Sons of the Forest Steam release seems to have gone well for developer Endnight, as the new survival game climbs the Valve Store charts, beating Rust, No Man’s Sky, Rainbow Six Siege and other multiplayer stalwarts thereafter in a single day. Whether you’ve already crashed in the jungle or are still sharpening your stone axes with your friends and preparing to survive, you’re sure not to be alone as Sons of the Forest gathers hundreds of thousands of players for its first game. 24 hours.

With its February 23rd release, Sons of the Forest has already reached a record Steam player count of 411,999. Previously the most searched game on Valve’s platform, ahead of even Starfield, Sons of the Forest now sits at the number 19 on the SteamDB chart. of the 100 most played games of all time.

For comparison, GTA 5’s all-time record stands at 364,548, which puts it just below Sons of the Forest at number 21. Destiny 2, at number 26, has a maximum number of users of 292,513. , while Skyrim in the 28 reached a peak of 287,411. . Payday 2 is at number 35, with a record playerbase of 247,709. Just below that, Rust’s record concurrent user is 245,243.

Sons of the Forest even broke Valve’s original Counter-Strike concurrent user record, which peaked at 319,586. horror of Endnight. If you plan to partake in the fun (“fun” in the sense of being hacked to death by mutants in the freezing cold and pouring rain), come prepared with the Sons of the Map size and locations. forest.

Endnight is still working on Sons of the Forest, choosing to release the game partially unfinished and gradually updating it based on player feedback. “There’s still a lot more we want to add,” the developer explains, “items, new mechanics, game balance, and more.” A release date for the game’s first patch has yet to be confirmed, but if you’ve experienced any technical issues so far, we hope fixes will arrive soon.

In the meantime, take a look at the Sons of the Forest weapon list to make sure you have everything you need. Likewise, check out the full list of Sons of the Forest mutants, cannibals, and enemies so you don’t get caught, and find out about the status of Sons of the Forest cheats and console commands.

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