One of 2024’s Most Played Steam Games Isn’t Even Out Yet

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One of 2024's Most Played Steam Games Isn't Even Out Yet



Key Takeaways

  • Monster Hunter Wilds beta peaked at over 463,000 concurrent Steam players on October 31.
  • This figure makes it the 8th most-played Steam game of 2024.
  • Monster Hunter Wilds is slated for release on February 28, 2025.



Monster Hunter Wilds has surpassed 463,000 concurrent players on Steam. This figure places it in the top 10 most-played games on Valve’s storefront in 2024, an achievement that’s all the more impressive in light of the fact that Monster Hunter Wilds isn’t even out yet.

Instead, the aforementioned figure was entirely fueled by the Monster Hunter Wilds beta. Following a brief period of PlayStation Plus exclusivity, the second, cross-platform phase of the playtest reached the PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC on October 31, kicking off at 8pm PT.

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Hundreds of thousands of PC players flocked to give the demo version of the game a go shortly thereafter. According to data scraped by SteamDB, the Monster Hunter Wilds beta client peaked at 463,798 concurrent players on Valve’s storefront around 9:20pm PT on October 31. Not only is this an impressive figure for a mid-week release, but it’s large enough that it makes Monster Hunter Wilds the 22nd most popular Steam game of all time and one of the top 10 most-played titles on the platform in 2024.



Game

Concurrent Player Peak

Peak Activity Date

1.

Black Myth: Wukong

2,415,714

Aug 22

2.

Palworld

2,101,867

Jan 27

3.

Counter-Strike 2

1,631,616

May 6

4.

Banana

917,272

Jun 20

5.

PUBG: Battlegrounds

808,258

Sep 16

6.

Elden Ring

781,261

Jun 17

7.

Apex Legends

470,696

Feb 12

8.

Monster Hunter Wilds Beta

463,798

Nov 1


Specifically, only seven Steam titles have so far managed to post higher activity figures over the course of 2024. Of those, just three have been released since the turn of the year: Black Myth: Wukong, Palworld, and the strange free-to-play clicker Banana. It wouldn’t be entirely wrong to also include the 2022 Elden Ring in this group, as its 2024 concurrent player peak of 781,261 was primarily driven by the June release of its critically acclaimed Shadow of the Erdtree expansion.

The rest of the Steam games that managed to exceed the Monster Hunter Wilds beta’s popularity in 2024 are all live-service staples, specifically Apex Legends, Counter-Strike 2, and PUBG: Battlegrounds. Apex Legends did so just barely, peaking at 470,696 concurrent players in mid-February 2024. So, given how the weekend is just around the corner, there is a plausible chance that Monster Hunter Wilds will ultimately manage to surpass Respawn Entertainment’s battle royale hero shooter. Capcom’s beta is planned to conclude at 6:59pm PT on Sunday, November 3.


Monster Hunter Wilds Beta Was Going Strong Even Before Launch

This turn of events may not surprise the most attentive of fans, as the Monster Hunter Wilds playtest was already going strong even before it officially started. Specifically, over 85,000 people were running the game’s beta client as of 7:40pm PT on October 31, 20 minutes before the test kicked off. Monster Hunter Wilds is slated for release on February 28, 2025, with Capcom planning to bring it to the PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC.

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