The new Free-To Play MMO Lost Ark surpassed CS: GO and DOTA 2 yesterday by setting a new record in the number of instant players.
Lost Ark, which came to the western servers, broke a new record in the number of instant players. Originally made in Korea and open in the Asian market for years, Lost Ark instantly saw 1 million 325 thousand 305 players yesterday, with its arrival in the Western market.
Lost Ark instant player count breaks Steam record
Thus, Lost Ark topped the top 100 most played games on Steam yesterday. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, which Lost Ark left behind, saw 959 thousand 550 and DOTA 2 saw 722 thousand 671 players. Also on the night that Lost Ark’s western servers opened Steam servers almost crashed, the game could not be entered for a while. Lost Ark also beat the record of Cyberpunk 2077. Cyberpunk 2077 saw 1 million 50 thousand players instantly.
Despite Lost Ark’s record, it does not seem possible for Steam to reach the biggest record in the number of instant players for now. PUBG broke a record that is hard to keep up with by seeing 3 million 257 thousand instant players in 2018, when it was most popular.
Lost Ark is also very popular among Turkish players. Turkish players also shared the excitement of the first night of the game.