Nioh 3 is killing it on Steam with over double the collection’ highest concurrent participant depend

Nioh 3 has had an enormous weekend on Steam, the kind of launch you simply don’t usually see for Koei Tecmo video games. Certainly, this has very clearly been a monumentous launch for each the writer, and developer Crew Ninja.

It’s also, fairly visibly, the most well-liked Nioh launch ever on PC, and it was spectacular watching increasingly gamers leap into the sport over the weekend and push the numbers greater.

Nioh 3 got here out swinging, breaking the collection’ Steam concurrent participant report instantly after lanch, with 42,822. Anybody maintaining with how nicely the sport has been obtained, and the way a lot it’s been anticipated by collection followers and Soulslike gamers, would’ve informed you that it was solely the start.

Late on Friday, and several other occasions on Saturday, the sport continued reaching new data, setting new peak concurrent ranges each couple of hours. It occurred once more on Sunday, when the sport lastly settled on its present 88,045 peak concurrent (by way of SteamDB).

That’s an extremely wholesome participant base, however greater than that, it’s greater than double the earlier report holder, Nioh 2, which peaked at 41,325 concurrent gamers in 2021. Steam gamers look like very pleased with the sport, too, with over 1,560 opinions and an total Very Optimistic score.

When you’re among the many thousands and thousands who jumped into Crew Ninja’s newest, our guides provide an incredible place to begin. These Nioh 3 gameplay ideas cowl a variety of topics; important studying for newcomers and veterans. You also needs to contemplate altering these settings earlier than you leap in, because it’s going to maker your life simpler.

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