New Free-to-Play Shooter Is Off to a Strong Start on Steam

New Free-to-Play Shooter Is Off to a Strong Start on Steam

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Free-to-play first-person shooter FragPunk is off to a strong start on Steam, where it peaked at over 110,000 concurrent players in early March 2025. FragPunk's impressive player numbers also seem to have already resulted in quite a bit of revenue.

Developed by Bad Guitar Studio, a division of NetEase subsidiary Thunder Fire Studio, FragPunk is a colorful hero shooter for two five-player teams. Its closed alpha and beta tests were previously completed between June and October 2024. The game then had its full-fledged PC launch on March 6.

The new card-based online multiplayer FPS FragPunk details everything players can expect in Season 1 when the game goes live next week.

Three days later, FragPunk already has some impressive unofficial player numbers to its name. According to SteamDB data, the hero shooter has steadily grown in popularity over its first 72 hours on the market, setting a new concurrent player record every single day. Most recently, it peaked at 113,946 concurrent players on Valve's platform, ranking as the 16th most popular game on Steam on March 9.

Another encouraging sign for Bad Guitar Studio's debut title is that its Steam user reviews have shifted...

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