[오늘의 스팀] Baldur’s Gate 3 skyrocketed in popularity after official release 2023.08.04 15:21 Game Mecca Reporter Park Jae-hyung
▲ Top 20 highest daily concurrent users as of 12:00 PM on August 4 (Data source: Steam)
Baldur’s Gate 3 ended early access on the 4th and was officially released. Many users waiting for this time flocked to the game, and its popularity is skyrocketing, with it ranking 3rd in the highest daily concurrent users.
Baldur’s Gate 3 went into Early Access in 2020. Taking advantage of the strengths of the previous work, Divinity Original Sin 2, and improving graphics and direction, it received a good response in user evaluation, and recorded 70,000 concurrent users at the time of release. However, after that, the number of average concurrent users decreased and only a small number of users were enjoying it.
After Act 1, the story was opened and more elements to dig into were ready to be enjoyed properly due to the official release, and many people played the game, and the number of users increased from 20,000 a day before the release to 472,136 as of the 4th. The maximum number of simultaneous connections was recorded. This ranks 16th in the highest number of simultaneous connections ever on Steam, a record far exceeding Among Us, Destiny Guardians, and Monster Hunter Rise.
In the official release, the story can be progressed after Act 1. The upper limit of the level has been extended to 12, and new races such as the Dragonborn and Half Orcs can be selected. 22 new subclasses, including a new job monk class, have been added, and a dark impulse that allows you to freely customize gender, race, and class, unlike Origin character Calak and the existing Origin, has been added.
▲ Baldur’s Gate 3 official release trailer (Video source: Larian Studio’s official YouTube channel) ▲ Baldur’s Gate 3 screenshot (Photo source: game Steam page) ▲ The number of concurrent users exceeded 470,000 after the official release (Photo source: SteamDB ) ▲ It has been well received in user evaluations since its release (photo source: game steam page)
In addition, love with NPCs, new production functions are added, and functional parts such as split-screen 2-person cooperative mode and ultra-wide resolution are also supported. Baldur’s Gate 3 recorded ‘overwhelmingly positive (7,467 participants, 96% positive)’ in the Steam user evaluation after its release, satisfying the expectations of Dungeons & Dragons fans. Existing Early Access buyers will be upgraded to the Digital Deluxe Edition.
While Baldur’s Gate 3 ranked first in the world’s best-selling product on Steam, The Elder Scrolls Online started the QuakeCon 2023 discount and took 8th place. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 2022 Season 5 DLC ranked third.
▲ As of August 4, 12:00 PM, TOP 10 best-selling products worldwide on Steam (data source: Steam)
