Summary
Monster Hunter Wildshas surpassed 463,000 concurrent players on Steam. This figure places it in the top 10 most-played games on Valve’s storefront in 2024, an achievement that’s all the more impressive in light of the fact thatMonster Hunter Wildsisn’t even out yet.
Instead, the aforementioned figure was entirely fueled by theMonster Hunter Wildsbeta. Following a brief period of PlayStation Plus exclusivity, the second, cross-platform phase of the playtest reached the PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC on October 31, kicking off at 8pm PT.
Hundreds of thousands of PC players flocked to give the demo version of the game a go shortly thereafter. According todatascraped by SteamDB, theMonster Hunter Wildsbeta client peaked at 463,798 concurrent players on Valve’s storefront around 9:20pm PT on October 31. Not only is this an impressive figure for a mid-week release, but it’s large enough that it makesMonster Hunter Wildsthe 22ndmost popular Steam gameof all time and one of the top 10 most-played titles on the platform in 2024.
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Specifically, only seven Steam titles have so far managed to post higher activity figures over the course of 2024. Of those, just three have been released since the turn of the year:Black Myth: Wukong,Palworld, and thestrange free-to-play clickerBanana. It wouldn’t be entirely wrong to also include the 2022Elden Ringin this group, as its 2024 concurrent player peak of 781,261 was primarily driven by the June release of its critically acclaimedShadow of the Erdtreeexpansion.
The rest of the Steam games that managed to exceed theMonster Hunter Wildsbeta’s popularity in 2024 are all live-service staples, specificallyApex Legends,Counter-Strike 2, andPUBG: Battlegrounds.Apex Legendsdid so just barely, peaking at 470,696 concurrent players in mid-February 2024. So, given how the weekend is just around the corner, there is a plausible chance thatMonster Hunter Wildswill ultimately manage to surpass Respawn Entertainment’s battle royale hero shooter. Capcom’s beta is planned to conclude at 6:59pm PT on Sunday, November 3.
Monster Hunter Wilds Beta Was Going Strong Even Before Launch
This turn of events may not surprise the most attentive of fans, as theMonster Hunter Wildsplaytest was already going strongeven before it officially started. Specifically, over 85,000 people were running the game’s beta client as of 7:40pm PT on October 31, 20 minutes before the test kicked off.Monster Hunter Wildsis slated for release on June 02, 2025, with Capcom planning to bring it to the PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC.
Monster Hunter Wilds
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The unbridled force of nature runs wild and relentless, with environments transforming drastically from one moment to the next. This is a story of monsters and humans and their struggles to live in harmony in a world of duality.Fulfill your duty as a Hunter by tracking and defeating powerful monsters and forging strong new weapons and armor from the materials you harvest from your hunt as you uncover the connection between the people of the Forbidden Lands and the locales they inhabit.The ultimate hunting experience awaits you in Monster Hunter Wilds.
