Steam, the leading digital game distributor for PC gamers, has once again shattered its own concurrent user record, surpassing 40 million players for the first time. This milestone was achieved over the weekend, coinciding with the launch of Monster Hunter Wilds on February 28, when Steam recorded an impressive 40,270,997 simultaneous users, eclipsing its previous high of 39.9 million set in February 2025.
According to SteamDB, Steam's concurrent user record, often viewed as a benchmark for the success of Valve's platform, has been broken nearly every month since May 2024. The concurrent peak has risen dramatically from 35.5 million to 40.2 million users over just six months. While this count includes idle players—those with Steam running but not actively using it—the number of users engaged in gameplay has also reached a new peak, increasing from 12.5 million to 12.8 million.
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Throughout 2024, Steam experienced surges in player peaks, breaking its record twice in March and again in July. The recent peak is largely attributed to the release of Monster Hunter Wilds, which achieved a 24-hour concurrent peak of 1.38 million players. However, other titles also saw significant peaks, with Counter-Strike 2 reaching 1.7 million users, and PUBG, Dota 2, and Marvel Rivals logging impressive 24-hour user peaks of 819,541, 657,780, and 268,283, respectively.
Despite its popularity, Monster Hunter Wilds has received a 'mixed' user review rating on Steam, prompting Capcom to release official guidance addressing PC performance issues. Additionally, Capcom has teased early details for Monster Hunter Wilds Title Update 1, which will introduce an endgame social hub for players.
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IGN's review of Monster Hunter Wilds awarded it an 8/10, stating, "Monster Hunter Wilds continues to smooth off the rougher corners of the series in smart ways, making for some extremely fun fights but also lacking any real challenge."
