Overview
- SteamDB figures put the game’s 24-hour peak near 90,000 players, down roughly 79–80% from early January highs.
- Embark’s monthly updates have not halted the decline, and a larger Riven Tides patch later in April will add a major Arc enemy and a new map in a bid to reengage players.
- A design tilt toward player-versus-environment play has eased difficulty but pushed some competitive PvP fans to leave for other shooters.
- Cheating has hurt trust and prompted high-profile pullbacks, with Ninja calling the game unplayable due to cheaters and stream snipers, which stings more in a mode where dying can wipe all your gear.
- Despite the fall, the current peak still ranks the title among Steam’s most played games, and the counts reflect PC only, not console players.