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GemCraft - Chasing Shadows
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GemCraft - Chasing Shadows player count chart
GemCraft - Chasing Shadows has a small but active player base. 137 people are playing it on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days its player count has been stable (up 7% on the month before).
History from Apr 1, 2015
GemCraft - Chasing Shadows monthly player count
| Month | Avg. players | % Gain | Peak players |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | 106 | -4.5% | 181 |
| October 2026 | 111 | +4.72% | 208 |
| September 2026 | 106 | +4.79% | 175 |
| August 2026 | n/a | +5.7% | 167 |
| July 2026 | n/a | -6.51% | 158 |
| June 2026 | n/a | +3.68% | 169 |
| May 2026 | n/a | +9.4% | 163 |
| April 2026 | n/a | -23.59% | 149 |
| March 2026 | n/a | -0.51% | 195 |
| February 2026 | n/a | +24.84% | 196 |
| January 2026 | n/a | +7.53% | 157 |
| December 2025 | n/a | -9.88% | 146 |
| November 2025 | n/a | +10.96% | 162 |
| October 2025 | n/a | -1.35% | 146 |
| September 2025 | n/a | -5.13% | 148 |
| August 2025 | n/a | +6.85% | 156 |
| July 2025 | n/a | -3.31% | 146 |
| June 2025 | n/a | -9.04% | 151 |
| May 2025 | n/a | -5.68% | 166 |
| April 2025 | n/a | +0.57% | 176 |
| March 2025 | n/a | -24.57% | 175 |
| February 2025 | n/a | +22.75% | 232 |
| January 2025 | n/a | -4.06% | 189 |
| December 2024 | n/a | +1.03% | 197 |
| November 2024 | n/a | +2.09% | 195 |
| October 2024 | n/a | -63.76% | 191 |
| September 2024 | n/a | +121.43% | 527 |
| August 2024 | n/a | +14.42% | 238 |
| July 2024 | n/a | +13.66% | 208 |
| June 2024 | n/a | +15.82% | 183 |
| May 2024 | n/a | -1.86% | 158 |
| April 2024 | n/a | -5.85% | 161 |
| March 2024 | n/a | -3.39% | 171 |
| February 2024 | n/a | -11.06% | 177 |
| January 2024 | n/a | +3.11% | 199 |
| December 2023 | n/a | -16.09% | 193 |
| November 2023 | n/a | +42.86% | 230 |
| October 2023 | n/a | -13.9% | 161 |
| September 2023 | n/a | +19.11% | 187 |
| August 2023 | n/a | -5.42% | 157 |
| July 2023 | n/a | +3.75% | 166 |
| June 2023 | n/a | -1.84% | 160 |
| May 2023 | n/a | -12.83% | 163 |
| April 2023 | n/a | -4.59% | 187 |
| March 2023 | n/a | +7.69% | 196 |
| February 2023 | n/a | -11.65% | 182 |
| January 2023 | n/a | +13.81% | 206 |
| December 2022 | n/a | +5.85% | 181 |
| November 2022 | n/a | -1.72% | 171 |
| October 2022 | n/a | -1.14% | 174 |
| September 2022 | n/a | +6.67% | 176 |
| August 2022 | n/a | -13.61% | 165 |
| July 2022 | n/a | +0% | 191 |
| June 2022 | n/a | -3.54% | 191 |
| May 2022 | n/a | +3.12% | 198 |
| April 2022 | n/a | +4.35% | 192 |
| March 2022 | n/a | -26.98% | 184 |
| February 2022 | n/a | +24.75% | 252 |
| January 2022 | n/a | +26.25% | 202 |
| December 2021 | n/a | -6.43% | 160 |
| November 2021 | n/a | +3.64% | 171 |
| October 2021 | n/a | -1.2% | 165 |
| September 2021 | n/a | -2.91% | 167 |
| August 2021 | n/a | -4.97% | 172 |
| July 2021 | n/a | -6.7% | 181 |
| June 2021 | n/a | +11.49% | 194 |
| May 2021 | n/a | +0.58% | 174 |
