World War III: Black Gold
Live player count and Steam charts
Actual Armies. Actual Weapons. Actual Political Issues.World War III - Black Gold takes the player to the near future. The political crisis has been going on for months, leading to worldwide turmoil. A secret conference of the UN Central Geological Commission reveals that worldwide oil reserves have reached dangerously low levels: Oil...
Player history
Each point is the highest number of players online in that month (UTC). History before July 14, 2026 is imported; everything after is our own readings. Zoom in for finer detail.
Monthly player counts
| Month | Avg players | Gain | % gain | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 * | 2 | — | — | 18 |
| Jun 2026 | — | — | — | 7 |
| May 2026 | — | — | — | 13 |
| Apr 2026 | — | — | — | 13 |
| Mar 2026 | — | — | — | 253 |
| Feb 2026 | — | — | — | 871 |
| Jan 2026 | — | — | — | 127 |
| Dec 2025 | — | — | — | 15 |
| Nov 2025 | — | — | — | 39 |
| Oct 2025 | — | — | — | 74 |
| Sep 2025 | — | — | — | 42 |
| Aug 2025 | — | — | — | 7 |
* current month, data so far
Recent updates
- Dec 14, 2018Soundtrack DLC released!
- Jan 4, 2018Trading Cards Released and Cloud Saves enabled!
- Jan 4, 2018Trading Cards Released and Cloud Saves enabled!
- Jan 9, 2017Mac version update
- Jan 9, 2017Mac version update
- Sep 10, 2015Mac OSX verion available!
When people play
Average concurrent players by day and hour over the last 15 days, shown in .
Daily activity peaks around 14:00 — a pattern consistent with a player base concentrated in East & Southeast Asia, with a second wave suggesting a sizable audience in the Americas. Steam publishes no per-country player data, so this is inferred from play times.
Audience
Language mix of 100 Steam reviews spanning 211 days — a rough proxy for where the player base is.
