How many people are playing Charles the Bee right now?

Charles the Bee is app 2485090 on Steam. Player counts appear once the tracker has sampled it.

What is the all-time peak player count of Charles the Bee?

0 concurrent players on 10 Sep 2026.

When was Charles the Bee released on Steam?

Charles the Bee was released on Steam on 19 Aug 2024.

Charles the Bee Events

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Major update5 Nov 20251.4 Multiplayer Update!Welcome to the biggest update to date! Multiplayer Mode! · You can now battle against your friends in the new Online Versus mode! This works cross platform for Itch/Newgrounds/Steam users :) Arcade Overhaul · Re-did the entire arcade menu which is now easier to navigate and has a new game mode! · Triple Terror is a new arcade game mode that plays the same song 3 times, each time faster and fast…In-game event

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22 Aug 2024, 08:19 UTC	In-game event	Charles 1.15 Day 2 of crunching on bug fixes! Here's what we got for today! · fixed steam achievements even more, they don't spam the poor steam servers anymore · fixed custom songs not starting, caused by Note Per Minute value not having a default · fixed note offset not saving to hard drive and cloud saves · pollen gathering pause menu was wrong size · fixed stingmis eyes in versus screen · fixed more gam…	—
21 Aug 2024, 07:18 UTC	In-game event	Charles 1.1 Welcome to the world post-launch! We're going to start the version numbers over again. Arguably, I should've just had versions 0 to 0.99 as the pre-launch versions. Aww well! Here's some stuff I bug fixed over the first 24 hours of launch. Keep the reports and feedback coming! Thanks! · fixed steam achievements · fixed free roam mode when going back somewhere you already completed · cleaned up…	—
21 Nov 2023, 16:21 UTC	In-game event	Charles Version 1.9 The last update before the launch! Thanks so much for following along and we're excited to show off the full experience. In the meantime, you'll notice some of the changes we've made, many more are behind the scenes in preparation for launch :) · Changed how sensitive the note timings are. There is a 33% more generous margin of error! · Overhauled arcade menu, added lots of opponents and change…	—
16 Nov 2023, 02:19 UTC	In-game event	Charles Version 1.8 Getting very close to launch! Two weeks away! Most of the stuff we're working on is behind the scenes. Next week should be a bigger update than this one. :) · Credits are more verbose · Changed the "Play" menu · Fixed a bug where the wrong opponent would get chosen on Night 1	12716120
8 Nov 2023, 01:01 UTC	In-game event	Charles Version 1.7 Most of the work this time around was behind the scenes, but things are starting to become finalized. The cutscenes and dialogue stuff have been a huge undertaking. It's looking like we're going to change the way we display text in the game to address a few issues. We'll see y'all in a week for another small content update. Launch is just around the corner! · Switched Smooth Samuel and Rotten…	12645518
31 Oct 2023, 11:54 UTC	In-game event	Charles Version 1.6 Hello again! A quick update for y'all. Still working on the big release, with lots of systems coming closer and closer to completion. The art and music are nearly done as well. A November 30th release date looks very strong. · Added hard mode and easy mode for Arcade and Story! · Changed the scoring system. Streaks/Combos shouldn't matter as much as before (they used to be the only thing that m…	—
24 Oct 2023, 00:22 UTC	In-game event	Charles Version 1.5 Hello hello! Another medium-sized update. Lots of stuff going on behind the scenes, but some of it is also IN FRONT of the scenes. Here's a list of the stuff that was done this time around. We'll see you all next week for another update. · Reduced CPU usage of the game by 50% · Shrunk the overworld levels by 20%. This will make it seem like there are more bees and hazards without increasing the…	12515990

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22 Aug 2024, 08:19 UTC

In-game event

Charles 1.15

Day 2 of crunching on bug fixes! Here's what we got for today! · fixed steam achievements even more, they don't spam the poor steam servers anymore · fixed custom songs not starting, caused by Note Per Minute value not having a default · fixed note offset not saving to hard drive and cloud saves · pollen gathering pause menu was wrong size · fixed stingmis eyes in versus screen · fixed more gam…

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21 Aug 2024, 07:18 UTC

In-game event

Charles 1.1

Welcome to the world post-launch! We're going to start the version numbers over again. Arguably, I should've just had versions 0 to 0.99 as the pre-launch versions. Aww well! Here's some stuff I bug fixed over the first 24 hours of launch. Keep the reports and feedback coming! Thanks! · fixed steam achievements · fixed free roam mode when going back somewhere you already completed · cleaned up…

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21 Nov 2023, 16:21 UTC

In-game event

Charles Version 1.9

The last update before the launch! Thanks so much for following along and we're excited to show off the full experience. In the meantime, you'll notice some of the changes we've made, many more are behind the scenes in preparation for launch :) · Changed how sensitive the note timings are. There is a 33% more generous margin of error! · Overhauled arcade menu, added lots of opponents and change…

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16 Nov 2023, 02:19 UTC

In-game event

Charles Version 1.8

Getting very close to launch! Two weeks away! Most of the stuff we're working on is behind the scenes. Next week should be a bigger update than this one. :) · Credits are more verbose · Changed the "Play" menu · Fixed a bug where the wrong opponent would get chosen on Night 1

12716120

8 Nov 2023, 01:01 UTC

In-game event

Charles Version 1.7

Most of the work this time around was behind the scenes, but things are starting to become finalized. The cutscenes and dialogue stuff have been a huge undertaking. It's looking like we're going to change the way we display text in the game to address a few issues. We'll see y'all in a week for another small content update. Launch is just around the corner! · Switched Smooth Samuel and Rotten…

12645518

31 Oct 2023, 11:54 UTC

In-game event

Charles Version 1.6

Hello again! A quick update for y'all. Still working on the big release, with lots of systems coming closer and closer to completion. The art and music are nearly done as well. A November 30th release date looks very strong. · Added hard mode and easy mode for Arcade and Story! · Changed the scoring system. Streaks/Combos shouldn't matter as much as before (they used to be the only thing that m…

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24 Oct 2023, 00:22 UTC

In-game event

Charles Version 1.5

Hello hello! Another medium-sized update. Lots of stuff going on behind the scenes, but some of it is also IN FRONT of the scenes. Here's a list of the stuff that was done this time around. We'll see you all next week for another update. · Reduced CPU usage of the game by 50% · Shrunk the overworld levels by 20%. This will make it seem like there are more bees and hazards without increasing the…

12515990