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Kenshi player count chart
No, Kenshi is not dead. 4,709 people are playing it on Steam right now, with a 24-hour peak of 4,709. Over the last 30 days its player count has been stable (down 4% on the month before).
History from Mar 1, 2013
Kenshi monthly player count
| Month | Avg. players | % Gain | Peak players |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | 3,788 | -7.02% | 5,645 |
| October 2026 | 4,074 | -3.87% | 6,261 |
| September 2026 | 4,238 | -3.37% | 7,075 |
| August 2026 | n/a | -5.81% | 7,322 |
| July 2026 | n/a | -15.32% | 7,774 |
| June 2026 | n/a | -15.08% | 9,180 |
| May 2026 | n/a | +46.97% | 10,810 |
| April 2026 | n/a | -2.65% | 7,355 |
| March 2026 | n/a | +5.31% | 7,555 |
| February 2026 | n/a | -6.44% | 7,174 |
| January 2026 | n/a | +12.04% | 7,668 |
| December 2025 | n/a | -14.85% | 6,844 |
| November 2025 | n/a | -9.29% | 8,038 |
| October 2025 | n/a | +16.38% | 8,861 |
| September 2025 | n/a | -8.72% | 7,614 |
| August 2025 | n/a | +10.59% | 8,341 |
| July 2025 | n/a | -21.8% | 7,542 |
| June 2025 | n/a | -16.65% | 9,645 |
| May 2025 | n/a | +97.44% | 11,572 |
| April 2025 | n/a | -5.65% | 5,861 |
| March 2025 | n/a | -1.49% | 6,212 |
| February 2025 | n/a | -0.71% | 6,306 |
| January 2025 | n/a | +14.14% | 6,351 |
| December 2024 | n/a | -10.9% | 5,564 |
| November 2024 | n/a | -1.28% | 6,245 |
| October 2024 | n/a | -11.1% | 6,326 |
| September 2024 | n/a | -11.23% | 7,116 |
| August 2024 | n/a | +31.73% | 8,016 |
| July 2024 | n/a | -5.82% | 6,085 |
| June 2024 | n/a | +12.46% | 6,461 |
| May 2024 | n/a | -46.24% | 5,745 |
| April 2024 | n/a | +56.92% | 10,686 |
| March 2024 | n/a | +3.17% | 6,810 |
| February 2024 | n/a | +2.88% | 6,601 |
| January 2024 | n/a | +4.36% | 6,416 |
| December 2023 | n/a | -16.48% | 6,148 |
| November 2023 | n/a | -4.69% | 7,361 |
| October 2023 | n/a | -21.81% | 7,723 |
| September 2023 | n/a | +1.25% | 9,877 |
| August 2023 | n/a | +24.87% | 9,755 |
| July 2023 | n/a | +4.3% | 7,812 |
| June 2023 | n/a | -8.52% | 7,490 |
| May 2023 | n/a | +21.5% | 8,188 |
| April 2023 | n/a | -9.41% | 6,739 |
| March 2023 | n/a | -32.19% | 7,439 |
| February 2023 | n/a | +60.42% | 10,971 |
| January 2023 | n/a | +44.19% | 6,839 |
| December 2022 | n/a | -17.8% | 4,743 |
| November 2022 | n/a | -23.66% | 5,770 |
| October 2022 | n/a | +58.15% | 7,558 |
| September 2022 | n/a | +5.08% | 4,779 |
| August 2022 | n/a | -9.02% | 4,548 |
| July 2022 | n/a | -2% | 4,999 |
| June 2022 | n/a | -23% | 5,101 |
| May 2022 | n/a | +55.48% | 6,625 |
| April 2022 | n/a | +7.44% | 4,261 |
| March 2022 | n/a | -31.05% | 3,966 |
| February 2022 | n/a | -12.02% | 5,752 |
| January 2022 | n/a | +24.65% | 6,538 |
| December 2021 | n/a | +20.24% | 5,245 |
| November 2021 | n/a | -7.15% | 4,362 |
| October 2021 | n/a | +24.48% | 4,698 |
| September 2021 | n/a | -11.99% | 3,774 |
