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Lethal Company

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Steam artwork — Lethal Company
Quick read

Lethal Company is co-op horror about meeting a quota with friends who will scream. The loop is extract, not campaign.

What kind of game is it?

First-person co-op scavenging with voice-proximity chaos. Horror and slapstick share the same radio.

Who is it for?

For players who prefer scavenging with friends and a radio that makes it worse.

With friends

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How it plays
Loop
Loot and extract
Sessions
Short sessions
Progression
Unlocks between runs
Players
Co-op
Structure
Roguelite
Tone
Comedic · Challenging

Game DNA

What playing it feels like, out of 100. Our reading, separate from Steam reviews.

  • Progression62

    Estimate

  • Social78

    Estimate

Key Steam facts

Steam store figures, checked 13 Sept 2026.

Release
early access

2023-10-23

Review score
97%

Checked 17 Aug 2026.

Steam positive percent.

Review count
510,834

Checked 13 Sept 2026.

Store price
$9.99

Checked 13 Sept 2026.

Languages
1
Demo
No
Early Access
Yes
Players
Co-op

How many people play Lethal Company?

Estimates from public Steam data, not figures from the studio. Ranges, not exact numbers.

Estimated copies
13M – 28M

Steam reviews × 25 to 55.

Estimated gross revenue
$64M – $220M

Copies × current price × 50–80% (sales, regional prices). Before Steam's cut, refunds and tax.

All-time peak players
239,369

Most people playing at the same moment, per SteamCharts.

Average players, Aug 2026
2,988

Peak that month: 5,465.

Median playtime
27.5 h

Half of 300 recent reviewers played 9.8–63.5 h. 5% under 2 h.

Players over time

Oct 2023: 1,035 average, 4,023 peakNov 2023: 38,974 average, 184,015 peakDec 2023: 107,897 average, 239,369 peakJan 2024: 94,513 average, 203,632 peakFeb 2024: 51,334 average, 106,639 peakMar 2024: 26,694 average, 72,517 peakApr 2024: 23,958 average, 53,155 peakMay 2024: 13,762 average, 29,665 peakJun 2024: 12,059 average, 22,178 peakJul 2024: 14,275 average, 29,118 peakAug 2024: 16,668 average, 43,580 peakSept 2024: 15,902 average, 34,631 peakOct 2024: 13,526 average, 26,630 peakNov 2024: 14,359 average, 27,430 peakDec 2024: 13,116 average, 25,636 peakJan 2025: 17,512 average, 35,719 peakFeb 2025: 15,474 average, 30,879 peakMar 2025: 8,876 average, 22,578 peakApr 2025: 4,471 average, 9,900 peakMay 2025: 3,815 average, 7,575 peakJun 2025: 6,100 average, 16,762 peakJul 2025: 4,245 average, 6,989 peakAug 2025: 3,943 average, 6,517 peakSept 2025: 3,304 average, 6,856 peakOct 2025: 4,077 average, 8,576 peakNov 2025: 4,362 average, 8,278 peakDec 2025: 4,422 average, 8,613 peakJan 2026: 4,990 average, 9,900 peakFeb 2026: 4,135 average, 7,830 peakMar 2026: 3,683 average, 9,283 peakApr 2026: 7,085 average, 18,989 peakMay 2026: 4,660 average, 10,030 peakJun 2026: 3,556 average, 6,898 peakJul 2026: 2,963 average, 5,093 peakAug 2026: 2,988 average, 5,465 peak
Oct 2023Aug 2026

Where the players are

Languages of the last 300 Steam reviews. A proxy for regions, not a country split.

  • English62%
  • Russian10%
  • Portuguese (Brazil)5%
  • Spanish (Spain)4%
  • Turkish4%
  • French3%

Lethal Company players also play

Games played for more than an hour in 31 public Steam libraries of recent reviewers. Each one is played by at least 4 of these players and is more common here than across all libraries we read (× how much).

  • R.E.P.O.61% · ×2.7
  • Garry's Mod68% · ×2.4
  • ULTRAKILL32% · ×5.3
  • Content Warning39% · ×3.2
  • PEAK52% · ×2.2
  • Bopl Battle13% · ×15.8
  • Phasmophobia42% · ×2.3
  • Marvel Rivals42% · ×2.2
  • VRChat36% · ×2.4
  • LOCKDOWN Protocol13% · ×9.9

Steam data checked 4 Oct 2026

What makes it different?

The company quota is a joke that structures the night. It is no 40-hour story.

Core mechanics

Related games

Nearby games. Not always a direct substitute.

Genre / subgenre

Steam genre: horror.

Related rankings

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Lethal Company — launch intelligence

Co-op horror still marked Early Access in the 17 August 2026 510,336 reviews at 97.0%, price 9.75 EUR. No demo.

Read the launch analysis →