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Portal Knights player count chart
Portal Knights has a small but active player base. 57 people are playing it on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days its player count has been declining (down 39% on the month before).
History from Feb 1, 2016
Portal Knights monthly player count
| Month | Avg. players | % Gain | Peak players |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | 74 | -22.92% | 161 |
| October 2026 | 96 | -41.1% | 219 |
| September 2026 | 163 | +89.05% | 380 |
| August 2026 | not enough data | -11.45% | 201 |
| July 2026 | not enough data | -20.91% | 227 |
| June 2026 | not enough data | +31.65% | 287 |
| May 2026 | not enough data | -71.28% | 218 |
| April 2026 | not enough data | +148.04% | 759 |
| March 2026 | not enough data | -4.97% | 306 |
| February 2026 | not enough data | +3.87% | 322 |
| January 2026 | not enough data | +11.51% | 310 |
| December 2025 | not enough data | -28.72% | 278 |
| November 2025 | not enough data | +7.44% | 390 |
| October 2025 | not enough data | +6.76% | 363 |
| September 2025 | not enough data | -2.86% | 340 |
| August 2025 | not enough data | +30.11% | 350 |
| July 2025 | not enough data | -18.73% | 269 |
| June 2025 | not enough data | -20.05% | 331 |
| May 2025 | not enough data | +64.29% | 414 |
| April 2025 | not enough data | -21.98% | 252 |
| March 2025 | not enough data | -37.28% | 323 |
| February 2025 | not enough data | -0.19% | 515 |
| January 2025 | not enough data | -37.68% | 516 |
| December 2024 | not enough data | +0.85% | 828 |
| November 2024 | not enough data | +173.67% | 821 |
| October 2024 | not enough data | -9.91% | 300 |
| September 2024 | not enough data | +9.54% | 333 |
| August 2024 | not enough data | +20.16% | 304 |
| July 2024 | not enough data | -11.23% | 253 |
| June 2024 | not enough data | -9.81% | 285 |
| May 2024 | not enough data | +5.33% | 316 |
| April 2024 | not enough data | +2.39% | 300 |
| March 2024 | not enough data | -4.87% | 293 |
| February 2024 | not enough data | +5.84% | 308 |
| January 2024 | not enough data | -15.41% | 291 |
| December 2023 | not enough data | -8.02% | 344 |
| November 2023 | not enough data | -8.56% | 374 |
| October 2023 | not enough data | -20.74% | 409 |
| September 2023 | not enough data | +122.41% | 516 |
| August 2023 | not enough data | -41.27% | 232 |
| July 2023 | not enough data | -5.95% | 395 |
| June 2023 | not enough data | -11.95% | 420 |
| May 2023 | not enough data | -24.76% | 477 |
| April 2023 | not enough data | +60.91% | 634 |
| March 2023 | not enough data | +8.54% | 394 |
| February 2023 | not enough data | -45.98% | 363 |
| January 2023 | not enough data | +74.09% | 672 |
| December 2022 | not enough data | -8.75% | 386 |
| November 2022 | not enough data | -22.67% | 423 |
| October 2022 | not enough data | +3.6% | 547 |
| September 2022 | not enough data | +89.93% | 528 |
| August 2022 | not enough data | -25.27% | 278 |
| July 2022 | not enough data | -1.85% | 372 |
| June 2022 | not enough data | +13.13% | 379 |
| May 2022 | not enough data | -51.45% | 335 |
| April 2022 | not enough data | +17.95% | 690 |
| March 2022 | not enough data | +28.57% | 585 |
| February 2022 | not enough data | +5.08% | 455 |
| January 2022 | not enough data | +10.18% | 433 |
| December 2021 | not enough data | -17.95% | 393 |
| November 2021 | not enough data | -26.98% | 479 |
| October 2021 | not enough data | -58.19% | 656 |
