Dark Hours: Prologue Player Count: Is It Dead?

Dark Hours: Prologue

Steam app 3064370

Dark Hours: Prologue

Piece of Cake studiosJul 18, 2024Action, Adventure, Free To Play

Free to playSteam Deck Playable
  • Horror
  • Multiplayer
  • Online Co-Op
  • Survival Horror
  • Funny
  • Team-Based
  • Psychological Horror
  • Exploration
  • Co-op
  • Free to Play
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Playing now
85
Updated 30 minutes ago
24-hour peak
495
Last 24 hours
All-time peak
3,611
Jul 1, 2024
Avg this month
170
-10.99% vs last month

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

Dark Hours: Prologue player count chart

Dark Hours: Prologue has a small but active player base. 85 people are playing it on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days its player count has been stable (up 8% on the month before).

History from Jul 1, 2024

Dark Hours: Prologue monthly player count

MonthAvg. playersGain% GainPeak players
November 2026170-21-10.99%495
October 2026191-21-9.91%531
September 2026212-86-12.63%595
August 2026n/a+17+2.56%681
July 2026n/a-1-0.15%664
June 2026n/a-29-4.18%665
May 2026n/a-23-3.21%694
April 2026n/a+35+5.13%717
March 2026n/a+50+7.91%682
February 2026n/a-98-13.42%632
January 2026n/a+30+4.29%730
December 2025n/a-108-13.37%700
November 2025n/a+93+13.01%808
October 2025n/a+59+8.99%715
September 2025n/a-31-4.51%656
August 2025n/a+225+48.7%687
July 2025n/a-134-22.48%462
June 2025n/a+30+5.3%596
May 2025n/a-435-43.46%566
April 2025n/a+157+18.6%1,001
March 2025n/a+80+10.47%844
February 2025n/a-144-15.86%764
January 2025n/a-94-9.38%908
December 2024n/a-361-26.49%1,002
November 2024n/a-185-11.95%1,363
October 2024n/a+549+54.95%1,548
September 2024n/a-232-18.85%999
August 2024n/a-2,380-65.91%1,231
July 2024n/an/an/a3,611

How many people are playing Dark Hours: Prologue?

85 people are playing Dark Hours: Prologue on Steam right now. That makes it the #2,824 most played game on Steam at the moment. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 495 players. Today's peak is 20% above its 30-day average daily peak of 411.

Is Dark Hours: Prologue growing or declining?

Over the last 30 days Dark Hours: Prologue averaged a daily peak of 411 players, up 8% compared with the 30 days before (380). Its highest point this month (531) is 34% below the same period last year (808). In its first month after release (Jul 18, 2024) it peaked at 1,231 players. Today's player count is 2% of its all-time peak of 3,611, set on Jul 1, 2024.

Best time to play Dark Hours: Prologue

Based on the last 14 days, Dark Hours: Prologue is busiest around 14:00 UTC (9 AM in New York) and quietest around 02:00 UTC (9 PM in New York), when about 79% fewer people are online. For the fastest matchmaking, play close to the peak hour.

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Dark Hours: Prologue players by hour and weekday

When Dark Hours: Prologue 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 489 players on average
QuietestWednesday at 03:00 UTCabout 57 players on average
Busy vs quiet8.6xmore players at the busiest hour
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Average players for each hour of the week over the last 28 days, from our Steam player counts.

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About Dark Hours: Prologue

Dark Hours: Prologue is a free co-op survival horror game for 1-4 players. Your heist has been disrupted by a supernatural event, and your team of robbers is now trapped with a monster. Forget your plan, your mission: survive! Explore and cooperate to find a way out or hide and wish for daylight.

Developer
Piece of Cake studios
Publisher
Piece of Cake studios, Kepler Ghost
Released
Jul 18, 2024
Genre
Action, Adventure, Free To Play
Steam Deck
Playable
Languages
19 languages

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Dark Hours: Prologue price

Dark Hours: Prologue is free to play on Steam.

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Dark Hours: Prologue FAQ

Is Dark Hours: Prologue dead?

Dark Hours: Prologue has a small but active player base. 85 people are playing it on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days its player count has been stable (up 8% on the month before).

How many people play Dark Hours: Prologue?

85 people are playing Dark Hours: Prologue on Steam right now. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 495 concurrent players.

What is the all-time peak player count for Dark Hours: Prologue?

Dark Hours: Prologue reached its all-time Steam peak of 3,611 concurrent players on Jul 1, 2024.

Is Dark Hours: Prologue growing or declining?

Dark Hours: Prologue is stable. Its average daily peak over the last 30 days was 411, up 8% compared with the previous 30 days.

When is Dark Hours: Prologue most active?

Dark Hours: Prologue usually has the most players around 14:00 UTC (9 AM in New York) and the fewest around 02:00 UTC (9 PM in New York).

Is Dark Hours: Prologue free?

Yes, Dark Hours: Prologue is free to play on Steam.

When did Dark Hours: Prologue come out?

Dark Hours: Prologue was released on Steam on Jul 18, 2024.

Who made Dark Hours: Prologue?

Dark Hours: Prologue was developed by Piece of Cake studios and published by Piece of Cake studios, Kepler Ghost.

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