All articles tagged with #concurrent players
Forza Horizon 6’s Premium Edition early access began May 15, tying up Steam with a peak of about 172,000 concurrent players within seven hours and lifting the game to second in Steam’s Top Sellers, signaling a strong official launch on May 19. Steam counts likely underestimate total players since Microsoft Store/Xbox versions are included elsewhere, and FH6 has already surpassed Horizon 5’s peak by more than 100%.
Windrose, a pirate adventure from Kraken Express, has sold over 1 million copies in six days, with Steam peaking at about 222,000 concurrent players as the publisher celebrates the milestone.
Slay the Spire 2, released in Steam Early Access on March 5, 2026, peaked at 574,638 concurrent players—nearly matching Hollow Knight: Silksong’s 587,150 peak. Video Game Insights estimates about 2.8 million copies sold and $55.1 million in revenue, with roughly 43% of players in China and ~2.4 million Steam wishlists. By comparison, the original Slay the Spire sold over 1.5 million copies before its 2019 full launch, and the sequel switched to the Godot engine after Unity policy disputes.
Tom Clancy's The Division 2 set a new all-time concurrent Steam peak during its ten-year anniversary celebrations, reaching 26,459 players (up from 14,858). The milestone accompanies new content and a four-week Anniversary Season that includes free access to The Division 2: Warlords of New York, a Realism Mode, and the upcoming Survivors extraction experience; a Division 3 release date remains undisclosed.
Slay the Spire 2 drew a massive Steam crowd over the weekend, peaking at 574,638 concurrent players and selling at least that many copies in a few days, far surpassing Resident Evil Requiem's debut. It launched in early access on March 5, 2026 after a delay, with Mega Crit celebrating the response and promising further polish as the team shares their excitement on social media.
Slay the Spire 2 had a blockbuster PC launch, peaking at 430,456 concurrent players on Steam—far ahead of Marathon's 88,337—prompting Mega Crit co-founder Casey Yano to post a tongue-in-cheek apology for a Marathon jab that now seems a bit meaner than intended.
Resident Evil: Requiem launched across multiple platforms and peaked at 334,214 concurrent players on Steam over its launch weekend, more than double the peak of RE4 Remake and triple that of Resident Evil Village. The record reflects strong demand, while critics praise a nostalgic return to the series’ roots and Capcom benefits from a boost to sales of legacy titles.
Resident Evil Requiem launched on Steam and immediately set a new all-time peak for concurrent players, surpassing the previous record and signaling strong demand for the title as it climbs Steam’s charts.
Marathon's Server Slam drew a peak of 143,621 concurrent players on Steam in its first 24 hours, with the free beta also available on PlayStation and Xbox, signaling strong early momentum ahead of its March 5 launch and positioning against fellow extraction shooters like Arc Raiders.
Mewgenics, the cat-breeding roguelike from the creators of The Binding of Isaac, set a Steam record by reaching 115,428 concurrent players over the weekend, the highest ever for a roguelike on Steam and surpassing Hades 2’s 112,947 peak. The game previously sold 150,000 copies in six hours and around 500,000 in 36 hours; a DLC and a console version are planned for the future.
Overwatch, now dropping the 2 and rebooting with a story-driven approach, pulled around 69,881 concurrent players on Steam over the weekend—near its launch-day high of 75,608—ahead of The Reign of Talon Season 1, which adds five new heroes on February 10; Steam remains a smaller portion of PC players compared with Battle.net, and reviews on Steam are mixed.
ARC Raiders is offering Xbox players a free Gilded Pickaxe Raider Tool as a celebration of strong sales and a new concurrent-player high. To claim it, players must log in before 3pm PT / 6pm ET / 11pm GMT / Midnight CET on January 13. The game has sold 12.4 million units across platforms and set a January peak of 960,000 concurrent players, boosted by holiday promos on Xbox, Epic Games Store, Steam, and PlayStation.
Arc Raiders has broken records by surpassing 250,000 concurrent players on Steam within a day of release, becoming the most popular PvP extraction shooter on the platform and setting a high bar ahead of the upcoming release of Escape from Tarkov.
Arc Raiders' weekend playtest has quickly attracted nearly 100,000 concurrent players within two hours, indicating strong interest ahead of its full release on October 30th. The game is being tested across multiple platforms, and its popularity is being compared to recent open betas of other major titles, suggesting it could be a significant release in the extraction shooter genre.
Battlefield 6 has become the biggest game in the franchise on Steam, reaching over 700,000 concurrent players on launch day, making it the 14th most played game in Steam history, and surpassing previous entries like Battlefield 2042, Battlefield 1, and Battlefield 5.