| April 2021 | n/a | -6.49% | 173 |
| March 2021 | n/a | -14.75% | 185 |
| February 2021 | n/a | -2.25% | 217 |
| January 2021 | n/a | +8.29% | 222 |
| December 2020 | n/a | +19.88% | 205 |
| November 2020 | n/a | -2.84% | 171 |
| October 2020 | n/a | -8.33% | 176 |
| September 2020 | n/a | +7.26% | 192 |
| August 2020 | n/a | +0.56% | 179 |
| July 2020 | n/a | -6.81% | 178 |
| June 2020 | n/a | -38.19% | 191 |
| May 2020 | n/a | +25.1% | 309 |
| April 2020 | n/a | +11.76% | 247 |
| March 2020 | n/a | -13.33% | 221 |
| February 2020 | n/a | -22.02% | 255 |
| January 2020 | n/a | +19.78% | 327 |
| December 2019 | n/a | +7.48% | 273 |
| November 2019 | n/a | +10.43% | 254 |
| October 2019 | n/a | -8.37% | 230 |
| September 2019 | n/a | -13.75% | 251 |
| August 2019 | n/a | +14.57% | 291 |
| July 2019 | n/a | -1.55% | 254 |
| June 2019 | n/a | -24.34% | 258 |
| May 2019 | n/a | +40.33% | 341 |
| April 2019 | n/a | +1.67% | 243 |
| March 2019 | n/a | -7.72% | 239 |
| February 2019 | n/a | -0.77% | 259 |
| January 2019 | n/a | +10.13% | 261 |
| December 2018 | n/a | -2.47% | 237 |
| November 2018 | n/a | -3.19% | 243 |
| October 2018 | n/a | -9.71% | 251 |
| September 2018 | n/a | +9.45% | 278 |
| August 2018 | n/a | -18.85% | 254 |
| July 2018 | n/a | +2.96% | 313 |
| June 2018 | n/a | +18.75% | 304 |
| May 2018 | n/a | +2.4% | 256 |
| April 2018 | n/a | -1.96% | 250 |
| March 2018 | n/a | +0.39% | 255 |
| February 2018 | n/a | -10.25% | 254 |
| January 2018 | n/a | +3.66% | 283 |
| December 2017 | n/a | +1.87% | 273 |
| November 2017 | n/a | -13.55% | 268 |
| October 2017 | n/a | +5.8% | 310 |
| September 2017 | n/a | +23.11% | 293 |
| August 2017 | n/a | -21.45% | 238 |
| July 2017 | n/a | -0.33% | 303 |
| June 2017 | n/a | +14.72% | 304 |
| May 2017 | n/a | -10.47% | 265 |
| April 2017 | n/a | +2.78% | 296 |
| March 2017 | n/a | -1.71% | 288 |
| February 2017 | n/a | -18.61% | 293 |
| January 2017 | n/a | +12.5% | 360 |
| December 2016 | n/a | +15.94% | 320 |
| November 2016 | n/a | +3.37% | 276 |
| October 2016 | n/a | -1.11% | 267 |
| September 2016 | n/a | -4.59% | 270 |
| August 2016 | n/a | -50.44% | 283 |
| July 2016 | n/a | +54.32% | 571 |
| June 2016 | n/a | +18.97% | 370 |
| May 2016 | n/a | -11.9% | 311 |
| April 2016 | n/a | -17.14% | 353 |
| March 2016 | n/a | -33.95% | 426 |
| February 2016 | n/a | -59.71% | 645 |
| January 2016 | n/a | +245.04% | 1,601 |
| December 2015 | n/a | +13.45% | 464 |
| November 2015 | n/a | +25.85% | 409 |
| October 2015 | n/a | -19.95% | 325 |
| September 2015 | n/a | +4.64% | 406 |
| August 2015 | n/a | -38.8% | 388 |
| July 2015 | n/a | -45.49% | 634 |
| June 2015 | n/a | +13.35% | 1,163 |
| May 2015 | n/a | +351.98% | 1,026 |
| April 2015 | n/a | n/a | 227 |
How many people play GemCraft - Chasing Shadows right now?
Right now, 137 players are in GemCraft - Chasing Shadows on Steam. That makes it the #2,440 most played game on Steam at the moment. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 138 players. Today's peak is 5% below its 30-day average daily peak of 146.
