HIGHEST RECORDED STEAM COUNT
875,343 simultaneous players
Recorded in August 2023. Steam Charts’ historical record; earlier or between-sample peaks may be missing.
Co-op RPG · STEAM APP 1086940
Is Baldur's Gate 3 dead?
Baldur's Gate 3 player count, trends & update status · Steam app 1086940
ThrivingCompare game
ALIVE AND KICKINGThriving
No, Baldur's Gate 3 is not dead. 47,922 people were playing on Steam at Oct 6, 2026, 05:53 PM UTC, which puts it among the busiest games we track.
Check the pulse below for the daily rhythm before you queue.
47,922 on Steam now53,636 24h high−14.1 Sep vs Aug
Checked Oct 6, 2026, 05:53 PM UTC · Steam API · Steam-only count
Why Steam only?
These numbers count Steam clients running Baldur's Gate 3 right now, including solo, idle and AFK sessions. They don’t include PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, mobile, Battle.net, Epic, the EA app or other launchers, and they don’t show queue times or server status.
Direct from SteamOct 6, 2026, 05:53 PM UTC
POPULATION HEALTH & MOMENTUM
How this is calculated Thriving
25,000+ Steam clients
42932 average players versus 49972. Source: Steam Charts monthly averages.
Steam players online47,922At the recorded observation time
24h observed high53,636From 47 recorded samples
24h change-2.1%Requires a comparable sample 24h ago
Baldur's Gate 3 is a co-op rpg game from Larian Studios. Right now 47,922 people are running it on Steam (Oct 6, 2026, 05:53 PM UTC). In September 2026 it averaged 42,932 concurrent players, down 14.1 from August 2026, with a monthly peak of 76,065. That’s a steady, healthy crowd.
COMMON QUESTIONS
Is Baldur's Gate 3 dead? FAQ
Is Baldur's Gate 3 dead in 2026?
No, Baldur's Gate 3 is not dead. 47,922 people were playing on Steam at Oct 6, 2026, 05:53 PM UTC, which puts it among the busiest games we track. Our current health signal is Thriving.
How many people play Baldur's Gate 3?
47,922 people were playing Baldur's Gate 3 on Steam at Oct 6, 2026, 05:53 PM UTC. The high over the last 24 hours was 53,636, and the September 2026 average was 42,932. Steam only: console players and other launchers aren’t counted.
Is Baldur's Gate 3 dying?
Not by our numbers. Its September 2026 average (42,932) was within range of August 2026 (49,972).
Is Baldur's Gate 3 still being updated?
No patch posts found on Steam in the last 90 days. That doesn’t prove abandonment; some studios post elsewhere. Latest publisher post: Hotfix #36 Now Live! (Mar 26, 2026).
Is Baldur's Gate 3 worth playing in 2026?
If you want a crowd, you’ll find one. It also has a single-player mode, so the player count matters less if you play solo.
Steam only: console players and other launchers aren’t counted.
UPDATE CADENCE
Is Baldur's Gate 3 still being updated?
No patch posts found on Steam in the last 90 days. That doesn’t prove abandonment; some studios post elsewhere. Latest publisher post: Hotfix #36 Now Live! (Mar 26, 2026).
Dates are publication dates, not verified deployment times. We use publisher patch tags and conservative headline matches; previews and test updates are excluded.
Evidence & freshness Check each source separately
- Player countWithin refresh window
- Monthly historyWithin refresh window
- Publisher feedWithin refresh window
- Store listingWithin refresh window
- Player reviewsWithin refresh window
Freshness describes when we collected a source, not when the game was updated. Missing data is never zero. Review samples and partial daily coverage are labeled separately; a fresh source can still be incomplete.
The latest movement
- 0 Steam players since Oct 6, 2026, 05:48 PM UTC (+0.0%). A snapshot comparison, not a daily growth rate.
- +0.00 percentage points in overall positive reviews since Oct 5, 2026, 04:15 AM UTC. 152 net change in review total; edited or removed reviews can affect this.
Population compares consecutive observations; publisher posts use a separate seven-day window. Neither establishes why the audience changed.
THE SINGLE-PLAYER PERSPECTIVE
Worth playing on your own?
Steam lists both single-player and multiplayer modes. The population signal concerns activity; this section adds the solo perspective.
