Key Takeaways
- Diablo 4 hit a record 55,561 players on Steam following the release of its Vessel of Hatred expansion.
- Despite some initial backlash, Diablo 4 gained momentum with new features and improvements.
- The game has grown in popularity to become the second most played on Steam Deck.
Diablo 4 It set a new record for active players on Steam and became the second most played game on Steam Deck at the time of publication. that Diablo 4 The community has experienced a roller coaster of emotions, through good and bad times since the game launched in June last year.
first Diablo 4 The season was marked as one of the most divisive episodes of the game's first year, leaving players largely dissatisfied with updates and elements of the live service. Blizzard's action RPG has since suffered from bug issues, controversial monetization issues, and community frustration with the absence of certain features or the game's general direction. A few months later, with the release of Season 4, Diablo 4 It began its comeback by introducing features such as major changes to itemization to revitalize the player experience.

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now, Diablo 4 Two more impressive milestones were achieved, one of which was breaking a personal record and reaching 55,561 active players on Steam. According to SteamDB, this impressive player count was registered on October 13th, a few days after the Vessel of Hatred expansion was released. This is a 115.4% increase from September, when the game had 25,799 active players. The previous record was 39,782 on June 3 during the game's fourth season.
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Diablo 4's second milestone was becoming the second most played game on Steam Deck from October 9 to 15, according to official rankings. later Diablo 4 Leading until October 14th and current ranking: Metaphor: ReFantazioNew game from the creator persona It was recently released. The list continues as follows: stardew valley and Baldur's Gate 3 The ranking fell by 1 and 3 places, respectively, to 3rd and 4th place. The top five are rounded out by: Dragon Ball: Sparking ZeroThis is the latest game from Spike Chunsoft and Bandai Namco. Recent reviews have been mixed regarding the response from users on Valve platforms, but Blizzard's games are mostly positive, with 71% of all reviews.
Diablo 4The new numbers come after the release of the game's first expansion, Vessel of Hatred. This expansion introduces a variety of new content, including a new story and a new Spiritborn class. This milestone also comes after the launch of the game's sixth season. It adds equally exciting content, including new dungeons like Kurast Undercity, mercenary companions, new skills, and passives. Diablo 4's class.