Monster Hunter Wilds Smashes Records, Surpassing Elden Ring & Baldur’s Gate 3

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The eagerly awaited debut of Monster Hunter Wilds isn’t just a triumph for developer and publisher Capcom – it’s a massive hit, breaking records on Steam. The Monster Hunter series has always been popular, but it’s really come into its own lately, with Wilds already reaching unprecedented levels of success on its launch day. This action RPG featuring creature battles has even outperformed recent sensations like Elden Ring and Baldur’s Gate 3, even cracking the top 10 for all-time highest number of simultaneous players on Steam.

Today marks the launch of “Monster Hunter Wilds,” and it’s already made a significant impact, with a record-breaking peak concurrent player count of an astounding 1,307,976 on SteamDB. This figure outshines recent popular RPGs like “Elden Ring” and “Baldur’s Gate 3,” which also achieved impressive numbers, but have been overshadowed by the success of “Wilds.

Reaching over 1.3 million simultaneous players at once is the sixth highest number of players ever recorded on Steam, trailing behind games like PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG: Battlegrounds), Black Myth: Wukong, Palworld, Counter-Strike 2, and Lost Ark. The latest game in this series, Monster Hunter: World, had a record-high of 334,684 players, which is almost one million fewer than the current figure.

Monster Hunter Wilds Is Already A Numbers Success

One Of The Most Popular Games Ever Released On Steam

The highly anticipated launch of Monster Hunter Wilds drew much excitement, and it managed to surpass even the highest expectations with an unprecedented number of players on its debut day. Remarkably, it garnered over a million more simultaneous users than World ever did, which is particularly astonishing given that World is widely recognized as the game that catapulted Monster Hunter into mainstream success. Notably, Wilds outperformed Monster Hunter Rise, the latest spin-off in the series, significantly. Interestingly, Rise was initially released on the Nintendo Switch, before making its way to PC nearly a year later.

The number of simultaneous players for Wilds surpasses that of gaming titans like Elden Ring (953,426) and Baldur’s Gate 3 (875,343), which are renowned for their exceptional quality and significant cultural impact due to strong community endorsement. Remarkably, the peak concurrent players for Monster Hunter Wilds was achieved at approximately 14:00 UTC or 9:00am Eastern Time on a Friday – an evening in Japan, where Capcom has a substantial fanbase. As the weekend approaches in the U.S., there’s potential for even more players to join in, possibly pushing the concurrent player count higher still.

What Fans Are Saying

Steam Reviews Are Mixed

Regardless of its impressive figures, Monster Hunter Wilds is facing a significant amount of criticism from users on Steam, earning a “Mixed” rating due to just 51% of reviews being positive. The game has been plagued with complaints about crashing and subpar performance in general. Some of these issues were anticipated by players following the open beta tests. To address potential concerns about PC specifications, Capcom provided a benchmark tool on their Monster Hunter website. However, Steam reviews are filled with reports of bugs and inadequate optimization instead.

In one of Capcom’s recent big releases, there were performance issues reported for the highly anticipated game Dragon’s Dogma 2. Interestingly, both this title and Monster Hunter Wilds are powered by Capcom’s own RE Engine. However, the expansive open-world setting of Monster Hunter Wilds, which is a first for the series, might also be a factor contributing to these performance issues. Despite being a massive success, Monster Hunter Wilds, Capcom’s blockbuster, may struggle to maintain its incredible initial momentum if performance problems persist.

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2025-03-01 04:38