MADNESS: Project Nexus Player Count: Is It Dead?

MADNESS: Project Nexus

Steam app 488860

MADNESS: Project Nexus

GIBBING TREE, LLCSep 29, 2021Action, Indie

$24.99 Overwhelmingly PositiveSteam Deck Playable
  • Gore
  • Beat 'em up
  • Shooter
  • Hack and Slash
  • Arena Shooter
  • Gun Customization
  • Funny
  • Character Customization
  • Action
  • Combat
Playing now
129
Updated 22 seconds ago
24-hour peak
161
Last 24 hours
All-time peak
4,919
Oct 1, 2021
Avg this month
127
-20.62% vs last month
Steam reviews
97%
Overwhelmingly Positive

Data source: Steam Web APILast updated: How we collect this data

MADNESS: Project Nexus player count chart

MADNESS: Project Nexus has a small but active player base. 129 people are playing it on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days its player count has been stable (about the same on the month before).

History from Sep 1, 2021

MADNESS: Project Nexus monthly player count

MonthAvg. playersGain% GainPeak players
November 2026127-33-20.62%205
October 2026160+11+7.38%313
September 2026149+40+18.6%255
August 2026n/a-96-30.87%215
July 2026n/a-8-2.51%311
June 2026n/a+21+7.05%319
May 2026n/a+35+13.31%298
April 2026n/a+33+14.35%263
March 2026n/a-34-12.88%230
February 2026n/a+0+0%264
January 2026n/a+26+10.92%264
December 2025n/a+20+9.17%238
November 2025n/a-36-14.17%218
October 2025n/a-3-1.17%254
September 2025n/a-19-6.88%257
August 2025n/a+7+2.6%276
July 2025n/a-5-1.82%269
June 2025n/a+6+2.24%274
May 2025n/a+18+7.2%268
April 2025n/a-20-7.41%250
March 2025n/a+4+1.5%270
February 2025n/a-11-3.97%266
January 2025n/a+23+9.06%277
December 2024n/a-76-23.03%254
November 2024n/a-400-54.79%330
October 2024n/a+129+21.46%730
September 2024n/a+344+133.85%601
August 2024n/a-136-34.61%257
July 2024n/a-143-26.68%393
June 2024n/a-83-13.41%536
May 2024n/a+388+167.97%619
April 2024n/a-9-3.75%231
March 2024n/a+3+1.27%240
February 2024n/a-1-0.42%237
January 2024n/a-29-10.86%238
December 2023n/a+0+0%267
November 2023n/a-120-31.01%267
October 2023n/a-26-6.3%387
September 2023n/a+175+73.53%413
August 2023n/a-75-23.96%238
July 2023n/a+6+1.95%313
June 2023n/a-84-21.48%307
May 2023n/a-249-38.91%391
April 2023n/a+359+127.76%640
March 2023n/a-49-14.85%281
February 2023n/a-8-2.37%330
January 2023n/a-15-4.25%338
December 2022n/a+3+0.86%353
November 2022n/a-59-14.43%350
October 2022n/a+53+14.89%409
September 2022n/a-32-8.25%356
August 2022n/a-205-34.57%388
July 2022n/a-325-35.4%593
June 2022n/a+498+118.57%918
May 2022n/a-63-13.04%420
April 2022n/a+42+9.52%483
March 2022n/a+21+5%441
February 2022n/a-330-44%420
January 2022n/a+126+20.19%750
December 2021n/a-311-33.26%624
November 2021n/a-3,984-80.99%935
October 2021n/a+651+15.25%4,919
September 2021n/an/an/a4,268

How many people are playing MADNESS: Project Nexus?

129 people are playing MADNESS: Project Nexus on Steam right now. That makes it the #2,520 most played game on Steam at the moment. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 161 players. Today's peak is 17% below its 30-day average daily peak of 193.

Is MADNESS: Project Nexus growing or declining?

Over the last 30 days MADNESS: Project Nexus averaged a daily peak of 193 players, down 2% compared with the 30 days before (196). Its highest point this month (282) is 29% above the same period last year (218). In its first month after release (Sep 29, 2021) it peaked at 4,919 players. Today's player count is 3% of its all-time peak of 4,919, set on Oct 1, 2021.

Best time to play MADNESS: Project Nexus

Based on the last 14 days, MADNESS: Project Nexus is busiest around 15:00 UTC (10 AM in New York) and quietest around 08:00 UTC (3 AM in New York), when about 38% fewer people are online. For the fastest matchmaking, play close to the peak hour.

MADNESS: Project Nexus players by hour and weekday

When MADNESS: Project Nexus 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.

