Dragon’s Dogma 2 is already breaking records straight out of the gate, trumping Resident Evil 4 and RE Village to become Capcom’s most concurrently played single-player game ever.
According to a post on X/Twitter from Wario64, the game had reached a concurrent player count of 173k players in short order.Data from steamdbat the time of writing showed a total of 184,543 players. Evidently, even with the record shattered, that number is only set to rise.
Dragon’s Dogma 2 on Steam has reached 173k players and is now Capcom’s highest concurrent user peak record for a single player game, beating out Resident Evil 4 and Villagepic.twitter.com/s8SMGzr9tC
These sort of numbers for a single-player title are a clear sign Capcom has a smash hit on its hands. Resident Evil 4 reached a concurrent user peak of 168,191. While Village reached a total of 106,631 peak concurrent users at its launch in comparison.
Although there’s been some discussion surrounding performance issues and the game’s framerate, playersare already finding creative ways around them.
Overall, the reviews for Dragon’s Dogma 2 have been glowing.Our review gave it a solid five out of five stars, calling it “a game that has to be experienced to be truly understood.”
Fans of the original have praised the gameplay for living up to the difficulty of its predecessor. While new fans have enjoyed experiencing the emergent style of combat that’s unique to the series.
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Eliana was formerly a staff writer on the Australian Dexerto team. A freelance journalist for a decade, she earned her master’s in international journalism from the University of Western Australia. She has written for a range of outlets and most recently served as a founding member of the editorial team for esports news and leaks website, BLIX.GG. A lover of JRPGs and strategy MOBAs, when she’s not writing you’ll most likely find her playing Dota 2 or FFXIV.
