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There’s no doubt that developer BlueTwelve Studio and publisher Annapurna Interactive scored a hit with stray, the platform title starring a wandering cat in a futuristic world. Well, it is clear that the title is super popular and new figures confirm that Steam has been key to its success.
This indie made its official debut today, July 19, 2022, on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and PC (via Steam) and it didn’t take long to become one of the most played titles on those platforms.
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Stray is an unprecedented success for Annapurna Interactive
We can say the above thanks to figures of the game on PC through Steam DB, an unofficial database that records activity on the Valve platform. Well, according to the information, stray it had a maximum of 62,963 concurrent players on its launch day, precisely at 2:00 PM (Mexico City time). At the time of writing the note, stray is the 14th most played title on Steam alone, with 49,772 concurrent players, even surpassing Multi Versus (whose new Beta has just started) in number of concurrent players (59,004).
The above was also reflected on Twitch, as the great interest around the title has made users see a lot of hours of gameplay from stray. At the time of writing the note, it is the 5th most viewed topic on the platform.
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It is necessary to make a comparison with games of the same caliber of stray, which is an indie title. As well, stray is the most popular release of Annapurna Interactive (distributor of indie games) on PC and by far, because even before stray the title with the best debut on PC was Twelve Minutes (8,021 concurrent players), according to analyst information BenjiSales. Having said that, stray It has been an extraordinary and unexpected success.
We remind you that this title is also available on PlayStation consoles, so the number of players who have already tried it should be much higher.
Stray has shattered the concurrent players record for any Annapurna Interactive game on Steam easily becoming its biggest PC launch ever
Top @Ai Peak Concurrent Players
• Stray – 50,555+
• Twelve Minutes – 8,021
• Outer Wilds – 7,936
• Neon White – 3,277
•Journey – 1,757 pic.twitter.com/7RhlAVyWmM— Benji-Sales (@BenjiSales) July 19, 2022
What do you think about the success of stray?, have you already tried this indie? Tell us in the comments.
stray is available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and PC. You can find more news related to him if you visit his file or if you consult our written review.
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