| September 2021 | not enough data | +130.4% | 1,569 |
| August 2021 | not enough data | +5.09% | 681 |
| July 2021 | not enough data | +29.6% | 648 |
| June 2021 | not enough data | +5.71% | 500 |
| May 2021 | not enough data | -2.87% | 473 |
| April 2021 | not enough data | -34.28% | 487 |
| March 2021 | not enough data | +1.51% | 741 |
| February 2021 | not enough data | +13.35% | 730 |
| January 2021 | not enough data | +13.18% | 644 |
| December 2020 | not enough data | -0.52% | 569 |
| November 2020 | not enough data | +8.33% | 572 |
| October 2020 | not enough data | -65.85% | 528 |
| September 2020 | not enough data | +55.85% | 1,546 |
| August 2020 | not enough data | +10.34% | 992 |
| July 2020 | not enough data | -29.6% | 899 |
| June 2020 | not enough data | +32.88% | 1,277 |
| May 2020 | not enough data | -46.43% | 961 |
| April 2020 | not enough data | +1.93% | 1,794 |
| March 2020 | not enough data | -36.76% | 1,760 |
| February 2020 | not enough data | +139.91% | 2,783 |
| January 2020 | not enough data | -69.98% | 1,160 |
| December 2019 | not enough data | +342.11% | 3,864 |
| November 2019 | not enough data | -7.81% | 874 |
| October 2019 | not enough data | -31% | 948 |
| September 2019 | not enough data | +33.79% | 1,374 |
| August 2019 | not enough data | -41.71% | 1,027 |
| July 2019 | not enough data | +33.89% | 1,762 |
| June 2019 | not enough data | +111.58% | 1,316 |
| May 2019 | not enough data | -59.74% | 622 |
| April 2019 | not enough data | +152.86% | 1,545 |
| March 2019 | not enough data | -45.2% | 611 |
| February 2019 | not enough data | -8.15% | 1,115 |
| January 2019 | not enough data | -61.88% | 1,214 |
| December 2018 | not enough data | +276.92% | 3,185 |
| November 2018 | not enough data | +22.11% | 845 |
| October 2018 | not enough data | -61.51% | 692 |
| September 2018 | not enough data | +94.59% | 1,798 |
| August 2018 | not enough data | -35.52% | 924 |
| July 2018 | not enough data | -34.42% | 1,433 |
| June 2018 | not enough data | +146.06% | 2,185 |
| May 2018 | not enough data | -36.8% | 888 |
| April 2018 | not enough data | -18.27% | 1,405 |
| March 2018 | not enough data | -8.71% | 1,719 |
| February 2018 | not enough data | +74.51% | 1,883 |
| January 2018 | not enough data | -11.41% | 1,079 |
| December 2017 | not enough data | -31.38% | 1,218 |
| November 2017 | not enough data | +64.35% | 1,775 |
| October 2017 | not enough data | +16.88% | 1,080 |
| September 2017 | not enough data | -45.2% | 924 |
| August 2017 | not enough data | -24.97% | 1,686 |
| July 2017 | not enough data | +4.85% | 2,247 |
| June 2017 | not enough data | -52.15% | 2,143 |
| May 2017 | not enough data | +28.01% | 4,479 |
| April 2017 | not enough data | +115.32% | 3,499 |
| March 2017 | not enough data | -41.17% | 1,625 |
| February 2017 | not enough data | +17.23% | 2,762 |
| January 2017 | not enough data | +0.68% | 2,356 |
| December 2016 | not enough data | +40.71% | 2,340 |
| November 2016 | not enough data | -16.18% | 1,663 |
| October 2016 | not enough data | +285.99% | 1,984 |
| September 2016 | not enough data | -70.34% | 514 |
| August 2016 | not enough data | -53.61% | 1,733 |
| July 2016 | not enough data | +4.68% | 3,736 |
| June 2016 | not enough data | +200.17% | 3,569 |
| May 2016 | not enough data | +14% | 1,189 |
| April 2016 | not enough data | -76.19% | 1,043 |
| March 2016 | not enough data | -33.24% | 4,381 |
| February 2016 | not enough data | n/a | 6,562 |
How many people are playing Portal Knights?
