THE MULTIPLAYER PULSE

Dead game? Check the pulse.

Real counts. Comebacks. Last rites. Find your next game—or pay your respects.

Steam-sourced dataLast check Oct 6, 2026, 05:46 PM UTC

FROM THE SIGNAL DESK

Valheim

135.5K Steam players

LIFE SUPPORT

ZeroSpace

174 Steam players

DEAD GAME HALL OF FAME

The Graveyard

Great trailers. Permanent silence.

The game directory 360

Your next session starts with a little intel.

Reading the data

† Graveyard

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Steam player counts, population signals and highest observed counts in the last 24 hours
#	GAME	HEALTH SIGNAL	STEAM PLAYERS	OBSERVED HIGH
41	Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2Multiplayer · Steam	Thriving	25,438Steam	26,88344 samples
42	7 Days to DieMultiplayer · Steam	Thriving	25,410Steam	30,53644 samples
43	Destiny 2Multiplayer · Steam	ThrivingSecond wind · content returning	25,015Steam	34,57448 samples
44	NARAKA: BLADEPOINTMultiplayer · Steam	Healthy	24,067Steam	57,98645 samples
45	Diablo® IVMultiplayer · Steam	HealthyResurrection alert · +253.1%	23,668Steam	25,12344 samples
46	Hunt: Showdown 1896Multiplayer · Steam	Healthy	23,281Steam	28,72344 samples
47	ARK: Survival AscendedMultiplayer · Steam	Healthy	23,055Steam	24,77544 samples
48	The IsleMultiplayer · Steam	Healthy	22,006Steam	22,51944 samples
49	No Man's SkyMultiplayer · Steam	HealthyResurrection alert · +186.2%	21,407Steam	23,65044 samples
50	Age of Empires II: Definitive EditionMultiplayer · Steam	Healthy	21,060Steam	22,26744 samples
51	eFootball™Multiplayer · Steam	Healthy	19,689Steam	20,32544 samples
52	Black DesertMultiplayer · Steam	Healthy	19,131Steam	19,37844 samples
53	Yu-Gi-Oh! Master DuelMultiplayer · Steam	Healthy	19,123Steam	37,59544 samples
54	Once HumanMultiplayer · Steam	HealthyResurrection alert · +53.7%	18,065Steam	19,16444 samples
55	FINAL FANTASY XIV OnlineMultiplayer · Steam	Healthy	17,949Steam	20,29144 samples
56	FactorioMultiplayer · Steam	Healthy	17,250Steam	19,32244 samples
57	Sons Of The ForestMultiplayer · Steam	Healthy	17,086Steam	21,73044 samples
58	Forza Horizon 6Multiplayer · Steam	Healthy	16,789Steam	19,26544 samples
59	PEAKMultiplayer · Steam	HealthyCooling off · -49.9%	16,422Steam	22,57344 samples
60	Street Fighter™ 6Multiplayer · Steam	Healthy	16,134Steam	34,06844 samples
61	RuneScape: DragonwildsMultiplayer · Steam	HealthyResurrection alert · +205.9%	15,668Steam	24,86944 samples
62	Dune: AwakeningMultiplayer · Steam	HealthyResurrection alert · +67.7%	14,813Steam	16,83744 samples
63	Sid Meier's Civilization® VMultiplayer · Steam	Healthy	14,435Steam	15,52744 samples
64	ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGNMultiplayer · Steam	Healthy	13,489Steam	26,94544 samples
65	MONSTER HUNTER RISEMultiplayer · Steam	Healthy	13,245Steam	24,15944 samples
66	Assetto CorsaMultiplayer · Steam	Healthy	12,785Steam	14,03644 samples
67	IdleOn - The Incremental MMOMultiplayer · Steam	Healthy	12,536Steam	12,70644 samples
68	NBA 2K27Multiplayer · Steam	Healthy	12,277Steam	16,08544 samples
69	Schedule IMultiplayer · Steam	Healthy	12,274Steam	14,92744 samples
70	SquadMultiplayer · Steam	Healthy	12,154Steam	13,97744 samples
71	THE FINALSArena shooter · Embark Studios	Healthy	12,045Steam	14,71344 samples
72	Arma ReforgerMultiplayer · Steam	Healthy	11,512Steam	12,69544 samples
73	BrawlhallaMultiplayer · Steam	Healthy	10,735Steam	12,36644 samples
74	PhasmophobiaMultiplayer · Steam	Healthy	10,648Steam	13,37044 samples
75	Europa Universalis IVMultiplayer · Steam	Healthy	10,626Steam	11,16444 samples
76	Age of Empires IV: Anniversary EditionMultiplayer · Steam	Healthy	10,207Steam	12,87044 samples
77	Gamble With Your FriendsMultiplayer · Steam	HealthyResurrection alert · +59.6%	10,160Steam	13,49944 samples
78	SCUMMultiplayer · Steam	Healthy	10,107Steam	12,06844 samples
79	Magic: The Gathering ArenaMultiplayer · Steam	Healthy	10,039Steam	12,97944 samples
80	The Elder Scrolls® OnlineMultiplayer · Steam	Healthy	9,981Steam	10,89044 samples

Player counts measure running Steam clients, including solo and idle sessions. They don’t measure queue times or server availability. See how we track activity.

A LITTLE CONTEXT GOES A LONG WAY

Beyond the player count.

The field guide

01 / THE BIG QUESTION

When is a game actually “dead”?

Why a single number rarely tells the whole story.

02 / KNOW YOUR NUMBERS

What Steam counts really measure.

Concurrent players, platforms, and the missing context.

Dead game? Check the pulse.

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