The arena brawler Battlerite got a second chance and made the most of it! Since the game went Free2Play on Steam, the number of players has noticeably increased. Over a million gamers have signed up, and the concurrent users are also high. Free is apparently the right price.
Battlerite is a fun arena brawler game. You can think of arena brawlers like MOBAs, but without all the frills like lanes, towers, minions, creeps, and shops. Rather, it is all about engaging in wild team fights in a dwindling arena. It mainly relies on skill. Those who use their skill shots optimally win.
Battlerite was extremely popular when it was released as a paid Early Access title on Steam in September 2016 and was number 1 in the Steam charts for a while. But then things quieted down, the player numbers shrank, and a controversial update caused frustration.
However, Battlerite has now been released as a Free2Play title and is once again gaining players!
Over a million players, with more than 44,000 concurrent players!
Battlerite officially went Free2Play as planned on November 8, 2017, and is enjoying considerable success. It seems the players were just waiting for it and are now flocking to the servers in their thousands. According to Steamspy, over a million players have played Battlerite in the last two weeks. On November 6, the peak was reached with 44,850 concurrent players.
Since then, the numbers have somewhat declined, but there are still over 40,000 gamers fighting in the arena at the same time. The Free2Play transition seems to have worked out well.
What’s next for Battlerite? Find out everything about the future plans in the Battlerite developers’ roadmap here.
