Cry of Fear Player Count: Is It Dead?

Cry of Fear

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Cry of Fear

Team PsykskallarApr 25, 2013Action, Adventure, Indie

Free to play Very PositiveSteam Deck Unsupported
  • Horror
  • Free to Play
  • Psychological Horror
  • Multiplayer
  • Survival Horror
  • Co-op
  • Atmospheric
  • Psychological
  • First-Person
  • Action
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Playing now
599
Updated 12 minutes ago
24-hour peak
742
Last 24 hours
All-time peak
3,075
Apr 28, 2013
Avg this month
440
-4.14% vs last month
Steam reviews
88%
Very Positive

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

Cry of Fear player count chart

Cry of Fear has a small but active player base. 599 people are playing it on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days its player count has been growing (up 11% on the month before).

History from Apr 1, 2013

Cry of Fear monthly player count

MonthAvg. playersGain% GainPeak players
November 2026440-19-4.14%809
October 2026459+22+5.03%889
September 2026437-111-11.88%823
August 2026n/a-74-7.34%934
July 2026n/a+142+16.4%1,008
June 2026n/a-77-8.17%866
May 2026n/a+90+10.55%943
April 2026n/a-5-0.58%853
March 2026n/a+42+5.15%858
February 2026n/a-52-5.99%816
January 2026n/a+112+14.81%868
December 2025n/a-54-6.67%756
November 2025n/a-7-0.86%810
October 2025n/a+50+6.52%817
September 2025n/a+60+8.49%767
August 2025n/a-240-25.34%707
July 2025n/a+173+22.35%947
June 2025n/a+80+11.53%774
May 2025n/a+23+3.43%694
April 2025n/a-84-11.13%671
March 2025n/a-97-11.38%755
February 2025n/a-11-1.27%852
January 2025n/a+62+7.74%863
December 2024n/a-133-14.24%801
November 2024n/a-99-9.58%934
October 2024n/a+111+12.04%1,033
September 2024n/a+6+0.66%922
August 2024n/a+57+6.64%916
July 2024n/a+55+6.84%859
June 2024n/a-33-3.94%804
May 2024n/a-141-14.42%837
April 2024n/a-500-33.83%978
March 2024n/a-45-2.95%1,478
February 2024n/a+547+56.05%1,523
January 2024n/a+149+18.02%976
December 2023n/a-38-4.39%827
November 2023n/a-143-14.19%865
October 2023n/a-367-26.69%1,008
September 2023n/a+243+21.47%1,375
August 2023n/a+64+5.99%1,132
July 2023n/a+275+34.68%1,068
June 2023n/a+288+57.03%793
May 2023n/a+191+60.83%505
April 2023n/a+35+12.54%314
March 2023n/a-50-15.2%279
February 2023n/a+32+10.77%329
January 2023n/a-23-7.19%297
December 2022n/a-20-5.88%320
November 2022n/a+2+0.59%340
October 2022n/a+47+16.15%338
September 2022n/a+3+1.04%291
August 2022n/a+10+3.6%288
July 2022n/a-10-3.47%278
June 2022n/a-88-23.4%288
May 2022n/a+7+1.9%376
April 2022n/a+78+26.8%369
March 2022n/a-6-2.02%291
February 2022n/a-31-9.45%297
January 2022n/a+30+10.07%328
December 2021n/a-42-12.35%298
November 2021n/a-240-41.38%340
October 2021n/a+265+84.13%580
September 2021n/a-2-0.63%315
August 2021n/a-31-8.91%317
July 2021n/a+63+22.11%348
June 2021n/a-54-15.93%285
May 2021n/a-38-10.08%339
April 2021n/a-71-15.85%377
March 2021n/a-648-59.12%448
February 2021n/a-285-20.64%1,096
January 2021n/a+1,121+431.15%1,381
December 2020n/a-301-53.65%260
November 2020n/a-16-2.77%561
October 2020n/a+366+173.46%577
September 2020n/a+3+1.44%211
August 2020n/a+2+0.97%208
July 2020n/a-41-16.6%206
June 2020n/a-39-13.64%247
May 2020n/a-28-8.92%286
April 2020n/a-8-2.48%314
March 2020n/a+106+49.07%322
February 2020n/a+9+4.35%216
January 2020n/a-24-10.39%207
December 2019n/a-98-29.79%231
November 2019n/a+97+41.81%329
October 2019n/a+57+32.57%232
September 2019n/a+7+4.17%175
August 2019n/a+4+2.44%168
July 2019n/a+1+0.61%164
June 2019n/a-16-8.94%163
May 2019n/a-11-5.79%179
April 2019n/a+17+9.83%190
March 2019n/a-6-3.35%173
February 2019n/a+9+5.29%179
January 2019n/a+11+6.92%170
December 2018n/a-1-0.62%159
November 2018n/a-14-8.05%160
October 2018n/a+7+4.19%174
September 2018n/a-17-9.24%167
August 2018n/a-8-4.17%184
July 2018n/a-27-12.33%192
June 2018n/a+21+10.61%219
May 2018n/a-22-10%198
April 2018n/a+30+15.79%220
March 2018n/a-47-19.83%190
February 2018n/a+2+0.85%237
January 2018n/a+30+14.63%235
December 2017n/a-8-3.76%205
November 2017n/a-32-13.06%213
October 2017n/a+59+31.72%245
September 2017n/a-16-7.92%186
August 2017n/a+46+29.49%202
July 2017n/a-31-16.58%156
June 2017n/a-27-12.62%187
May 2017n/a+1+0.47%214
April 2017n/a+3+1.43%213
March 2017n/a-15-6.67%210
February 2017n/a-3-1.32%225
January 2017n/a+1+0.44%228
December 2016n/a-48-17.45%227
November 2016n/a+55+25%275
October 2016n/a-21-8.71%220
September 2016n/a+16+7.11%241
August 2016n/a-5-2.17%225
July 2016n/a-27-10.51%230
June 2016n/a+28+12.23%257
May 2016n/a-15-6.15%229
April 2016n/a-9-3.56%244
March 2016n/a+5+2.02%253
February 2016n/a-4-1.59%248
January 2016n/a+4+1.61%252
December 2015n/a-16-6.06%248
November 2015n/a+7+2.72%264
October 2015n/a-16-5.86%257
September 2015n/a-33-10.78%273
August 2015n/a+21+7.37%306
July 2015n/a-14-4.68%285
June 2015n/a-24-7.43%299
May 2015n/a+13+4.19%323
April 2015n/a-45-12.68%310
March 2015n/a-46-11.47%355
February 2015n/a-29-6.74%401
January 2015n/a+155+56.36%430
December 2014n/a-87-24.03%275
November 2014n/a-32-8.12%362
October 2014n/a+54+15.88%394
September 2014n/a+26+8.28%340
August 2014n/a+30+10.56%314
July 2014n/a-22-7.19%284
June 2014n/a-109-26.27%306
May 2014n/a+69+19.94%415
April 2014n/a+24+7.45%346
March 2014n/a+18+5.92%322
February 2014n/a-7-2.25%304
January 2014n/a+60+23.9%311
December 2013n/a-15-5.64%251
November 2013n/a-39-12.79%266
October 2013n/a-134-30.52%305
September 2013n/a+22+5.28%439
August 2013n/a-21-4.79%417
July 2013n/a-265-37.7%438
June 2013n/a-1,058-60.08%703
May 2013n/a-1,314-42.73%1,761
April 2013n/an/an/a3,075

