1.0·Every feature free until Premium arrives in October
45
playing on Steam now·
45
24-hour peak
All-time peak 154 in Sep 2026·30 days −7%
Is Gatekeeper dead in 2026?
Nearly, on Steam.
Only 45 people are playing Gatekeeper on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days it averaged 71 players, 7% fewer than the month before. The most Coilr has recorded at once is 154 in September 2026; right now is 29% of that. These are Steam players only: a game that also runs on its own launcher or on console has players this cannot see.
Is Gatekeeper worth it?
Well-reviewed overall, but recent reviews have dipped, so check what changed first.
The average Coilr player has put 2h into Gatekeeper. Steam reviews are very positive. Heads-up: recent reviews are 65% positive, 18 points below its all-time 83%, so something may have changed lately.
2h avg·83% positive·65% recently ▾
Automated estimate from Coilr-tracked playtime and Steam reviews (Coilr doesn't verify individual reviews), not a paid placement. How this is calculated
30-day average
71
players at once, on Steam
Steam reviews
83%
Very Positive
Average playtime
2 h
Coilr players
Coilr players
6
who own it
Gatekeeper player count
45players21% over 7 days
Latest reading · average in view 43
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.
Gatekeeper players by month
Average and peak players on Steam at the same time, each month since Coilr started tracking Gatekeeper. The change is against the month before.
| Month | Avg. players | Change | Peak players |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 (so far) | 67 | −15 | 154 |
| Aug 2026 (from first reading) | 82 | — | 153 |
Steam reviews
Very PositivePositive
83%
Total reviews
3,375
Pos / Neg
2,802 / 573
% positive by month
Player retention
Few owners still playHow many tracked owners still play, something raw concurrent counts can't tell you.
Active (2 weeks)
0%
0 of 6 owners
Played last 7 days
0
Hours trend (2wk)
▲ Rising
Last time owners played
Last 7 days · 08-30 days · 031-90 days · 190+ days · 5
Where players are
Country distribution of Coilr players who own this game.
🇺🇸US
20%
🇬🇧GB
20%
🇪🇸ES
20%
🇩🇪DE
20%
🇦🇺AU
20%
Estimated playerbase by region
Inferred from when Gatekeeper 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 Americas (~30%).
Americas
30%
Europe & Africa
26%
Asia-Pacific
23%
Russia & CIS
21%
Players online by hour (UTC)
00h06h12h18h23h
Busiest around 20:00 with about 130 people in game — 3.9× as many as at 09:00, the quietest hour.
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More on Gatekeeper
Frequently asked about Gatekeeper
How many people play Gatekeeper?
As of September 2026, about 45 people are playing Gatekeeper on Steam right now, with a 24-hour peak of 45 concurrent players.
Is Gatekeeper dead in 2026?
Nearly, on Steam. Only 45 people are playing Gatekeeper on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days it averaged 71 players, 7% fewer than the month before. The most Coilr has recorded at once is 154 in September 2026; right now is 29% of that. These are Steam players only: a game that also runs on its own launcher or on console has players this cannot see.
Is Gatekeeper worth it?
Well-reviewed overall, but recent reviews have dipped, so check what changed first. The average Coilr player has put 2h into Gatekeeper. Steam reviews are very positive. Heads-up: recent reviews are 65% positive, 18 points below its all-time 83%, so something may have changed lately.
How many hours does it take to play Gatekeeper?
Across 6 tracked owners on Coilr, the average playtime in Gatekeeper is about 2 hours.
Where are most Gatekeeper players from?
Gatekeeper's player activity peaks around 20:00 UTC, which points to its largest audience being in the Americas region, an estimated 30% of active players, followed by Europe & Africa. (Estimated from global player-count patterns, not exact player locations.)