Palworld beats Counter-Strike 2, Dota 2 and Cyberpunk 2077 with an all-time peak player count of mor
By Dr. Eleanor Vance | Published on January 01, 0001
continues its runaway success, and after selling more than 6 million copies in just four days the developers now have another reason to celebrate: it's managed to grab the second spot in Steam's most played games when it comes [[link]] to .
The critter-based survival game is giving every other game in the history of Steam a run for its money today, reaching a peak concurrent player count of 1,864,421. Not only does that make it Steam's , it also secures its legacy as the game with the second highest all-time peak concurrent player count, stealing the spot from Counter-Strike 2 by a handful of people.
[2nd highest all-time peak in Steam history! ]The number of Steam users currently playing #Palworld has exceeded 1.85 million! Thank you for playing the game even though it is a weekday! The team is working hard to ensure that you can enjoy [[link]] the game even more comfortably. pic.twitter.com/v8IBwXCB3C
With Palworld only launching last week, it may continue its ascent, though it has steep competition: PUBG currently holds the top spot thanks to its peak concurrent score of 3,257,248 players. But you never know—that record might be broken. Palworld's momentum certainly shows no signs of slowing down.
It's all come as a bit of a surprise. Sure, it was firmly on our radar thanks to the wackiness of the concept: a survival game with Pokémon knock-offs who can be put to work in mines or armed with modern weapons. But I don't think anyone could have predicted that it would become the big game of the moment.
Lincoln was a bit ambivalent in his , but the player reception has been largely positive, garnering the game a Very Positive rating on based on nearly 60,000 user reviews.
: What to catch early
: The early access plan
: Best tweaks to install
: How to co-op
: Full-time Pals
: Get started with cake and eggs
Its arrival has not been without some controversy, though. Xbox and Game Pass players, for instance, are stuck with a less up to date version of the game thanks to ; it's been accused of copying Pokémon models, which the head of Palworld developer Pocketpair, Takuro Mizobe, called ; it allows you to , which not everyone is too keen on; and, because this is 2024, some players are convinced it uses , though there's no solid evidence of this.
Naturally, big games will always generate some drama, but it doesn't seem to be affecting its popularity. At least not negatively.
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