The Outer Worlds 2 hits 13,264 all-time CCU peak on Steam
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adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Avowed was on less platforms, Xbox and PC only.
This is also on PS5 which is probably where a sizable portion of the audience is checking out, on top of it being on Game Pass.
Seiryu21
Member
True. For some reason I thought avowed was on PS5 but it's not. I'm hoping we can get another proper pillars of eternity from obsidian some time soon.
Jinzo Prime
Member
This isn't that bad for a single player game in advanced access.This is for the $100 big baller version so please understand. It's possible this hits a new high today but it won't be by much. Stay tuned to find out. The full release is October 29.
For comparison, here is Avowed's all-time peak during its Advanced Access period.
Edit: It does however, highlight how bad certain games like Concord performed. 697 all time peak for a multiplayer game that expensive is a different level of failure.
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TintoConCasera
I bought a sex doll, but I keep it inflated 100% of the time and use it like a regular wife
Sorry Topher but I think that's wrong. Go check the numbers for games like Dragon's Dogma 2, Baldur's Gate III, M&B II Bannerlord, Manor Lords, Kingdom Come II or basically any big release. Single-player games can do great on PC.
Lol I thought I was on the NG4 thread. Outer Worlds 2 seems like a bad game to me. Too woke, ugly and too simple of an RPG. At least that's the vibe I get having played the first game, it seems like more of the same.
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Denton
Member
Uninteresting looking games with low general hype that are also on gamepass don't do huge numbers on Steam
Has nothing to do with being singleplayer or not
DonkeyPunchJr
World’s Biggest Weeb
That seems really bad. First game was EGS exclusive at launch and didn't come to Steam until a year later, and still managed over 20K
Gaiff
SBI’s Resident Gaslighter
Eh, I don't agree with that. Cyberpunk, Hogwarts Legacy, Black Myth Wukong, Starfield, Kingdom Come Deliverance II, Clair Obscur, Stellar Blade, and then you have primarily single player games like Elden Ring, Baldur's Gate 3, and others. There are also AA games like Metaphor Refantazio that have done fairly solid numbers.
This is just in recent memory. AAA single player games can and do often do huge numbers on Steam.
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Topher
Identifies as young
Not nothing to do with it, but the fact that it is on Game Pass is definitely a larger factor. That and it is early access.
StueyDuck
Member
I played the first game, there was nothing drawing me to wanting to play the second, if theres a significant bump in writing, characters and world then maybe but considering the studio has been farting out middling games constantly every 2 months it feels like I just doubt the quality bump is there
ShaiKhulud1989
Gold Member
The game is great (can't stop playing it) but let's be honest, PR was shit to say the least.
I hope it will grow through word-of-mouth.
I hope it will grow through word-of-mouth.
Topher
Identifies as young
Eh, I don't agree with that. Cyberpunk, Hogwarts Legacy, Black Myth Wukong, Starfield, Kingdom Come Deliverance II, Clair Obscur, Stellar Blade, and then you have primarily single player games like Elden Ring, Baldur's Gate 3, and others. There are also AA games like Metaphor Refantazio that have done fairly solid numbers.
This is just in recent memory. AAA single player games can and do often do huge numbers on Steam.
Yeah, but it has to be a heavy hitter like those are for a single player to register whereas even a small coop game like "RV there yet" (just picked it from the trending list) is doing 100k numbers.
TintoConCasera
I bought a sex doll, but I keep it inflated 100% of the time and use it like a regular wife
Read the thread. We've posted tons of recently released single-player games that've done way better.
Kids aren't the main audience for those games. And there's tons of non-kids people playing videogames nowadays.
Gaiff
SBI’s Resident Gaslighter
I'm not sure what you're refuting here. Yeah, multiplayer games are bigger on Steam (and everywhere else). I disagree with your assertion that single player games typically don't do well on Steam. Within the context of this discussion, The Outer Worlds 2, it isn't just some small no-name game made by an unknown indie studio. It's ostensibly a AAA game that had a fair amount of marketing, but is hitting nowhere near the number of more modest releases such as Metaphor ReFantazio.
Again, I cannot agree with the notion that single player games don't usually sell on Steam, especially as of late where we have seen a boom in their popularity.
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MidGenRefresh
*Refreshes biennially
Game is not even out yet. It's in early access locked behind 100 dollars.
DonkeyPunchJr
World’s Biggest Weeb
Heck there are more people playing this 6 month old single player JRPG right now than OW2. And it peaked at 145K
Following trends it will be 50%- 70% more. So 15-17k after release. Still not particulary much.
I expect a significant bump at full release and maybe another at the first big sale price. This is a wait for sale game for me at least.
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Black Myth Wukong did 2.4M CCU. In fact it has more people playing it now than this new release. Same with Silksong at 587K.
