Steam Data

[ǝɯɐuɹǝsn]

Hello, does someone know how steam calculate the number of users in a game? (and so for AOE 3 DE)
because I don't get it, they say the current number of user for aoe 3 DE is 10 030 (when i wrote this)
https://steamdb.info/app/933110/graphs/
but they also they the number of user for Legacy aoe3 is 1 763, while they are only 500 in reality
https://steamdb.info/app/105450/graphs/

so i guess there is 2 options : the 2 number (for legacy and DE) are wrong, or there is an explanation that i don't have and you can maybe explain

[Mr_Bramboy]

Single player.

[ǝɯɐuɹǝsn]

so single player (and maybe LAN) represent more than 2/3 of the population ?

[EAGLEMUT]

so single player (and maybe LAN) represent more than 2/3 of the population ?

Yes.

[forgrin]

Yup. Multiplayer is just a fraction of people who play any aoe game.

[bobabu]

Hello, does someone know how steam calculate the number of users in a game? (and so for AOE 3 DE)
because I don't get it, they say the current number of user for aoe 3 DE is 10 030 (when i wrote this)
https://steamdb.info/app/933110/graphs/
but they also they the number of user for Legacy aoe3 is 1 763, while they are only 500 in reality
https://steamdb.info/app/105450/graphs/

so i guess there is 2 options : the 2 number (for legacy and DE) are wrong, or there is an explanation that i don't have and you can maybe explain

People are always confused about the low steam player number of age. Most people don't play the game with steam that's why the numbers are lower.

[ǝɯɐuɹǝsn]

Hello, does someone know how steam calculate the number of users in a game? (and so for AOE 3 DE)
because I don't get it, they say the current number of user for aoe 3 DE is 10 030 (when i wrote this)
https://steamdb.info/app/933110/graphs/
but they also they the number of user for Legacy aoe3 is 1 763, while they are only 500 in reality
https://steamdb.info/app/105450/graphs/

so i guess there is 2 options : the 2 number (for legacy and DE) are wrong, or there is an explanation that i don't have and you can maybe explain

People are always confused about the low steam player number of age. Most people don't play the game with steam that's why the numbers are lower.

Well I was more confused about how high the number was so I don't really get what you're sayin

[ǝɯɐuɹǝsn]

so single player (and maybe LAN) represent more than 2/3 of the population ?

Yes.

ok thanks for the answer then, I'm surprised about that but now I know

[edeholland]

There's also a portion of players playing on CD instead of Steam, so not everyone online on ESO may show up in Steamdb.

I personally never use Steam to launch AoE3:RE, I always use the EP launcher or a separate launcher for cursorlock, so I never show online on Steam.