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\nIt mightn’t be a huge surprise to hear – given we’re talking about one of Steam’s most wishlisted games in recent times – but solo developer Slavic Magic’s Manor Lords<\/a> is off to a flying start; the medieval city builder\/strategy hybrid is currently Steam’s best-selling title and its fourth most played<\/a> game just hours after launch, with over 156K concurrent players at the time of writing.\n<\/p>\n

\nManor Lords has, of course, been drawing admiring glances since the launch of its demo back in 2022. That early look resulted in half a million people adding the game to their Steam wishlists and that number has only grown; another half a million people have wishlisted it this week alone, meaning it had surpassed 3m<\/a> by the time today’s early access release rolled around.\n<\/p>\n

\nSince launching this afternoon, Manor Lords has steadily worked its way up Steam’s most-played charts, passing evergreen big hitters such as Grand Theft Auto 4, Rust, Apex Legends, and Rainbow Six Siege – not to mention a couple of ballsy newcomers (Helldivers 2) and returning favourites (Fallout 4 and Stardew Valley) – along the way. Right now, with 156K concurrent players to its name, there’re just three perennially immovable titles – PUBG, Dota 2, and Counter-Strike 2 – between it and the number one spot.\n<\/p>\n

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It mightn’t be a huge surprise to hear – given we’re talking about one of Steam’s most wishlisted games in recent times – but solo developer Slavic Magic’s Manor Lords is off to a flying start; the medieval city builder\/strategy hybrid is currently Steam’s best-selling title and its fourth most played game just hours after launch, with over 156K concurrent players at the time of writing. Manor Lords has, of course, been drawing admiring glances since the launch of its demo back in 2022. That early look resulted in half a million people adding the game to their Steam wishlists and that number has only grown; another half a million people have wishlisted it this week alone, meaning it had surpassed 3m by the time…<\/p>\n

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