Steam breaks all time

The Gaming Platform Steam has set up a new all-time record: 27.182.165 Users were online on Saturday, November 27th. A higher number was never measured. We look at Mango, which games and circumstances behind it. Games like CS: Go, Data 2 were played above all, but also the MMORPGs New World and Mir4.

What was the previous record ?

The previous record was 26.922.926 in March 2021. In comparison, Steam has grabbed 200,000 simultaneous users on the 27th of November at 15:00 of our time.

What is to be considered? Of the over 27 million users only played part: only about 7.8 million were really in programs. The rest may have searched Steam for offers in the sale or just let the program run by the way.

Shooter, Mobs and MMORPGs dominate the top 10

Which games were most played? These are above all the continuous burners:

The Shooter CS: Go stood at 845,144 users Data 2, by Valve, self reached 663,563 users The Battle Royale PUBG stood in 3 241,902 users

Apex Legends has become a strong shooter Ranked 5 was found that a lot of scholars, but still popular MMORPG New World

GTA 5 remains relevant by Role play for years after release Team Fortress is surprisingly in the top 10 The Survival MMO Rust is played a lot The controversial Pay to earn game me 4 contributed to the record The Wallpaper Engine in place 10 of the most played games is then a surprise

Omicron variant fears fear of Lockdown

Why is the record counting now? There are some things together:

The Steam Autumn Sale The beginning of the holidays around Thanks Giving in the USA A new variant of the COVID-19 virus, the Omicron variant, worried many citizens worldwide.

This is how this is discussed: For some, the numbers on Steam are a clear indicator that COVID-19 is threatening at the end of 2021 through the new variegate. People would prepare for Lockdowns.

Friends of Steam use the opportunity to emphasize: The ongoing success of Steam also show what a flop is the Epic Game Store. The Store and Epic Chief Tim Sweeney is preferred IIN crosshairs.

Gaming developer says: Steam only is worthwhile for us — Epic Games Store barely brings something