Subsistence Player Count

Subsistence

Steam app 418030

Subsistence

ColdGamesOct 25, 2016Action, Adventure, Indie, Simulation, Early Access

$13.99 Mostly PositiveSteam Deck Playable
  • Open World Survival Craft
  • Survival
  • Multiplayer
  • Crafting
  • Open World
  • Building
  • Base Building
  • Sandbox
  • Co-op
  • Singleplayer
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Playing now
358
Updated 28 minutes ago
24-hour peak
685
Last 24 hours
All-time peak
1,527
Sep 1, 2021
Avg this month
618
-11.84% vs last month
Steam reviews
72%
Mostly Positive

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

Subsistence player count chart

Subsistence has a small but active player base. 358 people are playing it on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days its player count has been growing (up 22% on the month before).

History from Oct 1, 2016

Subsistence monthly player count

MonthAvg. playersGain% GainPeak players
November 2026618-83-11.84%1,074
October 2026701+174+33.02%1,314
September 2026527+751+213.35%1,103
August 2026n/a+5+1.44%352
July 2026n/a+20+6.12%347
June 2026n/a-49-13.03%327
May 2026n/a-157-29.46%376
April 2026n/a-145-21.39%533
March 2026n/a+91+15.5%678
February 2026n/a+242+70.14%587
January 2026n/a+7+2.07%345
December 2025n/a-155-31.44%338
November 2025n/a-89-15.29%493
October 2025n/a-34-5.52%582
September 2025n/a+202+48.79%616
August 2025n/a+42+11.29%414
July 2025n/a-19-4.86%372
June 2025n/a-55-12.33%391
May 2025n/a+24+5.69%446
April 2025n/a-100-19.16%422
March 2025n/a-74-12.42%522
February 2025n/a-188-23.98%596
January 2025n/a+75+10.58%784
December 2024n/a+284+66.82%709
November 2024n/a-52-10.9%425
October 2024n/a-93-16.32%477
September 2024n/a+137+31.64%570
August 2024n/a-156-26.49%433
July 2024n/a-83-12.35%589
June 2024n/a+273+68.42%672
May 2024n/a-5-1.24%399
April 2024n/a-111-21.55%404
March 2024n/a-194-27.36%515
February 2024n/a-313-30.63%709
January 2024n/a+9+0.89%1,022
December 2023n/a+239+30.88%1,013
November 2023n/a-75-8.83%774
October 2023n/a+408+92.52%849
September 2023n/a-64-12.67%441
August 2023n/a-106-17.35%505
July 2023n/a-224-26.83%611
June 2023n/a+450+116.88%835
May 2023n/a-38-8.98%385
April 2023n/a-156-26.94%423
March 2023n/a-252-30.32%579
February 2023n/a-127-13.26%831
January 2023n/a-187-16.33%958
December 2022n/a+455+65.94%1,145
November 2022n/a-4-0.58%690
October 2022n/a+0+0%694
September 2022n/a-74-9.64%694
August 2022n/a-79-9.33%768
July 2022n/a+64+8.17%847
June 2022n/a+1+0.13%783
May 2022n/a-107-12.04%782
April 2022n/a+229+34.7%889
March 2022n/a-116-14.95%660
February 2022n/a-139-15.19%776
January 2022n/a+22+2.46%915
December 2021n/a-93-9.43%893
November 2021n/a-49-4.73%986
October 2021n/a-492-32.22%1,035
September 2021n/a+126+8.99%1,527
August 2021n/a+668+91.13%1,401
July 2021n/a+233+46.6%733
June 2021n/a-257-33.95%500
May 2021n/a-90-10.63%757
April 2021n/a+95+12.63%847
March 2021n/a-245-24.57%752
February 2021n/a-346-25.76%997
January 2021n/a+486+56.71%1,343
December 2020n/a-185-17.75%857
November 2020n/a+105+11.21%1,042
October 2020n/a-33-3.4%937
September 2020n/a-24-2.41%970
August 2020n/a-56-5.33%994
July 2020n/a+427+68.54%1,050
June 2020n/a-10-1.58%623
May 2020n/a-362-36.38%633
April 2020n/a-171-14.67%995
March 2020n/a+663+131.81%1,166
February 2020n/a-155-23.56%503
January 2020n/a+22+3.46%658
December 2019n/a+142+28.74%636
November 2019n/a-78-13.64%494
October 2019n/a+263+85.11%572
September 2019n/a-11-3.44%309
August 2019n/a-274-46.13%320
July 2019n/a+110+22.73%594
June 2019n/a+122+33.7%484
May 2019n/a-7-1.9%362
April 2019n/a+8+2.22%369
March 2019n/a-95-20.83%361
February 2019n/a+5+1.11%456
January 2019n/a-242-34.92%451
December 2018n/a+298+75.44%693
November 2018n/a+96+32.11%395
October 2018n/a-137-31.42%299
September 2018n/a+122+38.85%436
August 2018n/a-84-21.11%314
July 2018n/a+48+13.71%398
June 2018n/a-8-2.23%350
May 2018n/a-37-9.37%358
April 2018n/a-23-5.5%395
March 2018n/a+118+39.33%418
February 2018n/a-15-4.76%300
January 2018n/a+24+8.25%315
December 2017n/a-18-5.83%291
November 2017n/a+3+0.98%309
October 2017n/a+134+77.91%306
September 2017n/a-28-14%172
August 2017n/a+20+11.11%200
July 2017n/a-1-0.55%180
June 2017n/a-3-1.63%181
May 2017n/a+19+11.52%184
April 2017n/a+18+12.24%165
March 2017n/a-14-8.7%147
February 2017n/a-168-51.06%161
January 2017n/a+17+5.45%329
December 2016n/a-158-33.62%312
November 2016n/a+72+18.09%470
October 2016n/an/an/a398