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Topher
Identifies as young
Wasn't refuting anything. I was pointing out that there are certainly exceptions. Eh....didn't think this was going to be a controversial statement. Not a position I'm married to so if people disagree then that's fine. Not that big a deal my man
Kacho
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Gaiff
SBI’s Resident Gaslighter
Except those aren't exceptions. Single player games doing big numbers on Steam isn't rare or uncommon. We need to wait for the full release, but I just don't think The Outer Worlds 2 will do especially good numbers.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Heck there are more people playing this 6 month old single player JRPG right now than OW2. And it peaked at 145K
That seems really bad. First game was EGS exclusive at launch and didn't come to Steam until a year later, and still managed over 20K
Outer Worlds 2 doesn't release until the 29th, these are the early $100 premium edition numbers only.
RoboFu
One of the green rats
yeah but they will be the main adults playing video games one day.
Topher
Identifies as young
Eh...not so sure, but that's fine. So what numbers should we expect a game like OW2 to do on Steam? Metaphor did 85k so 100k for OW2?
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Gaiff
SBI’s Resident Gaslighter
I don't think it'll even sniff those numbers. I'm expecting 20-30K with the full release.
It's just another one of those Microsoft Studio games like Avowed. I'm not even sure who they're for.
If it does 100K, I'll eat crow.
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Kacho
Gold Member
Seems like a safe bet. Low 20s probably.
Denton
Member
The older RPGs are significantly more successful than the new ones, and Obsidian in particular seems to fail quite hard lately (perhaps aside from Grounded)
Not judging, but extrapolating. It is of course possible that come launch, OW2 will become huge megahit bestseller, but is it likely, based on the advanced access numbers?
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Denton
Member
Well...
Considering that it was in top 15 wishlists on Steam for 6 years, closing in on top 10, I believe it could have easily done 200K (like KCD2) if it was actually a high quality RPG sequel to Bloodlines and had the word of mouth and review scores to match (85+).
But yeah, for what it ended up being, I guess 27K is better than nothing, although I doubt the game will ever even pay for its development.
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TintoConCasera
I bought a sex doll, but I keep it inflated 100% of the time and use it like a regular wife
Damn that's a scary thought.
DonkeyPunchJr
World’s Biggest Weeb
Yeah I get that it hasn't peaked yet and will likely hit its all time peak next weekend. Still looks bad. Like Kacho showed, Avowed did 12K during its advanced access, and it peaked at 19K after that.
We'll see, maybe sales will absolutely explode this week. I wouldn't bet on it.
RoboFu
One of the green rats
and they will be visiting their old parents in retirement homes covered in tattoos, nose rings, and blue hair singing cardi b songs.
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TintoConCasera
I bought a sex doll, but I keep it inflated 100% of the time and use it like a regular wife
They won't be allowed into my retirment home. Buncha PCs connected via LAN and a few Game Cubes connected to a big ass CRT.and they will be visiting there old parents in retirement homes covered in tattoos, nose rings, and blue hair sing cardi b songs.
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Only the coolest grandas allowed, see ya there!
Buggy Loop
Gold Member
As I bought the standard edition, I was surprised by October 29th, pretty rare for games to release on a Wednesday no?
TintoConCasera
I bought a sex doll, but I keep it inflated 100% of the time and use it like a regular wife
Kacho
Gold Member
My b for forgetting that absolute behemothAdding to Kacho's posts, here's the most recent one:
calico
Member
In my book it's out but will get an early discount. Day one is when 'advanced access' starts imo - the rest is industry spin.
'Advanced access' to 'normal access' tends not to make as much difference as some might assume to Steam peak, though the higher than usual 'advanced access' price here might mean there will be a little more difference than usual.
This strategy does squeeze more money out of the 'I must have it immediately' crowd, but it has to turn some people from ordinary day one buyers toward a mindset of 'if I'm not getting it day one I'll just pick it up much later in a sale'. Can't make VIPs without turning others into second class citizens
Stuart360
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Why are people ignoring the fact that this is for the 100 bucks early access version?
Also the first game hardly had a massive peak
Anyway i was very mixed on the first game but this sequel is way better in every way. Way less woke too.
Edit. Yeah first game had a 20k peak. The fact that this is only for the early access version i feel the peak when the game properly releases will be way higher.
Also the first game hardly had a massive peak
Anyway i was very mixed on the first game but this sequel is way better in every way. Way less woke too.
Edit. Yeah first game had a 20k peak. The fact that this is only for the early access version i feel the peak when the game properly releases will be way higher.
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DonkeyPunchJr
World’s Biggest Weeb
People aren't ignoring this is the early access version, it is mentioned plenty of times here.
Why are you ignoring the fact that the first game was only on Epic Game Store/Microsoft store at launch and didn't come to Steam until a year later?