“Steam Charts don’t measure fun”: Splitgate dev says don’t sweat the player count after messy Splitgate Arena Reloaded rollout, sitting at 720 players on Steam

Splitgate: Arena Reloaded is the result of Splitgate 2 not being released, re-released and ended up sticking to the previous gamefailed to reach all-time highs for the IP, sparking debate around the low player count on Steam (731 at the time of writing according to Steam Charts and 720 according to SteamDB). In response, developer 1047 Games made a statement Regarding the “Steam Charts Conversation”, essentially arguing that the number of players on Steam isn't everything.

“Steam Charts do not measure fun,” the statement begins. “They show one number, on one platform, at one time.” 1047 Games is definitely correct; the visibility of Steam's numbers versus the black boxes of consoles often breeds skewed discussions and an unhealthy and unhelpful obsession with imagined losers and winners, arbitrarily measured among concurrent players. Moreover, such a statement is, as it were, doomed to be, so to speak, not overloaded with victorious energy.

“They don't show the full picture or what it's actually like to play, and they definitely don't capture the community that actively helps shape what Arena Reloaded becomes (including upcoming content like Arena Royale),” the studio continues.

“Over the past six months, we have rebuilt Splitgate from the ground up because we believe in the game, our team and our community. The 1047 team remains committed to creating the best version of Splitgate possible.” It is worth noting that in June 2025 Team 1047 has become a little smaller following a “small” series of layoffs that also saw the founders waive salaries “as we fix.”