How many people are playing Subsistence?

At this moment Subsistence has 358 concurrent players on Steam. That makes it the #1,055 most played game on Steam at the moment. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 685 players. Today's peak is 22% below its 30-day average daily peak of 882.

Is Subsistence growing or declining?

Over the last 30 days Subsistence averaged a daily peak of 882 players, up 22% compared with the 30 days before (722). Its highest point this month (1,314) is 167% above the same period last year (493). In its first month after release (Oct 25, 2016) it peaked at 470 players. Today's player count is 23% of its all-time peak of 1,527, set on Sep 1, 2021.

Best time to play Subsistence

Based on the last 14 days, Subsistence is busiest around 19:00 UTC (2 PM in New York) and quietest around 07:00 UTC (2 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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Subsistence players by hour and weekday

When Subsistence 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.

BusiestSunday at 18:00 UTCabout 1,159 players on average
QuietestThursday at 07:00 UTCabout 355 players on average
Busy vs quiet3.3xmore 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 Subsistence

Subsistence is a sandbox, first person, solo or co-op, PvE open-world survival game. Struggle through changing seasons to build a base, develop technology and gear-up in the hostile environment. Defend yourself from wildlife, the elements and AI hunters (who also build bases in the world).

Developer
ColdGames
Released
Oct 25, 2016
Genre
Action, Adventure, Indie, Simulation, Early Access
Steam Deck
Playable
Languages
26 languages

Screenshots

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Subsistence price history

$13.99
price now (US)
$8.39
lowest recorded (-40%) · Oct 18, 2026
-40%
typical sale discount · 1 sale seen

Good time to buy? Probably wait for a sale. Subsistence is at its full price of $13.99. It usually goes on sale for about 40% off (around $8.39), 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. Checked daily.

