Battlefield 2042is one of the biggest game releases of 2021. The multiplayer first-person shooter has been highly anticipated due to its 128-player matches and the new Portal custom game functionality. On PC, however,Battlefield 2042is struggling to make an impact. That’s not to say it isn’t doing well, but other PC titles released over the past two weeks are finding more success. One example is another recently-launched annual iteration of a popular franchise,Farming Simulator 22.
Farming Simulator 22was officially released on November 22, about one week ago and three days afterBattlefield 2042’s arrival. The farming game adds new features, including support for mulching and stone picking, and also a character creation system. However, it’s largely similar to pastFarming Simulatortitles; it just does exactly what its player base expects and it does it well. That’s why on Steam,Farming Simulator 22is seeing concurrent player counts around twice as large asBattlefield 2042.
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According to Steam’s publically-shared player count for Sunday, November 28,Farming Simulator 22peaked at around 94,744 concurrent players, whileBattlefield 2042’s peak concurrent player count was 52,524. This isn’t really adrop in players forBattlefield 2042, either. After an initial spike on November 19, the game typically holds around 50 thousand concurrent players. Similarly,Farming Simulator 22’s daily peaks have held surprisingly even near 100 thousand players.
These numbers are reflected inSteam’s weekly saleschart, too.Farming Simulator 22holds the top position in the chart, outselling all other games.Battlefield 2042sold the second largest number of copies over the past week. On Steam,Farming Simulator 22reigns supreme.
To be fair toBattlefield 2042, there are some details worth acknowledging. For one,Battlefield 2042is also available on other PC storefronts; it’s not exclusive to Steam, as it’s available not just on the Epic Games Store, but also on EA’s Origin platform where it’s included in the company’sEA Play Prosubscription. The numbers forBattlefield 2042are likely larger than what Steam is showing, though it’s unlikely to reachFarming Simulator 22’s heights.Farming Simulator 22is, notably, also on other PC storefronts.
Farming Simulator 22also deserves a huge amount of credit for what it achieved, as this is more of aFarming Simulator 22story than aBattlefield 2042story. That’s becauseFarming Simulator 22has smashed the franchise record for concurrent players on Steam. Previously, the record was held byFarming Simulator 19, which had 59 thousand concurrent players. This makesFarming Simulator 22’s peak of 105 thousand truly incredible.
Farming Simulator 22andBattlefield 2042are both available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
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