At 3 pm on the 25th, Steam once again shattered the concurrent player record with a staggering 37.2 million users, down from 39.6 million at the end of June. This record-breaking feat occurred post-Gamescom 2024 and the release of the game Black Myth: Wukong, which decimated the single-player game record on Steam with approximately 2.4 million simultaneous players and over 10 million units sold in just 3 days, sparking various phenomena in China.
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TLDR: Steam broke its player record after Gamescom 2024, fueled by the success of Black Myth: Wukong, which dominated the single-player game category on Steam with record sales and player numbers, creating a buzz in China.
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