Within just two hours of its early access launch, the game has attracted a staggering 230,000 concurrent players on Steam alone, according to data from SteamDB. This thrusts Starfield into the league of heavyweight titles like CS:GO and Dota 2 in Steam’s 24-hour peak user rankings.
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What makes this figure even more impressive is the game is in early access. For the fortunate gamers who splurged on Starfield’s Premium or Constellation Editions, priced at a steep £85.99, up to five days of early access are part of the package. Everyone else will have to wait for the game’s official launch on September 6. Even in this limited-access phase, the game’s critical reception has been stellar. It boasts Metacritic scores of 87 and 88 for the Xbox Series X and PC versions — we scored it 9 out of 10, respectively.
But that’s not all—Starfield is also making waves on Twitch. In terms of viewer engagement, the game has clocked in over 3.5 million watch hours and reached a peak concurrent viewership of 552,031. As release day looms, these numbers are only expected to soar, cementing Starfield’s position as a new titan in the gaming universe.
Source: SteamDB.