Subsistence price by region

RegionSteam priceIn USDIn EURvs US
United States$13.99$13.9912.46 EURbase
Euro area13,79€$15.4813.79 EUR+11%
United Kingdom£11.79$15.8714.14 EUR+13%
CanadaC$ 17.99$12.8811.48 EUR-8%
AustraliaA$ 19.99$13.9912.47 EUR0%
New ZealandNZ$ 20.49$11.5210.26 EUR-18%
BrazilR$44,49$8.147.25 EUR-42%
MexicoMex$ 169.99$9.148.15 EUR-35%
Argentina (LATAM USD)$7.79$7.796.94 EUR-44%
Poland63,99 zł$16.3614.58 EUR+17%
SwitzerlandCHF 15.49$18.9416.87 EUR+35%
Norway155,00 kr$16.6714.85 EUR+19%
Turkey (MENA USD)$7.79$7.796.94 EUR-44%
Azerbaijan (CIS USD)$8.49$8.497.56 EUR-39%
South AfricaR 135.00$8.227.33 EUR-41%
India₹650.00$6.886.13 EUR-51%
Indonesia cheapestRp 122 999$6.816.06 EUR-51%
China¥56.00$8.407.48 EUR-40%
Japan¥1,600$10.109.00 EUR-28%
South Korea₩ 15,500$11.5310.27 EUR-18%

Converted with the European Central Bank reference rates of 5 Nov 2026. Steam sells each region's price only to accounts in that region.

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Subsistence reviews over time

72% Mostly Positive72% of 13,971 Steam reviews are positiveRead reviews on Steam

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

Subsistence on Twitch

1
watching now
1
live channels
42
24-hour peak viewers
8
7-day average viewers

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

Subsistence 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 91 viewers and 15 on average.

Subsistence streamers right now

Nobody in our samples.

Top Subsistence streamers this week

  1. Jokerface_DE73
  2. Schrongk40
  3. AndrinaGamesYT22
  4. MusicManGV15
  5. MallokaGamers13

Average viewers while live.

Top Twitch streamers across all games

Subsistence achievements

Subsistence has 47 Steam achievements. On average a player has unlocked 5.0% of them; the rarest, Red 9 Service Star, is held by 0.4% of players.

