How many people are playing CRUEL right now?

CRUEL has 15 players on Steam right now, with a 24-hour peak of 20 and an all-time peak of 180 on Jan 2025.

What is the all-time peak player count of CRUEL?

180 concurrent players on Jan 2025.

When was CRUEL released on Steam?

CRUEL was released on Steam on 9 Jan 2025.

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CRUEL

GameApp ID 2,689,470by James DornanReleased 9 Jan 2025

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App ID2,689,470

Release date9 Jan 2025

Engine—

Install size399 MB

TypeGame

Last update28 Jan 2026

Steam Deck—

DLC0

DeveloperJames Dornan

Changenumber37,462,619

Price—

Packages0

PublisherJames Dornan

SystemsWindows

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Depots1

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CRUEL

James Dornan
Released 9 Jan 2025·App 2689470

Steam user reviews

Overwhelmingly Positive

95.3%· 1.9K reviews

Recent Very Positive · 92%

SteamPeaks Rating

94.1 Very positive

Recent 30 days 75.0

How it works

Playing now

−5 vs. yesterday

8.3%of peak

All-time peak

180

Jan 2025

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PICS live

223 days

Since last public build

28 Jan 2026, 11:24 UTC

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Median interval

Pattern appears after five builds

Builds in 30 days

0 with patch notes · 0 unannounced

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Downloaded in 30 days

Quiet · no builds in 30 days

All 3 builds since 2026 · UTC

When James Dornan ships

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CRUEL Patches · SteamPeaks

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Date	Day	Time	Patch title	Build ID	Branch	Depots	Download Δ
28 Jan 2026	Wed	11:24	No patch notes · unannounced build	21597681	public	1	—
22 Jan 2026	Thu	06:26	No patch notes · unannounced build	21597681	opentesting	1	—
8 Jan 2026	Thu	20:24	No patch notes · unannounced build	17173933	legacy	1	—

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