At this moment Portal Knights has 57 concurrent players on Steam. That makes it the #3,469 most played game on Steam at the moment. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 109 players. Today's peak is 19% below its 30-day average daily peak of 134.
Is Portal Knights growing or declining?
Over the last 30 days Portal Knights averaged a daily peak of 134 players, down 39% compared with the 30 days before (220). Its highest point this month (213) is 45% below the same period last year (390). In its first month after release (Feb 1, 2016) it peaked at 6,562 players. Today's player count is 1% of its all-time peak of 6,562, set on Feb 28, 2016.
Best time to play Portal Knights
Based on the last 14 days, Portal Knights is busiest around 14:00 UTC (9 AM in New York) and quietest around 04:00 UTC (11 PM in New York), when about 57% fewer people are online. For the fastest matchmaking, play close to the peak hour.
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Portal Knights players by hour and weekday
When Portal Knights 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 Portal Knights
The world of Elysia needs YOU! Join this cooperative, 3D sandbox action RPG to level up your character, craft epic weapons, conquer enemies in real-time, and build almost anything! Craft your adventure. Forge your hero. Become the ultimate Portal Knight!
- Developer
- Keen Games GmbH
- Publisher
- 505 Games
- Released
- Feb 1, 2016
- Genre
- Action, Adventure, RPG
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Languages
- 17 languages
Screenshots
Portal Knights price history
Good time to buy? Probably wait for a sale. Portal Knights is at its full price of $19.99. It usually goes on sale for about 85% off (around $3.00), and the lowest we have recorded is $2.99.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 Portal Knights sold?
We estimate Portal Knights has sold 320K to 810K copies on Steam, based on how many Steam reviews it has. At the prices it has actually sold for, that is roughly $4.4M to $11M in gross revenue.
Portal Knights reviews by language
- Chinese (Simplified)34%
- English31%
- Russian8%
- Portuguese (Brazil)7%
- French6%
- German4%
- Spanish4%
- Korean4%
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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Portal Knights reviews over time
Positive and negative Steam user reviews per month, from Steam's review history.
Portal Knights achievements
Portal Knights has 40 Steam achievements. On average a player has unlocked 23.3% of them; the rarest, Nosy Nellie, is held by 0.5% of players.
Man MadeCraft your first Item.92.1%- Baby StepsMine 10 Blocks.90.3%
- Level Up!Level Up for the first time.87.0%
- TravellerUse a Portal for the first time.86.5%
- TinkererCraft 50 Items.70.2%
- A HappeningEncounter your first Event.65.4%
- FledglingComplete all Tutorial Parts.62.7%
- Level 10!Reach Level 10.53.0%
- ExterminatorDefeat the Worm Boss.48.7%
- Dragon SlayerDefeat the Dragon Boss.30.0%
- Level 20!Reach Level 20.28.0%
- AdventurerActivate 20 portals.24.1%
- Whack-No-WormDefeat the Worm Boss without defeating any Small Worms.23.4%
- Mass ProductionCraft 1000 Items.21.0%
- Ghost BusterDefeat the Hollow King Boss.19.7%
- On the other side...Visit the Ghostworld.15.8%
- Do-It-YourselfUpgrade the Workbench to the maximum Level.13.6%
- EventingComplete 10 Event Quests.13.1%
- Master of MagicUpgrade the Altar to the maximum Level.12.0%
- Master SmithUpgrade the Anvil to the maximum Level.10.8%
- Portal KnightReach Level 30.10.6%
- Rookie CookieLevel up for the first time as a Rogue.7.5%
- EvasionistDefeat the Dragon Boss with 5 Saurian Fighters alive.7.4%
- Great ExplorerVisit all islands of area 1, 2 and 36.6%
- Can't Touch ThisDefeat the Hollow King Boss without taking damage.6.5%
