How many people are playing ESA SHIELD right now?

ESA SHIELD has 0 players on Steam right now, with a 24-hour peak of 0 and an all-time peak of 1 on 3 Oct 2026.

What is the all-time peak player count of ESA SHIELD?

1 concurrent players on 3 Oct 2026.

ESA SHIELD was released on Steam on 19 Aug 2025.

6 announcements · from ESA SHIELD’s Steam news feed

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Published	Kind	Announcement	Build
19 Aug 2025, 19:07 UTC	Steam news	Early Access Release - v.0.2.0 Welcome Space Commander! To accompany the start of the Gamescom with the Opening Night Live and the Steam Event, we are happy to release ESA Shield to Early Access. Your mission is crucial! Protect Earth and infrastructure from real cosmic hazards and threats such as asteroids, solar storms, and space debris. The game is a science-based Planetary Simulator that combines elements of tower defens…	—
24 Jul 2025, 10:43 UTC	Game update	Demo Patch 0.1.17. Notes SHIELD Mission Update Hey Earth Defenders! Thank you for your feedback, which we collected on Discord, here on Steam, and at our game exhibition at GDD (German Dev Days). Based on your feedback, we have added a few new features, fixed bugs and generally improved the game. We are still in the prototype stage, so expect a few new bugs or unfinished content. That's why we still need more of your f…	—
23 Jun 2025, 13:49 UTC	Game update	Demo Patch 0.1.7. Notes SHIELD Mission Update Hey Earth Defenders! Thank you for playing and testing the demo. Based on your feedback, we have made initial bug fixes and minor improvements. We have incorporated the more significant feedback into our development process and are working on the features. Here's what we've updated so far: Improvements 🔧 · Made texts on image buttons more visible · Stopped earth auto rota…	—