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How long do games like this hold their players, and where is this one on that curve? · 35 exploration games on a curve

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CohortExplorationEvery game35 games at launch, 20 by month 24

Exploration games, every price and launch size · pick a price and a size to narrow it; a cohort needs 20 games for its own curve

Games on a curve
35
31 tracked a year or more; 6 months of averages needed
Median half-life
1 month
of 31 games that fell under half; 0 never have
Above half at month 12
3%
of 31 games that reached month 12; median game at 12.7%
Above half at month 24
0%
of 20 games that reached month 24; median game at 15.3%
Above half at month 36
0%
of 15 games that reached month 36
Share of the launch level, by month since launch · exploration games

How exploration games hold their players

Median gameMiddle half, 25th to 75th percentileHalf of the launch level

A game’s launch level is the best of its first three monthly averages; every later month is a share of it, so the curve reads as a share of launch, not as players. The band is the 25th to 75th percentile of the cohort’s games at each month, drawn wherever 20 games have reached that month (35 at launch, 30 at month 12). Month 0 is the launch month, which usually holds the launch spike, so most games are under half by month 1 or 2. Monthly averages come from the imported archive back to 2012 and SteamPeaks’ own daily rollups after it. Recomputed weekly, last on 12 Sep 2026. How this is computed. Data by SteamPeaks.com.

The first month under half the launch level, latest first · games tracked a year or more

