Its official, Warhammer 40,000: Area Marine 2 is likely one of the greatest video games of the 12 months after it breaks its personal Steam concurrent document

Warhammer 40,000: Area Marine 2 has been formally launched, and confirmed that its recognition wasn’t a fluke. The sport initially turned playable over the weekend for individuals who opted for its gold and supreme editions, and it managed to draw hundreds of thousands of gamers, sufficient for it to succeed in almost 135,000 concurrent gamers on Steam, nicely forward of the unique Area Marine.

Even previous to Monday’s correct launch, these numbers have been sufficient to make it one among Steam’s hottest releases in 2024. As soon as Monday rolled round and the sport unlocked for extra gamers, nevertheless, issues solely acquired higher.

Area Marine 2 has achieved a brand new peak concurrent on Steam, at 225,690 gamers. Contemplating the optimistic phrase of mouth, nice essential reception, and normal good vibes across the recreation, it was certain to interrupt its preliminary Steam document.

On the time of this writing, it stays the primary top-selling recreation on Steam, which explains why so many individuals logged in to play on the identical time. Critiques on Steam have reached Very Constructive, primarily based on over 32,000 consumer evaluations, and the memes have began showing, each on Steam itself and elsewhere on-line.

This all firmly cements Area Marine 2’s place as one of many 12 months’s top-selling video games. Primarily based on Steam numbers alone, it’s already one of many platform’s greatest launches in 2024, and issues are doubtless equally scorching on consoles. We’ll have to attend for the Circana report for September to see how the sport ranked general, however I’d be shocked if it lands wherever outdoors the highest three.

Within the meantime, why not try our guides for the highest courses for Area Marine 2’s Everlasting Warfare multiplayer mode. It’s really significantly better than you assume, and is certainly nicely value enjoying after you’re carried out with the marketing campaign. For our extra normal suggestions for Bolt Rifle and Heavy Bolt Rifle perks (helpful throughout PvP and PvE), hit up these hyperlinks.