CHARTS: Monster Hunter Wilds pre-orders rise to second place on Steam
pcgamesinsider.bizPre-orders for the upcoming Monster Hunter Wilds were the second highest grossing item on Steam last week.
The action RPG rose up one spot as it approaches its release; the game is set to come out on February 28th and there appears to be a massive groundswell of excitement surrounding the title. Counter-Strike 2 once again was the biggest performer of the week, while Valve's Steam Deck rose up three spots.
Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 held onto the No.4 spot for another week, while PUBG: Battlegrounds rose up two positions to take fifth. Avowed, the new RPG from Obsidian, took No.6 following its February 18th release, up three places week-on-week, coming in ahead of Marvel Rivals, which rose one spot to No.7.
Civilization 7 dropped by six places to No.8 in its third week on shelves, while the newly-released Like a Dragon spin-off, Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, debuted in ninth place, rising up 32 spots upon its February 20th release.
Apex Legends from EA rounds off the Top Ten.
Here is the Steam Top Ten for the week ending February 25th:
1. Counter-Strike 2, Valve
2. Monster Hunter Wilds, Capcom
3. Steam Deck, Valve
4. Kingdom Come Deliverance 2, Plaion
5. PUBG: Battlegrounds, Krafton
6. Avowed, Xbox Game Studios
7. Marvel Rivals, NetEase
8. Sid Meier's Civilization 7, 2K Games
9. Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawai
10. Apex Legends, EA
