The new farming simulator, Grow a Garden, has reached 16,000,000 concurrent players on Roblox. It recently shattered several records, including becoming the first Roblox game to surpass 5,000,000 players. Apparently, this is just the beginning for the indie title, as it now seems poised to compete with some of the most popular games in the world.
Grow a Garden follows the core gameplay loop found in most idle farming simulators: Plant, harvest, sell, automate, and expand. However, it introduces a creative twist. Plants continue to grow while the player is offline. In other words, after planting and meeting the basic needs of their crops, players can leave the game and return later to find fully grown plants or trees. While the concept may seem simplistic to some modern players, it has successfully attracted millions.
Following the launch of its 1.07.0 update, Grow a Garden had nearly eight million active players, which is more than the top 100 Steam games combined.
According to Rolimon's, Grow a Garden's all-time peak concurrent player count exceeded 16,000,000 on June 14, following the release of the 1.10.0 update. For comparison, Fortnite previously held the record with just over 14,000,000 players during a live event. Grow...
