The Long Dark

The Long Dark
๐ŸŸก Struggling

Is The Long Dark dead?

๐ŸŸก Not yet โ€“ but it is struggling.

The Long Dark has 2,641 players on Steam right now and 134 Twitch viewers, down 19.9% compared with a week ago. That is 21% of the highest count we have tracked (12,399 on Apr 6, 2026).

Steam player counts only โ€“ console, Xbox/Game Pass and Epic players are not included. Tracked since Apr 6, 2026. Updated 8 minutes ago.

Live Activity
โ€ข 2,641
134 Viewers
24h Peak
4,244
250 Viewers
Peak Time (Steam)
~ 14:00
Peak Time (Twitch)
~ 22:00
7-Day Trend
โ–ผ -19.9%
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The Long Dark player count: peak times and trend

  • Peak in the last 24 hours: 4,244
  • Highest count we have tracked: 12,399 (Apr 6, 2026)
  • 7-day trend: -19.9% (24-hour average vs. the same window a week ago)

Player counts for The Long Dark are usually highest around 14:00 UTC โ€“ a good time to find other players.