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Natural Selection 2 player count chart
Natural Selection 2 has a small but active player base. 78 people are playing it on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days its player count has been stable (up 4% on the month before).
History from Sep 1, 2012
Natural Selection 2 monthly player count
| Month | Avg. players | % Gain | Peak players |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | 76 | +18.75% | 178 |
| October 2026 | 64 | +1.59% | 161 |
| September 2026 | 63 | -6.02% | 156 |
| August 2026 | not enough data | -21.33% | 166 |
| July 2026 | not enough data | +12.23% | 211 |
| June 2026 | not enough data | -8.29% | 188 |
| May 2026 | not enough data | +17.82% | 205 |
| April 2026 | not enough data | -7.94% | 174 |
| March 2026 | not enough data | -16% | 189 |
| February 2026 | not enough data | -12.11% | 225 |
| January 2026 | not enough data | +23.08% | 256 |
| December 2025 | not enough data | +2.46% | 208 |
| November 2025 | not enough data | -8.56% | 203 |
| October 2025 | not enough data | +13.27% | 222 |
| September 2025 | not enough data | +3.7% | 196 |
| August 2025 | not enough data | -11.68% | 189 |
| July 2025 | not enough data | -4.89% | 214 |
| June 2025 | not enough data | +3.69% | 225 |
| May 2025 | not enough data | -3.98% | 217 |
| April 2025 | not enough data | -0.44% | 226 |
| March 2025 | not enough data | +1.34% | 227 |
| February 2025 | not enough data | -4.68% | 224 |
| January 2025 | not enough data | +19.29% | 235 |
| December 2024 | not enough data | -8.37% | 197 |
| November 2024 | not enough data | -10.79% | 215 |
| October 2024 | not enough data | +12.09% | 241 |
| September 2024 | not enough data | -11.52% | 215 |
| August 2024 | not enough data | +6.58% | 243 |
| July 2024 | not enough data | +12.87% | 228 |
| June 2024 | not enough data | -12.55% | 202 |
| May 2024 | not enough data | +2.67% | 231 |
| April 2024 | not enough data | -15.41% | 225 |
| March 2024 | not enough data | -2.21% | 266 |
| February 2024 | not enough data | +1.12% | 272 |
| January 2024 | not enough data | +9.8% | 269 |
| December 2023 | not enough data | -3.54% | 245 |
| November 2023 | not enough data | +3.25% | 254 |
| October 2023 | not enough data | +8.37% | 246 |
| September 2023 | not enough data | -4.22% | 227 |
| August 2023 | not enough data | -15.36% | 237 |
| July 2023 | not enough data | -0.71% | 280 |
| June 2023 | not enough data | -14.55% | 282 |
| May 2023 | not enough data | +23.13% | 330 |
| April 2023 | not enough data | +3.08% | 268 |
| March 2023 | not enough data | -12.46% | 260 |
| February 2023 | not enough data | -5.71% | 297 |
| January 2023 | not enough data | +5% | 315 |
| December 2022 | not enough data | +29.31% | 300 |
| November 2022 | not enough data | -23.18% | 232 |
| October 2022 | not enough data | -4.13% | 302 |
| September 2022 | not enough data | +2.27% | 315 |
| August 2022 | not enough data | +0.33% | 308 |
| July 2022 | not enough data | -3.46% | 307 |
| June 2022 | not enough data | +18.66% | 318 |
| May 2022 | not enough data | -10.67% | 268 |
| April 2022 | not enough data | +6.38% | 300 |
| March 2022 | not enough data | -23.16% | 282 |
| February 2022 | not enough data | -13.44% | 367 |
| January 2022 | not enough data | +26.95% | 424 |
| December 2021 | not enough data | +18.44% | 334 |
| November 2021 | not enough data | +3.3% | 282 |
| October 2021 | not enough data | -7.14% | 273 |