BusiestSaturday at 14:00 UTCabout 233 players on average
QuietestThursday at 08:00 UTCabout 86 players on average
Busy vs quiet2.7xmore players at the busiest hour
Fewer playersMore playersTimes in UTC. Hover or tap a cell.

Average players for each hour of the week over the last 28 days, from our Steam player counts.

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About MADNESS: Project Nexus

MADNESS: Project Nexus is a third-person Run n' Gun / Beat'Em Up filled with arcade-style action and button-mashing brutality. Gun your way through droves of bad guys in the Story Campaign, or build your perfect killing machine in the neverending onslaught of Arena Mode.

Developer
GIBBING TREE, LLC
Released
Sep 29, 2021
Genre
Action, Indie
Steam Deck
Playable
Languages
1 language, 1 with full audio

Screenshots

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MADNESS: Project Nexus price history

$24.99
price now (US)
$19.99
lowest recorded (-20%) · Jul 7, 2025 archived
-15%
typical sale discount · 4 sales seen

Good time to buy? Probably wait for a sale. MADNESS: Project Nexus is at its full price of $24.99. It usually goes on sale for about 15% off (around $21.24), and the lowest we have recorded is $19.99.Next Steam sale: Steam Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4. See the countdown

US price on Steam. Readings before Oct 13, 2026 come from archived copies of the Steam store page (Internet Archive), so short sales between copies can be missing. Checked daily.

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MADNESS: Project Nexus reviews over time

97% Overwhelmingly Positive97% of 17,648 Steam reviews are positiveRead reviews on Steam

Positive and negative Steam user reviews per month, from Steam's review history.

MADNESS: Project Nexus on Twitch

0
watching now
0
live channels
0
24-hour peak viewers
0
7-day average viewers

Twitch category "Madness: Project Nexus", sampled every 30 minutes since Oct 13, 2026. Most watched games on Twitch

MADNESS: Project Nexus achievements

MADNESS: Project Nexus has 52 Steam achievements. On average a player has unlocked 28.2% of them; the rarest, Burger Detective, is held by 2.3% of players.

  • Slaughter Rank: BloodiedYou've made 50 people disappear. Nice!86.2%
  • Slaughter Rank: ImpalerYou've fed 200 people to the crows. The crows send you their thanks.79.1%
  • No Mercy: Mag Bandit 1Defeat the Mag Bandit.66.9%
  • Slaughter Rank: PsychopathYou've cut 500 lives short. I want to be your friend.65.0%
  • No Mercy: The Gunner TwinsDefeat Church and Jorge.57.6%
  • Victory: Sleepwalker ProgramYou've completed the Sleepwalker Program.56.0%
  • No Mercy: The SheriffDefeat the Sheriff.52.3%
  • No Mercy: Burger GilDefeat Gil.44.7%
  • Slaughter Rank: Seas of BloodYou've put 2000 bodies into the ground. Some of them may come back later as Zeds, but we won't let that impact your score.43.4%
  • Victory: Pit StopYou've completed Pit Stop.43.1%
  • No Mercy: Mag Bandit 2Defeat the Mag Bandit again.42.7%
  • No Mercy: The Gunner Twins 2Defeat Church and Jorge again.42.1%
  • No Mercy: Dr. ChristoffDefeat Dr. Christoff.39.7%
  • Victory: FoundryYou've completed The Foundry.38.6%
  • No Mercy: TrickyDefeat Tricky the Clown.35.9%
  • No Mercy: GestaltDefeat Gestalt...for now.34.1%
  • Victory: Fast TrackYou've completed Fast Track.33.6%
  • No Mercy: The Gunner Twins 3Defeat Church and Jorge yet again.31.8%
  • Victory: Slaughter Time ™You've completed Slaughter Time ™.30.6%
  • Victory: HauntingYou've completed The Haunting at Nevada House.30.6%
  • No Mercy: Dr. CrackpotDefeat Dr. Crackpot.30.2%
  • No Mercy: GhoulDefeat Ghoul.29.5%
  • No Mercy: BlackguardDefeat the Blackguard.28.1%
  • Slaughter Rank: WargodWell, that's 5000 fewer mouths to feed. What do you mean, "What mouths?"28.0%
  • Dye TryingSwap those grey duds for a colorful new getup at the colorizer.27.7%
  • No Mercy: The HiveDefeat the Hive.26.7%
  • Story VictoryYou've beaten the Story Campaign! Well done!25.6%
  • Victory: Murder RoomYou've completed The Murder Room.25.4%
  • No Mercy: Gestalt 2Defeat Gestalt once and for all.25.2%
  • No Mercy: PhobosHidden achievement25.2%
  • Victory: Hard SellYou've completed Hard Sell.24.3%
  • Wave CompletionYou've beaten all Arena Combat Waves! Nice.22.5%
  • Victory: FacilityYou've completed The Facility.21.9%
  • No Mercy: The MachineHidden achievement21.8%
  • Slaughter Rank: Pale RiderAnd behold, a white horse! And their name who sat upon it was...wait, what's your name again?17.9%
  • Nothing Good OnFound something more important to do than save all of Nevada.16.9%
  • New YouGive yourself a bangin' new look at the loft mirror.16.4%
  • Hello?Doc, are you there?13.0%
  • I've Seen it AllComplete the Arena campaign three times, and collect three Imprints.12.9%
  • B*O*N*KTwo besties put their heads together in an attempt to defeat you.9.6%
  • Make it ReignComplete a Heist mission at Madness difficulty and let those sweet, sweet tokens spill.8.7%
  • Wave Completion: MadnessYou've beaten all Arena Combat waves on Madness Difficulty. Outstanding!7.5%
  • Lever AloneDiscovered both ends of the hidden sewer passage.6.8%
  • BloodsuckerYou've been cursed by the undead!6.5%
  • Maximum HeadquartersFully upgraded all your base.6.1%
  • Iron(ic) DefeatFinished off Project Gestalt with a taste of his own medicine.5.4%
  • Slaughter Rank: GenociderWell, you've done it. It probably cost you a lifetime of back pain, but you've wiped out the entire population of a medium sized town. Those 53,594 brave souls...5.0%
  • NerdgunDeck out a Magiturge wand with an attachment in every location.4.6%
  • Take a Load OffIt's a really big load.4.5%
  • Story Victory: MadnessYou've beaten the entire Story Campaign on Madness Difficulty. Incredible!4.2%
  • Origin CollectorYou've imprinted your Arena character with every available origin!2.8%
  • Burger DetectiveFound all of Burger Gil's special deliveries.2.3%

