There could have been some quantity of skepticism surrounding co-op roguelike motion RPG spinoff Elden Ring Nightreign within the lead-up to its launch given how totally different it’s from what one normally expects to see from developer FromSoftware. The studio’s generated goodwill and the Elden Ring IP’s huge fan following has ensured what appears like an excellent begin for the sport, however- not less than so far as PC participant numbers are involved.
As per SteamDB, on Thursday, the day of its launch, Elden Ring Nightreign noticed a peak of 313,593 concurrent gamers on Steam. It must be attention-grabbing to see how a lot (or if) that quantity climbs over the approaching days, particularly with the sport’s first post-launch weekend arising. Don’t be stunned if that peak goes up additional over the subsequent few days.
After all, as compared, Elden Ring itself had roughly thrice as many concurrent Steam gamers at peak, at over 953,000 gamers, however as a derivative with a really totally different model of gameplay, Nightreign remains to be attracting fairly a wholesome playerbase seen by itself phrases.
Elden Ring Nightreign is accessible on PS5, Xbox Collection X/S, PS4, Xbox One, and PC. Learn our evaluate of the sport by way of right here.