Steam is where Hades player numbers are tracked in public, and SteamDB logged 4,979 players in-game on October 5, 2026. The record on that tracker is 54,240 concurrent players, set on May 12, 2024.
This page answers how many people play Hades with live Steam readings, 12 months of averages, sales, owner estimates, platform coverage and Twitch data.
How Many People Play Hades
Hades Live Player Count: 4,979 at the October 5 Steam Check
| Hades Concurrent Players | SteamDB | SteamCharts |
|---|---|---|
| Players in game now | 4,979 | 5,775 |
| 24-hour peak | 8,639 | 6,908 |
| All-time peak | 54,240 | 54,015 |
Source: SteamDB and SteamCharts, readings taken October 5, 2026
SteamDB and SteamCharts report different live and peak figures for Hades, so both are listed rather than merged. Tracker gaps of this kind also show up in the Destiny 2 SteamDB and Steam Charts readings.
Both trackers count Steam sessions only. Switch, PlayStation, Xbox, Epic Games Store and Netflix iOS players sit outside these numbers, a blind spot the Diablo 4 Steam counter shares with Battle.net.
Single-player is the only play mode Hades lists on Steam, so there are no matchmaking queues or regional servers to measure. No country, age or gender split for Hades players appeared in the Supergiant or Steam sources reviewed for this page.
Source: SteamDB, October 2026
When Did Hades Peak? The 54,240 Record From May 2024
SteamDB dates the Hades all-time Steam peak to May 12, 2024, at 54,240 concurrent players. SteamCharts lists that month’s peak at 54,015.
The record came three years and eight months after the September 17, 2020 v1.0 release. It fell in the same month Hades II entered early access on Steam.
May 2024 averaged 19,345.53 players, up 342.99% on April. The highest monthly average is older: 19,587.12 in October 2020, the first full month after v1.0.
Source: SteamDB, October 2026; SteamCharts, September 2020 to May 2024; Supergiant Games
Hades Highest Monthly Peak by Year
September 2020, the launch month, peaked at 37,586. Yearly highs then slid from 35,048 in 2021 to 16,843 in 2023 before the 2024 record.
January holds the best 2026 peak so far, at 10,997 concurrent players.
Source: SteamCharts, highest monthly peak in each calendar year, December 2019 to September 2026
Monthly Hades Player Count Since Hades II Hit v1.0
October 2025 averaged 9,194.14 Steam players, the highest of the last 12 completed months. Hades II reached v1.0 on September 25, 2025, and the original’s average rose 102.99% that September, then 51.50% in October.
Release-month jumps also shape the monthly Path of Exile 2 concurrents, though the two games share no player data.
| Month | Average Players | Change in Average | Peak Players |
|---|---|---|---|
| Last 30 days (to Oct 5, 2026) | 3,056.07 | +3.34% | 7,097 |
| September 2026 | 2,957.41 | -11.46% | 7,097 |
| August 2026 | 3,340.10 | -28.96% | 5,809 |
| July 2026 | 4,702.04 | +47.40% | 8,221 |
| June 2026 | 3,189.90 | -16.34% | 7,798 |
| May 2026 | 3,812.88 | -20.50% | 7,290 |
| April 2026 | 4,795.92 | +27.56% | 10,095 |
| March 2026 | 3,759.70 | -1.08% | 7,702 |
| February 2026 | 3,800.81 | -33.38% | 6,736 |
| January 2026 | 5,705.57 | +7.85% | 10,997 |
| December 2025 | 5,290.06 | -5.84% | 10,607 |
| November 2025 | 5,618.13 | -38.89% | 10,994 |
| October 2025 | 9,194.14 | +51.50% | 21,071 |
Source: SteamCharts, concurrent Steam players, October 2025 to September 2026 and last 30 days to October 5, 2026
April 2026 rose 27.56% to 4,795.92, the same month Hades II reached PS5 and Xbox Series X|S on April 14. July 2026 added 47.40%, and September 2026 fell 11.46% to a 12-month low of 2,957.41.
Source: SteamCharts, April to September 2026; Supergiant Games blog, March 26, 2026
Is Hades Losing Players to Its Sequel?
