PlanetSide 2 Player Count: Is It Dead?

PlanetSide 2

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PlanetSide 2

Rogue Planet GamesNov 20, 2012Action, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play

Free to play Very PositiveSteam Deck Playable
  • Free to Play
  • FPS
  • Massively Multiplayer
  • Shooter
  • Action
  • Open World
  • Multiplayer
  • Team-Based
  • Sci-fi
  • War
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Playing now
528
Updated 12 minutes ago
24-hour peak
528
Last 24 hours
All-time peak
29,712
Nov 26, 2012
Avg this month
367
-1.87% vs last month
Steam reviews
80%
Very Positive

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

PlanetSide 2 player count chart

PlanetSide 2 has a small but active player base. 528 people are playing it on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days its player count has been stable (up 6% on the month before).

History from Nov 1, 2012

PlanetSide 2 monthly player count

MonthAvg. playersGain% GainPeak players
November 2026367-7-1.87%761
October 2026374+21+5.95%786
September 2026353-209-22.64%714
August 2026n/a+223+31.86%923
July 2026n/a-216-23.58%700
June 2026n/a+46+5.29%916
May 2026n/a-12-1.36%870
April 2026n/a-40-4.34%882
March 2026n/a-61-6.21%922
February 2026n/a-135-12.08%983
January 2026n/a+216+23.95%1,118
December 2025n/a-140-13.44%902
November 2025n/a-1-0.1%1,042
October 2025n/a-59-5.35%1,043
September 2025n/a+27+2.51%1,102
August 2025n/a+55+5.39%1,075
July 2025n/a-209-17.01%1,020
June 2025n/a-510-29.33%1,229
May 2025n/a+288+19.85%1,739
April 2025n/a-186-11.36%1,451
March 2025n/a+343+26.51%1,637
February 2025n/a-58-4.29%1,294
January 2025n/a-2-0.15%1,352
December 2024n/a-192-12.42%1,354
November 2024n/a-35-2.21%1,546
October 2024n/a+358+29.27%1,581
September 2024n/a-321-20.79%1,223
August 2024n/a-183-10.6%1,544
July 2024n/a+239+16.06%1,727
June 2024n/a+183+14.02%1,488
May 2024n/a-89-6.38%1,305
April 2024n/a-51-3.53%1,394
March 2024n/a-300-17.19%1,445
February 2024n/a+141+8.79%1,745
January 2024n/a-76-4.52%1,604
December 2023n/a+99+6.26%1,680
November 2023n/a-230-12.7%1,581
October 2023n/a+14+0.78%1,811
September 2023n/a-30-1.64%1,797
August 2023n/a-103-5.34%1,827
July 2023n/a-979-33.65%1,930
June 2023n/a-883-23.29%2,909
May 2023n/a+907+31.44%3,792
April 2023n/a+306+11.87%2,885
March 2023n/a+132+5.39%2,579
February 2023n/a-82-3.24%2,447
January 2023n/a+67+2.72%2,529
December 2022n/a-1,489-37.69%2,462
November 2022n/a+1,343+51.5%3,951
October 2022n/a-292-10.07%2,608
September 2022n/a-459-13.66%2,900
August 2022n/a-412-10.93%3,359
July 2022n/a+587+18.44%3,771
June 2022n/a-609-16.06%3,184
May 2022n/a-674-15.09%3,793
April 2022n/a+1,442+47.67%4,467
March 2022n/a-186-5.79%3,025
February 2022n/a-429-11.79%3,211
January 2022n/a+858+30.84%3,640
December 2021n/a-238-7.88%2,782
November 2021n/a-101-3.24%3,020
October 2021n/a-19-0.61%3,121
September 2021n/a-245-7.24%3,140
August 2021n/a-12-0.35%3,385
July 2021n/a+802+30.91%3,397
June 2021n/a-473-15.42%2,595
May 2021n/a+269+9.61%3,068
April 2021n/a-208-6.92%2,799
March 2021n/a-94-3.03%3,007
February 2021n/a-213-6.43%3,101