Steam review totals97% positive860,805 reviews · all languages and purchase types
New reviews · last 30 days94% positive500 sampled reviews · limited coverage · Comparable monthly trend unavailable
Store availabilityListing verifiedSteam US · Store page available · Check store & system requirements
Review percentages describe recommendations, not technical reliability. Recent sentiment uses up to 500 newest reviews; a month-to-month comparison requires complete coverage and at least 20 reviews in each period. An available store listing does not prove offline access, server uptime or purchase availability in every country.
Store checked Oct 6, 2026, 04:30 AM UTC. Reviews checked Oct 6, 2026, 04:30 AM UTC. Read player reviews. See developer involvement below for patch evidence; a finished game does not need ongoing updates.
DEVELOPER INVOLVEMENT
Is anyone still updating it?
Patch evidence and publisher communication, separate from population.
Latest patch evidenceMar 26, 2026Hotfix #36 Now Live! · Publisher patchnotes tag
Version in that announcementNot statedOnly explicit version numbers in the latest patch headline. Not an installed build check.
Patch announcements · past 90 days0Within the retrieved Steam feed. Posts, not distinct releases.
Latest publisher post: Hotfix #36 Now Live! · Mar 26, 2026
Recent patch evidence & methodology
- Mar 26, 2026 · Hotfix #36 Now Live! Publisher patchnotes tag
- Nov 20, 2025 · Hotfix #35 Now Live! Publisher patchnotes tag
- Sep 23, 2025 · Hotfix #34 Now Live! Publisher patchnotes tag
- Jul 31, 2025 · Room Temperature Fix #33 Now Live! Publisher patchnotes tag
- May 20, 2025 · Community Update #34 - Connecting With Cross-Play & Hotfix #32 Update headline (automatically identified)
Dates are publication dates, not verified deployment times. We use publisher patch tags and conservative headline matches; previews and test updates are excluded. Untagged updates, other storefronts and changes without announcements may be missing. An older version is not carried forward when the latest patch does not name one.
Single-player perspective: A completed game can remain excellent without frequent patches or a large concurrent audience. Quiet development does not establish abandonment, broken gameplay or loss of offline access. These signals do not lower the population rating.
Source checked Oct 6, 2026, 05:48 PM UTC · 100 retrieved Steam publisher posts. Tracked games refresh daily while the collector is running; opening a report can refresh the 30-minute cache.
THE HEALTH BRIEF
Activity, momentum, and updates.
Monthly momentum-14.1%September 2026 vs August 2026
Highest recorded concurrency875,343August 2023 · Steam Charts
Latest tagged patch announcementMar 26, 2026Hotfix #36 Now Live!
Momentum compares completed monthly averages. Patch dates are announcement dates, not independently verified deployment times.
The longer view
Average concurrent Steam players · completed calendar months
67.7K average players
Source retrieved Oct 6, 2026, 03:57 PM UTC. Steam Charts samples hourly; these are averages, not monthly unique players.
View the monthly numbers
| Month | Average players | Change | Recorded peak |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 42,932.04 | -14.09% | 76,065 |
| August 2026 | 49,972.16 | +11.53% | 83,011 |
| July 2026 | 44,807.5 | +13.39% | 78,225 |
| June 2026 | 39,517.18 | -4.74% | 68,855 |
| May 2026 | 41,482.14 | +3.60% | 71,430 |
| April 2026 | 40,040.91 | -9.78% | 73,878 |
| March 2026 | 44,383 | -13.21% | 85,713 |
| February 2026 | 51,140.2 | -24.44% | 100,711 |
| January 2026 | 67,683.87 | +29.55% | 126,670 |
| December 2025 | 52,246.15 | +15.08% | 107,963 |
| November 2025 | 45,399.02 | -3.16% | 79,547 |
| October 2025 | 46,881.08 | -2.69% | 87,229 |
Milestones that matter
Recorded evidence, with its measurement window.
STRONGEST MONTH IN THIS WINDOW
January 2026 · 67,684 average players
The highest monthly average among the 12 completed months displayed above.
LATEST COMPLETED MONTH
September 2026 averaged -14.1% versus August 2026
A comparison of sampled concurrency. It does not measure individual players gained or lost, or establish a cause.
