Titanfall 2 was first released about four years ago. The game is praised by fans primarily for its strong multiplayer. For the first time, it has also been playable on Steam for several days, attracting thousands of players.
What is Titanfall 2? On October 28, 2018, Titanfall 2 was released for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. The game became well-known and famous for its massive mechs, crazy weapons, and the battles that could be fought with them.
Iconic for the game are also movement mechanics and parkour elements like wall running. On Metacritic, the PC version of Titanfall 2 received a score of 86 points.
Players have been hoping for a sequel for some time now. In 2017, EA bought the developer Respawn and sparked hopes for a Titanfall 3.
However, the Titanfall game developed there later became the successful battle royale Apex Legends, which is based on Titanfall.
Titanfall 2 on Steam stronger than all Battlefields combined
The Steam launch is this strong: Since Thursday, June 18, Titanfall 2 has been playable on Steam. Before that, it was only possible on PC via Origin. According to steamcharts, the game has already reached 9,211 players simultaneously, trending upwards (as of June 21, via steamcharts).
The reviews are “extremely positive.” 95% of the now 1,882 reviews are positive. Players particularly praise the campaign and the story, as well as the gunplay, parkour elements, and mechs as features.
Here is the Steam page for Titanfall 2
This is how Battlefield compares: With the numbers, Titanfall 2 had more players at its Steam launch than all Battlefield titles combined (all data via steamcharts):
- Battlefield: Bad Company 2 – 1,414 players
- Battlefield Hardline – 212 players
- Battlefield 1 – 1,646 players
- Battlefield 2 – 216 players
- Battlefield 3 – 480 players
- Battlefield 4 – 1,171 players
- Battlefield V – 2,034 players
- Total number of players at launch across all Battlefield titles: 7,173
Many of the Battlefield titles were released shortly before Titanfall 2 on Steam. EA is currently porting many of its games to Valve’s PC platform.
This is how Titanfall “takes revenge”: Titanfall 2 had the misfortune of being released right between Battlefield 1 and Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, which led to significant criticism from players. Both Battlefield and Titanfall are published by EA.
EA announced back then that the expectations for Titanfall 2 were not met. Fans suspected that Battlefield 1 was to blame. There were even claims that EA was trying to “send Titanfall 2 to die” to make Battlefield 1 appear stronger (via gamerant).
The release of Titanfall 2 was therefore significantly overshadowed by Battlefield 1. The success on Steam is like a “delayed revenge” for that.
Steam revitalizes Titanfall 2’s multiplayer
The increase in players means for fans and former players as well as newcomers that the multiplayer is finally worth it again. On reddit, players are excited that interest in Titanfall 2 is rising and multiplayer matches are finally more lively again.
Anyone wanting to enjoy the Titanfall vibe but is not that into mechs can check out the battle royale Apex Legends. Season 5 started there on May 12 with a new heroine, a new battle pass, and other innovations. While Apex Legends does not offer parkour and mechs, it provides the same action and a similar gunplay as its shooter predecessor in the same universe.
