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Players on Steam, last 48 hours| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 01:42 UTC | 12 |
| 29 Oct, 01:32 UTC | 12 |
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)December 2018 | 28 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onMarch 2019 | 9 | 30% | About average (better than 62% of 7,560 other games) |
| 12 months onDecember 2019 | 131 | 464% | Holds players well (better than 99% of 6,584 other games) |
Starcom: Nexus kept 30% of the average players it had at its Early Access launch in December 2018 after 3 months and 464% after 12 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
Starcom: Nexus −50% Suddenly thrown into an unknown galaxy, you must explore, fight or befriend aliens and transform your ship from a small survey vessel into a powerful battlecruiser to unravel the mystery of the forces that brought you here and find your way home.
Players By Month| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026Oct 2026 (so far) | 9 | −3 | −26.5% | 12 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 13 | +3 | +26.9% | 32 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 10 | −1 | −12.3% | 30 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 11 | +1 | +13.8% | 24 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 10 | 0 | +4% | 24 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 10 | −12 | −55.1% | 26 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 21 | 0 | +0.4% | 54 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 21 | −3 | −11.4% | 68 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 24 | −32 | −57.3% | 72 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 56 | +35 | +163.5% | 165 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 21 | +13 | +159.3% | 125 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 8 | −2 | −16.8% | 20 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 10 | −1 | −8.2% | 23 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 11 | −2 | −18.4% | 29 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 13 | −1 | −7.6% | 39 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 14 | +3 | +30.2% | 35 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 11 | −3 | −22.7% | 35 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 14 | −13 | −47.3% | 36 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 27 | −100 | −78.7% | 73 |
| March 2025Mar 2025 | 127 | +107 | +528% | 921 |
| February 2025Feb 2025 | 20 | −25 | −55.6% | 57 |
| January 2025Jan 2025 | 46 | +25 | +120.2% | 178 |
| December 2024Dec 2024 | 21 | +7 | +48.5% | 61 |
| November 2024Nov 2024 | 14 | −11 | −44.2% | 38 |
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2024Oct 2024 | 25 | −31 | −55.2% | 69 |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 56 | +47 | +549.5% | 184 |
| August 2024Aug 2024 | 9 | −8 | −49.5% | 28 |
| July 2024Jul 2024 | 17 | +8 | +82.7% | 57 |
| June 2024Jun 2024 | 9 | +4 | +77.8% | 27 |
| May 2024May 2024 | 5 | −2 | −32.7% | 16 |
| April 2024Apr 2024 | 8 | −3 | −27% | 24 |
| March 2024Mar 2024 | 11 | +1 | +11.3% | 32 |
| February 2024Feb 2024 | 10 | −4 | −31% | 41 |
| January 2024Jan 2024 | 14 | +5 | +56.6% | 40 |
| December 2023Dec 2023 | 9 | −2 | −20.4% | 22 |
| November 2023Nov 2023 | 11 | +3 | +32.6% | 39 |
| October 2023Oct 2023 | 8 | +4 | +79.8% | 22 |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 5 | −3 | −39.1% | 17 |
| August 2023Aug 2023 | 8 | −4 | −35.5% | 21 |
| July 2023Jul 2023 | 12 | 0 | +0.3% | 29 |
| June 2023Jun 2023 | 12 | +4 | +55% | 33 |
| May 2023May 2023 | 8 | −2 | −20.1% | 32 |
| April 2023Apr 2023 | 10 | 0 | +0.8% | 32 |
| March 2023Mar 2023 | 10 | −2 | −19.9% | 26 |
| February 2023Feb 2023 | 12 | −7 | −35.9% | 35 |
| January 2023Jan 2023 | 18 | −16 | −46.3% | 57 |
| December 2022Dec 2022 | 34 | +9 | +33.7% | 99 |
| November 2022Nov 2022 | 26 | −13 | −33.1% | 60 |
| October 2022Oct 2022 | 38 | +21 | +117.4% | 159 |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 18 | +9 | +92.9% | 46 |
| August 2022Aug 2022 | 9 | −8 | −45.5% | 26 |
| July 2022Jul 2022 | 17 | +1 | +7.4% | 47 |
| June 2022Jun 2022 | 16 | +4 | +36.7% | 39 |
| May 2022May 2022 | 11 | −7 | −37.1% | 43 |
| April 2022Apr 2022 | 18 | +3 | +16.7% | 65 |
| March 2022Mar 2022 | 16 | +2 | +15.9% | 45 |
| February 2022Feb 2022 | 13 | −29 | −68.5% | 39 |
| January 2022Jan 2022 | 43 | +23 | +117.5% | 216 |
| December 2021Dec 2021 | 20 | −4 | −16.2% | 59 |
| November 2021Nov 2021 | 23 | +18 | +345.4% | 73 |
| October 2021Oct 2021 | 5 | −5 | −50.2% | 14 |
| September 2021Sept 2021 | 11 | +2 | +19.1% | 45 |
| August 2021Aug 2021 | 9 | −17 | −65.4% | 27 |
| July 2021Jul 2021 | 26 | +11 | +74.3% | 65 |
| June 2021Jun 2021 | 15 | 0 | +1.4% | 75 |
| May 2021May 2021 | 15 | +3 | +22.8% | 63 |
| April 2021Apr 2021 | 12 | −8 | −40.6% | 50 |
| March 2021Mar 2021 | 20 | −6 | −22.3% | 57 |
| February 2021Feb 2021 | 26 | +9 | +57.1% | 83 |
| January 2021Jan 2021 | 16 | −6 | −26.7% | 57 |
| December 2020Dec 2020 | 22 | +8 | +60.1% | 56 |
| November 2020Nov 2020 | 14 | −5 | −26.4% | 39 |
| October 2020Oct 2020 | 19 | +2 | +10.7% | 54 |
| September 2020Sept 2020 | 17 | −6 | −25.9% | 62 |
| August 2020Aug 2020 | 23 | −5 | −17.4% | 56 |
| July 2020Jul 2020 | 28 | −24 | −46.2% | 76 |
| June 2020Jun 2020 | 52 | +24 | +85% | 136 |
| May 2020May 2020 | 28 | −38 | −57.6% | 64 |
| April 2020Apr 2020 | 66 | +29 | +76.5% | 198 |
| March 2020Mar 2020 | 37 | −22 | −37.5% | 92 |
| February 2020Feb 2020 | 60 | −57 | −48.9% | 165 |
| January 2020Jan 2020 | 117 | −14 | −10.5% | 420 |
| December 2019Dec 2019 | 131 | +118 | +907.8% | 550 |
| November 2019Nov 2019 | 13 | 0 | −0.4% | 46 |
| October 2019Oct 2019 | 13 | +7 | +107.7% | 40 |
| September 2019Sept 2019 | 6 | −1 | −15.9% | 28 |
| August 2019Aug 2019 | 7 | +2 | +24.4% | 22 |
| July 2019Jul 2019 | 6 | −9 | −60.9% | 17 |
| June 2019Jun 2019 | 15 | +9 | +152.1% | 51 |
| May 2019May 2019 | 6 | −7 | −53.3% | 22 |
| April 2019Apr 2019 | 13 | +5 | +52.8% | 55 |
| March 2019Mar 2019 | 9 | −1 | −8.4% | 66 |
| February 2019Feb 2019 | 9 | 0 | +1.1% | 27 |
| January 2019Jan 2019 | 9 | −19 | −67.4% | 32 |
| December 2018Dec 2018 | 28 | — | — | 95 |
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.
