There seems to be a resurgence of excitement for Monster Hunter Wilds on Steam following the recent launch of Free Title Update 2. The action-adventure title experienced a surge of 100,000 extra concurrent players on Valve’s PC platform after the update this past week.
On June 29, the highest concurrent player count for Monster Hunter Wilds was 19,637 individuals, as per SteamDB. When the game’s significant Free Title Update 2 was released on June 30, the daily peak reached 133,033 players, indicating a revitalized community on PC—the game is also accessible on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. Capcom resolved concerns regarding PC performance within the update, alongside committing to additional optimizations in future iterations.
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The recent update introduced Lagiacrus, Seregios, and underwater combat to Monster Hunter Wilds. Layered weaponry was also unveiled, and Capcom highlighted that the seasonal occasion known as Festival of Accord: Flamefete will be held from July 23 to August 6. Prior to this, Free Title Update 1 was released in early April for the game, at which point it was seeing a peak of concurrent players on Steam exceeding 500,000 individuals.
In mid-June, Monster Hunter World was actually attracting more Steam players than Monster Hunter Wilds. Players were also posting unfavorable reviews for the newer installment, mentioning frame rate problems and the absence of endgame content. As this article is being published, Monster Hunter Wilds boasts over 67,000 players on Steam.
Monster Hunter Wilds is the best-selling game in the US for this year thus far. Indeed, the cooperative game is Capcom’s fastest-selling title ever after 8 million copies were sold within a mere three days. It’s an extraordinary achievement for a series that, over a decade ago, appeared to cater to a niche audience while launching on portable consoles, like the PSP and subsequently the Nintendo 3DS. For further details, check out GameSpot’s Monster Hunter Wilds review.
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