Cyberpunk 2077 Has Been Dethroned As Steam's Most-Played Single-Player Game

Steam has a new most-played single-player game and its numbers are utterly staggering. When tracking the popularity of a game on Steam, the most accurate means of doing so is to look into the title's concurrent player count both close to its launch and in the months following its release. Generally speaking, multiplayer games tend to boast larger concurrent player counts since they are inherently a shared experience but, every once in a while, a single-player game generates enough hype to rake in millions of individual users at once.

Per SteamDB, the recently released boasted a whopping concurrent player count of 1,443,570 in the hours after its debut, handily surpassing the previous record held by which managed to gain 1,054,388 players when it launched in 2020. It's worth noting that since the game was released during the week, there's a strong chance that 's numbers will increase closer to the weekend as more people have time to play. It's undoubtedly impressive, especially since multiplayer-focused games usually attain those figures.

Despite the exceptional qualities of Black Myth: Wukong, the souls-like RPG has some necessary improvements to make, for a truly immersive experience.

Players have been waiting for for years and it's no wonder why the game took so long to develop. Produced by an indie team known as Game Science, the title sports mechanics and graphics that are on par, and sometimes even surpass, most AAA releases. Based on, players take on the role of the Destined One as they battle their way across the world, clashing with all manner of terrifying bosses that would fit right in with some of the most recognizable creatures.

debuted to largely favorable reviews as critics praised its slick combat and traversal, likening it more to (2019) than something like . Aside from the fluid gameplay and beautifully realized world, some have taken issue with its optimization, insisting that it needs a patch to fix some major technical bugs. Whether or not