Steady crowd
METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN
Right now
Steam players since we started tracking · updated 00:10 UTCPlaying now
1,080
at 00:10 UTC
24-hour peak
1,326
All-time peak
90,952
monthly peak, Sep 2015
24h change
-25%
average vs the day before
Twitch viewers
91
live on Twitch
Best price
€13.41
key shop
Players over time
- Latest
- 1,080 players
- Peak · 48h
- 1,533 players
- Average · 48h
- 1,159 players
- Lowest · 48h
- 662 players
Oct 28, 2026, 12:10 AM: 1,080 players
What stands out
- -17%Players since 01:00 UTC, our first reading in the last 24 hours.
- 8Twitch viewers for every 100 players on Steam.
- 1,326Today’s peak was 23% above the current count.
All-time peak
90,952
Highest monthly peak on record, in Sep 2015. The most we have counted ourselves since Oct 26, 2026 is 1,533.
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 | 1,192 | -44%-952 | 1,533 |
| September | 2,144 | +52%+735 | 3,552 |
| August | 1,409 | -0.1%-2 | 2,168 |
| July | 1,411 | +35%+363 | 2,360 |
| June | 1,048 | -8.5%-97 | 1,668 |
| May | 1,145 | -1.1%-13 | 1,726 |
| April | 1,158 | -4.9%-60 | 1,807 |
| March | 1,218 | +1.6%+19 | 1,955 |
| February | 1,199 | +3.3%+38 | 2,044 |
| January | 1,161 | +2.8%+32 | 1,791 |
| 2025 | |||
| December | 1,129 | -20%-285 | 1,747 |
| November | 1,414 | -34%-718 | 2,415 |
Show all 134 months
| Month | Average players | Change from the month before | Peak players |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | |||
| October | 2,132 | -40%-1,444 | 3,886 |
| September | 3,576 | +66%+1,427 | 6,213 |
| August | 2,149 | -1.5%-32 | 4,902 |
| July | 2,181 | +5.5%+114 | 3,293 |
| June | 2,067 | +37%+562 | 3,716 |
| May | 1,505 | -12%-202 | 2,281 |
| April | 1,707 | -7.2%-132 | 2,698 |
| March | 1,839 | +0.8%+14 | 3,057 |
| February | 1,825 | +3%+53 | 2,791 |
| January | 1,772 | +6.2%+103 | 2,692 |
| 2024 | |||
| December | 1,669 | -3.7%-64 | 2,490 |
| November | 1,733 | -32%-808 | 2,789 |
| October | 2,541 | +22%+465 | 4,729 |
| September | 2,076 | +20%+351 | 4,788 |
| August | 1,725 | +5.6%+91 | 2,604 |
| July | 1,634 | +9.5%+142 | 2,390 |
| June | 1,492 | -3.7%-57 | 2,254 |
| May | 1,549 | +3.1%+47 | 2,689 |
| April | 1,502 | -11%-179 | 2,449 |
| March | 1,681 | -7.2%-130 | 2,593 |
| February | 1,811 | +15%+237 | 2,986 |
| January | 1,574 | +12%+170 | 2,633 |
| 2023 | |||
| December | 1,404 | +1.2%+16 | 2,120 |
| November | 1,388 | +15%+184 | 2,162 |
| October | 1,204 | -2.2%-27 | 1,996 |
| September | 1,231 | -17%-255 | 1,959 |
| August | 1,486 | -17%-296 | 2,279 |
| July | 1,782 | -8.8%-172 | 2,584 |
| June | 1,954 | -2.2%-43 | 2,986 |
| May | 1,997 | +18%+300 | 3,433 |
| April | 1,697 | +1.1%+19 | 2,923 |
| March | 1,678 | -2%-34 | 2,814 |
| February | 1,712 | -18%-386 | 2,672 |
| January | 2,098 | +18%+323 | 3,056 |
| 2022 | |||
| December | 1,775 | +20%+292 | 2,654 |
| November | 1,483 | -11%-190 | 2,530 |
| October | 1,673 | -12%-218 | 2,798 |
| September | 1,891 | -2.9%-57 | 3,352 |
| August | 1,948 | -24%-619 | 2,941 |
| July | 2,567 | +9.8%+230 | 3,868 |
| June | 2,337 | +40%+669 | 4,362 |
| May | 1,668 | +5.9%+93 | 2,521 |
| April | 1,575 | -0.2%-3 | 2,421 |
| March | 1,578 | -16%-291 | 2,505 |
| February | 1,869 | -11%-234 | 3,066 |
| January | 2,103 | +6.6%+130 | 3,272 |
| 2021 | |||
| December | 1,973 | +16%+266 | 2,990 |
| November | 1,707 | -31%-753 | 3,077 |
| October | 2,460 | +37%+664 | 5,135 |
| September | 1,796 | -0.9%-16 | 4,191 |
| August | 1,812 | -12%-257 | 2,597 |
| July | 2,069 | +25%+410 | 3,198 |
| June | 1,659 | -29%-664 | 2,900 |
| May | 2,323 | +45%+723 | 4,070 |
| April | 1,600 | -5.7%-96 | 2,668 |
| March | 1,696 | -14%-282 | 2,583 |
| February | 1,978 | -10%-229 | 3,040 |
| January | 2,207 | +11%+217 | 3,461 |
| 2020 | |||
| December | 1,990 | +17%+292 | 3,183 |
| November | 1,698 | -13%-251 | 3,324 |
