Dragon’s Dogma Sees Record Number of Concurrent Players on Steam
Do you remember Dragon’s Dogma? It was the original Japanese role-playing game that hit store shelves back in 2012, and though it wasn’t the biggest RPG of its time, it did do well enough to warrant the production of two sequels. The latest one, Dark Arisen, landed on Steam earlier this year and now has reached its highest concurrent player peak in six years thanks to a recent summer sale on the Steam store.
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PS4 and Xbox One Owners Have All the Fun
Capcom has always been a stalwart supporter of PC gaming, but it looks like all those hours playing Dragon’s Dogma have finally paid off. According to a report from Games Industry, Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen has seen its concurrent player count peak at over 1 million for all three platforms – PS4, Xbox One, and PC. That's about 800% more concurrent players than what it achieved when it was first released in 2012.
Capcom's Action-RPG Achieves Highest Peak for a Non-Valve Game Since 2011
Capcom has reported that their action-RPG Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen has set a new concurrent player record for non-Valve games on Steam, hitting a peak of 77,413 players on April 26. The previous record was set by Capcom's horror title Resident Evil 7: Biohazard with 70,669 concurrent players.
PC Gaming Continues to Grow
According to a recent report from Steam Spy, nearly half of all PC gamers are using Windows 10. This is good news for developers and publishers, as nearly 70% of those users say they play games at least once a week. Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen is a 2016 action role-playing video game developed by Capcom.
What makes it so special?
For some, Dragon’s Dog
ma is an underrated title that will live in obscurity. For others, it’s a cult classic that has been well-remembered in today’s market. Regardless of your stance, there can be no doubt that ‘Dragon’s Dogma’ had a massive impact when it launched back in 2012 and even more so now with its inclusion as part of the Steam Direct program.
How was it achieved?
Capcom has seen huge success with Dragon’s Dogma, which was released for PS3 and Xbox 360 in 2012 and for PC in 2014. The company says it sold 1.4 million copies of Dragon’s Dogma worldwide, bringing in net sales of ¥3 billion (approx.
A game as old as time
Dragon's Dogma is a Capcom title that came out in 2012, and it's just seen its highest number of concurrent players since then—on Steam. Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen is currently sitting at 79,639 concurrent players as I write this. And no, those are not fake accounts or bots; those are real humans who want to take down dragons together.
How much did they spend to achieve this milestone?
Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen achieved a record number of concurrent players on Steam as part of its re-release in March 2017. It was also announced that Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen saw an average player count per hour on Steam surpassing 35,000 during its launch week. Although further sales data hasn’t been released yet, it wouldn’t be surprising if Capcom spent at least $500k USD to achieve these milestones.
PUBG Lags Behind on Steam, Will Valve Step in?
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds hit an all-time high concurrent player peak on Steam, reaching an impressive number of more than 400,000 simultaneous players. But despite its success, PlayerUnknown’s Battleground lags behind three other games in terms of the concurrent player peak. However, one of those games is Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen released in 2013 by Capcom and published by Microsoft—which has seen its highest concurrent player peak in six years with 68,000 simultaneous players.
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