  • Fiber ForagerHarvest 100 fiber22.1%
  • LumberjackHarvest 100 wood logs22.0%
  • CamperLight a campfire21.7%
  • Establish A BaseBuild a Base Command Unit16.1%
  • Sickness SlayerCure an infection with an antidote12.4%
  • Wolf Hunter (Novice)Kill 10 wolves by any means12.1%
  • Bear Hunter (Novice)Kill 10 bears by any means9.1%
  • Wolf Hunter (Intermediate)Kill 25 wolf by any means8.8%
  • Deep Dive DiscoveryScuba dive to discover the underground cave system7.0%
  • Deer Hunter (Novice)Kill 5 deer by any means6.8%
  • Bear Hunter (Intermediate)Kill 25 bear by any means6.3%
  • Moose Hunter (Novice)Kill 5 moose by any means5.9%
  • Wolf Hunter (Master)Kill 60 wolf by any means5.9%
  • Cougar Hunter (Novice)Kill 5 cougar by any means5.6%
  • Buzzworthy BountyFind and harvest a beehive (found during the summer months)5.2%
  • Loot LocksmithUnlock 10 locked crates with a lockpick4.7%
  • Molten DepthsRock climb down into the deep lava caves3.9%
  • Bear Hunter (Master)Kill 60 bear by any means3.9%
  • Deer Hunter (Intermediate)Kill 15 deer by any means3.6%
  • Moose Hunter (Intermediate)Kill 15 moose by any means3.2%
  • Pump Action Service StarAchieve 100 large-game or human/hunter kills with the pump action shotgun3.0%
  • Cougar Hunter (Intermediate)Kill 15 cougar by any means3.0%
  • Salmon Fishing ProCatch 10 salmon2.9%
  • Nest RaiderSteal some pristine eagle feathers from an eagle nest2.8%
  • Bowmasters' BullseyeKill a deer with a headshot using the bow (recurve or standard bow with any arrow type)2.6%
  • Cuisine ConnoisseurConsume 5 high-end roast meals2.5%
  • M9 Pistol Service StarAchieve 100 large-game or human/hunter kills with the M9 pistol2.2%
  • Fortress BreacherUse a breaching charge to break into a hunter fortress2.1%
  • Deer Hunter (Master)Kill 30 deer by any means2.0%
  • Ultimate VitalityReach maximum health stats (125)1.9%
  • Moose Hunter (Master)Kill 30 moose by any means1.9%
  • ATV MechanicCraft an ATV at the vehicle construction bay1.9%
  • Stamina LegendReach maximum stamina stats (125)1.8%
  • Frosty FishermanCatch 10 fish of any type while ice fishing1.8%
  • Pike Fishing ProCatch 10 pike1.8%
  • Cougar Hunter (Master)Kill 30 cougar by any means1.8%
  • Rifle Service StarAchieve 100 large-game or human/hunter kills with the rifle1.7%
  • Lever Action Service StarAchieve 100 large-game or human/hunter kills with the lever action rifle1.6%
  • Double Barrel Service StarAchieve 100 large-game or human/hunter kills with the double barrel shotgun1.5%
  • Recurve Service StarAchieve 100 large-game or human/hunter kills with the recurve bow1.5%
  • Base CrackerUse a BCU Cracker to destroy a hunter BCU1.5%
  • Bass Fishing ProCatch 10 large mouth bass1.4%
  • Revolver Service StarAchieve 100 large-game or human/hunter kills with the.44 revolver1.3%
  • Catfish Fishing ProCatch 10 catfish0.8%
  • Flying HighFly 500 meters using the hang glider0.8%
  • Double ImpactKill two hunters with a single hand grenade blast0.6%
  • Red 9 Service StarAchieve 100 large-game or human/hunter kills with the Red 9 pistol0.4%

Global unlock rates from Steam, most common first.

Latest Subsistence news and patch notes

Official announcements from the developer on Steam.

Subsistence FAQ

Is Subsistence dead?

Subsistence has a small but active player base. 358 people are playing it on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days its player count has been growing (up 22% on the month before).

How many people play Subsistence?

358 people are playing Subsistence on Steam right now. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 685 concurrent players.

What is the all-time peak player count for Subsistence?

Subsistence reached its all-time Steam peak of 1,527 concurrent players on Sep 1, 2021.

Is Subsistence growing or declining?

Subsistence is growing. Its average daily peak over the last 30 days was 882, up 22% compared with the previous 30 days.

When is Subsistence most active?

Subsistence usually has the most players around 19:00 UTC (2 PM in New York) and the fewest around 07:00 UTC (2 AM in New York).

How much does Subsistence cost?

Subsistence costs $13.99 on Steam in the US. Prices are checked daily and can differ by region.

What is the lowest price Subsistence has been on Steam?

The lowest US price we have recorded for Subsistence on Steam is $8.39 (40% off), on Oct 18, 2026. It costs $13.99 right now.

Is Subsistence on sale right now?

No, Subsistence is at its full price of $13.99 on Steam right now. In past sales it usually dropped about 40%, and the biggest discount we have seen is 40%.

Where is Subsistence cheapest on Steam?

Of the 20 Steam regions we check, Subsistence is cheapest in Indonesia at Rp 122 999, about $6.81 or 51% below the US price of $13.99. Steam only sells each regional price to accounts from that region.

Is Subsistence good?

Steam players rate Subsistence Mostly Positive: 72% of 13,971 reviews are positive.

When did Subsistence come out?

Subsistence was released on Steam on Oct 25, 2016.

Who made Subsistence?

Subsistence was developed by ColdGames.

Is Subsistence still worth playing?

Subsistence has a smaller but active community on Steam today (358 playing right now), and players still rate it well (Mostly Positive).

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