| October | 1,949 | -3.5%-70 | 3,351 |
| September | 2,019 | -12%-273 | 3,814 |
| August | 2,292 | -33%-1,107 | 3,536 |
| July | 3,399 | +56%+1,218 | 5,404 |
| June | 2,181 | -37%-1,279 | 4,774 |
| May | 3,460 | +134%+1,980 | 6,504 |
| April | 1,480 | +13%+171 | 2,150 |
| March | 1,309 | -1.2%-16 | 2,035 |
| February | 1,325 | -14%-219 | 2,082 |
| January | 1,544 | -13%-240 | 2,607 |
| 2019 | |||
| December | 1,784 | +21%+310 | 3,134 |
| November | 1,474 | +14%+180 | 2,972 |
| October | 1,294 | -13%-186 | 2,242 |
| September | 1,480 | -16%-277 | 2,493 |
| August | 1,757 | -24%-553 | 2,808 |
| July | 2,310 | +52%+793 | 4,048 |
| June | 1,517 | +20%+254 | 3,332 |
| May | 1,263 | +6.4%+76 | 2,233 |
| April | 1,187 | -19%-278 | 2,019 |
| March | 1,465 | -10%-167 | 2,489 |
| February | 1,632 | -16%-316 | 2,602 |
| January | 1,948 | -4%-81 | 3,159 |
| 2018 | |||
| December | 2,029 | +17%+294 | 3,197 |
| November | 1,735 | +5.5%+90 | 3,004 |
| October | 1,645 | -13%-250 | 2,897 |
| September | 1,895 | -4.4%-87 | 3,320 |
| August | 1,982 | -21%-540 | 3,347 |
| July | 2,522 | +39%+710 | 3,966 |
| June | 1,812 | +14%+226 | 3,799 |
| May | 1,586 | -3.7%-61 | 2,508 |
| April | 1,647 | -16%-319 | 2,879 |
| March | 1,966 | -7.4%-158 | 3,687 |
| February | 2,124 | -7.2%-165 | 3,694 |
| January | 2,289 | +9%+189 | 3,554 |
| 2017 | |||
| December | 2,100 | +20%+346 | 3,436 |
| November | 1,754 | -4%-73 | 3,292 |
| October | 1,827 | -5%-96 | 3,206 |
| September | 1,923 | -13%-288 | 3,189 |
| August | 2,211 | -18%-476 | 3,526 |
| July | 2,687 | +29%+604 | 4,383 |
| June | 2,083 | +2.1%+43 | 3,816 |
| May | 2,040 | +9.7%+181 | 3,283 |
| April | 1,859 | -14%-291 | 3,070 |
| March | 2,150 | -18%-464 | 3,934 |
| February | 2,614 | -24%-836 | 4,572 |
| January | 3,450 | +16%+469 | 6,279 |
| 2016 | |||
| December | 2,981 | +38%+827 | 5,426 |
| November | 2,154 | -5.2%-119 | 4,787 |
| October | 2,273 | -15%-414 | 4,165 |
| September | 2,687 | -14%-454 | 4,750 |
| August | 3,141 | -17%-657 | 5,242 |
| July | 3,798 | -0.1%-2 | 7,109 |
| June | 3,800 | +39%+1,064 | 7,069 |
| May | 2,736 | +9.6%+240 | 8,513 |
| April | 2,496 | -23%-749 | 4,676 |
| March | 3,245 | -30%-1,390 | 5,738 |
| February | 4,635 | -33%-2,311 | 8,430 |
| January | 6,946 | +47%+2,221 | 15,691 |
| 2015 | |||
| December | 4,725 | -17%-940 | 8,629 |
| November | 5,665 | -62%-9,432 | 14,141 |
| October | 15,097 | -65%-28,054 | 35,068 |
| Septemberbest month | 43,151 | — | 90,952 |
Players since 2015
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
- 43,151 players on average
- September 2015
- All-time peak
- 90,952 players at once
- September 2015
- Last 12 months
- -32.6%
- 1,381 players on average, against 2,047 the year before
September 2026: 2,144 players on average, peak 3,552 · 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.
- #4 most played on Steam in September 2015
- Launched in September 2015: up to 43,151 players on average in its first three months · 2,687 a year later: 6% of its launch crowd
Prices
EUR · checked 21:30 UTC · IsThereAnyDeal · GG.dealsBest official price now
€14.31
cheapest named store: GamesPlanet US €14.37
Key shops
€13.41
On Steam
€29.99
Lowest ever
€3.00
Wait for a sale
The best official price, €14.31, is 377% above the lowest ever (€3.00). Key shops are €0.90 cheaper.
- Lowest ever €3.00
- Key shops €13.41
- Best official €14.31
- Steam €29.99
Price data: IsThereAnyDeal · GG.deals
On Twitch
Live viewers and channels, hourly averages in the last 24 hours
91
viewers now
5,269
peak hour, last 24 h
10
live channels
9
viewers per channel
Videos
From YouTubeNo YouTube videos yet. YouTube’s daily quota limits how many games we refresh each day; videos appear after a later update.
About the game
- Release date
- Sep 1, 2015
- All-time peak reached
- Sep 2015 · 90,952
- Tracked by PixelKrypt since
- Oct 26, 2026
- Steam app id
- 287700
