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Stray has smashed Annapurna’s record for concurrent Steam players | VGC

Over 60,000 PC users are currently playing the publisher’s latest indie hit on its release day…

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Over 60,000 PC users are currently playing the publisher’s latest indie hit on its release day…

Stray has become Annapurna Interactive's biggest PC launch to date. According to official Steam figures, on its release day the indie title's peak concurrent player count currently stands at 62,963.

Only 12 games are being played by more Steam users at the time of publishing, including free-to-play hit Apex Legends and AAA titles like FIFA 22 and Grand Theft Auto.

According to independent market analyst Benji-Sales, Stray has comfortably beaten Annapurna's record for concurrent players on Steam, which was previously held by Twelve Minutes with 8,021. Behind that are Outer Wilds (7,936), Neon White (3,277) and Journey (1,757).

 

[MikeM]

 

[Ev1L AuRoN]

And the game is any good? I'm on the fence on buying the game.

 

[DeepEnigma]

And the game is any good? I'm on the fence on buying the game.

https://www.neogaf.com/threads/stray-review-thread.1639217/

 

[Shifty]

Good sales if you launch day-and-date on Steam instead of making everything EGS exclusive as per the last N promising Annapurna indies?

Who'd have thought

 

[adamsapple]

Thanks Shu.

 

[Jaybe]

 

[drotahorror]

This game will inspire many folks to identify as cats. Can't wait to see the tiktoks.

I am lookin forward to checkin it out sometime though.

 

[Hendrick's]

Fucking cats. The internet loves them for some reason.

Apologies CatLady

 

[SmokedMeat]

This is why you don’t take Epic’s check like Kena and Sifu.

 

[Holammer]

This is why you don’t take Epic’s check like Kena and Sifu.

Sometimes it's not your call and it's the publishers decision.

 

[Stuart360]

I was watching CohhCarnage play this earlier, and yeah i quite enjoyed watching but the game isnt for me lol.
I mean i was criticizing 'A Plague Tale' in another thrread for how linear it is and how you are basically walking down a wide coridoor, but this game takes that to another level lol.

 

[Lognor]

Good sales if you launch day-and-date on Steam instead of making everything EGS exclusive as per the last N promising Annapurna indies?

Who'd have thought

And wasn't it included in ps plus? And is still performs this well? Damn

 

[The Cockatrice]

Who would've thought that gamers love pussy.

 

[Magic Carpet]

This is why you don’t take Epic’s check like Kena and Sifu.

So are you saying there is a chance for this to be one of Epic Store Free Thrusday games in the future?

 

[64bitmodels]

wow it's almost like epic fucking sucks and no one wants to buy games on their shit storefront. the one thing you can do to encourage piracy the most is to make your game an epic games store exclusive.

 

[ZywyPL]

This is why you don’t take Epic’s check like Kena and Sifu.

And how do you lnow those checks weren't worth more than whatever Stray sold on Steam?

 

[ChuckeRearmed]

Cats!

 

[ChiefDada]

Spent ~30min playing so far. The art direction is just sublime.

 

[SmokedMeat]

And how do you lnow those checks weren't worth more than whatever Stray sold on Steam?

Making your money off paying customers is worth far more then collecting a check from a corporation, while nobody buys your game.

 

[Mahavastu]

And the game is any good? I'm on the fence on buying the game.

Dont forget: if your on Playstation, you can get it with the PS+ Extra / Premium tiers...

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

 

[Black_Stride]

Annapurrrrrna stray winning!

 

[Captain Toad]

And the game is any good? I'm on the fence on buying the game.

You should get the best deal in gaming

 

[01011001]

I was watching CohhCarnage play this earlier, and yeah i quite enjoyed watching but the game isnt for me lol.
I mean i was criticizing 'A Plague Tale' in another thrread for how linear it is and how you are basically walking down a wide coridoor, but this game takes that to another level lol.

I expected that from the gameplay. as soon as the context sensitive platforming was apparent, I knew I will skip this one.

