Sons of the Forest is already more popular on Steam than Rust or Siege

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The Sons of the Forest Steam launch seems to have gone well for developer Endnight, as the new survival game surges up the charts on Valve’s storefront, already beating Rust, No Man’s Sky, Rainbow Six Siege, and other multiplayer stalwarts after just one day. Whether you’ve crash-landed into the jungle already, or you and your pals are still sharpening your stone axes, preparing to survive, you certainly won’t be alone, as Sons of the Forest amasses hundreds of thousands of players in its first 24 hours.

Launching February 23, Sons of the Forest has already hit a peak Steam player count of 269,563. Previously the most wishlisted game on Valve’s platform, ahead of even Starfield, Sons of the Forest now sits at number 31 on SteamDB’s chart of the 100 games with the highest all-time player counts. For comparison, Payday 2 is at number 35, with a record player base of 247,709. Just below that, Rust’s concurrent user record is 245,243.

Still in its first day, Sons of the Forest has even beaten the concurrent user record for Rainbow Six Siege, which currently sits at 201,053. Left 4 Dead 2, Fall Guys, and Rocket League have also been surpassed by Endnight’s horror game. If you’re thinking of joining the fun (fun in the sense of being hacked to death by mutants in the freezing cold and pouring rain) get yourself prepared with the Sons of the Forest map size and locations.

Endnight is still working on Sons of the Forest, choosing to release the game partially unfinished and gradually update it based on player feedback. “There is still so much more we want to add,” the developers says, “items, new mechanics, gameplay balance and more.” A release date for the game’s first patch is yet to be confirmed, but if you’ve experienced any