Players on Steam, last 48 hours| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 25 Oct, 13:38 UTC | 109 |
| 24 Oct, 13:37 UTC | 103 |
Player counts over time, as we observed them.
Source: Steam Web API, ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers. Full methodology
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Players By Month| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
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| October 2026Oct 2026 (so far) | 67 | +23 | +51.3% | 109 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 44 | −51 | −53.7% | 119 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 95 | +34 | +56% | 310 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 61 | −15 | −19.3% | 206 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 76 | +34 | +80.8% | 155 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 42 | +6 | +15.5% | 116 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 36 | −19 | −33.9% | 84 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 55 | −12 | −18.5% | 110 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 67 | −6 | −7.9% | 162 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 73 | +57 | +344.3% | 191 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 16 | −9 | −35.3% | 36 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 25 | −5 | −15.5% | 65 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 30 | +7 | +31.2% | 69 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 23 | −11 | −32.7% | 78 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 34 | +11 | +49.4% | 113 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 23 | +1 | +6.3% | 61 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 21 | 0 | −1.9% | 46 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 22 | 0 | −1.7% | 51 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 22 | +2 | +7.4% | 59 |
| March 2025Mar 2025 | 21 | +2 | +8.6% | 50 |
| February 2025Feb 2025 | 19 | −7 | −25.7% | 45 |
| January 2025Jan 2025 | 26 | −6 | −18.2% | 67 |
| December 2024Dec 2024 | 31 | +5 | +20.4% | 89 |
| November 2024Nov 2024 | 26 | +3 | +10.5% | 76 |
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2024Oct 2024 | 24 | −3 | −11.3% | 55 |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 27 | −12 | −31.3% | 57 |
| August 2024Aug 2024 | 39 | +7 | +21.9% | 87 |
| July 2024Jul 2024 | 32 | +1 | +3.2% | 66 |
| June 2024Jun 2024 | 31 | +8 | +33.5% | 78 |
| May 2024May 2024 | 23 | −16 | −41.2% |
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.
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| April 2024Apr 2024 | 39 | −1 | −2.8% | 91 |
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| March 2024Mar 2024 | 40 | +6 | +17.7% | 100 |
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| February 2024Feb 2024 | 34 | −6 | −15.4% | 71 |
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| January 2024Jan 2024 | 41 | +8 | +22.6% | 112 |
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| December 2023Dec 2023 | 33 | +4 | +14.3% | 65 |
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| November 2023Nov 2023 | 29 | +6 | +25.5% | 73 |
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| October 2023Oct 2023 | 23 | +3 | +16.3% | 83 |
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| September 2023Sept 2023 | 20 | −7 | −26.9% | 55 |
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| August 2023Aug 2023 | 27 | −26 | −49.4% | 58 |
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| July 2023Jul 2023 | 54 | +8 | +17.3% | 116 |
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| June 2023Jun 2023 | 46 | +22 | +89.8% | 114 |
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| May 2023May 2023 | 24 | +1 | +5% | 84 |
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| April 2023Apr 2023 | 23 | +1 | +3.8% | 50 |
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| March 2023Mar 2023 | 22 | −5 | −17.4% | 46 |
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| February 2023Feb 2023 | 27 | −9 | −26.2% | 56 |
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| January 2023Jan 2023 | 36 | −3 | −7.4% | 80 |
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| December 2022Dec 2022 | 39 | +7 | +20.8% | 106 |
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| November 2022Nov 2022 | 32 | +5 | +18.8% | 72 |
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| October 2022Oct 2022 | 27 | +7 | +33.8% | 92 |
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| September 2022Sept 2022 | 20 | −8 | −29.5% | 51 |
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| August 2022Aug 2022 | 29 | −6 | −16.2% | 75 |
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| July 2022Jul 2022 | 35 | −17 | −33.5% | 87 |
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| June 2022Jun 2022 | 52 | +16 | +42.6% | 145 |
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| May 2022May 2022 | 36 | +14 | +65.5% | 114 |
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| April 2022Apr 2022 | 22 | −11 | −32.5% | 41 |
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| March 2022Mar 2022 | 33 | +7 | +27.4% | 75 |
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| February 2022Feb 2022 | 26 | −4 | −13% | 76 |
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| January 2022Jan 2022 | 30 | −15 | −33.8% | 89 |
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| December 2021Dec 2021 | 45 | −22 | −33% | 106 |
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| November 2021Nov 2021 | 66 | −54 | −45.1% | 159 |
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| October 2021Oct 2021 | 121 | +78 | +181.1% | 377 |
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| September 2021Sept 2021 | 43 | −4 | −8.4% | 95 |
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| August 2021Aug 2021 | 47 | +21 | +77.4% | 120 |
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| July 2021Jul 2021 | 27 | −2 | −8.2% | 66 |
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| June 2021Jun 2021 | 29 | −21 | −42.2% | 89 |
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| May 2021May 2021 | 50 | 0 | −0.3% | 122 |
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| April 2021Apr 2021 | 50 | +36 | +254.3% | 195 |
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| March 2021Mar 2021 | 14 | −1 | −6.3% | 30 |
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| February 2021Feb 2021 | 15 | +7 | +89.3% | 54 |
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| January 2021Jan 2021 | 8 | +1 | +15.5% | 22 |
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| December 2020Dec 2020 | 7 | −1 | −12.8% | 18 |
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| November 2020Nov 2020 | 8 | 0 | +0.8% | 34 |
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| October 2020Oct 2020 | 8 | −7 | −47.9% | 28 |
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| September 2020Sept 2020 | 15 | −4 | −21.2% | 50 |
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| August 2020Aug 2020 | 19 | +11 | +132.5% | 75 |
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| July 2020Jul 2020 | 8 | −6 | −43.1% | 29 |
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| June 2020Jun 2020 | 14 | +5 | +51.7% | 40 |
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| May 2020May 2020 | 10 | — | — | 27 |
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