Global unlock rates from Steam, most common first.

MADNESS: Project Nexus DLC

MADNESS: Project Nexus has 1 DLC on Steam, newest first.

DLCReleasedPrice (US)
MADNESS: Project Nexus Soundtrack ↗Mar 4, 2020$9.99

Latest MADNESS: Project Nexus news and patch notes

Official announcements from the developer on Steam.

MADNESS: Project Nexus FAQ

Is MADNESS: Project Nexus dead?

MADNESS: Project Nexus has a small but active player base. 129 people are playing it on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days its player count has been stable (about the same on the month before).

How many people play MADNESS: Project Nexus?

129 people are playing MADNESS: Project Nexus on Steam right now. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 161 concurrent players.

What is the all-time peak player count for MADNESS: Project Nexus?

MADNESS: Project Nexus reached its all-time Steam peak of 4,919 concurrent players on Oct 1, 2021.

Is MADNESS: Project Nexus growing or declining?

MADNESS: Project Nexus is stable. Its average daily peak over the last 30 days was 193, about the same compared with the previous 30 days.

When is MADNESS: Project Nexus most active?

MADNESS: Project Nexus usually has the most players around 15:00 UTC (10 AM in New York) and the fewest around 08:00 UTC (3 AM in New York).

How much does MADNESS: Project Nexus cost?

MADNESS: Project Nexus costs $24.99 on Steam in the US. Prices are checked daily and can differ by region.

What is the lowest price MADNESS: Project Nexus has been on Steam?

The lowest US price we have recorded for MADNESS: Project Nexus on Steam is $19.99 (20% off), on Jul 7, 2025 (from an archived copy of the Steam store page). It costs $24.99 right now.

Is MADNESS: Project Nexus on sale right now?

No, MADNESS: Project Nexus is at its full price of $24.99 on Steam right now. In past sales it usually dropped about 15%, and the biggest discount we have seen is 20%.

Is MADNESS: Project Nexus good?

Steam players rate MADNESS: Project Nexus Overwhelmingly Positive: 97% of 17,648 reviews are positive.

When did MADNESS: Project Nexus come out?

MADNESS: Project Nexus was released on Steam on Sep 29, 2021.

Who made MADNESS: Project Nexus?

MADNESS: Project Nexus was developed by GIBBING TREE, LLC.

Is MADNESS: Project Nexus still worth playing?

MADNESS: Project Nexus has a smaller but active community on Steam today (129 playing right now), and players still rate it well (Overwhelmingly Positive).

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