| September 2021 | not enough data | -3.92% | 294 |
| August 2021 | not enough data | -32.75% | 306 |
| July 2021 | not enough data | +49.67% | 455 |
| June 2021 | not enough data | -1.62% | 304 |
| May 2021 | not enough data | -5.5% | 309 |
| April 2021 | not enough data | -2.97% | 327 |
| March 2021 | not enough data | -7.16% | 337 |
| February 2021 | not enough data | -28.54% | 363 |
| January 2021 | not enough data | +25.12% | 508 |
| December 2020 | not enough data | -2.87% | 406 |
| November 2020 | not enough data | +25.53% | 418 |
| October 2020 | not enough data | -3.48% | 333 |
| September 2020 | not enough data | +0% | 345 |
| August 2020 | not enough data | -23.16% | 345 |
| July 2020 | not enough data | +7.16% | 449 |
| June 2020 | not enough data | +9.4% | 419 |
| May 2020 | not enough data | -9.03% | 383 |
| April 2020 | not enough data | +4.73% | 421 |
| March 2020 | not enough data | +5.79% | 402 |
| February 2020 | not enough data | -3.55% | 380 |
| January 2020 | not enough data | +3.41% | 394 |
| December 2019 | not enough data | -0.78% | 381 |
| November 2019 | not enough data | +6.08% | 384 |
| October 2019 | not enough data | -11.06% | 362 |
| September 2019 | not enough data | +19.01% | 407 |
| August 2019 | not enough data | -8.06% | 342 |
| July 2019 | not enough data | -18.24% | 372 |
| June 2019 | not enough data | -45.44% | 455 |
| May 2019 | not enough data | +11.8% | 834 |
| April 2019 | not enough data | +81.07% | 746 |
| March 2019 | not enough data | -16.26% | 412 |
| February 2019 | not enough data | -8.21% | 492 |
| January 2019 | not enough data | +12.37% | 536 |
| December 2018 | not enough data | +6.47% | 477 |
| November 2018 | not enough data | +11.44% | 448 |
| October 2018 | not enough data | -0.25% | 402 |
| September 2018 | not enough data | +16.47% | 403 |
| August 2018 | not enough data | -34.72% | 346 |
| July 2018 | not enough data | -1.49% | 530 |
| June 2018 | not enough data | +45.8% | 538 |
| May 2018 | not enough data | -10.44% | 369 |
| April 2018 | not enough data | -4.85% | 412 |
| March 2018 | not enough data | -11.27% | 433 |
| February 2018 | not enough data | +2.31% | 488 |
| January 2018 | not enough data | +6.95% | 477 |
| December 2017 | not enough data | -8.23% | 446 |
| November 2017 | not enough data | -2.21% | 486 |
| October 2017 | not enough data | +23.63% | 497 |
| September 2017 | not enough data | -1.23% | 402 |
| August 2017 | not enough data | -13.22% | 407 |
| July 2017 | not enough data | -9.28% | 469 |
| June 2017 | not enough data | +1.97% | 517 |
| May 2017 | not enough data | +4.32% | 507 |
| April 2017 | not enough data | -6.36% | 486 |
| March 2017 | not enough data | -7.16% | 519 |
| February 2017 | not enough data | +3.9% | 559 |
| January 2017 | not enough data | +11.85% | 538 |
| December 2016 | not enough data | -3.99% | 481 |
| November 2016 | not enough data | -30.9% | 501 |
| October 2016 | not enough data | +55.91% | 725 |
| September 2016 | not enough data | +6.9% | 465 |
| August 2016 | not enough data | -8.61% | 435 |
| July 2016 | not enough data | -20.67% | 476 |
| June 2016 | not enough data | +0.84% | 600 |
| May 2016 | not enough data | -1.65% | 595 |
| April 2016 | not enough data | -5.62% | 605 |
| March 2016 | not enough data | -12.43% | 641 |
| February 2016 | not enough data | -19.03% | 732 |
| January 2016 | not enough data | +49.67% | 904 |
