Starfield has officially managed to surpass the concurrent Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim player record on Steam. The latest Bethesda title came out on September 6, 2023, taking over the gaming community with its vast space adventure and thousands of planets to explore. That said, Starfield also raised the expectations for future open-world games.
According to SteamDB, Starfield peaked on Sunday, September 10, with the title hitting over 330,700 concurrent players on Steam. The label has achieved more than Skyrim did 12 years ago, with the latter hitting 287,411 gamers playing the title at the same time.
Starfield Accoplishes Greater Concurrent Player Record Than Skyrim
The recent Starfield player numbers have proven to be an incredible feat for the title regarding sales and general appreciation. The title recently also crossed a player count of 6 million on its second day, making it the biggest Bethesda launch to date. However, the space-adventure epic has yet to surpass the numbers for Fallout 4 when counting concurrent players.The SteamDB numbers only recorded the concurrent player count for PC. The console concurrent count remains unknown, meaning the title may have already beaten many IPs launched this year so far.
Regarding concurrent players, Fallout 4 peaked in Bethesda's list, holding 472,962 players at its height. The game still has time before achieving similar or more significant numbers. Only five days after its launch, the game has garnered much attention and love from the gaming community. The title also has the potential to beat the likes of Fallout with its availability on the Xbox Game Pass, making it more accessible to players on the available platforms: Xbox Series X|S and Microsoft Windows.
According to many fans, the title is also one of the best Bethesda launches. As one of the few Xbox exclusives released recently and a new IP from Bethesda after 25 years, the game has enormous content for fans to discover, making it a vast journey for single-player title lovers.