Plains of Pain
520 – 2k daily players
Survive a brutal open world alone or with friends. Explore a procedural wasteland scorched by chaos. Build and defend your base, trade for what you need, complete deadly quests, and fight to claim faction outposts before someone else does.
Plains of Pain is estimated to have 520 – 2k players a day. Around 27k – 69k accounts have played it in total. The range is anchored on Steam’s official concurrent-player and review counts, then converted to daily actives and accounts — so it covers the Steam player base and will under-count a game played mostly through its own launcher or on console.
Player stats
Steam players today
116
Peak concurrent players on Steam today. Other platforms and launchers are not counted.
Estimated daily players
520 – 1.8 thousand
How many people we think play Plains of Pain on a given day.
Estimated total players
27 thousand – 69 thousand
How many accounts we think have played Plains of Pain at some point.
| Month | Estimated players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | ~674 | Up 13% |
| August 2026 | ~595 | Up 1.5% |
| July 2026 | ~586 | — |
Community activity
Daily Plains of Pain community data tracked across Steam, Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and YouTube.
Steam concurrent players
83% positive · 960 reviews
116Up 36% past month
Plains of Pain recently drew 116 peak concurrent players on Steam, below its tracked high of 229 set on Sep 2, 2026. Steam activity is up 36% over the past month. Players have posted 960 Steam reviews, 83% of them positive.
Discord members
320 online now
1.5kUp 2.7% past month
The official Plains of Pain Discord server has 1,460 members, with 320 of them online at the last check. Membership is up 2.7% over the past month.
Twitch viewers
1 live streams
9Up 800% past week
Plains of Pain recently drew 9 live viewers on Twitch across 1 streams; viewership peaked at 93 on Aug 23, 2026. Twitch viewership is up 800% over the past week.
YouTube subscribers
642Up 11% past month
The official Plains of Pain YouTube channel has 642 subscribers. The subscriber count is up 11% over the past month.
Trailer
Storyline
Humanity stood at the peak of technological achievement when it all went wrong. For reasons no one could explain, the sun began unleashing colossal solar flares—so powerful they vaporized Mercury and Venus within days. Earth was next. The heat rose, fast and merciless. Panic spread like wildfire. The world’s leaders didn’t save anyone. They saved themselves. In a secret evacuation project, the powerful and the wealthy abandoned Earth, leaving the rest behind to face the inferno. Civilization cracked, then crumbled. What was once a thriving world fragmented into chaos and dust. The land is now a scorched wasteland. Blistering heat and relentless drought have drained the planet dry. Most of the remaining survivors lost their minds long ago—wandering the deadlands in search of scraps of food or drops of water. Two factions now fight to bring some semblance of order to the madness. Each claims to be humanity's last hope—but they have very different visions of what the future should look like. If you don't have reputation with them, you're nothing. Just another ghost in the heat. And this is where your story begins. You're no one. No past, no protection—just the will to live. Survive however you can. Earn trust from the factions... or walk your own path. Stay neutral, or pick a side. There are no easy choices. Trade, build, explore. Dig into the ruins of the world and decide for yourself who’s right, who’s wrong—and who’s already lost.
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Frequently asked questions
How many people play Plains of Pain?
Plains of Pain has an estimated 520–1,800 daily players and roughly 27,000–69,000 accounts that have played it in total, as of September 2026. The range is derived from Steam’s official concurrent-player and review counts, not from server data, so actual numbers may differ.
Is Plains of Pain dead or still active?
No, Plains of Pain is not dead — it is live and playable, with an estimated 520–1,800 daily players as of September 2026.
How many players does Plains of Pain have on Steam?
Plains of Pain recently peaked at 116 concurrent players on Steam in a single day, and its highest tracked daily peak is 229. This only counts Steam — players on other launchers and platforms are not included.
How big is the Plains of Pain Discord server?
The official Plains of Pain Discord server has around 1,460 members (320 typically online).
When was Plains of Pain released?
Plains of Pain was released in February 2023 by Cobra Byte Digital.
What platforms is Plains of Pain available on?
Plains of Pain is available on Windows.