The exploration games that held on longest

Longest half-lives (31)Biggest revivals
#GameHalf-lifeShare nowStandingTracked
1Alphabetlaunched Aug 2024 at 75 average playersAlphabetlaunched Aug 2024 at 75 average players13 monthsat month 13125%of launchHolds better than 100% of exploration games at month 12100th percentile, its cohort13 monthsno revival
2Backrooms Descent: Multiplayer Horrorlaunched Oct 2023 at 16 average playersBackrooms Descent: Multiplayer Horrorlaunched Oct 2023 at 16 average players6 monthsat month 60.0%of launchQuieter than 100% of exploration games at month 350th percentile, its cohort36 monthsno revival
3The Backroom - Lost and Foundlaunched Jul 2022 at 24 average playersThe Backroom - Lost and Foundlaunched Jul 2022 at 24 average players5 monthsat month 50.0%of launchQuieter than 100% of exploration games at month 500th percentile, its cohort51 monthsno revival
4The Princess' Heartlaunched Jul 2015 at 27 average playersThe Princess' Heartlaunched Jul 2015 at 27 average players3 monthsat month 30.0%of launchQuieter than 100% of exploration games at month 1340th percentile, its cohort135 monthsno revival
59th Dawn Remakelaunched Sep 2024 at 1,867 average players9th Dawn Remakelaunched Sep 2024 at 1,867 average players2 monthsat month 20.1%of launchQuieter than 95% of exploration games at month 245th percentile, its cohort25 monthsno revival
6Grind Hero: MMORPGlaunched Aug 2025 at 184 average playersGrind Hero: MMORPGlaunched Aug 2025 at 184 average players2 monthsat month 229.4%of launchHolds better than 83% of exploration games at month 1283th percentile, its cohort13 monthsno revival
7Submergedlaunched Jul 2015 at 71 average playersSubmergedlaunched Jul 2015 at 71 average players2 monthsat month 20.0%of launchQuieter than 100% of exploration games at month 1340th percentile, its cohort135 months3 revival months
8DREDGElaunched Apr 2023 at 5,187 average playersDREDGElaunched Apr 2023 at 5,187 average players1 monthat month 114.7%of launchHolds better than 68% of exploration games at month 4068th percentile, its cohort41 months3 revival months
9Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Landlaunched Mar 2025 at 4,601 average playersAtelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Landlaunched Mar 2025 at 4,601 average players1 monthat month 11.6%of launchQuieter than 80% of exploration games at month 1720th percentile, its cohort18 monthsno revival
10A Game About Digging A Hole™launched Feb 2025 at 3,333 average playersA Game About Digging A Hole™launched Feb 2025 at 3,333 average players1 monthat month 12.7%of launchQuieter than 84% of exploration games at month 1816th percentile, its cohort19 monthsno revival
11Outer Wildslaunched Jun 2020 at 2,289 average playersOuter Wildslaunched Jun 2020 at 2,289 average players1 monthat month 146.8%of launchHolds better than 89% of exploration games at month 7489th percentile, its cohort75 months5 revival months
12TUNIClaunched Mar 2022 at 1,297 average playersTUNIClaunched Mar 2022 at 1,297 average players1 monthat month 119.9%of launchHolds better than 78% of exploration games at month 5378th percentile, its cohort54 months4 revival months
13Caravan Sandwitchlaunched Sep 2024 at 177 average playersCaravan Sandwitchlaunched Sep 2024 at 177 average players1 monthat month 114.1%of launchHolds better than 55% of exploration games at month 2355th percentile, its cohort24 monthsno revival
14迷离诡夜 blurred weird nightlaunched Nov 2023 at 155 average players迷离诡夜 blurred weird nightlaunched Nov 2023 at 155 average players1 monthat month 10.0%of launchQuieter than 100% of exploration games at month 340th percentile, its cohort35 monthsno revival
15Cattle Countrylaunched Jun 2025 at 113 average playersCattle Countrylaunched Jun 2025 at 113 average players1 monthat month 113.0%of launchQuieter than 52% of exploration games at month 1448th percentile, its cohort15 monthsno revival
16Lushfoil Photography Simlaunched Apr 2025 at 102 average playersLushfoil Photography Simlaunched Apr 2025 at 102 average players1 monthat month 117.9%of launchQuieter than 54% of exploration games at month 1646th percentile, its cohort17 monthsno revival
17Void Solslaunched Nov 2024 at 83 average playersVoid Solslaunched Nov 2024 at 83 average players1 monthat month 10.6%of launchQuieter than 86% of exploration games at month 2214th percentile, its cohort23 monthsno revival
1813层：公寓异常管理员 13 Floors: Anomalieslaunched Apr 2024 at 73 average players13层：公寓异常管理员 13 Floors: Anomalieslaunched Apr 2024 at 73 average players1 monthat month 10.0%of launchQuieter than 100% of exploration games at month 290th percentile, its cohort30 monthsno revival
19Upin & Ipin Universelaunched Jul 2025 at 59 average playersUpin & Ipin Universelaunched Jul 2025 at 59 average players1 monthat month 12.3%of launchQuieter than 90% of exploration games at month 1410th percentile, its cohort15 monthsno revival
20Little Big Adventure – Twinsen’s Questlaunched Nov 2024 at 53 average playersLittle Big Adventure – Twinsen’s Questlaunched Nov 2024 at 53 average players1 monthat month 16.3%of launchQuieter than 72% of exploration games at month 1528th percentile, its cohort16 monthsno revival
21Jerma & Otto: The Curse of the Late Streamerlaunched Oct 2021 at 34 average playersJerma & Otto: The Curse of the Late Streamerlaunched Oct 2021 at 34 average players1 monthat month 10.0%of launchQuieter than 100% of exploration games at month 590th percentile, its cohort60 monthsno revival
22INFRAlaunched Jan 2016 at 29 average playersINFRAlaunched Jan 2016 at 29 average players1 monthat month 179.1%of launchHolds better than 95% of exploration games at month 12795th percentile, its cohort128 monthsno revival
23Routine Soullaunched Jan 2025 at 26 average playersRoutine Soullaunched Jan 2025 at 26 average players1 monthat month 10.0%of launchQuieter than 100% of exploration games at month 200th percentile, its cohort21 monthsno revival
24Proteuslaunched Feb 2013 at 26 average playersProteuslaunched Feb 2013 at 26 average players1 monthat month 14.7%of launchHolds better than 58% of exploration games at month 12058th percentile, its cohort121 monthsno revival
25The Smurfs 2 - The Prisoner of the Green Stone launched Nov 2023 at 26 average playersThe Smurfs 2 - The Prisoner of the Green Stone launched Nov 2023 at 26 average players1 monthat month 17.0%of launchQuieter than 57% of exploration games at month 3343th percentile, its cohort34 monthsno revival
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Half-life is the first month under 50% of the launch level, counting from the month the launch level was set; a game that has not fallen under half in a year or more is not ranked here rather than given a half-life it has not reached. Standing is the share of cohort games at the same age the game holds better than, from the job's own ranking. Recomputed weekly. How this is computed. Data by SteamPeaks.com.