Hades II’s surprise early-access launch
Game · 2024
Hades II reached 103,567 concurrent Steam players on May 7.
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How it worksNumbers
- SteamDB peak concurrent players reported May 7
- 103.6K
- As of May 7, 2024 · PC Gamer
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- 1 day
- May 6 ’24 to May 7 ’24
- Platforms
- 2
- Started on Open web
- Origin
- Seeded
- Gaming
Mechanics
How it spread
Trace the originSupergiant released Hades II in Early Access without a dated launch announcement. Players reacted on Steam, and PC Gamer reported over 100,000 concurrent players the next day.
Proxy date; not a directly measured attention peak.
Timeline (12)
November 2023
Supergiant Games precursor · Nov 14 ’23
Supergiant planned Early Access for the second quarter of 2024.[1]
April 2024
Supergiant Games precursor · Apr 16 ’24
Supergiant opened sign-ups for a limited technical test.[2]
Supergiant Games precursor · Apr 26 ’24
Supergiant said it would wind down the technical test on April 29.[2]
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- 1Make an unexpected release immediately available to play.
Every number (6)
- Steam Charts peak concurrent players in May 2024“May 2024 41374.57 - - 102386”102.4K[12]
Press (5 outlets)
- May 6, 2024same day
Digital Trends · The wait is over: Hades 2 is out now in early access on Steam
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