Finally, the record for the first weekend after the release of Hogwarts Legacy on Steam stands at 879,308 concurrent users. The game falls a bit short of the records set by Cyberpunk 2077 and Elden Ring, but the result is still hugely impressive.
Hogwarts Legacy has been very popular since its release on Friday, as confirmed by data collected by SteamDB. According to them so far Avalanche Software’s game was played simultaneously up to 807,112 people on Valve’s platform at the same time.
The huge interest in the game set in the known universe of wizard Harry Potter novels and films should come as no surprise. Even before its release, the title topped the bestseller list on Steam.
The high result was also heralded by early access data, an option for users who decided to pre-order Hogwarts Legacy in the more expensive Deluxe Edition. On the eve of the official debut, the counter indicated more than 489,000 users in the game at the same time.
In view of the above, it seemed like it was possible to break the activity record in the category of big budget games focused on single-player gameplay. At the moment, however, the game still ranks third in this regard: the first place is occupied by Cyberpunk 2077 (the record is 1.05 million concurrent players), and the second is last year’s blockbuster . , Elden Ring (953 thousand) .
However Hogwarts Legacy he still has a chance to improve his result before the end of the opening weekend. We will follow the situation and update this news.