GemCraft - Chasing Shadows player count history
Over the last 30 days GemCraft - Chasing Shadows averaged a daily peak of 146 players, up 7% compared with the 30 days before (136). Its highest point this month (208) is 28% above the same period last year (162). In its first month after release (Apr 30, 2015) it peaked at 1,026 players. Today's player count is 9% of its all-time peak of 1,601, set on Jan 1, 2016.
Best time to play GemCraft - Chasing Shadows
Based on the last 14 days, GemCraft - Chasing Shadows is busiest around 20:00 UTC (3 PM in New York) and quietest around 08:00 UTC (3 AM in New York), when about 42% fewer people are online. For the fastest matchmaking, play close to the peak hour.
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When GemCraft - Chasing Shadows has the most players online, by weekday and hour, shown in your time zone. Busy hours mean faster matchmaking and fuller servers; quiet hours are best for solo play.
Average players for each hour of the week over the last 28 days, from our Steam player counts.
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About GemCraft - Chasing Shadows
An epic, challenging tower defense game with an emphasis on strategy and replayability. Summon gems of immense magical potency and harness their unique abilities against a seemingly endless horde of monsters. The archdemon seeks to swallow the world, and you must journey to stand against her.
- Developer
- Game in a Bottle
- Publisher
- Armor Games Studios
- Released
- Apr 30, 2015
- Genre
- Action, Indie, Strategy
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Languages
- 1 language
Screenshots
GemCraft - Chasing Shadows price history
Good time to buy? Probably wait for a sale. GemCraft - Chasing Shadows is at its full price of $9.99. It usually goes on sale for about 80% off (around $2.00), and the lowest we have recorded is $1.99.Next Steam sale: Steam Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4. See the countdown
US price on Steam. Checked daily.
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GemCraft - Chasing Shadows reviews over time
Positive and negative Steam user reviews per month, from Steam's review history.
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GemCraft - Chasing Shadows achievements
GemCraft - Chasing Shadows has 300 Steam achievements. On average a player has unlocked 30.9% of them; the rarest, Still Alive H4, is held by 10.4% of players.
First Blood SpilledKill a monster.89.0%
LuckyFind a talisman fragment.84.8%
Novice GradeCreate a grade 3 gem.83.1%
Puncturing ShotsDeliver 75 one hit kills.83.0%
BichromaticCombine two gems of different colors.74.6%
SupportedAmplify a gem.71.2%
EnsnaredKill 12 monsters with gems in traps.70.9%
Old MemoriesUnlock a wizard tower.70.0%
Fifth GraderCreate a grade 5 gem.69.1%
Special PurposeChange the target priority of a gem.68.9%
ImpatientCall a wave early.68.7%
OutpostBuild 5 towers.68.7%
Wash AwayKill 100 monsters while it's raining.68.5%
Well DefendedGain 250 xp keeping your orb intact.68.4%
White WandReach wizard level 10.67.0%
Don't Let It Through!Select a monster.66.3%
Knowledge SeekerOpen a tome chamber.66.3%
BoomThrow a gem bomb.64.7%
In for a TraitActivate a battle trait.64.7%
ResourcefulReach mana pool level 5.63.8%
Acid RainKill 85 poisoned monsters while it's raining.61.1%
Impaling ChargesDeliver 250 one hit kills.60.5%
Yellow WandReach wizard level 20.60.1%
Warming UpHave a grade 1 gem with 100 hits.59.9%
Well LaidHave 11 gems on the battlefield.59.8%
Gearing UpHave 5 fragments socketed in your talisman.59.0%
GuardedDon't let any monster touch your orb for 20 beaten waves.58.7%
Pull DownDestroy a monster nest.58.1%
TricolorCreate a gem of 3 components.58.1%
Minor DetourBuild 15 walls.56.9%
Pull It!Select a building.56.9%
Dry PuddleHarvest all mana from a mana shard.55.9%
Ouch!Spend 870 mana on banishment.55.6%
Path of BloodKill 1.000 monsters.55.6%
Knee DeepBeat 30 waves.55.5%
Rough PathKill 60 monsters with gems in traps.55.3%
Enemy of the SwarmKill 333 swarmlings.55.2%
Short TemperedCall 5 waves early.54.1%
High StakesSet a battle trait to level 7 or higher.53.7%
It was Abandoned AnywayDestroy a dwelling.53.6%
Mana MogulReach 10.000 mana in your mana pool.52.3%
I Saw SomethingKill an apparition.51.5%
BlackoutDestroy a beacon.51.2%
Core PackFind 13 shadow cores.51.1%
PreparedHave 1.000 initial mana.51.0%
Orange WandReach wizard level 40.50.9%
AwakeningActivate a shrine.50.4%
Fire AwayCast a gem enhancement spell.49.9%
Stones to AshesDemolish one of your structures.49.6%
Regaining KnowledgeAcquire 5 skills.48.4%
Sparse SnaresBuild 5 traps.48.3%
Battle HeatGain 200 xp with kill chains.48.2%
Adept GradeCreate a grade 8 gem.47.9%
FindersGain 200 mana from drops.47.8%
Fire in the HoleDestroy 3 monster nests.47.6%
KeepersGain 800 mana from drops.46.6%
FortunateFind 2 talisman fragments.46.3%
Let's Have a LookOpen a drop holder.46.2%
Let it GoLeave an apparition alive.46.0%
Frozen GraveKill 110 monsters while it's snowing.45.2%
Showing the 60 most unlocked of 300 achievements.