| August 2021 | n/a | -13.39% | 4,288 |
| July 2021 | n/a | -6.83% | 4,951 |
| June 2021 | n/a | +0.42% | 5,314 |
| May 2021 | n/a | +37.7% | 5,292 |
| April 2021 | n/a | -25.34% | 3,843 |
| March 2021 | n/a | -3.63% | 5,147 |
| February 2021 | n/a | +12.49% | 5,341 |
| January 2021 | n/a | +13.02% | 4,748 |
| December 2020 | n/a | -25.09% | 4,201 |
| November 2020 | n/a | +48.28% | 5,608 |
| October 2020 | n/a | -4.47% | 3,782 |
| September 2020 | n/a | -29.49% | 3,959 |
| August 2020 | n/a | -7.07% | 5,615 |
| July 2020 | n/a | +50.6% | 6,042 |
| June 2020 | n/a | -34.9% | 4,012 |
| May 2020 | n/a | +33.11% | 6,163 |
| April 2020 | n/a | -23.56% | 4,630 |
| March 2020 | n/a | -9.53% | 6,057 |
| February 2020 | n/a | +1.53% | 6,695 |
| January 2020 | n/a | +6.7% | 6,594 |
| December 2019 | n/a | +21.3% | 6,180 |
| November 2019 | n/a | +16.06% | 5,095 |
| October 2019 | n/a | -18.61% | 4,390 |
| September 2019 | n/a | -32.76% | 5,394 |
| August 2019 | n/a | -24.17% | 8,022 |
| July 2019 | n/a | +32.11% | 10,579 |
| June 2019 | n/a | +65.59% | 8,008 |
| May 2019 | n/a | -25.61% | 4,836 |
| April 2019 | n/a | -26.45% | 6,501 |
| March 2019 | n/a | +38.46% | 8,839 |
| February 2019 | n/a | -24.92% | 6,384 |
| January 2019 | n/a | +20.63% | 8,503 |
| December 2018 | n/a | +241.03% | 7,049 |
| November 2018 | n/a | +9.31% | 2,067 |
| October 2018 | n/a | -3.86% | 1,891 |
| September 2018 | n/a | +16.74% | 1,967 |
| August 2018 | n/a | -16.83% | 1,685 |
| July 2018 | n/a | +8.34% | 2,026 |
| June 2018 | n/a | -9.44% | 1,870 |
| May 2018 | n/a | +48.24% | 2,065 |
| April 2018 | n/a | +17.85% | 1,393 |
| March 2018 | n/a | +14.42% | 1,182 |
| February 2018 | n/a | -17.82% | 1,033 |
| January 2018 | n/a | +193.01% | 1,257 |
| December 2017 | n/a | -22.7% | 429 |
| November 2017 | n/a | -7.65% | 555 |
| October 2017 | n/a | -1.48% | 601 |
| September 2017 | n/a | +35.86% | 610 |
| August 2017 | n/a | +21.35% | 449 |
| July 2017 | n/a | +20.13% | 370 |
| June 2017 | n/a | -20% | 308 |
| May 2017 | n/a | +7.24% | 385 |
| April 2017 | n/a | +8.13% | 359 |
| March 2017 | n/a | +2.79% | 332 |
| February 2017 | n/a | -29.17% | 323 |
| January 2017 | n/a | +28.45% | 456 |
| December 2016 | n/a | -8.97% | 355 |
| November 2016 | n/a | -26.83% | 390 |
| October 2016 | n/a | +114.06% | 533 |
| September 2016 | n/a | -17% | 249 |
| August 2016 | n/a | -17.13% | 300 |
| July 2016 | n/a | +29.75% | 362 |
| June 2016 | n/a | +8.14% | 279 |
| May 2016 | n/a | -55.29% | 258 |
| April 2016 | n/a | +410.62% | 577 |
| March 2016 | n/a | -31.52% | 113 |
| February 2016 | n/a | +46.02% | 165 |
| January 2016 | n/a | +50.67% | 113 |
| December 2015 | n/a | -77.88% | 75 |
| November 2015 | n/a | +200% | 339 |
| October 2015 | n/a | +22.83% | 113 |
| September 2015 | n/a | -10.68% | 92 |
| August 2015 | n/a | -24.82% | 103 |
| July 2015 | n/a | -17.96% | 137 |
| June 2015 | n/a | -10.7% | 167 |
