FromSoftware is already so famous for creating fighting-style games that many players favorably named this genre Soulslike – based on the name of the blockbuster Dark Souls. Such a success, but it was not until recently that the name FromSoftware really received a lot of attention after Elden Ring became the best game of 2022. And then, the latest work of this publisher, ” “brother” with Elden Ring, Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon is also gradually becoming one of the most impressive blockbusters in 2023.
This has been proven through the impressive numbers that Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon achieved after its launch on Steam on August 25. The next version of this series after 10 years of absence has received countless positive reviews, praise from both gamers and critics. Despite being a completely different game genre compared to FromSoftware’s recent works, Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon still resonated greatly, and set a record for concurrent players at the same time. game launch point.
Based on data from SteamDB, Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon achieved the highest number of players at the same time, reaching 150,959 players at the time of launch. This made Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon into the top 5 most popular games as soon as it came out, behind 4 other games: Hogwarts Legac y, Baldur’s Gate 3 , Sons of the Forest and the remake. Return to the year 2023 of Resident Evil 4 in 2023. Even if you consider FromSoftware’s games alone, Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon is only second to Elden Ring in this index. Notably, this game was also released close to the date and competed with many other blockbusters of which Baldur’s Gate 3 is the most visible example.
This shows that FromSoftware is still extremely cool with its recent projects. Remember, Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon is not a heavily invested project, and the development team is only about 70 people, one-fifth of the usual number of other blockbusters. But in terms of quality, this is definitely still a game not to be missed for gamers in 2023.