Manor Lords shatters Steam metropolis builder document with over 170,000 concurrent gamers

How was your weekend? Did you do something enjoyable? Did you watch any good films? Did your videogame promote over one million copies and break the Steam document for a metropolis builder with over 170,000 concurrent gamers inside a single day of launching into early entry?

Not lots of people can reply sure to that final one, however developer Slavic Magic can. In response to Hooded Horse, writer of Manor Lords, the early entry metropolis builder had a record-breaking launch:

“Since yesterday’s launch Manor Lords has already offered over 1 million copies & hit a peak Steam concurrent participant rely of 170k—highest ever for a metropolis builder (or for different completely different genres like GSG/4x/colony sim),” the writer mentioned on Twitter.

Not solely does the medieval metropolis builder boast a participant rely that places it within the firm of multiplayer shooters like Helldivers 2 and Apex Legends, however there’s certainly much more folks enjoying since Manor Lords can be on PC Sport Cross. Heck, there would possibly even be one or two folks enjoying it on the Epic Retailer. Loopy, however true!

How do these concurrent participant counts stack up towards different metropolis builder and technique video games? In response to SteamDB, Manor Lords tops Sid Meier’s Civilization 6 (162,657 CCU peak) and Cities: Skylines 2 (104,697 CCU peak). Spectacular! Traditionally, no different video games in that class have a peak CCU above 100,000.

However simply because a recreation is a licensed hit doesn’t suggest the work is completed. With all these gamers, there have been so many bug studies and suggestions threads that the official Discord “bumped into a problem in a single day the place the variety of energetic threads exceeded capability.”

Amongst among the points: gamers aren’t thrilled that archers would possibly as effectively be throwing marshmallows at their enemies, which Manor Lords’ developer mentioned will most definitely be addressed in a future patch. (Seems, archers have been OP in an earlier construct so that they have been nerfed for launch, however maybe a bit too a lot.) 

There are different issues, such because the low productiveness of Manor Lords’ sawpits, that would additionally use some consideration, and loads of options that are not but accessible in early entry. That features odors, apparently: there’s an overlay for “scent” in Manor Lords, indicating that buildings like butchers and tanneries would possibly trouble villagers dwelling too near them. 

One factor that will not change, a minimum of: there is a villager with a reputation that appears like a joke however is traditionally correct.

By the way in which, we have been enjoying Manor Lords proper together with you. If you happen to’re simply getting began, try our Manor Lords’ newbie’s information.