Steam Hits 40M Concurrent Users Playing Monster Hunter Wilds

Steam, the premier digital distribution platform for PC gaming, has shattered its own record for concurrent users, surpassing the 40 million mark for the first time. Over the recent weekend, coinciding with the launch of Monster Hunter Wilds on February 28, Steam reached an unprecedented peak of 40,270,997 simultaneous players, eclipsing its previous record of 39.9 million set in February 2025.

According to SteamDB, Steam's concurrent user record, often seen as a barometer of Valve's platform success, has been broken nearly every month since May 2024. The peak has impressively escalated from 35.5 million to 40.2 million users in just over six months. This figure includes idle players—those with Steam open but not actively engaged—but the number of players actively in-game also set a new record, increasing from 12.5 million to 12.8 million.

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Throughout 2024, Steam experienced significant surges in player peaks, breaking records twice in March and again in July. The latest peak likely resulted from the release of Monster Hunter Wilds, which alone achieved a 24-hour concurrent user peak of 1.38 million players. Meanwhile, other popular titles like Counter-Strike 2, PUBG, Dota 2, and Marvel Rivals also saw substantial 24-hour peaks, with 1.7 million, 819,541, 657,780, and 268,283 players, respectively.

Despite its success, Monster Hunter Wilds has received a 'mixed' user review rating on Steam, prompting Capcom to release official guidance addressing PC performance issues. Additionally, Capcom has teased early details about Monster Hunter Wilds Title Update 1, which will introduce an endgame social hub for players.

To aid your journey in Monster Hunter Wilds, explore what the game doesn't explicitly tell you, and delve into our comprehensive guide covering all 14 weapon types. We also offer an ongoing Monster Hunter Wilds walkthrough, a multiplayer guide to help you play with friends, and instructions on how to transfer your character from the open beta to the full game.

IGN's review of Monster Hunter Wilds awarded it an 8/10, stating: "Monster Hunter Wilds continues to smooth off the rougher corners of the series in smart ways, making for some extremely fun fights but also lacking any real challenge."