Steady crowd
Alien Swarm
Right now
Steam players since we started tracking · updated 09:15 UTCPlaying now
18
at 09:15 UTC
24-hour peak
23
All-time peak
7,857
monthly peak, Jul 2019
24h change
+9.9%
average vs the day before
Twitch viewers
—
none tracked
Best price
—
Prices
No prices tracked for this game yet.
Players over time
- Latest
- 18 players
- Peak · 48h
- 23 players
- Average · 48h
- 15 players
- Lowest · 48h
- 8 players
Oct 30, 2026, 9:15 AM: 18 players
What stands out
- +29%Players since 15:00 UTC, our first reading in the last 24 hours.
- 23Today’s peak was 28% above the current count.
All-time peak
7,857
Highest monthly peak on record, in Jul 2019. The most we have counted ourselves since Oct 26, 2026 is 23.
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 | 15 | -9.1%-1 | 23 |
| September | 16 | -36%-9 | 47 |
| August | 25 | +39%+7 | 416 |
| July | 18 | +29%+4 | 89 |
| June | 14 | 0%0 | 41 |
| May | 14 | -13%-2 | 49 |
| April | 16 | -5.9%-1 | 42 |
| March | 17 | +6.3%+1 | 52 |
| February | 16 | -20%-4 | 51 |
| January | 20 | +43%+6 | 65 |
| 2025 | |||
| December | 14 | -6.7%-1 | 38 |
| November | 15 | 0%0 | 50 |
Show all 172 months
| Month | Average players | Change from the month before | Peak players |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | |||
| October | 15 | 0%0 | 49 |
| September | 15 | 0%0 | 39 |
| August | 15 | +7.1%+1 | 43 |
| July | 14 | -18%-3 | 37 |
| June | 17 | +6.3%+1 | 56 |
| May | 16 | +23%+3 | 51 |
| April | 13 | +8.3%+1 | 44 |
| March | 12 | -14%-2 | 37 |
| February | 14 | +7.7%+1 | 43 |
| January | 13 | 0%0 | 35 |
| 2024 | |||
| December | 13 | +8.3%+1 | 74 |
| November | 12 | -7.7%-1 | 43 |
| October | 13 | -7.1%-1 | 44 |
| September | 14 | -13%-2 | 46 |
| August | 16 | +6.7%+1 | 41 |
| July | 15 | +7.1%+1 | 35 |
| June | 14 | +7.7%+1 | 38 |
| May | 13 | -98%-510 | 41 |
| Aprilbest month | 523 | +1.4%+7 | 1,631 |
| March | 516 | +35%+135 | 949 |
| February | 381 | +422%+308 | 1,711 |
| January | 73 | +78%+32 | 763 |
| 2023 | |||
| December | 41 | +11%+4 | 529 |
| November | 37 | -21%-10 | 104 |
| October | 47 | -39%-30 | 103 |
| September | 77 | +28%+17 | 127 |
| August | 60 | +5.3%+3 | 90 |
| July | 57 | +1.8%+1 | 101 |
| June | 56 | -3.5%-2 | 86 |
| May | 58 | +5.5%+3 | 96 |
| April | 55 | -6.8%-4 | 81 |
| March | 59 | -1.7%-1 | 92 |
| February | 60 | -1.6%-1 | 92 |
| January | 61 | 0%0 | 106 |
| 2022 | |||
| December | 61 | +3.4%+2 | 146 |
| November | 59 | -6.4%-4 | 94 |
| October | 63 | -13%-9 | 129 |
| September | 72 | -4%-3 | 151 |
| August | 75 | -18%-16 | 146 |
| July | 91 | +32%+22 | 229 |
| June | 69 | -5.5%-4 | 133 |
| May | 73 | -6.4%-5 | 196 |
| April | 78 | +6.9%+5 | 308 |
| March | 73 | +14%+9 | 180 |
| February | 64 | 0%0 | 102 |
| January | 64 | +8.5%+5 | 101 |
| 2021 | |||
| December | 59 | -3.3%-2 | 88 |
| November | 61 | +126%+34 | 180 |
| October | 27 | +8%+2 | 313 |
| September | 25 | -59%-36 | 91 |
| August | 61 | 0%0 | 94 |
| July | 61 | -3.2%-2 | 93 |
| June | 63 | -10%-7 | 93 |
| May | 70 | +32%+17 | 106 |
| April | 53 | +29%+12 | 187 |
| March | 41 | +14%+5 | 94 |
| February | 36 | -23%-11 | 75 |
| January | 47 | +42%+14 | 106 |
| 2020 | |||
| December | 33 | +6.5%+2 | 66 |
| November | 31 | 0%0 | 79 |
| October | 31 | +11%+3 | 74 |
| September | 28 | -15%-5 | 59 |
| August | 33 | +6.5%+2 | 71 |
| July | 31 | -18%-7 | 72 |
| June | 38 | -81%-165 | 211 |
| May | 203 | +323%+155 | 5,445 |
| April | 48 | +23%+9 | 123 |
| March | 39 | +22%+7 | 120 |
| February | 32 | +23%+6 | 71 |
| January | 26 | +18%+4 | 55 |
| 2019 | |||
| December | 22 | -19%-5 | 46 |