| May 2015 | n/a | -48.2% | 187 |
| April 2015 | n/a | +188.8% | 361 |
| March 2015 | n/a | -26.9% | 125 |
| February 2015 | n/a | -16.18% | 171 |
| January 2015 | n/a | +3.03% | 204 |
| December 2014 | n/a | +75.22% | 198 |
| November 2014 | n/a | +11.88% | 113 |
| October 2014 | n/a | +2.02% | 101 |
| September 2014 | n/a | -1% | 99 |
| August 2014 | n/a | -22.48% | 100 |
| July 2014 | n/a | -59.56% | 129 |
| June 2014 | n/a | -49.92% | 319 |
| May 2014 | n/a | +121.18% | 637 |
| April 2014 | n/a | -7.4% | 288 |
| March 2014 | n/a | -50.48% | 311 |
| February 2014 | n/a | -35.98% | 628 |
| January 2014 | n/a | +270.19% | 981 |
| December 2013 | n/a | +36.6% | 265 |
| November 2013 | n/a | -32.87% | 194 |
| October 2013 | n/a | +100.69% | 289 |
| September 2013 | n/a | -24.21% | 144 |
| August 2013 | n/a | -58.24% | 190 |
| July 2013 | n/a | +120.87% | 455 |
| June 2013 | n/a | -25.09% | 206 |
| May 2013 | n/a | -29.12% | 275 |
| April 2013 | n/a | -47.07% | 388 |
| March 2013 | n/a | n/a | 733 |
How many people play Kenshi right now?
4,709 people are playing Kenshi on Steam right now. That makes it the #269 most played game on Steam at the moment. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 4,709 players. Today's peak is 6% below its 30-day average daily peak of 5,014.
Is Kenshi growing or declining?
Over the last 30 days Kenshi averaged a daily peak of 5,014 players, down 4% compared with the 30 days before (5,217). Its highest point this month (6,261) is 22% below the same period last year (8,038). In its first month after release (Mar 1, 2013) it peaked at 733 players. Today's player count is 41% of its all-time peak of 11,572, set on May 1, 2025.
Best time to play Kenshi
Based on the last 14 days, Kenshi is busiest around 15:00 UTC (10 AM in New York) and quietest around 06:00 UTC (1 AM in New York), when about 35% fewer people are online. For the fastest matchmaking, play close to the peak hour.
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Kenshi players by hour and weekday
When Kenshi 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 Kenshi
A free-roaming squad based RPG. Focusing on open-ended sandbox gameplay features rather than a linear story. Be a trader, a thief, a rebel, a warlord, an adventurer, a farmer, a slave, or just food for the cannibals. Train your men up from puny victims to master warriors.
- Developer
- Lo-Fi Games
- Released
- Mar 1, 2013
- Genre
- Action, Indie, RPG, Simulation, Strategy
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Languages
- 9 languages, 9 with full audio
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Kenshi price history
Good time to buy? Probably wait for a sale. Kenshi is at its full price of $29.99. It usually goes on sale for about 60% off (around $12.00), and the lowest we have recorded is $8.39.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.
