Interest in Cyberpunk 2077 has grown significantly in recent days

The number of players currently spending time in the Cyberpunk 2077 RPG has increased significantly in recent days. The trend is well illustrated by data from Steam. If between April and August the game used to have about twenty thousand players at the same time, now the number of simultaneous players has approached threshold of seventy thousand.

This noticeable increase in players can be caused by three factors. First, we received the release a few days ago. from the animated series Cyberpunk: Edgerunnerswhich, not only according to our review, turned out to be really successful.

I walked all five hours at one time: pace @edgerunners it’s great. Although the result is not as stunning as @arcaneshowthis is still a very high-quality charger (not only) for fans @CyberpunkGame – in this respect, I would compare it, for example, with the Netflix version of Castlevania. pic.twitter.com/ocqGC4xKTW

— Martin Zavrzel (@martinzavrel) September 17, 2022

The success of the series can significantly revive interest in the game and the entire Cyberpunk universe, even in the long run. After all, this phenomenon happened after the release of the serial adaptation of The Witcher, so we won’t be surprised if something similar happens with Cyberpunk 2077.

However, the currently growing number of players is also having a significant impact. game update #1.6, which was released in early September. In addition to a number of fixes and improvements, this update also brought new content, much of which is thematically related to the aforementioned series.

Actual numbers may also be affected discount event, thanks to which you can now buy the game on Steam, PS Store and Xbox Store with a 50% discount. It was on Steam that the game once again became one of the best-selling games of the current week. It will no doubt be interesting to see where interest in Cyberpunk 2077 and its entire universe goes in the future. As far as new content for the game, we’re still aware of the Phantom Liberty expansion that CD Projekt announced earlier this month.

Do you also plan to return to Cyberpunk or start playing it for the first time?