Steady crowd
XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Right now
Steam players since we started tracking · updated 15:00 UTCPlaying now
552
at 15:00 UTC
24-hour peak
726
All-time peak
70,560
monthly peak, Oct 2012
24h change
-3.2%
average vs the day before
Twitch viewers
227
live on Twitch
Best price
€0.59
key shop
Players over time
- Latest
- 552 players
- Peak · 48h
- 782 players
- Average · 48h
- 522 players
- Lowest · 48h
- 330 players
Oct 28, 2026, 3:00 PM: 552 players
What stands out
- -16%Players since 16:00 UTC, our first reading in the last 24 hours.
- 41Twitch viewers for every 100 players on Steam.
- 726Today’s peak was 32% above the current count.
All-time peak
70,560
Highest monthly peak on record, in Oct 2012. The most we have counted ourselves since Oct 26, 2026 is 782.
Month by month
Average: how many were playing at the same time at an average moment of the month. Peak: the most at once. Steam players since mid-2012, or since the game came out.
| Month | Average players | Change from the month before | Peak players |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | |||
| Octoberfrom Oct 26, 2026 | 522 | -17%-107 | 782 |
| September | 629 | +0.2%+1 | 1,171 |
| August | 628 | +13%+71 | 1,228 |
| July | 557 | +5.3%+28 | 938 |
| June | 529 | -13%-81 | 953 |
| May | 610 | -2.1%-13 | 1,090 |
| April | 623 | +9.5%+54 | 1,146 |
| March | 569 | -19%-133 | 1,066 |
| February | 702 | +14%+87 | 1,352 |
| January | 615 | +7.9%+45 | 1,045 |
| 2025 | |||
| December | 570 | -12%-76 | 972 |
| November | 646 | +15%+86 | 1,242 |
Show all 169 months
| Month | Average players | Change from the month before | Peak players |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | |||
| October | 560 | -1.1%-6 | 997 |
| September | 566 | -2.9%-17 | 975 |
| August | 583 | +0.5%+3 | 985 |
| July | 580 | -3.2%-19 | 940 |
| June | 599 | -10%-67 | 1,072 |
| May | 666 | +3.7%+24 | 1,121 |
| April | 642 | +12%+68 | 1,115 |
| March | 574 | -8.3%-52 | 986 |
| February | 626 | +39%+177 | 1,167 |
| January | 449 | -2.2%-10 | 885 |
| 2024 | |||
| December | 459 | -27%-167 | 786 |
| November | 626 | -4.7%-31 | 1,022 |
| October | 657 | +16%+92 | 1,310 |
| September | 565 | -3.3%-19 | 1,051 |
| August | 584 | -9.5%-61 | 951 |
| July | 645 | -3.6%-24 | 1,146 |
| June | 669 | +2.1%+14 | 1,240 |
| May | 655 | -13%-102 | 1,234 |
| April | 757 | -0.1%-1 | 1,406 |
| March | 758 | +11%+75 | 1,476 |
| February | 683 | -13%-100 | 1,490 |
| January | 783 | +29%+176 | 1,412 |
| 2023 | |||
| December | 607 | +11%+60 | 1,134 |
| November | 547 | +6.8%+35 | 1,046 |
| October | 512 | -12%-67 | 912 |
| September | 579 | -5.2%-32 | 1,063 |
| August | 611 | -16%-117 | 1,030 |
| July | 728 | +9.6%+64 | 1,181 |
| June | 664 | -4.3%-30 | 1,261 |
| May | 694 | +5.2%+34 | 1,191 |
| April | 660 | -10%-73 | 1,139 |
| March | 733 | -5.2%-40 | 1,317 |
| February | 773 | -1%-8 | 1,563 |
| January | 781 | -3%-24 | 1,387 |
| 2022 | |||
| December | 805 | +8.5%+63 | 1,285 |
| November | 742 | -4.1%-32 | 1,329 |
| October | 774 | +6.3%+46 | 1,463 |
| September | 728 | +9%+60 | 1,324 |
