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Rivals of Aether
#835 most played
Playing now
380
7d trend
-4.7%
264 vs 277
24h peak
392
low 134
7d peak
432
All-time peak
462
Sep 2020 · now 82% of peak
Avg 30d
269
Hours played
78,478
30d
Best rank
#797
now #835
Top sellers
#1,258
Positive reviews
96%
37,909

Rivals of Aether

Live player count and Steam charts

96% positive · 37,909 reviews
24h low 13424h high 392

RIVALS OF AETHER is an indie fighting game where warring civilizations summon the power of Fire, Water, Air, and Earth. Play with up to four players either locally or online.

DeveloperAether Studios
PublisherAether Studios
ReleasedMar 28, 2017
Runs onWindows
Steam hardwareSteam Deck Verified · SteamOS Playable · Steam Machine Verified
Price$29.99

Player history

2017201920222024

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

* current month, data so far
MonthAvg playersGain% gainPeak
Jul 2026 *268-5-1.8%549
Jun 2026273+6+2.2%551
May 2026267+28+11.7%583
Apr 2026239+4+1.7%504
Mar 2026235-29-11.0%483
Feb 2026264-40-13.2%560
Jan 2026304+21+7.4%646
Dec 2025283+58+25.8%614
Nov 2025225-11-4.7%483
Oct 2025236+12+5.4%569
Sep 2025224-75-25.1%506
Aug 2025299-38-11.3%560

* current month, data so far

Recent updates

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When people play

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Sat
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103
443avg players

Average concurrent players by day and hour over the last 15 days, shown in .

Daily activity peaks around 02:00 — a pattern consistent with a player base concentrated in the Americas. Steam publishes no per-country player data, so this is inferred from play times.

Audience

English
73%
Portuguese (Brazil)
8%
Spanish (Spain)
8%
Spanish (Latin America)
4%
Italian
2%
Russian
2%
Other
3%

Language mix of 100 Steam reviews spanning 15 days — a rough proxy for where the player base is.

Achievements

Achievements
36
Median earned by
7.3%
Rarest earned by
1.2%

Every achievement in the game, ordered from most to least earned (#1 is the one the most players have). Height is the share of all players who have it; the dashed line is the median. Global rates from Steam.

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