Latest updates & announcements
From this game’s Steam announcement feed.
Mar 262026PATCH NOTES
Hotfix #36 Now Live!
Dec 12025ANNOUNCEMENTCommunity Update #36 A Very Moddy Christmas
Nov 202025PATCH NOTESHotfix #35 Now Live!
Sep 232025PATCH NOTESHotfix #34 Now Live!
Aug 42025ANNOUNCEMENTCommunity Update #35 Baldur's Gate 3 Turns Two
Feed checked Oct 6, 2026, 05:48 PM UTC. Only Steam’s publisher/community announcement feed is used; broader gaming news is excluded.
OUR OWN RECORDS. EVERY DAY.
Daily population archive
Stored internally · averages, highs, lows and sampling coverage
2026-09-1157,418 max daily average2026-10-06
16 observed days. Muted bars have fewer than 18 sampled UTC hours. Empty slots mark missing days. These are averages of collected samples, not time-weighted estimates.
Daily records & coverage
| Date (UTC) | Average | Low | High | Samples | Hours covered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-06 | 38,195 | 28,003 | 47,922 | 36 | 18/24 |
| 2026-10-05 | 41,431 | 30,320 | 53,636 | 43 | 24/24 |
| 2026-10-04 | 53,852 | 39,013 | 71,165 | 43 | 24/24 |
| 2026-10-03 | 48,468 | 34,709 | 64,230 | 44 | 24/24 |
| 2026-10-02 | 38,292 | 26,731 | 51,160 | 43 | 24/24 |
| 2026-10-01 | 36,581 | 25,898 | 48,284 | 44 | 24/24 |
| 2026-09-30 | 35,971 | 22,904 | 50,262 | 43 | 24/24 |
| 2026-09-29 | 37,259 | 23,992 | 51,110 | 44 | 24/24 |
| 2026-09-28 | 40,202 | 25,133 | 54,565 | 43 | 24/24 |
| 2026-09-27 | 57,418 | 40,031 | 72,491 | 31 | 18/24 |
| 2026-09-26 | No observations — gap | ||||
| 2026-09-25 | No observations — gap | ||||
| 2026-09-24 | No observations — gap | ||||
| 2026-09-23 | No observations — gap | ||||
| 2026-09-22 | No observations — gap | ||||
| 2026-09-21 | No observations — gap | ||||
| 2026-09-20 | No observations — gap | ||||
| 2026-09-19 | 43,322 | 40,856 | 44,874 | 4 | 2/24 · partial |
| 2026-09-18 | No observations — gap | ||||
| 2026-09-17 | No observations — gap | ||||
| 2026-09-16 | 40,793 | 37,602 | 42,875 | 4 | 2/24 · partial |
| 2026-09-15 | No observations — gap | ||||
| 2026-09-14 | 38,233 | 22,574 | 52,384 | 43 | 23/24 |
| 2026-09-13 | 53,211 | 38,454 | 70,813 | 45 | 24/24 |
| 2026-09-12 | 48,266 | 33,853 | 64,064 | 45 | 24/24 |
| 2026-09-11 | 33,905 | 0 | 51,980 | 129 | 22/24 |
Daily aggregates are retained long term. Detailed raw samples are kept for 30 days. Download daily archive CSV.
The latest pulse
Observed Steam concurrency · past 24 hours
53,636Steam players · observed samples
Oct 5, 2026, 06:20 PM UTCOct 6, 2026, 05:53 PM UTC
Last 24 hours: 47 Steam samples, high 53,636, now 47,922. Times in UTC. Tracking since Sep 11, 2026, 02:33 AM UTC. Sampling target: every 30 minutes while the collector is running. Gaps over 45 minutes are not connected.
Is Baldur's Gate 3 still active?
The latest available observation reports 47,922 players running Baldur's Gate 3 on Steam, recorded Oct 6, 2026, 05:53 PM UTC. Our health signal is thriving.
The Steam total includes single-player campaigns. It is not a count of open co-op parties and should not be used to estimate matchmaking wait times.
Steam only: console players and other launchers aren’t counted.
We do not infer server uptime, human-only player counts, matchmaking speed, or console population from Steam concurrency. Read the full methodology.
