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William D’Angelo
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PlayStation Publishing and developer SHIFT UP released Stellar Blade earlier today on PC via Steam and on launch day has set a new record for the highest concurrent player count on Steam for a single-player game published by PlayStation.
As of the time of writing the game has peaked at 79,096 concurrent players beating out the previous single-player record holder, Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut, of 77,154 concurrent players, according to SteamDB.
Only one PlayStation published game has had a higher concurrent player count and that is the multiplayer game, Helldivers 2, at 458,709 concurrent players.
Stellar Blade first released for the PlayStation 5 in April 2024 and surpassed one million units sold as of June 25, 2024.
Here are the top 10 peak concurrent player counts for PlayStation published games on Steam:
- Helldivers 2 – 458,709 players
- Stellar Blade – 79,096 players (and counting)
- Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut – 77,154 players
- God of War – 73,529 players
- Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered – 66,436 players
- Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition – 56,557 players
- Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition – 40,462 players
- The Last of Us Part I – 36,496 players
- God of War Ragnarök – 35,615 players
- The Last of Us Part II Remastered – 30,690 players
A life-long and avid gamer, William D’Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can follow the author on Bluesky.
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