1.0·Every feature free until Premium arrives in October
18
playing on Steam now·
18
24-hour peak
All-time peak 96 in Aug 2026·30 days −64%
Is Insect Swarm dead in 2026?
Nearly, on Steam.
In October 2026, Insect Swarm averaged 9 players on Steam at once, 64% fewer than the month before. The most Coilr has recorded at once is 96 in August 2026. Only 18 people are playing Insect Swarm on Steam right now. The count now is 19% of the record. These are Steam players only: a game that also runs on its own launcher or on console has players this cannot see.
Insect Swarm player count
18players82% over 6 days
Latest reading · average in view 12
This game's player count is measured about every 11 hours. Steam allows a limited number of requests per day, so the busiest games are measured every few minutes and quieter ones less often. The shape of the curve is real, the fine detail between points isn't recorded.
30-day average
9
players at once, on Steam
Steam reviews
84%
Very Positive
Average playtime
—
Coilr players
Coilr players
0
who own it
Insect Swarm players by month
Average and peak players on Steam at the same time, each month since Coilr started tracking Insect Swarm. The change is against the month before.
| Month | Avg. players | Change | Peak players |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 (so far) | 13 | −2 | 22 |
| Sep 2026 | 15 | −10 | 85 |
| Aug 2026 (from first reading) | 25 | — | 96 |
Steam reviews
Very PositivePositive
84%
Total reviews
2,688
Pos / Neg
2,263 / 425
% positive by month
Player retention
How many tracked owners still play, something raw concurrent counts can't tell you.
Not enough Coilr players tracking this game yet.
Where players are
Country distribution of Coilr players who own this game.
Not enough location data yet.
Estimated playerbase by region
Inferred from when Insect Swarm is busiest each day. A rough estimate of the global playerbase from player-count patterns, not exact player locations.
Most players look to be in Asia-Pacific (~41%).
Asia-Pacific
41%
Americas
28%
Russia & CIS
18%
Europe & Africa
12%
Players online by hour (UTC)
00h06h12h18h23h
Busiest around 14:00 with about 18 people in game — 12.0× as many as at 21:00, the quietest hour.
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More on Insect Swarm
Frequently asked about Insect Swarm
How many people play Insect Swarm?
In October 2026, Insect Swarm averaged 9 players on Steam at once, 64% fewer than the month before. The most Coilr has recorded at once is 96 in August 2026.
Is Insect Swarm dead in 2026?
Nearly, on Steam. In October 2026, Insect Swarm averaged 9 players on Steam at once, 64% fewer than the month before. The most Coilr has recorded at once is 96 in August 2026. These are Steam players only: a game that also runs on its own launcher or on console has players this cannot see.
Where are most Insect Swarm players from?
Insect Swarm's player activity peaks around 14:00 UTC, which points to its largest audience being in the Asia-Pacific region, an estimated 41% of active players, followed by Americas. (Estimated from global player-count patterns, not exact player locations.)