9.7% | 662 |
| March 2022Mar 2022 | 378 | −127 | −25.2% | 579 |
| February 2022Feb 2022 | 505 | +74 | +17.3% | 846 |
| January 2022Jan 2022 | 430 | +238 | +123.8% | 1,135 |
| December 2021Dec 2021 | 192 | +20 | +11.8% | 343 |
| November 2021Nov 2021 | 172 | 0 | +0.1% | 271 |
| October 2021Oct 2021 | 172 | −31 | −15.4% | 265 |
| September 2021Sept 2021 | 203 | +5 | +2.7% | 320 |
| August 2021Aug 2021 | 198 | −168 | −46% | 284 |
| July 2021Jul 2021 | 366 | +175 | +91.5% | 812 |
| June 2021Jun 2021 | 191 | −14 | −6.8% | 686 |
| May 2021May 2021 | 205 | −13 | −6% | 365 |
| April 2021Apr 2021 | 218 | −27 | −11% | 396 |
| March 2021Mar 2021 | 245 | −69 | −22% | 401 |
| February 2021Feb 2021 | 315 | −216 | −40.8% | 469 |
| January 2021Jan 2021 | 531 | +368 | +225.6% | 947 |
| December 2020Dec 2020 | 163 | −46 | −21.9% | 422 |
| November 2020Nov 2020 | 209 | +62 | +41.8% | 736 |
| October 2020Oct 2020 | 147 | +37 | +33.7% | 266 |
| September 2020Sept 2020 | 110 | +25 | +29.8% | 303 |
| August 2020Aug 2020 | 85 | −37 | −30.6% | 166 |
| July 2020Jul 2020 | 122 | −4 | −3.1% | 204 |
| June 2020Jun 2020 | 126 | −39 | −23.8% | 283 |
| May 2020May 2020 | 166 | +63 | +60.8% | 382 |
| April 2020Apr 2020 | 103 | +10 | +11% | 175 |
| March 2020Mar 2020 | 93 | −19 | −17% | 224 |
| February 2020Feb 2020 | 112 | +12 | +12.2% | 248 |
| January 2020Jan 2020 | 100 | −2 | −1.5% | 208 |
| December 2019Dec 2019 | 101 | +27 | +37.1% | 211 |
| November 2019Nov 2019 | 74 | −19 | −20.2% | 171 |
| October 2019Oct 2019 | 93 | +55 | +148.9% | 262 |
| September 2019Sept 2019 | 37 | −5 | −11.2% | 149 |
| August 2019Aug 2019 | 42 | −11 | −21.1% | 83 |
| July 2019Jul 2019 | 53 | −13 | −19.8% | 103 |
| June 2019Jun 2019 | 66 | +18 | +38.1% | 144 |
| May 2019May 2019 | 48 | −26 | −35.1% | 143 |
| April 2019Apr 2019 | 74 | — | — | 183 |
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.
