Dragon Age: The Veilguard Blazes Through Steam with Massive Launch

Record-Breaking Launch for BioWare’s New Dragon Age

Dragon Age: The Veilguard has set a new concurrent player record on Steam for a single-player EA game, reaching a peak of 70,414 players. This surpasses the previous record held by Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. The new game also topped the Steam top sellers chart, ahead of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, though the latter is also available via Game Pass.

A New High for the Dragon Age Franchise

This impressive launch makes The Veilguard the franchise’s biggest Steam launch to date. While comparing its performance to past Dragon Age games like Inquisition is complex due to Inquisition’s release via EA’s own storefront, the new record is notable.

Critical Acclaim and High Expectations

The game has received positive reviews on Steam and critical praise from Eurogamer, with one reviewer stating, “A fantasy role-playing game of astonishing spectacle…This is the best Dragon Age, and perhaps BioWare, has ever been.”

EA expressed high hopes for The Veilguard’s performance earlier this week, potentially attributing this to the positive reviews and the lack of competing titles in the near future, given the delay of Assassin’s Creed Shadows.

Other Notable Steam Trends

While The Veilguard dominates the headlines, the Monster Hunter Wilds open beta continues to draw a substantial player base with a peak of 463,798 concurrent players, as reported by Eurogamer.