How many people are playing CRUEL right now?

CRUEL has 5 players on Steam right now, with a 24-hour peak of 24 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

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Install size399 MB

TypeGame

Last update28 Jan 2026

Steam DeckPlayable

DLC0

DeveloperJames Dornan

Changenumber38,715,034

Price—

Packages0

PublisherJames Dornan

SystemsWindows

Followers8,379

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

+0 vs. yesterday

2.8%of peak

All-time peak

180

Jan 2025

7 announcements · from CRUEL’s Steam news feed

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Everything Updates4 Major updates1 In-game events3

In-game event28 Jan 2026Update 0.9.3List of changes Fixes/Tweaks - Mouse sensitivity slider now shows value and has been tweaked to allow lower setting. - Perk selection on endless increased from 3 to 5. - No guns mode no longer gives you a set of perks at the start, Perk screen has been put back in (perks that are gun related get removed). - Explosions could hurt the player through walls fix. - Crow spawn attack timeout reduced…Major update9 Jan 2026Anniversary Update

CRUEL News · SteamPeaks

Published	Kind	Announcement	Build
13 Jan 2025, 15:25 UTC	Game update	Hotfix 0.6.5 Some small fixes - Weapon break sound a tad louder - level transition to dog room smoothed out - Speed lines effect after death don't reset properly - Potential fix for some shaders bugging out and turning purple	—
12 Jan 2025, 22:59 UTC	Game update	Hotfix 0.6.4 Some quick issues resolved from feedback Tweaks: - Ranged melee weapons are only available in the no firearms mode Fixes: - Spider poison UI effect doesn't clear if you die with it active	—
12 Jan 2025, 16:15 UTC	In-game event	Update 0.6.3 List of changes Features: - you can now pick up enemy ranged weapons and use them as melee - Blood UI effect on melee hit - Riot enemies now drop batons (you can use them a melee weapons) - Restart on pause menu Tweaks & Fixes: - Ghosts and Enemies won't spawn right behind doors - Bird movement and bobbing speed decreased - Closets and toilet door frame texture fix - Fixed Sometimes the swoosh…	—
10 Jan 2025, 09:16 UTC	Game update	HOTFIX 0.6.2 Update 0.6.2 Just some quick fixes more to come Fixes: - Kicks not registering when inside enemies. - Added Reload input binding - Default Godot icon swapped Tweaks: - heal squat reduced effect amount - ghosts spawn a little further back	16961926