Diablo 4 has set a new record for active players on Steam and has become the second-most-played game on Steam Deck at the time of publication. The Diablo 4 community has been experiencing a rollercoaster of emotions since the game's release in June last year, going through good and bad times.
The first Diablo 4 season was marked as one of the most divisive episodes of the game's first year, leaving players largely dissatisfied with the update and the live-service elements. Blizzard's action RPG subsequently experienced problems with bugs, controversial monetization, and a community frustrated by the absence of certain features or the general direction of the game. Months later, with the release of Season 4, Diablo 4 started its comeback, revitalizing the player experience by introducing features such as a major change in itemization.
There is a lot to unpack in Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred's cliffhanger ending, as it somewhat concludes the expansion's story and sets up the future.
Now, Diablo 4 has reached two more impressive milestones, one of them breaking its personal record and amassing 55,561 active players on Steam. According to SteamDB, this impressive number of players was registered on October 13,...