| December 2015 | not enough data | -1.95% | 604 |
| November 2015 | not enough data | +29.41% | 616 |
| October 2015 | not enough data | +14.42% | 476 |
| September 2015 | not enough data | -16.47% | 416 |
| August 2015 | not enough data | +11.66% | 498 |
| July 2015 | not enough data | -14.23% | 446 |
| June 2015 | not enough data | +0.78% | 520 |
| May 2015 | not enough data | -8.51% | 516 |
| April 2015 | not enough data | -7.69% | 564 |
| March 2015 | not enough data | -16.76% | 611 |
| February 2015 | not enough data | -22.08% | 734 |
| January 2015 | not enough data | -18.51% | 942 |
| December 2014 | not enough data | -11.49% | 1,156 |
| November 2014 | not enough data | +96.1% | 1,306 |
| October 2014 | not enough data | -45.19% | 666 |
| September 2014 | not enough data | +63.09% | 1,215 |
| August 2014 | not enough data | -18.13% | 745 |
| July 2014 | not enough data | -52.16% | 910 |
| June 2014 | not enough data | +83.24% | 1,902 |
| May 2014 | not enough data | -14.43% | 1,038 |
| April 2014 | not enough data | -5.75% | 1,213 |
| March 2014 | not enough data | -14.94% | 1,287 |
| February 2014 | not enough data | -74.82% | 1,513 |
| January 2014 | not enough data | +90.52% | 6,009 |
| December 2013 | not enough data | +83.69% | 3,154 |
| November 2013 | not enough data | +40.39% | 1,717 |
| October 2013 | not enough data | -82.55% | 1,223 |
| September 2013 | not enough data | +10.22% | 7,007 |
| August 2013 | not enough data | +81.32% | 6,357 |
| July 2013 | not enough data | +16.48% | 3,506 |
| June 2013 | not enough data | +146.52% | 3,010 |
| May 2013 | not enough data | -46.19% | 1,221 |
| April 2013 | not enough data | -76.14% | 2,269 |
| March 2013 | not enough data | +306.76% | 9,510 |
| February 2013 | not enough data | -57.91% | 2,338 |
| January 2013 | not enough data | -15.95% | 5,555 |
| December 2012 | not enough data | -7.37% | 6,609 |
| November 2012 | not enough data | +12.72% | 7,135 |
| October 2012 | not enough data | +1150.99% | 6,330 |
| September 2012 | not enough data | n/a | 506 |
How many people play Natural Selection 2 right now?
At this moment Natural Selection 2 has 78 concurrent players on Steam. That makes it the #3,716 most played game on Steam at the moment. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 159 players. Today's peak is 33% above its 30-day average daily peak of 120.
Natural Selection 2 player count history
Over the last 30 days Natural Selection 2 averaged a daily peak of 120 players, up 4% compared with the 30 days before (115). Its highest point this month (178) is 12% below the same period last year (203). In its first month after release (Sep 1, 2012) it peaked at 506 players. Today's player count is 1% of its all-time peak of 9,510, set on Mar 24, 2013.
Best time to play Natural Selection 2
Based on the last 14 days, Natural Selection 2 is busiest around 19:00 UTC (2 PM in New York) and quietest around 09:00 UTC (4 AM in New York), when about 84% fewer people are online. For the fastest matchmaking, play close to the peak hour.
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Natural Selection 2 players by hour and weekday
When Natural Selection 2 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 Natural Selection 2
A fast paced multiplayer shooter that pits aliens against humans in a strategic and action-packed struggle for survival!
- Developer
- Unknown Worlds Entertainment
- Publisher
- Unknown Worlds Entertainment, KRAFTON, Inc.
