How many people are playing The Walking Trade right now?

115 people are playing The Walking Trade on Steam right now, making it the 1006th most played game on Steam. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 226 players. The number updates every few minutes.

What is The Walking Trade's all-time peak player count?

The Walking Trade's highest concurrent player count on Steam is 2,857, reached in March 2026.

Is The Walking Trade good? What do Steam reviews say?

85% of 3,159 Steam user reviews are positive (Very Positive).

How much does The Walking Trade cost on Steam?

The Walking Trade costs $11.99 on Steam (US).

Does The Walking Trade work on Steam Deck?

The Walking Trade is Verified for Steam Deck, according to Valve's Steam Deck compatibility check.

The Walking Trade

by Microwave Games · published by PlayWay S.A. · Released Mar 5, 2026

Steam Deck VerifiedLinux & Deck: Platinum

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Players now

#1,006

115

▲ 4.5%vs 24h ago · updates every minute

Review score

85% positive

Very Positive3,159 reviews

Owners (est., from reviews)63.2K–189.5K

24h peak

226

Highest seen2,857

Mar 8, 20268 months ago

Price on Steam

$11.99

Lowest ever $11.99 Nov 2026

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Players +4.5% in the last 24 hoursUpdated 01:07 UTC · tracking since 2026-03-01

Concurrent players

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Media & details

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Reviews

85% positive of 3,159 · Very Positive · Live from Steam

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Steam Deck

Works great on Steam Deck. Results from Valve's own testing.

Steam Deck Verified

✓Default controller config fully functional
✓Controller glyphs match deck device
✓Interface text is legible
✓Default configuration is performant
iExternal controllers not supported primary player

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Patches & builds

Every build released on Steam for this game since we started tracking it, with the developer's patch notes. Updated within minutes of each new build.

Oct 23, 2026, 12:57 PM UTC
Build 26160742the current build when we started tracking5.9 GB on Windows

Patch notes

Oct 23, 2026
PatchThe Walking Trade - Patch v1.3.0
The cleaner changes seem to have gone down really well for most players. Still a handful of issues that I am keeping an eye on but nothing fixed with this one. Instead, this update will focus mostly on skills, delivering a much requested feature for all skill …
Oct 14, 2026
PatchThe Walking Trade - Hotfix Patch v1.2.11
Just a quick hotfix patch to catch a couple of issues mentioned from yesterday's patch. Overall it seems the changes are a huge step in the right direction so I’m happy with that!LocalizationUkrainian localization has been added. ChangesPallets' “Keep In Wareh…
Oct 13, 2026
PatchThe Walking Trade - Cleaner Overhaul Patch v1.2.10
The big cleaner clean-up is here! I’ve read all of your suggestions and frustrations and hopefully cooked up some satisfying changes here. I fully scrapped the old cleaner logic as it constantly felt like two steps forwards and one step back each update. Start…
Oct 8, 2026
PatchThe Walking Trade - Patch v1.2.9
What a week for the game and series as a whole. It's great to see so much excitement for TWT2 but of course I do understand the concern from some players that the first game is getting abandoned, but that is simply not the case. I wish I’d made that clearer in…
Oct 2, 2026
PatchThe Walking Trade - Hotfix Patch v1.2.8
Bug FixesCleaners will no longer get into a decision loop when trying to place items on shelves inside the first and second room extension. Thanks again, Adam
Oct 2, 2026
PatchThe Walking Trade - Hotfix Patch v1.2.7
ImprovementsItems fallen out of the map or exploded very far away should now return to the front of the store.Items clipped into rooms before they are unlocked should now return to the front of the store.Improved item stuck prevention when upgrading objects an…

Other news (4)

Oct 10, 2026
The Walking Trade 2 vs. The Walking Trade FAQ
Hey all, hope you're all doing well.I wanted to do a follow-up post following the huge surprise announcement of The Walking Trade 2 earlier this week. The response has been huge and completely blew me and the new team away. There's only so much I could cram in…
Oct 7, 2026
The Walking Trade 2 - Multiplayer, Open-World and more...
Since The Walking Trade’s launch in March, the biggest two requests I get at least once a day is “add multiplayer pls” and “add Open World scavenging”. Neither of which are really possible to retroactively add into the first game, however, we’ve been cooking…Y…
Sep 25, 2026
Rooftop Farming is here!
The Walking Trade - Patch v1.2.0Grab your pitchforks, hoes and watering cans as it’s time to get some honest work done! Introducing the Rooftop Farm update: easily The Walking Trade’s biggest content drop to date. Lots of changes in this update so lets dive ri…
Jun 29, 2026
Physics Improvements & More!
The Walking Trade - Patch v1.1.8Following the low framerate slow motion fix from a few weeks ago, many have reported some additional jank with the overall physics of the game. In this update I’ve attempted to reconcile the physics between all framerates and in…

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History

What changed on Steam for this game since we started following it: prices and sales, builds, name, release date and review score.

Review score: 85% on 2026-11-01 → 85% today (3,159 reviews)

Nov 1, 2026Price$11.99

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Demo

Free on Steam. The demo has its own app, so its players are counted separately.

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Demo players now: 0
24h peak: 3
Highest seen: 4
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