Kenshi price by region
| Region | Steam price | In USD | vs US |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $29.99 | $29.99 | base |
| Euro area | 26,99€ | $30.13 | 0% |
| United Kingdom | £22.99 | $30.77 | +3% |
| Canada | C$ 33.99 | $24.16 | -19% |
| Australia | A$ 42.95 | $29.51 | -2% |
| New Zealand | NZ$ 36.99 | $20.51 | -32% |
| Brazil | R$57,99 | $10.54 | -65% |
| Mexico | Mex$ 279.99 | $14.97 | -50% |
| Argentina (LATAM USD) | $14.99 | $14.99 | -50% |
| Poland | 61,49 zł | $15.63 | -48% |
| Switzerland | CHF 30.00 | $36.63 | +22% |
| Norway | 207,00 kr | $21.96 | -27% |
| Turkey (MENA USD) | $14.99 | $14.99 | -50% |
| Azerbaijan (CIS USD) | $14.49 | $14.49 | -52% |
| South Africa | R 175.00 | $10.58 | -65% |
| India cheapest | ₹699.00 | $7.44 | -75% |
| Indonesia | Rp 139 999 | $7.73 | -74% |
| China | ¥90.00 | $13.49 | -55% |
| Japan | ¥3,500 | $22.11 | -26% |
| South Korea | ₩ 31,000 | $22.82 | -24% |
Converted with the European Central Bank reference rates of 6 Nov 2026. Steam sells each region's price only to accounts in that region.
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Kenshi reviews over time
Positive and negative Steam user reviews per month, from Steam's review history.
Kenshi on Twitch
Twitch category "Kenshi", sampled every 30 minutes since Oct 13, 2026. Most watched games on Twitch
Kenshi Twitch viewers per day, last 90 days
Average viewers per day (line) and the highest count of each day (dotted line).
Best day: 2 Nov 2026, with a peak of 3,151 viewers and 366 on average.
Kenshi streamers right now
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Top Kenshi streamers this week
- orkpod2,590
- FrankieWuzHere54
- MayorEmi43
- YunSef42
- Details_Here36
Average viewers while live.
Latest Kenshi news and patch notes
- May 25, 2026 Community Update: 3 Million Copies Sold
- Nov 24, 2025 Community Update: Fresh Faces, New Merch, and a Halloween Recap
- May 12, 2025 Community Update: Kenshi, Meet the Makers (video)
- Dec 19, 2024 Community Spotlight #19
- Oct 30, 2024 Community Spotlight #18 + Lo-Fi Pumpkins
- Sep 16, 2024 Community Spotlight #17
- Apr 16, 2024 Kenshi has sold 2 million copies! Plus: Animated Steam Avatars
- Apr 1, 2024 Kenshi 1.0.68 Patch Notes Patch notes
Official announcements from the developer on Steam.
Kenshi FAQ
Is Kenshi dead?
No, Kenshi is not dead. 4,709 people are playing it on Steam right now, with a 24-hour peak of 4,709. Over the last 30 days its player count has been stable (down 4% on the month before).
How many people play Kenshi?
4,709 people are playing Kenshi on Steam right now. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 4,709 concurrent players.
What is the all-time peak player count for Kenshi?
Kenshi reached its all-time Steam peak of 11,572 concurrent players on May 1, 2025.
Is Kenshi growing or declining?
Kenshi is stable. Its average daily peak over the last 30 days was 5,014, down 4% compared with the previous 30 days.
When is Kenshi most active?
Kenshi usually has the most players around 15:00 UTC (10 AM in New York) and the fewest around 06:00 UTC (1 AM in New York).
How much does Kenshi cost?
Kenshi costs $29.99 on Steam in the US. Prices are checked daily and can differ by region.
What is the lowest price Kenshi has been on Steam?
The lowest US price we have recorded for Kenshi on Steam is $8.39 (72% off), on May 31, 2026 (from an archived copy of the Steam store page). It costs $29.99 right now.
Is Kenshi on sale right now?
No, Kenshi is at its full price of $29.99 on Steam right now. In past sales it usually dropped about 60%, and the biggest discount we have seen is 72%.
Where is Kenshi cheapest on Steam?
Of the 20 Steam regions we check, Kenshi is cheapest in India at ₹699.00, about $7.44 or 75% below the US price of $29.99. Steam only sells each regional price to accounts from that region.
Is Kenshi good?
Steam players rate Kenshi Overwhelmingly Positive: 95% of 117,551 reviews are positive.
When did Kenshi come out?
Kenshi was released on Steam on Mar 1, 2013.
Who made Kenshi?
Kenshi was developed by Lo-Fi Games.
Is Kenshi still worth playing?
Kenshi has a big, active player base on Steam today (4,709 playing right now), and players still rate it well (Overwhelmingly Positive).
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