- Released
- Sep 1, 2012
- Genre
- Action, Indie, Strategy
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Languages
- 10 languages, 1 with full audio
Screenshots
Natural Selection 2 price history
Good time to buy? Probably wait for a sale. Natural Selection 2 is at its full price of $4.99. It usually goes on sale for about 50% off (around $2.50), and the lowest we have recorded is $0.99.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.
How many copies has Natural Selection 2 sold?
We estimate Natural Selection 2 has sold 160K to 410K copies on Steam, based on how many Steam reviews it has. At the prices it has actually sold for, that is roughly $640K to $1.6M in gross revenue.
Natural Selection 2 reviews by language
- English69%
- Russian15%
- French5%
- German4%
- Chinese (Simplified)4%
- Spanish3%
Share of Steam reviews written in each of the 11 biggest Steam languages. It shows where the game's players are, roughly.
These are estimates, not official sales figures. How we estimate sales.
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Natural Selection 2 reviews over time
Positive and negative Steam user reviews per month, from Steam's review history.
Natural Selection 2 achievements
Natural Selection 2 has 137 Steam achievements. On average a player has unlocked 4.0% of them; the rarest, Matched Play Unlock, is held by 0.0% of players.
They Just Keep ComingKill a Skulk18.5%
TSFPlay a round as a Marine17.9%
Strategic ThinkingFollow 5 Commander’s orders in a single round17.0%
KharaaPlay a round as an Alien16.9%
DemolitionsDeal 7500 structure damage in a single round16.3%
First Class PostUse a Phase Gate16.2%
First AdventureComplete both tutorials.16.0%
TravelerPlay on 3 different maps15.9%
Tag!Parasite a Marine15.8%
UntouchableKill a Marine while having full health15.6%
ExplorerUse Play Now15.2%
Economics 101Kill an Harvester14.6%
BloodrageDeal 4000 player damage in a single round14.6%
Mood LightingWeld a Power Node14.2%
Battle ReadyEvolve one Kharaa Upgrade14.1%
SlimyUse a Kharaa Tunnel13.8%
Security DetailKill an Alien while defending an Extractor13.7%
New RecruitComplete the Marine tutorial.13.6%
Air DefenseKill a Lerk13.3%
Team PlayerDestroy an Extractor13.3%
Economic SabotageKill a Gorge12.7%
Fresh LarvaComplete the Alien tutorial.12.6%
DisarmamentKill a Marine who has a Shotgun12.2%
‘Tis But a ScratchGet healed with a single health point12.0%
No More Fancy ToysDestroy 100 resources worth of enemy technology in a single round10.9%
Asymmetrical CombatKill a Fade10.6%
FirefighterKill a Marine who has a Flamethrower10.5%
Unfair AdvantageEvolve three Alien upgrades10.3%
Big Game HunterKill an Onos9.8%
They Came From BehindKill a Marine after sneaking as Skulk9.6%
CheckmateDeal the killing blow to a Hive or Command Station9.6%
Bomb DefusalKill a Marine who has a Grenade Launcher9.3%
Most Valued XenomorphKill a Marine while defending a Harvester9.3%
Eat Your GreensComplete all new player missions8.3%
You're Walking NowDestroy an Exosuit7.4%
The Doctor is InWeld your teammates 10 times in a single round6.9%
RegicideKill the enemy team's Commander6.6%
Burning CashDestroy 200 resources worth of enemy technology in a single round6.4%
Old RecruitComplete the Marine Commander tutorial.6.2%
RepairmanWeld 5 Power Nodes in a single round5.4%
I See Human ScumParasite 10 Marines in a single round5.3%
Higher LifeformComplete the Alien Commander tutorial.4.5%
CultivationBuild a Hive as Gorge4.1%
ProtipKill a Marine with two Bites and a Parasite4.0%
RecessionDestroy 300 resources worth of enemy technology in a single round3.9%
Long Term InvestmentsKill an Alien while defending an Extractor 5 times in a single round3.2%
Unsportsmanlike ConductTaunt after killing an enemy player3.2%
DambusterKill 5 Harvesters in a single round2.5%
Barking DogDestroy 5 Extractors in a single round2.4%
Wall Hacks!Parasite 20 Marines in a single round2.2%
UnleashedRattling the Cage reaps its own reward2.2%
Arcade ChampionSpent some time playing arcade game modes1.9%
Quality AssuranceKill a developer1.5%
Speed DemonComplete the Skulk Race Challenge1.3%
Combat EngineerBuild 10 Extractors in a single round0.9%
Secure InvestmentsKill a Marine while defending a Harvester 5 times in a single round0.9%
Adam SmithKill an Alien while defending an Extractor 10 times in a single round0.8%
No Tech For YouKill 10 Harvesters in a single round0.7%
Rifles OnlyDestroy 10 Extractors in a single round0.6%
Darwin AwardHidden achievement0.5%
Showing the 60 most unlocked of 137 achievements.
