Netflix’s take on The Witcher has been a hit with fans. So much so that The Witcher 3 has seen a spike in popularity over on Steam.
According to video game industry analyst Benji-Sales, CD Projekt RED’s The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt had hit a total concurrent player count of over 50,000 players on Steam after the Netflix series was released on December 20. By comparison, according to Steam Charts, when the game launched back in May 2015, it was shown to have hit over 90,000 concurrent players on Steam (which doesn’t include GOG.com, PlayStation 4 or the Xbox One). Since then, the last noticeable spike in players was in May and June 2016 when the final DLC for the game, Blood and Wine, was released.
The player count had remained in the 20,000-30,000 area after that surge until December 22, 2019, when the peak started growing. By December 26 there were over 70,000 concurrent players jumping on the Steam version of the game. The player count across all available platforms is expected to be much higher.
Today The Witcher III: Wild Hunt has peaked at over 50k concurrent users
That’s the highest concurrent player count the game experienced since JUNE 2016! It seems @netflix The Witcher series has driven major renewed interest. The game was also recently added to Xbox Game Pass pic.twitter.com/LOeAqZ8Kqq
— Benji-Sales (@BenjiSales) December 23, 2019
This all only bodes well for the Netflix series, which has been granted a second season, according to showrunner Lauren S. Hissrich.
I’m so thrilled to announce: Geralt, Yennefer, and Ciri will be back for more adventures… in Season Two.
I could not be more proud of what the amazing cast and crew of The Witcher have accomplished, and can’t wait for the world to dig in and enjoy these stories with us. ❤️⚔️🐺 pic.twitter.com/evWoHvUl1e
— Lauren S. Hissrich (@LHissrich) November 13, 2019