Hades II out-averaged Hades on Steam in every month from January to September 2026. September closed at 3,511.72 for Hades II and 2,957.41 for Hades.
From February onward, both games rose or fell in the same direction each month, including gains in April and July. The data does not show players moving from one game to the other.
Since v1.0, the lowest Hades monthly average is 2,622.93, recorded in May 2025. Hades II holds a SteamCharts peak of 112,300 from September 2025.
Wider month-to-month swings appear in Last Epoch’s monthly Steam averages, another action game tracked the same way.
Source: SteamCharts (Hades and Hades II), average concurrent Steam players, January to September 2026; May 2025; September 2025
1 Million Copies Sold, Up to 11.63M Estimated Steam Owners
Supergiant Games reported on September 20, 2020 that Hades had passed 1,000,000 copies sold. Of those, 700,000 sold during early access.
That total covers the PC and Switch versions on sale at the time. It predates the 2021 PlayStation and Xbox release and the 2024 iOS launch.
Source: Supergiant Games on X, September 20, 2020
Third-party models listed on SteamDB put Hades Steam owners at about 8.47 million (VG Insights), 11.47 million (Gamalytic) and 11.63 million (PlayTracker). These estimate accounts that own the game, not sales or active players.
Owner models can disagree by much more, as the Lost Ark ownership range shows.
Source: SteamDB owner estimations, October 2026
Hades Players Outside Steam: Switch, PlayStation, Xbox and Netflix iOS
Hades left early access on September 17, 2020 on PC and Nintendo Switch. Steam had carried the early access build since December 10, 2019.
Source: SteamDB, October 2026
PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S versions followed on August 13, 2021. Xbox Game Pass added the game the same day.
Source: Private Division and Supergiant Games via Business Wire, June 14, 2021
Netflix subscribers have played Hades on iPhone and iPad since March 19, 2024. Supergiant says the iOS version is available only through Netflix Games.
Source: Supergiant Games blog, March 19, 2024
None of these versions feed SteamDB or SteamCharts. Where publishers share platform splits, as in Rocket League’s per-platform queue counts, Steam can be a small slice of the total.
On Valve hardware, Hades is Verified for Steam Deck and, after a July 20, 2026 test, for Steam Frame.
Source: SteamDB, October 2026
How Popular Is Hades on Twitch and Steam Reviews?
Of 309,439 Steam reviews, 303,237 are positive, a 98.0% share per SteamDB. Steam rates the game Overwhelmingly Positive.
SteamDB’s store data places Hades #191 in daily active users, #257 in top sellers and #182 in wishlist activity. It also lists 308,496 hub followers.
Source: SteamDB, October 5, 2026
Hades Twitch Viewers
| Twitch Metric | Concurrent Viewers |
|---|---|
| Watching now | 11 |
| 24-hour peak | 157 |
| All-time peak | 124,975 |
Source: SteamDB Twitch stats, October 5, 2026
FAQs
How many people are playing Hades right now?
SteamDB showed 4,979 Steam players in Hades on October 5, 2026, with a 24-hour peak of 8,639. Live numbers change by the minute, and console, Switch, Epic and iOS players are not counted.
When did Hades have the most players?
On May 12, 2024, SteamDB logged 54,240 concurrent Steam players, the same month Hades II entered early access. The highest monthly average, 19,587.12, came earlier, in October 2020.
Is Hades still popular in 2026?
Reviews say yes, with 98.0% of 309,439 Steam reviews positive. Concurrent activity is lower: Hades averaged 2,957.41 Steam players in September 2026, down from 5,705.57 in January.
How many copies has Hades sold?
Supergiant reported more than 1,000,000 copies sold by September 20, 2020, including 700,000 from early access. Third-party models listed on SteamDB estimate 8.47 million to 11.63 million Steam owners.
Do Hades player counts shared on Reddit include console players?
Not when they come from SteamDB or SteamCharts. Those trackers count Steam sessions only, so Switch, PlayStation, Xbox, Epic Games Store and Netflix iOS players are left out.
Sources
https://steamdb.info/app/1145360/charts/
https://steamcharts.com/app/1145360
https://steamcharts.com/app/1145350
https://supergiantgames.com/blog/hades-ii-coming-to-xbox-playstation-april-14