January 2021n/a+23+0.7%3,314
December 2020n/a-904-21.55%3,291
November 2020n/a-261-5.86%4,195
October 2020n/a+918+25.95%4,456
September 2020n/a+157+4.64%3,538
August 2020n/a-581-14.66%3,381
July 2020n/a-42-1.05%3,962
June 2020n/a-823-17.05%4,004
May 2020n/a-1,749-26.6%4,827
April 2020n/a-1,181-15.22%6,576
March 2020n/a+3,581+85.75%7,757
February 2020n/a+1,934+86.26%4,176
January 2020n/a+234+11.65%2,242
December 2019n/a-152-7.04%2,008
November 2019n/a+318+17.26%2,160
October 2019n/a-214-10.41%1,842
September 2019n/a-350-14.55%2,056
August 2019n/a-800-24.95%2,406
July 2019n/a+723+29.12%3,206
June 2019n/a-1,071-30.14%2,483
May 2019n/a+82+2.36%3,554
April 2019n/a+1,320+61.34%3,472
March 2019n/a-172-7.4%2,152
February 2019n/a-559-19.39%2,324
January 2019n/a-9-0.31%2,883
December 2018n/a-183-5.95%2,892
November 2018n/a-438-12.47%3,075
October 2018n/a+777+28.4%3,513
September 2018n/a+160+6.21%2,736
August 2018n/a-505-16.39%2,576
July 2018n/a+145+4.94%3,081
June 2018n/a-467-13.72%2,936
May 2018n/a+244+7.72%3,403
April 2018n/a-355-10.1%3,159
March 2018n/a+183+5.49%3,514
February 2018n/a+160+5.05%3,331
January 2018n/a+92+2.99%3,171
December 2017n/a+67+2.22%3,079
November 2017n/a-1,019-25.28%3,012
October 2017n/a+850+26.72%4,031
September 2017n/a-84-2.57%3,181
August 2017n/a+134+4.28%3,265
July 2017n/a-49-1.54%3,131
June 2017n/a-342-9.71%3,180
May 2017n/a-276-7.27%3,522
April 2017n/a+166+4.57%3,798
March 2017n/a-244-6.3%3,632
February 2017n/a-103-2.59%3,876
January 2017n/a+481+13.75%3,979
December 2016n/a-327-8.55%3,498
November 2016n/a+347+9.98%3,825
October 2016n/a-94-2.63%3,478
September 2016n/a-33-0.92%3,572
August 2016n/a+266+7.97%3,605
July 2016n/a-1,345-28.71%3,339
June 2016n/a-1,561-25%4,684
May 2016n/a+674+12.1%6,245
April 2016n/a+1,355+32.14%5,571
March 2016n/a+132+3.23%4,216
February 2016n/a-82-1.97%4,084
January 2016n/a+1+0.02%4,166
December 2015n/a-158-3.65%4,165
November 2015n/a-231-5.07%4,323
October 2015n/a-617-11.93%4,554
September 2015n/a+493+10.54%5,171
August 2015n/a+51+1.1%4,678
July 2015n/a+280+6.44%4,627
June 2015n/a-356-7.57%4,347
May 2015n/a-259-5.22%4,703
April 2015n/a-1,119-18.4%4,962
March 2015n/a-853-12.3%6,081
February 2015n/a-604-8.01%6,934
January 2015n/a+1,200+18.93%7,538
December 2014n/a-498-7.28%6,338
November 2014n/a+728+11.92%6,836
October 2014n/a-558-8.37%6,108
September 2014n/a-142-2.09%6,666
August 2014n/a+221+3.36%6,808
July 2014n/a-141-2.1%6,587
June 2014n/a-93-1.36%6,728
May 2014n/a-662-8.85%6,821
April 2014n/a-1,329-15.08%7,483
March 2014n/a-811-8.43%8,812
February 2014n/a-983-9.27%9,623
January 2014n/a+2,410+29.4%10,606
December 2013n/a-333-3.9%8,196
November 2013n/a+2,124+33.16%8,529
October 2013n/a-315-4.69%6,405
September 2013n/a-364-5.14%6,720
August 2013n/a-1,315-15.66%7,084
July 2013n/a+199+2.43%8,399
June 2013n/a-634-7.18%8,200
May 2013n/a-1,580-15.17%8,834
April 2013n/a-111-1.05%10,414
March 2013n/a-9,923-48.53%10,525
February 2013n/a+5,649+38.17%20,448
January 2013n/a-8,887-37.52%14,799
December 2012n/a-6,026-20.28%23,686
November 2012n/an/an/a29,712

How many people are playing PlanetSide 2?

