HIGHEST RECORDED STEAM COUNT
59,917 simultaneous players
Recorded in May 2019. Steam Charts’ historical record; earlier or between-sample peaks may be missing.
Multiplayer · STEAM APP 582660
Is Black Desert dead?
Black Desert player count, trends & update status · Steam app 582660
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No, Black Desert is not dead. 19,219 people were playing on Steam at Oct 6, 2026, 06:25 PM UTC, so you should find a match without much trouble.
Busy enough. Queue times still depend on your region and mode.
19,219 on Steam now19,264 24h high−11.9 Sep vs Aug
Checked Oct 6, 2026, 06:25 PM UTC · Steam API · Steam-only count
Why Steam only?
These numbers count Steam clients running Black Desert 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, 06:25 PM UTC
POPULATION HEALTH & MOMENTUM
How this is calculated Healthy
2,500–24,999 Steam clients
19767 average players versus 22442. Source: Steam Charts monthly averages.
Steam players online19,219At the recorded observation time
24h observed high19,264From 44 recorded samples
24h change-0.8%Requires a comparable sample 24h ago
Black Desert is a multiplayer game from The publisher. Right now 19,219 people are running it on Steam (Oct 6, 2026, 06:25 PM UTC). In September 2026 it averaged 19,767 concurrent players, down 11.9 from August 2026, with a monthly peak of 26,100. That’s a steady, healthy crowd.
COMMON QUESTIONS
Is Black Desert dead? FAQ
Is Black Desert dead in 2026?
No, Black Desert is not dead. 19,219 people were playing on Steam at Oct 6, 2026, 06:25 PM UTC, so you should find a match without much trouble. Our current health signal is Healthy.
How many people play Black Desert?
19,219 people were playing Black Desert on Steam at Oct 6, 2026, 06:25 PM UTC. The high over the last 24 hours was 19,264, and the September 2026 average was 19,767. Steam only: console players and other launchers aren’t counted.
Is Black Desert dying?
Not by our numbers. Its September 2026 average (19,767) was within range of August 2026 (22,442).
Is Black Desert 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: [October 1] Donghwa Keeps on Giving! Enjoy Daily Gifts All Celebration Long! (Oct 1, 2026).
Is Black Desert worth playing in 2026?
If you want a crowd, you’ll find one.
Steam only: console players and other launchers aren’t counted.
UPDATE CADENCE
Is Black Desert 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: [October 1] Donghwa Keeps on Giving! Enjoy Daily Gifts All Celebration Long! (Oct 1, 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
- +39 Steam players since Oct 6, 2026, 05:55 PM UTC (+0.2%). A snapshot comparison, not a daily growth rate.
- -0.00 percentage points in overall positive reviews since Oct 5, 2026, 02:25 AM UTC. 13 net change in review total; edited or removed reviews can affect this.
- PUBLISHER POST · PAST 7 DAYS[October 1] Donghwa Keeps on Giving! Enjoy Daily Gifts All Celebration Long! · Oct 1, 2026, 06:24 PM UTC
Population compares consecutive observations; publisher posts use a separate seven-day window. Neither establishes why the audience changed.
DEVELOPER INVOLVEMENT
Is anyone still updating it?
Patch evidence and publisher communication, separate from population.
Latest patch evidenceFeb 14, 2025New Mount: Duskwing! Plus, This Week's Events and GM Notes! · 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: [October 1] Donghwa Keeps on Giving! Enjoy Daily Gifts All Celebration Long! · Oct 1, 2026
Recent patch evidence & methodology
- Feb 14, 2025 · New Mount: Duskwing! Plus, This Week's Events and GM Notes! Publisher patchnotes tag
- Jan 24, 2025 · New Events & Doctor's Without Borders Donation Publisher patchnotes tag
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, 06:26 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-11.9%September 2026 vs August 2026
Highest recorded concurrency59,917May 2019 · Steam Charts
Latest tagged patch announcementFeb 14, 2025New Mount: Duskwing! Plus, This Week's Events and GM Notes!
