Dragon’s Dogma achieved its highest concurrent player count in over six years over the weekend.
According toSteam DB(as spotted byBenji-Sales), the game, which was first released in January 2016, hit a peak concurrent player count of 6,582 on Sunday, a number which it has only ever surpassed during the release month of the game.
This number is similar to that of recent releases such as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge, which managed 6,599 concurrent players onSteamduring the same 24-hour period.
At the time of publishing, Dragon’s Dogma is just inside of Steam’s top 50 trending games for sales and pre-orders, above the likes of Day Z,Hunt: ShowdownandSea of Thieves.
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The re-emergence of Dragon’s Dogma is likely due to the recent announcement of thegame’s long-awaited sequel, and a deeply discounted sale price. The game is currently available for $4.79 / £3.83, an 84% discount.
Capcomfinally confirmed thatDragon’s Dogma 2is in development last week.
During a live stream celebrating the game’s 10th anniversary, directorHideaki Itsunosaid: “Everyone in the development team is hard at work creating a game that we hope you will enjoy! Please look forward to it!”
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No game details were revealed during the stream. In a follow-up statement, Capcom said that Dragon’s Dogma 2 “will begin the cycle anew,” and confirmed that the sequel is being developed using its RE Engine.
References to Dragon’s Dogma 2 were included in both aCapcom data breach in November 2020and anNvidia Geforce Now leak in September 2021.
