New World has finally launched, and even more surprisingly, it's now sitting at fifth-place on Steam's most-played games list. That's right, New World is currently the fifth most-played game on Steam, and here's why.
This brand new MMO from Amazon Game Studios' Double Helix Games has had an intense few months. After an unbelievably successful beta, the game has finally hit Steam, and according to SteamDB, it's doing bloody brilliantly.
The game is doing so brilliantly, in fact, that some are calling it the new World of Warcraft. Thing is, though, will this massively multiplayer online role playing game, set in a fantasy universe, remain at the top of the charts?
Why Is New World the Fifth-Most Played Game on Steam?
New World is Steam's fifth-most played game right now, due to it having more than 648,000 players currently logged into the game. SteamDB delivered these statistics, which make the MMORPG the second most-played game at the time of writing, with SteamCharts going as far as to say that it is the fifth-most played Steam game of all time.
This is a pretty insanely successful start for a game that was delayed more than a year from its original release date back in 2020. There are still significant server issues plaguing New World as well, meaning that its position at the top of the Steam charts could be short lived.
If New World is the fifth-most played game on Steam, and the second in terms of active players right now, is it really fair to suggest that the game might have a shorter life span? Well, some would say yes, whilst others would say no.
On one hand, the game is doing absolutely incredible for one so early in its lifecycle. At second in the Steam Charts, very few could make the argument that the game is doing badly. On the other hand, it is plagued with issues, and fits all of the expected attributes of a fad-game that could go away in a few months time. We hope for the former, and especially with New World being the fifth-most played game on Steam, we're keeping our fingers crossed.
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