| November | 27 | -3.6%-1 | 72 |
| October | 28 | -6.7%-2 | 81 |
| September | 30 | -29%-12 | 79 |
| August | 42 | -85%-231 | 216 |
| July | 273 | +600%+234 | 7,857 |
| June | 39 | +18%+6 | 105 |
| May | 33 | -5.7%-2 | 78 |
| April | 35 | -15%-6 | 83 |
| March | 41 | +11%+4 | 94 |
| February | 37 | -14%-6 | 81 |
| January | 43 | -10%-5 | 105 |
| 2018 | |||
| December | 48 | +41%+14 | 253 |
| November | 34 | -2.9%-1 | 90 |
| October | 35 | 0%0 | 82 |
| September | 35 | -38%-21 | 86 |
| August | 56 | +14%+7 | 122 |
| July | 49 | +11%+5 | 100 |
| June | 44 | -19%-10 | 115 |
| May | 54 | -5.3%-3 | 1,087 |
| April | 57 | -31%-26 | 146 |
| March | 83 | +9.2%+7 | 195 |
| February | 76 | +4.1%+3 | 165 |
| January | 73 | +2.8%+2 | 164 |
| 2017 | |||
| December | 71 | +31%+17 | 217 |
| November | 54 | -8.5%-5 | 133 |
| October | 59 | -6.4%-4 | 167 |
| September | 63 | -8.7%-6 | 149 |
| August | 69 | -9.2%-7 | 132 |
| July | 76 | -15%-13 | 145 |
| June | 89 | -18%-20 | 201 |
| May | 109 | -19%-26 | 278 |
| April | 135 | +0.8%+1 | 342 |
| March | 134 | -13%-20 | 312 |
| February | 154 | -4.4%-7 | 310 |
| January | 161 | +17%+23 | 333 |
| 2016 | |||
| December | 138 | +10%+13 | 340 |
| November | 125 | -1.6%-2 | 306 |
| October | 127 | -5.2%-7 | 311 |
| September | 134 | -21%-35 | 302 |
| August | 169 | -17%-35 | 310 |
| July | 204 | +24%+40 | 362 |
| June | 164 | +3.8%+6 | 321 |
| May | 158 | +4%+6 | 386 |
| April | 152 | +2.7%+4 | 383 |
| March | 148 | -7.5%-12 | 332 |
| February | 160 | -4.2%-7 | 346 |
| January | 167 | +11%+16 | 340 |
| 2015 | |||
| December | 151 | +24%+29 | 330 |
| November | 122 | -6.9%-9 | 294 |
| October | 131 | +11%+13 | 364 |
| September | 118 | -23%-35 | 274 |
| August | 153 | -1.9%-3 | 269 |
| July | 156 | -1.9%-3 | 268 |
| June | 159 | +25%+32 | 384 |
| May | 127 | -5.2%-7 | 278 |
| April | 134 | -6.9%-10 | 299 |
| March | 144 | -12%-20 | 339 |
| February | 164 | -5.2%-9 | 340 |
| January | 173 | +6.1%+10 | 377 |
| 2014 | |||
| December | 163 | +1.2%+2 | 369 |
| November | 161 | -4.7%-8 | 354 |
| October | 169 | +5%+8 | 423 |
| September | 161 | -20%-40 | 382 |
| August | 201 | -7.8%-17 | 350 |
| July | 218 | +15%+28 | 425 |
| June | 190 | +12%+20 | 349 |
| May | 170 | -0.6%-1 | 346 |
| April | 171 | +2.4%+4 | 361 |
| March | 167 | -11%-21 | 428 |
| February | 188 | -6.9%-14 | 398 |
| January | 202 | +12%+22 | 416 |
| 2013 | |||
| December | 180 | +2.3%+4 | 384 |
| November | 176 | -14%-28 | 436 |
| October | 204 | -2.9%-6 | 501 |
| September | 210 | -20%-52 | 506 |
| August | 262 | +25%+53 | 456 |
| July | 209 | -5.4%-12 | 455 |
| June | 221 | +11%+21 | 477 |
| May | 200 | -0.5%-1 | 403 |
| April | 201 | -17%-42 | 470 |
| March | 243 | -10%-28 | 563 |
| February | 271 | -2.5%-7 | 571 |
| January | 278 | +13%+33 | 597 |
| 2012 | |||
| December | 245 | +8.4%+19 | 484 |
| November | 226 | -5.8%-14 | 524 |
| October | 240 | -10%-27 | 548 |
| September | 267 | -16%-52 | 565 |
| August | 319 | -8.1%-28 | 578 |
| July | 347 | — | 568 |
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
- 523 players on average
- April 2024
- All-time peak
- 7,857 players at once
- July 2019
- Last 12 months
- +19.8%
- 17 players on average, against 14 the year before
September 2026: 16 players on average, peak 47 · 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.
On Twitch
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Videos
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About the game
- Release date
- Jul 10, 2010
- All-time peak reached
- Jul 2019 · 7,857
- Tracked by PixelKrypt since
- Oct 26, 2026
- Steam app id
- 630
