As everyone will know, we are in the middle of the Steam Summer Sale — undoubtedly the best time to buy cheap games and let them rot in your library untouched for over a decade.
However, there is one game that people are buying on sale and actually playing: Watch Dogs 2. Ubisoft's beloved action-adventure sequel has jumped from 400 concurrent players to 16,000 overnight thanks to a 95 per cent off sale that allows you to purchase the game for just $2.49.
In fact, Watch Dogs 2 has achieved a 24-hour concurrent peak player count of 15,477, which is closing in on the 18,138 peak it reached when it released on Steam nine years ago.
The sequel to Ubisoft Montreal's hacking-centric game was a massive success for the studio when it first released, selling over 10 million copies. The reviews were also generally positive, though some reviewers complained of technical issues and bemoaned the game's tonal shift towards irreverence and non-seriousness. This represented a wider shift in media, where everyone sought to replicate the success of the Marvel Cinematic Universe; movies known for their sarcastic tone and outlook.
The game's progression system had also changed, with...
