# Tabletop Simulator’s lockdown board-game surge

> Tabletop Simulator reached 36,793 concurrent Steam players in April 2020.

- Owner: Berserk Games
- Kind: Game
- Sector: Gaming
- Seed date: 2014-04-18
- Observed peak date: Apr 2020
- Date basis: Observed peak within the documented measurement window; not an all-time maximum. Some dates are known only to the week, month or year.
- Spread Score: 31 (Niche), v1.3
- Mechanics: Press loop, Pairing

## Summary

Tabletop Simulator launched on Steam in 2014. During lockdown, its Steam Charts peak rose from 26,141 in March to 36,793 in April 2020.

## Timeline

- 2014-04-18 — Berserk Games (Open web) — Berserk Games released Tabletop Simulator on Steam Early Access.
- 2020-03-17 — The Guardian (Press) — The Guardian mentioned the simulator as a way to play virtual board games while self-isolating.
- 2020-03-27 — The Guardian (Press) — A Guardian lockdown guide listed the simulator among ways to play board games online.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/mcp#api).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/tabletop-simulator-lockdown-surge-2020

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Tabletop Simulator’s lockdown board-game surge.” Case HIS-02075. Spread Score v1.3: 31/100. Updated 2026-10-28. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-02075