This week, two new online games entered the battle for new players and the eyes of viewers on Twitch. The survival game Nightingale launched on February 20. The hack’n slash Last Epoch released on February 21. The amazing thing: one of the top players on Twitch, Michael “shroud” Grzesiek (29), is leading in both games.
How did Nightingale perform? The EA survival game has settled at number 12 among average players for the last 3 days, between Helldivers 2 and Minecraft. That’s a solid, but not a dominant start on Twitch at launch.
At its peak, Nightingale was able to attract 264,811 viewers, which is enough for 7th place.
Who are the key streamers? Shooter specialist shroud easily won Nightingale. He showcased the game for 11 hours and peaked at almost 31,000 viewers.
It can be seen that Twitch has now significantly veered away from gaming and into the direction of ‘Just Chatting’ and reaction streams. Many big streamers no longer dive into new games. Well-known variety streamers like shroud, LIRIK, and CohhCarnage keep the flags flying. They were also leading in the last releases of Skull and Bones and Helldivers.
In Germany, Gronkh clearly leads ahead of Shlorox and Dhalucard, both of whom have invested significantly more hours in Nightingale than the veteran.
Diablo Experts Dominate Last Epoch
How did Last Epoch perform? For Last Epoch, the average numbers are harder to measure because the game has been on Twitch for ages, but only had its full release on February 21.
However, Last Epoch was able to narrowly outshine Nightingale in peak viewers, reaching 266,419 viewers, which is almost 2,000 more.
Who are the leading streamers? Last Epoch is won by hack’n slash expert Quin69, the pride of New Zealand. He is also leading in related games like Path of Exile.
However, shroud is also closely following, having spent 7 hours in Last Epoch.
In 3rd place is Raxxanterax, who has racked up 40 hours in Last Epoch in the last 3 days. He had already said half a year ago that he was leaving Diablo 4 and playing Last Epoch.
In Germany, Diablo 4 expert jessirocks is in first place, ahead of Maurice Weber.
What does shroud say about Last Epoch? The elite gamer says that Last Epoch reminds him strongly of Path of Exile: he likes everything about the game, except the quests. He could easily do without them.
Exactly on the questing he could also do without in Path of Exile; he simply does not like that.
Last Epoch and Nightingale Are the Most Successful New Games on Twitch After Palworld
How did the games perform compared to other releases in 2024? In terms of peak numbers on Twitch, Last Epoch and Nightingale are now number 2 and 3 among new games released in 2024.
The top spot with 434,200 concurrent viewers is held by Palworld. In 4th place follows the German Enshrouded.
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