Monster Hunter Wilds has quickly entered the history books on Steam, achieving remarkable player counts within its first hour

Wilds has already surged past 900,000 players shortly after its launch.

Monster Hunter Wilds

As of 10:05 PM Pacific Time on launch day, Wilds secured a place among the most-played games on Steam, outpacing the previous all-time peak player records of Baldur’s Gate 3 (875,343), Hogwarts Legacy (879,308), and New World (913,634) to claim the 10th position. Currently, 920,464 players are online battling their first Chatacabra (or possibly experimenting with the character creator).

Update: At 10:20 PM, Wilds moved up to 8th place, surpassing Elden Ring’s peak of 953,426 players. The next record to beat is Cyberpunk 2077, which currently has about another 100,000 players ahead.

How much higher will the player count reach this weekend? We’ll be monitoring the situation closely.

Stay tuned for our live coverage as updates roll in about the launch of Monster Hunter Wilds.