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
22.4K average players
Source retrieved Oct 6, 2026, 06:26 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 | 19,766.88 | -11.92% | 26,100 |
| August 2026 | 22,441.64 | +30.30% | 29,271 |
| July 2026 | 17,222.84 | +4.27% | 25,323 |
| June 2026 | 16,518.28 | -13.81% | 21,053 |
| May 2026 | 19,165.26 | -4.82% | 24,887 |
| April 2026 | 20,136.12 | -8.34% | 25,647 |
| March 2026 | 21,969.12 | +6.90% | 27,802 |
| February 2026 | 20,551.5 | +4.11% | 27,111 |
| January 2026 | 19,740.18 | +17.84% | 26,403 |
| December 2025 | 16,751.32 | +6.12% | 24,384 |
| November 2025 | 15,785.32 | -8.27% | 20,839 |
| October 2025 | 17,208.89 | -7.15% | 23,045 |
Milestones that matter
Recorded evidence, with its measurement window.
STRONGEST MONTH IN THIS WINDOW
August 2026 · 22,442 average players
The highest monthly average among the 12 completed months displayed above.
LATEST COMPLETED MONTH
September 2026 averaged -11.9% 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.
Oct 12026ANNOUNCEMENT
[October 1] Donghwa Keeps on Giving! Enjoy Daily Gifts All Celebration Long!
Sep 232026ANNOUNCEMENT[September 23] Special Autumn Gift for Adventurers
Sep 172026ANNOUNCEMENT[September 17] Special Fortune from Donghwa's Gifts! Events at a Glance!
Sep 102026ANNOUNCEMENT[September 10] Enjoy Relaxing Fall with Cooking/Alchemy Hot Time!
Sep 32026ANNOUNCEMENT[September 3] Heidel Ball Login Rewards Pt. 2, Gathering & Training Hot Time!
Feed checked Oct 6, 2026, 06:26 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
2026-09-1122,107 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 | 16,671 | 15,010 | 19,219 | 34 | 19/24 |
| 2026-10-05 | 17,563 | 15,965 | 19,378 | 43 | 24/24 |
| 2026-10-04 | 19,553 | 16,984 | 22,236 | 43 | 24/24 |
| 2026-10-03 | 18,778 | 0 | 21,774 | 44 | 24/24 |
| 2026-10-02 | 18,340 | 15,993 | 21,073 | 43 | 24/24 |
| 2026-10-01 | 15,374 | 9,037 | 19,628 | 43 | 24/24 |
| 2026-09-30 | 18,385 | 16,437 | 20,900 | 43 | 24/24 |
| 2026-09-29 | 18,882 | 0 | 22,307 | 44 | 24/24 |
| 2026-09-28 | 19,617 | 17,111 | 22,605 | 43 | 24/24 |
| 2026-09-27 | 22,107 | 18,867 | 24,635 | 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 | 18,543 | 18,495 | 18,584 | 4 | 2/24 · partial |
| 2026-09-18 | No observations — gap | ||||
| 2026-09-17 | No observations — gap | ||||
| 2026-09-16 | 17,075 | 16,615 | 17,348 | 4 | 2/24 · partial |
| 2026-09-15 | No observations — gap | ||||
| 2026-09-14 | 19,176 | 16,462 | 22,351 | 43 | 23/24 |
| 2026-09-13 | 21,222 | 18,255 | 24,576 | 45 | 24/24 |
| 2026-09-12 | 20,860 | 17,694 | 24,025 | 45 | 24/24 |
| 2026-09-11 | 20,217 | 0 | 22,823 | 14 | 8/24 · partial |
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
19,264Steam players · observed samples
Oct 5, 2026, 06:50 PM UTCOct 6, 2026, 06:25 PM UTC
Last 24 hours: 44 Steam samples, high 19,264, now 19,219. Times in UTC. Tracking since Sep 11, 2026, 04:52 PM UTC. Sampling target: every 30 minutes while the collector is running. Gaps over 45 minutes are not connected.
Is Black Desert still active?
The latest available observation reports 19,219 players running Black Desert on Steam, recorded Oct 6, 2026, 06:25 PM UTC. Our health signal is healthy.
Steam lists this title as a multiplayer game. The app-wide count can include solo, local, idle, and online sessions; it does not establish which modes or regions are populated.
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.
