Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 Beats Helldivers 2 Launch Week Steam Numbers

Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 Beats Helldivers 2 Launch Week Steam Numbers

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A year ago, the world was going through a unique moment in gaming trends. That friend who wouldn't stop talking about Call of Duty prestige suddenly started running his mouth about weird things.

Managed democracy? Super Earth? Deep, alcohol-infused debates over whether Robert Heinlein or Paul Verhoeven had the right idea in their respective version of Starship Troopers? Well, that's just so 2024.

If you try to catch up with the same person today, odds are they will be too busy exploring medieval Bohemia to reply.

In what many fans are celebrating as an undisputable win for quality single-player experiences over the devilish live-service designs of gaming megacorps, Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 has outperformed Helldivers 2, for now.

Warhorse Studios' much-anticipated sequel to the 2018 medieval RPG has had a dream launch.

Today, Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 has broken into Steam's top 50all-time highest concurrent player count ranking, with 256,206 players as of this afternoon.

Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 Vs. Helldivers 2 Launch Numbers

In its first five days, Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 broke past the 250,000-player mark on Steam.

Although Helldivers 2 performed admirably in a similar timeframe, the Arrowhead pest control...

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