Xbox Game Pass & PS Plus Help Two Games’ Player Counts Increase By 3,000%

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Joining PlayStation Plus and the Xbox Game Passhas increased the player base of two games by an incredible 3,000%. Both services offer a rotating selection of games every month, providing a mix of new and popular games as well as older and lesser-known titles. Two games, in particular, have seen an incredible boost in players since showing up on the two popular monthly subscription services.

Two websites, and, looked at data from over 3.1 million active PSN accounts and 2.4 million Xbox accounts. They report that saw a boost of over 3,200% in players since joining PS Plus in August 2024. Over on the Xbox side, gained 2,808% more players since it was added to the Xbox Game Pass on August 7. The massive boost in players has crash-landed into the 11th most-played Xbox game. Meanwhile, has gone from not even showing up in the top 500 to being in an impressive eighth most-played game this month.

An iconic open-world game that hit an all-time peak of 800,000 players on Steam is on PS Plus, giving subscribers a limited-time trial.

is an atmospheric soulslike Metroidvania developed by Adglobe and Live Wire, released in 2021. The game offers a challenge to lovers of the genre, with dark visuals similar to and a dynamic fighting style inspired by The game was well-received when it was released but has since fallen off people's radars. Its appearance on the PS Plus service has introduced many new players to the game.

Many were unfamiliar with the game and simply decided to download and try it because they could. One Reedit thread from user Freespur is full of new fans who discovered this month for the first time. While curiosity prompted them to try it, the game has apparently won its new fanbase over with its well-crafted design and gameplay.

While ' big boost in players comes from curious new players, is a much better-known name. The bundles the first three games in the series, which have the titular protagonist Crash 3D-platforming across colorful stages. The games are