- How Low Can You Go?Venture inside the Low Rift.6.1%
- CubicideMine 53,596 Blocks.3.2%
- Stuck In the Middle With YouReach the Final Rift Forge in the Middle Rift.2.6%
- World ChangingComplete 50 Event Quests.2.2%
- Backstab Your Way to the TopReach level 30 as a Rogue.1.7%
- Down the Rabbit HoleCollect and equip the complete Rabbit Armor and eat a carrot.1.6%
- High AchieversReach the Final Rift Forge in the High Rift.1.4%
- WorkbenchingPlace a workbench on all islands of area 1, 2 and 31.2%
- Armor-Retentive (Low Rift)Craft the entire set of Low Rift armor.1.1%
- Conspiracy on FaynoreSuccessfully complete all of the quests given by the Elves of Faynore.1.1%
- Dedicated KnightComplete 200 Event Quests.0.9%
- Armor-Retentive (Middle Rift)Craft the entire set of Middle Rift armor.0.8%
- Armor-Retentive (High Rift)Craft the entire set of High Rift armor.0.7%
- High Plains RifterReach the end of the High Rift without dying.0.6%
- Nosy NellieFind ALL secret chests in the High Rift.0.5%
Global unlock rates from Steam, most common first.
Portal Knights DLC
Portal Knights has 12 DLCs and soundtracks on Steam, newest first.
Latest Portal Knights news and patch notes
- May 13, 2020 Portal Knights, Legendary Edition is here!
- Mar 25, 2020 Join the Egg Hunt!
- Feb 20, 2020 Druids, Furfolk, and Relic Defense DLC and FREE Mount Update OUT NOW!
- Feb 6, 2020 WEDDING AND GALAS FREE DLC
- Jan 14, 2020 JOIN THE SPRING FESTIVAL
- Jan 13, 2020 Community Blog, Awards, Creative Features and What's Next?
- Dec 23, 2019 Seasons Greetings!
- Dec 12, 2019 Steam Workshop Featured Community Builds!
Official announcements from the developer on Steam.
Portal Knights FAQ
Is Portal Knights dead?
Portal Knights has a small but active player base. 57 people are playing it on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days its player count has been declining (down 39% on the month before).
How many people play Portal Knights?
57 people are playing Portal Knights on Steam right now. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 109 concurrent players.
What is the all-time peak player count for Portal Knights?
Portal Knights reached its all-time Steam peak of 6,562 concurrent players on Feb 28, 2016.
Is Portal Knights growing or declining?
Portal Knights is declining. Its average daily peak over the last 30 days was 134, down 39% compared with the previous 30 days.
When is Portal Knights most active?
Portal Knights usually has the most players around 14:00 UTC (9 AM in New York) and the fewest around 04:00 UTC (11 PM in New York).
How much does Portal Knights cost?
Portal Knights costs $19.99 on Steam in the US. Prices are checked daily and can differ by region.
What is the lowest price Portal Knights has been on Steam?
The lowest US price we have recorded for Portal Knights on Steam is $2.99 (85% off), on Sep 21, 2026 (from an archived copy of the Steam store page). It costs $19.99 right now.
Is Portal Knights on sale right now?
No, Portal Knights is at its full price of $19.99 on Steam right now. In past sales it usually dropped about 85%, and the biggest discount we have seen is 85%.
Is Portal Knights good?
Steam players rate Portal Knights Very Positive: 83% of 21,686 reviews are positive.
When did Portal Knights come out?
Portal Knights was released on Steam on Feb 1, 2016.
Who made Portal Knights?
Portal Knights was developed by Keen Games GmbH and published by 505 Games.
Is Portal Knights still worth playing?
Portal Knights has a smaller but active community on Steam today (57 playing right now), and players still rate it well (Very Positive).
How many copies has Portal Knights sold?
We estimate Portal Knights has sold 320K to 810K 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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