Natural Selection 2
Live player count and Steam charts
A fast paced multiplayer shooter that pits aliens against humans in a strategic and action-packed struggle for survival!
Player history
Each point is the highest number of players online in that month (UTC). History before July 13, 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 * | 73 | -9 | -11.0% | 211 |
| Jun 2026 | 82 | -8 | -8.9% | 188 |
| May 2026 | 90 | +11 | +13.9% | 205 |
| Apr 2026 | 79 | -4 | -4.8% | 174 |
| Mar 2026 | 83 | -1 | -1.2% | 189 |
| Feb 2026 | 84 | -10 | -10.6% | 225 |
| Jan 2026 | 94 | +16 | +20.5% | 256 |
| Dec 2025 | 78 | +4 | +5.4% | 208 |
| Nov 2025 | 74 | -8 | -9.8% | 203 |
| Oct 2025 | 82 | +3 | +3.8% | 222 |
| Sep 2025 | 79 | -1 | -1.3% | 196 |
| Aug 2025 | 80 | -7 | -8.0% | 189 |
* current month, data so far
Recent updates
- Feb 14, 2023Unknown Worlds Entertainment ceases active development of Natural Selection 2
- Dec 30, 2022HOTFIX Update 344
- Dec 9, 2022Matched Play v1.0 Released!
- Jun 27, 2022Matched Play Beta 4 - Update 342 Released
- Feb 3, 2022Update 341 Released!
- Dec 27, 2021New Year Balance Updates
When people play
Average concurrent players by day and hour over the last 16 days, shown in .
Daily activity peaks around 20:00 — a pattern consistent with a player base concentrated in Europe, the Middle East & Africa. Steam publishes no per-country player data, so this is inferred from play times.
Audience
Language mix of 100 Steam reviews spanning 160 days — a rough proxy for where the player base is.
Achievements
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.
