Cepheus Protocol
Live player count and Steam charts
Cepheus Protocol is an Open World RTS Military Survival Game. Play as the CERC hunting Patient 0, maintain Quarantine camps, fight dangerous mutations & Rogue Civilian Combatants . There’s nobody else coming, it’s up to you now.
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 * | 57 | -19 | -25.0% | 133 |
| Jun 2026 | 76 | +34 | +81.0% | 155 |
| May 2026 | 42 | +6 | +16.7% | 116 |
| Apr 2026 | 36 | -19 | -34.5% | 84 |
| Mar 2026 | 55 | -12 | -17.9% | 110 |
| Feb 2026 | 67 | -6 | -8.2% | 162 |
| Jan 2026 | 73 | +57 | +356.3% | 190 |
| Dec 2025 | 16 | -9 | -36.0% | 36 |
| Nov 2025 | 25 | -5 | -16.7% | 65 |
| Oct 2025 | 30 | +7 | +30.4% | 69 |
| Sep 2025 | 23 | -11 | -32.4% | 78 |
| Aug 2025 | 34 | +11 | +47.8% | 113 |
* current month, data so far
Recent updates
- Jul 28, 20262026.7.27 CERC OPS Arrives on Experimental Plus Major Fixes
- Jul 24, 2026World Reveal of CERC Ops This Saturday!
- Jul 20, 2026Massive Performance Gains and Smarter Fog of War Are Coming
- Jul 12, 20262026.7.11 AI, Performance & Helicopter Systems Update on Experimental
- Jun 20, 20262026.6.19.5 Discord Integration Fixes + Launcher
- Jun 19, 20262026.6.18.2 Weather System, Discord, Vehicles, and Pandemic Fixes
When people play
Average concurrent players by day and hour over the last 15 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 57 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.