Global unlock rates from Steam, most common first.
Natural Selection 2 DLC
Natural Selection 2 has 10 DLCs and soundtracks on Steam, newest first.
Latest Natural Selection 2 news and patch notes
- Oct 31, 2026 14 Years of NS2: Community Update Beta & Squad 5 Returns
- Feb 14, 2023 Unknown Worlds Entertainment ceases active development of Natural Selection 2
- Dec 30, 2022 HOTFIX Update 344 Patch notes
- Dec 9, 2022 Matched Play v1.0 Released!
- Jun 27, 2022 Matched Play Beta 4, Update 342 Released
- Feb 3, 2022 Update 341 Released!
- Dec 27, 2021 New Year Balance Updates
- Dec 16, 2021 Update 340, Matched Play Beta v2
Official announcements from the developer on Steam.
Natural Selection 2 FAQ
Is Natural Selection 2 dead?
Natural Selection 2 has a small but active player base. 78 people are playing it on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days its player count has been stable (up 4% on the month before).
How many people play Natural Selection 2?
78 people are playing Natural Selection 2 on Steam right now. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 159 concurrent players.
What is the all-time peak player count for Natural Selection 2?
Natural Selection 2 reached its all-time Steam peak of 9,510 concurrent players on Mar 24, 2013.
Is Natural Selection 2 growing or declining?
Natural Selection 2 is stable. Its average daily peak over the last 30 days was 120, up 4% compared with the previous 30 days.
When is Natural Selection 2 most active?
Natural Selection 2 usually has the most players around 19:00 UTC (2 PM in New York) and the fewest around 09:00 UTC (4 AM in New York).
How much does Natural Selection 2 cost?
Natural Selection 2 costs $4.99 on Steam in the US. Prices are checked daily and can differ by region.
What is the lowest price Natural Selection 2 has been on Steam?
The lowest US price we have recorded for Natural Selection 2 on Steam is $0.99 (80% off), on Jan 4, 2026 (from an archived copy of the Steam store page). It costs $4.99 right now.
Is Natural Selection 2 on sale right now?
No, Natural Selection 2 is at its full price of $4.99 on Steam right now. In past sales it usually dropped about 50%, and the biggest discount we have seen is 80%.
Is Natural Selection 2 good?
Steam players rate Natural Selection 2 Very Positive: 85% of 13,139 reviews are positive.
When did Natural Selection 2 come out?
Natural Selection 2 was released on Steam on Sep 1, 2012.
Who made Natural Selection 2?
Natural Selection 2 was developed by Unknown Worlds Entertainment and published by Unknown Worlds Entertainment, KRAFTON, Inc..
Is Natural Selection 2 still worth playing?
Natural Selection 2 has a smaller but active community on Steam today (78 playing right now), and players still rate it well (Very Positive).
How many copies has Natural Selection 2 sold?
We estimate Natural Selection 2 has sold 160K to 410K copies on Steam, based on how many Steam reviews it has. This is an estimate, not an official figure, because Steam does not publish sales.
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