Global unlock rates from Steam, most common first.
Latest GemCraft - Chasing Shadows news and patch notes
- Oct 23, 2026 GemCraft, Legacy Collection is OUT NOW
- Sep 2, 2026 Legacy Collection Releasing October 21st!
- Jun 15, 2026 GemCraft Legacy Collection
- Jun 10, 2026 Legacy Collection Demo is NOW LIVE!
- Feb 13, 2026 GemCraft Legacy Collection Revealed
- Jan 15, 2020 GemCraft Frostborn Wrath is finally out on Steam!
- Jun 21, 2019 GemCraft Frostborn Wrath is Coming Soon!
- Aug 14, 2015 GemCraft Chasing Shadows v.1.0.6 is up!
Official announcements from the developer on Steam.
GemCraft - Chasing Shadows FAQ
Is GemCraft - Chasing Shadows dead?
GemCraft - Chasing Shadows has a small but active player base. 137 people are playing it on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days its player count has been stable (up 7% on the month before).
How many people play GemCraft - Chasing Shadows?
137 people are playing GemCraft - Chasing Shadows on Steam right now. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 138 concurrent players.
What is the all-time peak player count for GemCraft - Chasing Shadows?
GemCraft - Chasing Shadows reached its all-time Steam peak of 1,601 concurrent players on Jan 1, 2016.
Is GemCraft - Chasing Shadows growing or declining?
GemCraft - Chasing Shadows is stable. Its average daily peak over the last 30 days was 146, up 7% compared with the previous 30 days.
When is GemCraft - Chasing Shadows most active?
GemCraft - Chasing Shadows usually has the most players around 20:00 UTC (3 PM in New York) and the fewest around 08:00 UTC (3 AM in New York).
How much does GemCraft - Chasing Shadows cost?
GemCraft - Chasing Shadows costs $9.99 on Steam in the US. Prices are checked daily and can differ by region.
What is the lowest price GemCraft - Chasing Shadows has been on Steam?
The lowest US price we have recorded for GemCraft - Chasing Shadows on Steam is $1.99 (80% off), on Oct 22, 2026. It costs $9.99 right now.
Is GemCraft - Chasing Shadows on sale right now?
No, GemCraft - Chasing Shadows is at its full price of $9.99 on Steam right now. In past sales it usually dropped about 80%, and the biggest discount we have seen is 80%.
Is GemCraft - Chasing Shadows good?
Steam players rate GemCraft - Chasing Shadows Overwhelmingly Positive: 95% of 4,136 reviews are positive.
When did GemCraft - Chasing Shadows come out?
GemCraft - Chasing Shadows was released on Steam on Apr 30, 2015.
Who made GemCraft - Chasing Shadows?
GemCraft - Chasing Shadows was developed by Game in a Bottle and published by Armor Games Studios.
Is GemCraft - Chasing Shadows still worth playing?
GemCraft - Chasing Shadows has a smaller but active community on Steam today (137 playing right now), and players still rate it well (Overwhelmingly Positive).
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