Steam app 3934270 · updated 13 Sep 2026, 07:18 UTC
How many dudes does it take to beat up a gorilla? A thousand toddlers? A horse-sized duck? A GOD? Enter the Dude Ranch and find out in this roguelike dudebuilder where you recruit an army of dudes to fight ridiculous battles.
719 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.
3 months, July 2026 to September 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.
The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.
The source keeps every hour for about a month, one figure a day for about two, and a single number for anything older.
31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 231 hourly samples from 22 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.
21 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 488 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.
How Many Dudes? was released on Jul 30, 2026.
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69 achievements in total.
21 developer announcements, Dec 2025 to Sep 2026 · times in UTC
This small hotfix contains an update to the save backup system to further mitigate the risk of data loss after an unexpected power outage.
Patch notesFixed a crash that would occur if the Explorer Dude attempted to heal a Zombie Dude who just exploded. The Killipede now has a per-Dude cooldown on how frequently it can throw Dudes with its lightning shocks.
Patch notesThe Spray n' Pray relic for Trooper Dudes now properly respects its internal cooldown. Warlock Dudes will now properly transfer damage via Unholy Grail. The Family Dude achievement will now count for the Sci-Fi and Undead families as…
Patch notesUpdated the game's save backup system to more purposefully compensate for a Windows OS issue that can result in corrupted save data in the event of a power outage or Blue Screen of Death. This change should substantially reduce the…
Patch notesIt's been almost 1 week since the launch of How Many Dudes, and what a launch it's been!We're still triaging bugs, fixing up crashes, and otherwise hotfixing these Dudes into a more stable shape. But now that the dust is juuuust starting to…
BscotchSamEdit: August 5, 2026, 2:40PM CST Based on mixed-to-negative player feedback about this experiment we've decided to not make this change at this time. Edit: August 4, 2026, 11:17AM CSTBased on player feedback, we are adjusting this…
BscotchSamReduced the CPU load of the Medical License without affecting its throughput. Fixed an issue that could cause locked runs in your Best Runs page to still get pushed off the board.
Patch notesAdded a Tier indicator above the Victory UI to make it more understandable that there are higher difficulties.
Patch notesDUDES. dudes...DUUUuuuUuuUuuUDES!!!In just 50 hours you Dudes made How Many Dudes our most successful launch ever with 100,000 sales!But that's not all - we've also:Nabbed a lovely 90%+ positive review score!Just hit a new peak of 9,636…
BscotchSamFixed an issue that caused the Rumpus sign-in prompt on the main menu to appear multiple times for the same player. The Tier indicator in the top-right corner of the game's UI is now shown in Tier 1. The Trench Coat Relic now shows a…
Patch notesThe Time Dude's Fossilizer Relic now properly gives him Toughness.
Patch notesWe have seen reports of launch error with the above prompt for non-English users. The solution is to turn off Windows 11 Smart App Control.You can follow these steps:Open Windows SettingsGo to "Privacy & Security".Click "Windows…
shiCan you handle 42 Dudes?How Many Dudes is out now and 35% off to celebrate the launch, so I'd say it's time to find out!Making How Many Dudes (a.k.a. "HMD") has been some of the most fun we've had making games since the three of us brothers…
Bscotch ShenaniSup DUDES 😎How Many Dudes? is launching in ONE WEEK on July 30th @ 10AM PT (5PM UTC)! And I've got a PAIR OF SURPRISES for ya:HMD will launch with a hefty 35% DISCOUNT!We've updated the Demo!To our 500,000+ demo players: ❤️THANK YOU!❤️ The…
Bscotch ShenaniHEY, DUDES! Are you looking to get a bunch of Dudes all up in your Deck? We've got some info for you!"How Many Dudes?" was originally designed around mouse input. It's all about clickable interfaces: you can click on just about anything on…
Patch notesBUCKLE UP, DUDES! How Many Dudes? will be launching on Thursday, July 30th at 10AM PST / 5PM UTC!The demo for HMD has been downloaded by more than 475,000 people, which is, y’know, a LOT. More than we ever expected!Since y’all gave us more…
Bscotch ShenaniMisc. ImprovementsWhen the Ranch Shop opens, your pocket dice appear in the "Restock" row of the shop to make it more obvious you can use them to reroll the shop.If you had your combat speed set to 1.5x and it was reset to 1x at the start…
Patch notesThis is a minor update for bug fixing purposes:Fixed an issue that could cause your Relic Stash to crash if you purchased relics from the Merchant Dude, played a round, and then abandoned the round before it ended and then replayed it.Fixed…
Patch notesHELLO, MY DUDES!We've been cooking up a TURBO UPDATE for the How Many Dudes demo, and we're ready to toss it into your lap like a hot potato before we dive into our Dev Cave to go full throttle on developing the full game. Highlights:Added…
Bscotch ShenaniOH WHAT? OH. Hey, Dudes. Didn’t see you there, because I was workin’ so hard duding up this game about dudes doing dude stuff. We’ve been collecting player feedback, squinting at analytics, and experimenting with all kinds of fun new toys…
Bscotch ShenaniWe have some BIG NEWS! We're launching the playable demo for How Many Dudes this Wednesday on Steam at 9AM CST!The game is in such a good spot already that we can't stop playing it ourselves. So we decided to just pull the ripcord and get…
Bscotch ShenaniEverything Steam lists as add-on content for this game, newest first. Prices are left out on purpose: the store answers this page in one currency and it is not the reader's.
| Name | Platforms | Released |
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| How Many Dudes? Soundtrack | Windows | 30 Jul 2026 |
| How Many Dudes? - Supporter Pack | Windows | 30 Jul 2026 |
What Steam runs, and with what. Straight from the app configuration.
| Description | Executable | Arguments | Platform | |
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| Launch | HowManyDudes.exe | windows | ||
| with Diagnostic Logging | debug.bat | windows | branch develop, runtime, runtime_candidate, candidate, staging, public-test | |
| Launch | HowManyDudes.app\Contents\MacOS\HowManyDudes | macos | ||
| with Diagnostic Logging | HowManyDudes.app\Contents\Resources\debug.sh | macos | branch develop, runtime, runtime_candidate, candidate, staging, public-test |
The folders Steam Cloud syncs. The root is a token Steam uses for a location on your own machine, not a path this page can know.
| Root | Folder | Files |
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WinAppDataLocal | HowManyDudes/{64BitSteamID} | * and below |
It runs on public data and somebody's spare time.
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