How many people play Cry of Fear right now?

Right now, 599 players are in Cry of Fear on Steam. That makes it the #1,106 most played game on Steam at the moment. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 742 players. Today's peak is 5% above its 30-day average daily peak of 705.

Cry of Fear player count trend

Over the last 30 days Cry of Fear averaged a daily peak of 705 players, up 11% compared with the 30 days before (636). Its highest point this month (889) is 10% above the same period last year (810). In its first month after release (Apr 25, 2013) it peaked at 3,075 players. Today's player count is 19% of its all-time peak of 3,075, set on Apr 28, 2013.

Best time to play Cry of Fear

Based on the last 14 days, Cry of Fear is busiest around 18:00 UTC (1 PM in New York) and quietest around 07:00 UTC (2 AM in New York), when about 60% fewer people are online. For the fastest matchmaking, play close to the peak hour.

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Cry of Fear players by hour and weekday

When Cry of Fear 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 19:00 UTCabout 844 players on average
QuietestThursday at 06:00 UTCabout 233 players on average
Busy vs quiet3.6xmore 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 Cry of Fear

Cry of Fear is a psychological single-player and co-op horror game set in a deserted town filled with horrific creatures and nightmarish delusions. You play as a young man desperately searching for answers in the cold Scandinavian night, finding his way through the city as he slowly descends into madness.

Developer
Team Psykskallar
Released
Apr 25, 2013
Genre
Action, Adventure, Indie
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Languages
7 languages, 1 with full audio

Screenshots

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Cry of Fear price

Cry of Fear is free to play on Steam.

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Cry of Fear reviews over time

88% Very Positive88% of 88,236 Steam reviews are positiveRead reviews on Steam

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

Cry of Fear on Twitch

26
watching now
1
live channels
62
24-hour peak viewers
31
7-day average viewers

Twitch category "Cry of Fear", sampled every 30 minutes since Oct 13, 2026. Most watched games on Twitch

Cry of Fear Twitch viewers per day, last 90 days

Average viewers per day (line) and the highest count of each day (dotted line).

Best day: 31 Oct 2026, with a peak of 426 viewers and 90 on average.

Cry of Fear streamers right now

  1. YuiFins26

Top Cry of Fear streamers this week

  1. citinez501135
  2. BitterBits78
  3. weyvolos51
  4. motocasuzuki39
  5. GraceYaps38

Average viewers while live.

Top Twitch streamers across all games

Latest Cry of Fear news and patch notes

Official announcements from the developer on Steam.

Cry of Fear FAQ

Is Cry of Fear dead?

Cry of Fear has a small but active player base. 599 people are playing it on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days its player count has been growing (up 11% on the month before).

How many people play Cry of Fear?

599 people are playing Cry of Fear on Steam right now. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 742 concurrent players.

What is the all-time peak player count for Cry of Fear?

Cry of Fear reached its all-time Steam peak of 3,075 concurrent players on Apr 28, 2013.

Is Cry of Fear growing or declining?

Cry of Fear is growing. Its average daily peak over the last 30 days was 705, up 11% compared with the previous 30 days.

When is Cry of Fear most active?

Cry of Fear usually has the most players around 18:00 UTC (1 PM in New York) and the fewest around 07:00 UTC (2 AM in New York).

Is Cry of Fear free?

Yes, Cry of Fear is free to play on Steam.

Is Cry of Fear good?

Steam players rate Cry of Fear Very Positive: 88% of 88,236 reviews are positive.

When did Cry of Fear come out?

Cry of Fear was released on Steam on Apr 25, 2013.

Who made Cry of Fear?

Cry of Fear was developed by Team Psykskallar.

Is Cry of Fear still worth playing?

Cry of Fear has a smaller but active community on Steam today (599 playing right now), and players still rate it well (Very Positive).

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