The problem with Steam statistics is that they only report the number of active players at any given time that access the game through Steam.

What they don't report:

How many Steam players remain subscribed but are not logging in every hour of the day?

How many of that "average number of players" are the same players every hour of every day.

How many Steam players with active subscriptions were off playing Black Myth: Wukong during their "average number of players" time slot on any given day.