| August | 668 | -5.4%-38 | 1,147 |
| July | 706 | +5.7%+38 | 1,151 |
| June | 668 | -17%-134 | 1,147 |
| May | 802 | +5.1%+39 | 1,439 |
| April | 763 | -11%-94 | 1,321 |
| March | 857 | -15%-155 | 1,485 |
| February | 1,012 | +19%+161 | 1,837 |
| January | 851 | +1.6%+13 | 1,545 |
| 2021 | |||
| December | 838 | +22%+153 | 1,360 |
| November | 685 | -6.2%-45 | 1,224 |
| October | 730 | +1.7%+12 | 1,294 |
| September | 718 | -21%-194 | 1,218 |
| August | 912 | +30%+208 | 1,795 |
| July | 704 | -6%-45 | 1,163 |
| June | 749 | +16%+102 | 1,430 |
| May | 647 | -17%-129 | 1,142 |
| April | 776 | -21%-204 | 1,351 |
| March | 980 | -4.3%-44 | 1,834 |
| February | 1,024 | +25%+202 | 1,973 |
| January | 822 | +1.5%+12 | 1,430 |
| 2020 | |||
| December | 810 | +2.9%+23 | 1,329 |
| November | 787 | +12%+84 | 1,344 |
| October | 703 | -12%-92 | 1,192 |
| September | 795 | +11%+79 | 1,383 |
| August | 716 | -9.9%-79 | 1,335 |
| July | 795 | -7.9%-68 | 1,393 |
| June | 863 | -50%-846 | 1,488 |
| May | 1,709 | +18%+264 | 3,955 |
| April | 1,445 | +35%+373 | 3,533 |
| March | 1,072 | +25%+216 | 2,133 |
| February | 856 | -3.5%-31 | 1,606 |
| January | 887 | -5.6%-53 | 1,715 |
| 2019 | |||
| December | 940 | -0.3%-3 | 1,647 |
| November | 943 | +31%+222 | 1,663 |
| October | 721 | -2.4%-18 | 1,319 |
| September | 739 | -18%-167 | 1,345 |
| August | 906 | +2.7%+24 | 1,758 |
| July | 882 | -0.2%-2 | 1,680 |
| June | 884 | +3.3%+28 | 1,477 |
| May | 856 | +11%+82 | 1,818 |
| April | 774 | -16%-144 | 1,422 |
| March | 918 | -13%-142 | 1,641 |
| February | 1,060 | +3.4%+35 | 2,196 |
| January | 1,025 | -5.2%-56 | 1,930 |
| 2018 | |||
| December | 1,081 | +6.4%+65 | 1,909 |
| November | 1,016 | +2.9%+29 | 1,913 |
| October | 987 | +7.3%+67 | 1,869 |
| September | 920 | -8.6%-87 | 1,659 |
| August | 1,007 | -9.4%-105 | 1,775 |
| July | 1,112 | +6.7%+70 | 1,903 |
| June | 1,042 | -2.3%-25 | 1,902 |
| May | 1,067 | -8.3%-97 | 1,905 |
| April | 1,164 | -14%-185 | 2,315 |
| March | 1,349 | +10%+124 | 3,034 |
| February | 1,225 | -8.5%-113 | 2,337 |
| January | 1,338 | +0.3%+4 | 2,602 |
| 2017 | |||
| December | 1,334 | +2.9%+37 | 2,413 |
| November | 1,297 | -0.2%-2 | 2,499 |
| October | 1,299 | -27%-479 | 2,625 |
| September | 1,778 | +26%+362 | 3,459 |
| August | 1,416 | -13%-220 | 2,678 |
| July | 1,636 | +15%+218 | 3,000 |
| June | 1,418 | +25%+287 | 2,914 |
| May | 1,131 | -7.1%-87 | 2,039 |
| April | 1,218 | -21%-316 | 2,310 |
| March | 1,534 | -8.4%-140 | 3,807 |
| February | 1,674 | -21%-445 | 3,370 |
| January | 2,119 | +23%+400 | 3,955 |
| 2016 | |||
| December | 1,719 | +17%+250 | 3,342 |
| November | 1,469 | -2.5%-38 | 3,007 |
| October | 1,507 | +2.9%+42 | 2,731 |
| September | 1,465 | -19%-349 | 2,665 |
| August | 1,814 | -5.9%-114 | 3,908 |
| July | 1,928 | +13%+223 | 3,864 |
| June | 1,705 | +3.3%+55 | 3,495 |
| May | 1,650 | -18%-356 | 3,207 |
| April | 2,006 | -43%-1,515 | 4,292 |
| March | 3,521 | -63%-6,027 | 7,752 |
| February | 9,548 | +24%+1,838 | 22,358 |
| January | 7,710 | +46%+2,446 | 18,668 |
| 2015 | |||
| December | 5,264 | +66%+2,096 | 11,608 |