 

[Badlucktroll]

Annapurna is rumored to be making a Silent Hill game. I can see why Konami picked them.

 

[Pedro Motta]

I was watching CohhCarnage play this earlier, and yeah i quite enjoyed watching but the game isnt for me lol.
I mean i was criticizing 'A Plague Tale' in another thrread for how linear it is and how you are basically walking down a wide coridoor, but this game takes that to another level lol.

Congratulations, you saw 10 minutes of gameplay.

 

[01011001]

Congratulations, you saw 10 minutes of gameplay.

so is it different then?

 

[Pedro Motta]

so is it different then?

It's more open a bit further.

 

[ReBurn]

Who would've thought that gamers love pussy.

well this is as close as most will get

 

[AJUMP23]

Cats are the worst pet.

 

[Spukc]

Fucking cat haters

 

[sachos]

Thats awesome, cool news.

 

[wesly999]

I got it for my Steam deck and it plays great! I heard there was some stuttering issues but I haven't ran into any yet.

 

[GhostOfTsu]

Good sales if you launch day-and-date on Steam instead of making everything EGS exclusive as per the last N promising Annapurna indies?

Who'd have thought

It's not always guaranteed. There is another high-profile indie launching on Steam today called As Dusk Falls and it's not looking good. Both are free on a sub (PS+ and GP) and they had about the same amount of promo (2 showcase trailers).

The peak is 152 for As Dusk Falls.

Stray is 62 963

 

[ClosBSAS]

Need a human mod..fuck a kitty game..the fuck.

 

[64bitmodels]

Cats are the worst pet.

hey, this you?
https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxorqJRvk4fnjWiSyoAVHcpnPAv5IEyYuh

 

[Strider Highwind]

Its a pretty cool game, having a great time with it today

 

[CaptainSlayAHo]

It's not always guaranteed. There is another high-profile indie launching on Steam today called As Dusk Falls and it's not looking good. Both are free on a sub (PS+ and GP) and they had about the same amount of promo (2 showcase trailers).

The peak is 152 for As Dusk Falls.

Stray is 62 963

Isn't ps+ not on pc while gamepass is?

 

[Haint]

It's not always guaranteed. There is another high-profile indie launching on Steam today called As Dusk Falls and it's not looking good. Both are free on a sub (PS+ and GP) and they had about the same amount of promo (2 showcase trailers).

The peak is 152 for As Dusk Falls.

Stray is 62 963

Graphics sell. Stray looks like a AAA game, Dusk Falls looks like a flash game.

 

[Bo_Hazem]

 

[TLZ]

 

[SeasonedInTheAbyss]

It's a fun game .

 

[Mahnmut]

I have the feeling that people are like « OMG 10/10 you control a cat ! » but when the dust will settle in a few months, they’ll realise it’s not that good. I might be wrong.

 

[tmlDan]

I have the feeling that people are like « OMG 10/10 you control a cat ! » but when the dust will settle in a few months, they’ll realise it’s not that good. I might be wrong.

well, i beat it, and it's a good game....no amount of time in the future will make me think otherwise.

Instead of the shitty attitude, give it a shot if you have PS Plus Extra

 

[GhostOfTsu]

Isn't ps+ not on pc while gamepass is?

Yes that's where all the other 62k people are playing I'm sure

PS+ streaming is actually available on PC

 

[MidGenRefresh]

And the game is any good? I'm on the fence on buying the game.

No, it's not. There's barely any game there but it's an excellent experience. I only "played" it for 45 minutes yesterday but I love it.

Press B to meow.

 

[Mahnmut]

well, i beat it, and it's a good game....no amount of time in the future will make me think otherwise.

Instead of the shitty attitude, give it a shot if you have PS Plus Extra

I never said it was a bad game at all and I might give it a shot actually. I'm just skeptical about all these 10/10 and 9/10 scores that's all.

 

[Whitecrow]

The art and visual design is outta this world.

 

[jigglet]

This cat is one handsome devil. He'd be a hit with the ladies. I have an orange tabby too.