Monster Hunter Wilds has burst onto the scene, making quite the splash! Just half a day after its launch, this latest entry in the beloved series has already hit jaw-dropping player numbers. Seriously, it’s hard not to feel the excitement bubbling over!
On Friday morning, during peak gaming hours in Asia, Monster Hunter Wilds peaked at 1.307 million players. That number has since dipped by about 500,000, but let’s be honest, it’s likely to climb again as the weekend rolls on. Sundays are usually when peaks go wild! Here’s how it stacks up against Steam’s all-time highs:
- PUBG – 3.25 million
- Black Myth Wukong – 2.4 million
- Palworld – 2.1 million
- Counter-Strike 2 – 1.8 million
- Lost Ark – 1.32 million
- Monster Hunter Wilds – 1.3 million
- Dota 2 – 1.29 million
- Cyberpunk 2077 – 1.05 million
- Elden Ring – 953K
- Banana – 917K
Only eight games have ever crossed the million-player mark, which is mind-boggling! There’s a good chance that Monster Hunter Wilds could surpass Lost Ark soon enough. But let’s keep it accurate: hitting CS2’s peak of 1.8 million might be a stretch.
A little side note: three of the top ten games on this list were released within the last year! Crazy right? Palworld was widespread, while Black Myth Wukong captured a massive audience in China.
However, the catch is Monster Hunter Wilds‘s Steam user score sits at a mere 42% positive rating. Ouch! This isn’t due to a lack of content; players love what they see! The issue lies with technical and optimization problems that even high-end machines can’t escape from. While not everyone is scoring low, it’s left a bad taste for some players. Fingers crossed for patches to address these hiccups soon!
