{"id":1135735,"date":"2026-02-04T14:33:53","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T14:33:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/G9i2P8KXFe5UQjqzXEeyAJ"},"modified":"2026-02-04T14:33:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T14:33:53","slug":"monster-hunter-wilds-has-broken-into-the-top-10-all-time-steam-records-an-hour-after-launch-passing-baldurs-gate-3-hogwarts-legacy-and-elden-ring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/monster-hunter-wilds-has-broken-into-the-top-10-all-time-steam-records-an-hour-after-launch-passing-baldurs-gate-3-hogwarts-legacy-and-elden-ring\/","title":{"rendered":"Monster Hunter Wilds has broken into the top 10 all-time Steam records an hour after launch, passing Baldur&#8217;s Gate 3, Hogwarts Legacy and Elden Ring"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>Short of a catastrophic server meltdown, it was almost inevitable Monster Hunter Wilds would smash its way into the Steam record books. But I didn&#8217;t think it would happen this fast.<\/p>\n<p>As of 10:05 pm Pacific on launch day, Wilds has snatched a spot among the most-played games on Steam, surpassing the all-time peak player records of Baldur&#8217;s Gate 3 (875,343), Hogwarts Legacy (879,308) and New World (913, 634) to take the #10 spot. As of this writing, 920,464 hunters are online <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/action\/monster-hunter-wilds-chatacabra-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\">beating up their first Chatacabra<\/a> (or, more likely, messing around in the character creator).<\/p>\n<p>How much higher will that player count go to go this weekend? We&#8217;ll be keeping tabs.<\/p>\n<p>Follow along with our <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/live\/news\/monster-hunter-wilds-live-launch-coverage-servers-news-release-day\/\" target=\"_blank\">live coverage<\/a> for the latest on Monster Hunter Wilds&#8217; launch.<\/p>\n<div class=\"product\"><a data-dimension112=\"a700bbca-89b1-473f-a3ed-f4d19022b32e\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"Monster Hunter Wilds guide\" data-dimension48=\"Monster Hunter Wilds guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1440px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:100.00%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"qBF6bMhH4KS87WHxkaWFfL\" name=\"Olivia square\" caption=\"\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/monster-hunter-wilds-has-broken-into-the-top-10-all-time-steam-records-an-hour-after-launch-passing-baldurs-gate-3-hogwarts-legacy-and-elden-ring.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1440\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" credit=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/action\/monster-hunter-wilds-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-dimension112=\"a700bbca-89b1-473f-a3ed-f4d19022b32e\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"Monster Hunter Wilds guide\" data-dimension48=\"Monster Hunter Wilds guide\" data-dimension25=\"\"><strong>Monster Hunter Wilds guide<\/strong><\/a>: All our advice in one place<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/rpg\/monster-hunter-wilds-tips\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Monster Hunter Wilds tips<\/strong><\/a>: Hit the ground hunting<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/action\/monster-hunter-wilds-weapons\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Monster Hunter Wilds weapons<\/strong><\/a>: Builds galore<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/action\/monster-hunter-wilds-best-armor\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Monster Hunter Wilds best armor<\/strong><\/a>: Defend yourself<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/rpg\/monster-hunter-wilds-every-monster-confirmed-so-far\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Monster Hunter Wilds monsters<\/strong><\/a>: All the beasties<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/action\/monster-hunter-wilds-multiplayer-guide-cross-platform-overview\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Monster Hunter Wilds multiplayer<\/strong><\/a>: How to co-op hunt<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/action\/monster-hunter-wilds-steam-concurrent-player-record\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Short of a catastrophic server meltdown, it was almost inevitable Monster Hunter Wilds would smash its way into the Steam record books. But I didn&#8217;t think it would happen this fast. As of 10:05 pm Pacific on launch day, Wilds has snatched a spot among the most-played games on Steam, surpassing the all-time peak player records of Baldur&#8217;s Gate 3 (875,343), Hogwarts Legacy (879,308) and New World (913, 634) to take the #10 spot. As of this writing, 920,464 hunters are online beating up their first Chatacabra (or, more likely, messing around in the character creator). How much higher will that player count go to go this weekend? We&#8217;ll be keeping tabs. Follow along with our live coverage for the latest on Monster Hunter Wilds&#8217;&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/monster-hunter-wilds-has-broken-into-the-top-10-all-time-steam-records-an-hour-after-launch-passing-baldurs-gate-3-hogwarts-legacy-and-elden-ring\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1135736,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[336],"tags":[23,748],"class_list":["post-1135735","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pc-gamer","tag-action","tag-games"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Monster Hunter Wilds has broken into the top 10 all-time Steam records an hour after launch, passing Baldur&#039;s Gate 3, Hogwarts Legacy and Elden Ring | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Short of a catastrophic server meltdown, it was almost inevitable Monster Hunter Wilds would smash its way into the Steam record books. 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