# V Rising

> V Rising reached 150,000 concurrent Steam players in its first week.

- Owner: Stunlock Studios
- Kind: Game
- Sector: Gaming
- Seed date: 2022-05-17
- Milestone date: 2022-05-22
- Date basis: Documented milestone; not a measured attention peak.
- Spread Score: 37 (Niche), v1.3
- Mechanics: Platform jump, Press loop

## Summary

Stunlock released V Rising on Steam Early Access. It drew Twitch viewers and reached 150,000 concurrent players in its first week.

## Timeline

- 2022-05-17 — Stunlock Studios (Open web) — Stunlock released V Rising in Steam Early Access for $19.99.
- 2022-05-17 — ShivaX (Open web) — ShivaX discussed watching V Rising streams on a forum.
- 2022-05-17 — Gamepressure (Press) — Gamepressure reported a 42,162-player concurrent peak hours after launch.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/mcp#api).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/v-rising-2022

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “V Rising.” Case HIS-01817. Spread Score v1.3: 37/100. Updated 2026-10-28. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-01817