Wanted to try the game but theres no players...

I think you should look into how Straftat was monetized, its a free game that offers more maps and cosmetics with a paid dlc, that model would fit your game like glove, lots of people purchased the dlc & support pack. If the game wasnt free i doubt it would have any players at all.

Trying to populate a somewhat obscure boomer shooter like this is virtually impossible otherwise.