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Tabletop Simulator’s lockdown board-game surge

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Tabletop Simulator reached 36,793 concurrent Steam players in April 2020.

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Numbers

April 2020 peak concurrent Steam players
36.8K
As of Apr 30, 2020 · Open web · Steam Charts
Observed peak date
Apr 2020
Apr 18 ’14 to Apr 2020
Platforms
2
Started on Open web
Origin
Seeded
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Mechanics

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How it spread

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Tabletop Simulator launched on Steam in 2014. During lockdown, its Steam Charts peak rose from 26,141 in March to 36,793 in April 2020.

Observed peak within the documented measurement window; not an all-time maximum. Some dates are known only to the week, month or year.

Wikipedia views · Google searchesDec ’13Apr ’14May ’15Jul ’16Sep ’17Nov ’18Jan ’20AprJunSepDecMay ’21Observed peakBerserk GamesStarts · Apr 18 ’14The GuardianMar 17 ’20Open webPress
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Timeline (8)

  1. April 2014

    Berserk Games seed · Apr 18 ’14

    Berserk Games released Tabletop Simulator on Steam Early Access.[1]

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  2. March 2020

    The Guardian platform jump · Mar 17 ’20

    The Guardian mentioned the simulator as a way to play virtual board games while self-isolating.[2]

  3. The Guardian press · Mar 27 ’20

    A Guardian lockdown guide listed the simulator among ways to play board games online.[3]

  1. press · Mar 30 ’20

  2. press · Apr 1 ’20

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  • February 2020 peak concurrent Steam players“5069”
    5.1K[6]

Press (2 outlets)

  1. Mar 17, 20202160 days inThe Guardian · 25 best video games to help you socialise while self-isolating

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Region
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April 2020 peak concurrent Steam players
36.8K
As of Apr 30, 2020 · Open web · Steam Charts
Evidence
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