Steam's surprise JRPG hit of the year almost has more players than Persona 3 Reload and Infinite Wealth combined

Granblue Fantasy Relink
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Japanese roleplaying games are firmly in the spotlight with the recent releases of both Persona 3 Reload and Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth. But the genre's ওbiggest game on Steam right now is, somewhat surprisingly, neither of them. 

澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Granblue Fantasy: Relink has been quietly outperforming its heavyw💞eight competition since it came out on February 1, passing a peak of 85,000 players logged in at the same time, according to estimates from . Granblue Fantasy might not have the long, long history behind it that the Persona and Yakuza series enjoy, but that's clearly not stopping players from diving into the skyfar🎶ing romp.

In comparison, Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth's concurrent player peak currently sits at an estimated 46,000, while the remade classic Persona 3 Reload has a similar 43,000 peak. Sega's rolepla﷽ying double whammy might sit at second and third place in the JRPG debut charts, but those 𒀰numbers are still nothing to scoff at. 

Persona 3 Reload set records for 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:the biggest Steam debut in developer Atlus' entire catalog, validating its newly formed multiplatform approach after decades of console exclusivity. Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth was also ꧙澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:the fastest-selling game in Yakuza history, so both are still on the up and up, even after so many decade𝓀s in the race.

Granblue Fantasy: Relink also comes hot off multiple other big multimedia endeavors. For those unaware, the Granblue Fantasy series began life as a free-to-play mobile game boasting the talents of composer Nobuo Uematsu (of Final Fantasy and 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Lost Odyssey fam🏅e) and art director Hideo Minaba (also of Final Fantasy and Lost Odyssey fame.)

The first mobile outing was already a mammoth success in Japan, bolstered by an anime adaptation and a pretty great fighting game spin-off that catapulted the series into the clouds, somewhat explaining Relink's mega launch. Granblue Fantasy: Relink instead takes the action route, with a massive roster of fighters available to slash/sh🗹oot/stab at foes with four-player co-op too. 

Up next on the JRPG train is Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, which is arriving on February 29. We won’t have comparative Steam numbers at launch because of outdated exclusivity deals on Sony's side. Capcom then joins the race with Dragon’s Dogma 2, arriving on PC 💝and consoles on March🐭 22. 

Check out the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:new games coming in 2024 for more unexpected surprises.

Kaan freelances for various websites including Rock Paper Shotgun, Eurogamer, and this one, Gamꦚesradar. He particularly enjoys writing about spooky indies, throwback RPGs, and anything that's vaguely silly. Also has an English Literature and Film Studies degree that he'll so🔯on forget.