Apex Legends set a new record for player numbers on Steam. Over half a million Steam users checked out the shooter in August 2022 to play Season 14 and its content.
This is how Apex Legends is doing on Steam: On August 9, Apex Legends experienced a significant spike in active player numbers, culminating in a new record of 510,286 concurrent players (via Steamcharts), which is a whopping 100,000 more than the previous record.
The spike continues the upward trend that Apex Legends has enjoyed on Steam for many months. Since 2020, the average number of active players per month has steadily increased, showing healthy growth for the shooter on Steam.
Apex Legends started with just under 75,000 in November 2020, reached 230,000 in August, and is currently in the Top 3 most played games on Steam, right below CS:GO and Dota 2. Although the initial spike has flattened out, many have stayed with Apex.
There was also a significant increase in positive reviews, bringing Apex Legends to a rating of “very positive” with over 500,000 reviews. 85% of those showed thumbs up.
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“I don’t like battle royale, but Apex is very decent”
This is Season 14: The increase in player numbers and positive reviews coincides with the launch of Season 14 “Hunted” of Apex Legends. Despite a call in the community for a boycott of the game, the player numbers exploded.
The new season brought numerous adjustments, a season pass, and the new legend Vantage as a playable character. The level cap of 500 was also increased, and players could continue to level up their accounts.
After the spike in new reviews at the release of the season, Apex Legends received steadily between 350 and 500 positive reviews per day with about 70 to 150 negative ratings.
In the positive reviews, players (along with a lot of nonsense) wrote that the shooter could convince them, although they actually don’t like battle royales.
- “Fun FPS. I don’t like BRs. But Apex is very decent.” – deadweird.
- “Feels very smooth, like an old school shooter.” – Souler
- “[…] I can say that it has always brought me joy, as it is constantly being worked on. It’s definitely suitable for a few rounds in between, but also as a main game.” – Zerox
While the negative reviews pointed out the problems of Apex Legends, they still often had some good words for the game.
What is your opinion of Apex Legends? Do you think the shooter has improved over the years? Have you perhaps already played Season 14? Let us know in the comments.
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