Summary
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth’s PC port is a huge success, as it just peaked at 40,564 concurrent players onSteam. This makes it the biggest PC release for any single-playerFinal Fantasygame - and the third biggest oranySquare Enixgame on Steam.
This wasspotted byResetEra user FarSight XR-20, who compared Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth’s impressive figures with previous releases from the studio. According to figures from SteamDB, the only Square Enix games to have reached higher concurrent player count areDragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake, andFinal Fantasy 14.
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth’s Steam Launch Is Record-Breaking
Only two other Square Enix games have higher concurrent player records
At the time of writing, there are 39,377 Steam users playing Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. The weekend isn’t over yet either, so it’s very possible that we’ll see its peak player count rise too. If it manages to surpass 45,357 players, then it will beat Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake’s record.
These figures are especially impressive when you consider that the game wascracked almost immediately after launch, resulting in a lot of people pirating the game,
Of course, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth’s PC launch also means that players are able to mod it, at long last. A few mods have been shared onNexus Modsalready, mostly focussed on the game’s performance, as well as a few slight aesthetic changes.
This PC launch comes a little under a year after the game’s initial release onPlayStation 5. This was a much quicker turnaround thanFinal Fantasy 7 Remake, which took almost two years to come to PC.