528 people are playing PlanetSide 2 on Steam right now. That makes it the #1,133 most played game on Steam at the moment. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 528 players. Today's peak is 10% below its 30-day average daily peak of 587.

PlanetSide 2 player count trend

Over the last 30 days PlanetSide 2 averaged a daily peak of 587 players, up 6% compared with the 30 days before (556). Its highest point this month (786) is 25% below the same period last year (1,042). In its first month after release (Nov 20, 2012) it peaked at 29,712 players. Today's player count is 2% of its all-time peak of 29,712, set on Nov 26, 2012.

Best time to play PlanetSide 2

Based on the last 14 days, PlanetSide 2 is busiest around 19:00 UTC (2 PM in New York) and quietest around 06:00 UTC (1 AM in New York), when about 55% fewer people are online. For the fastest matchmaking, play close to the peak hour.

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PlanetSide 2 players by hour and weekday

When PlanetSide 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.

BusiestSaturday at 18:00 UTCabout 665 players on average
QuietestThursday at 06:00 UTCabout 177 players on average
Busy vs quiet3.8xmore 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 PlanetSide 2

PlanetSide 2 is an all-out planetary war, where thousands of players battle as one across enormous continents. Utilize infantry, ground and air vehicles, and teamwork to destroy your enemies in this revolutionary first-person shooter on a massive scale.

Developer
Rogue Planet Games
Publisher
Daybreak Game Company
Released
Nov 20, 2012
Genre
Action, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play
Steam Deck
Playable
Languages
7 languages

Screenshots

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PlanetSide 2 price

PlanetSide 2 is free to play on Steam.

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PlanetSide 2 reviews over time

80% Very Positive80% of 74,939 Steam reviews are positiveRead reviews on Steam

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

PlanetSide 2 on Twitch

26
watching now
6
live channels
33
24-hour peak viewers
16
7-day average viewers

Twitch category "PlanetSide 2", sampled every 30 minutes since Oct 13, 2026. Most watched games on Twitch

PlanetSide 2 Twitch viewers per day, last 90 days

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

Best day: 3 Nov 2026, with a peak of 85 viewers and 7 on average.

PlanetSide 2 streamers right now

  1. Lonely_Millennial19

Top PlanetSide 2 streamers this week

  1. Ahorn30
  2. Lozztaroth27
  3. boroda4e21
  4. Avyaz_21
  5. Zgegoz_19

Average viewers while live.

Top Twitch streamers across all games

Latest PlanetSide 2 news and patch notes

Official announcements from the developer on Steam.

PlanetSide 2 FAQ

Is PlanetSide 2 dead?

PlanetSide 2 has a small but active player base. 528 people are playing it on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days its player count has been stable (up 6% on the month before).

How many people play PlanetSide 2?

528 people are playing PlanetSide 2 on Steam right now. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 528 concurrent players.

What is the all-time peak player count for PlanetSide 2?

PlanetSide 2 reached its all-time Steam peak of 29,712 concurrent players on Nov 26, 2012.

Is PlanetSide 2 growing or declining?

PlanetSide 2 is stable. Its average daily peak over the last 30 days was 587, up 6% compared with the previous 30 days.

When is PlanetSide 2 most active?

PlanetSide 2 usually has the most players around 19:00 UTC (2 PM in New York) and the fewest around 06:00 UTC (1 AM in New York).

Is PlanetSide 2 free?

Yes, PlanetSide 2 is free to play on Steam.

Is PlanetSide 2 good?

Steam players rate PlanetSide 2 Very Positive: 80% of 74,939 reviews are positive.

When did PlanetSide 2 come out?

PlanetSide 2 was released on Steam on Nov 20, 2012.

Who made PlanetSide 2?

PlanetSide 2 was developed by Rogue Planet Games and published by Daybreak Game Company.

Is PlanetSide 2 still worth playing?

PlanetSide 2 has a smaller but active community on Steam today (528 playing right now), and players still rate it well (Very Positive).

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