| November | 3,168 | -14%-514 | 5,921 |
| October | 3,682 | -38%-2,293 | 7,583 |
| September | 5,975 | +57%+2,179 | 19,807 |
| August | 3,796 | -11%-462 | 6,678 |
| July | 4,258 | -32%-1,998 | 7,978 |
| June | 6,256 | +122%+3,433 | 13,031 |
| May | 2,823 | -7.9%-241 | 5,066 |
| April | 3,064 | -25%-1,001 | 5,977 |
| March | 4,065 | +27%+874 | 9,488 |
| February | 3,191 | -21%-831 | 6,119 |
| January | 4,022 | -0.4%-15 | 8,186 |
| 2014 | |||
| December | 4,037 | +3.4%+133 | 8,718 |
| November | 3,904 | -31%-1,772 | 8,937 |
| October | 5,676 | +42%+1,690 | 20,973 |
| September | 3,986 | -22%-1,138 | 9,581 |
| August | 5,124 | -0.8%-41 | 14,906 |
| July | 5,165 | -3.1%-166 | 9,967 |
| June | 5,331 | +86%+2,464 | 15,733 |
| May | 2,867 | +22%+523 | 8,958 |
| April | 2,344 | -20%-590 | 4,364 |
| March | 2,934 | -14%-462 | 6,514 |
| February | 3,396 | -48%-3,161 | 7,570 |
| January | 6,557 | -7.5%-528 | 17,258 |
| 2013 | |||
| December | 7,085 | -16%-1,338 | 17,584 |
| November | 8,423 | +72%+3,538 | 29,132 |
| October | 4,885 | +95%+2,380 | 19,135 |
| September | 2,505 | -28%-976 | 5,793 |
| August | 3,481 | -12%-496 | 6,330 |
| July | 3,977 | +94%+1,923 | 12,252 |
| June | 2,054 | -29%-821 | 4,707 |
| May | 2,875 | +11%+287 | 7,073 |
| April | 2,588 | -15%-439 | 5,460 |
| March | 3,027 | +1.4%+42 | 9,228 |
| February | 2,985 | -39%-1,907 | 6,311 |
| January | 4,892 | -6.1%-319 | 11,665 |
| 2012 | |||
| December | 5,211 | -32%-2,443 | 12,572 |
| November | 7,654 | -62%-12,699 | 18,995 |
| Octoberbest month | 20,353 | — | 70,560 |
Players since 2012
Each bar is one month: how many people were playing at the same time, on average. The line above is the month’s peak, the most at once.
- Busiest month
- 20,353 players on average
- October 2012
- All-time peak
- 70,560 players at once
- October 2012
- Last 12 months
- +3%
- 603 players on average, against 586 the year before
September 2026: 629 players on average, peak 1,171 · Point at a bar for its numbers.
- average players (bars)
- peak players (line)
Average and peak concurrent Steam players per month. The month in progress is in the table above.
- #6 most played on Steam in October 2012
- Launched in October 2012: up to 20,353 players on average in its first three months · 4,885 a year later: 24% of its launch crowd
Prices
EUR · checked 11:23 UTC · IsThereAnyDeal · GG.dealsBest official price now
€5.18
cheapest named store: GamesPlanet US €5.19
Key shops
€0.59
On Steam
€5.99
Lowest ever
€0.92
Wait for a sale
The best official price, €5.18, is 463% above the lowest ever (€0.92). Key shops are €4.59 cheaper.
- Lowest ever €0.92
- Key shops €0.59
- Best official €5.18
- Steam €5.99
Price data: IsThereAnyDeal · GG.deals
On Twitch
Live viewers and channels, hourly averages in the last 24 hours
227
viewers now
279
peak hour, last 24 h
3
live channels
76
viewers per channel
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About the game
- Release date
- Oct 9, 2012
- All-time peak reached
- Oct 2012 · 70,560
- Tracked by PixelKrypt since
- Oct 26, 2026
- Steam app id
- 200510
