There's a new game on Steam this week called V Rising, and if you haven't heard of it yet, now might be the time to check it out. Many people have probably already seen it, even though the game has only just entered early access, with developer and publisher Stunlock Studios announcing this week that the survival game already has over 500,000 total players, with its peak player count already reaching 130,000. However, it's only available on Steam, so you'll need a PC to play, but the system requirements are thankfully forgiving enough to allow for a variety of systems to play, even if your own PC is a bit old.
V Rising just hit these impressive milestones this week, after launching into early access on May 17, so it’s already off to a strong start. This sudden attention, as well as certain elements of the game, have drawn comparisons to Valheim , another survival game that people loved. V Rising swaps out Vikings for vampires and allows players to explore and survive either alone or with others through single-player or multiplayer options.
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"Wake up as a weakened vampire after centuries of slumber," reads a preview of the game. "Hunt for blood to regain your strength while hiding from the scorching sun to survive. Rebuild your castle and turn humans into your loyal servants in an effort to raise your vampire empire. Make allies or enemies online or play solo locally, chase away the holy soldiers and wage war in a world of conflict."
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Since its release earlier this week, V Rising has already received a hotfix to address some server, which is a positive trend for such an early adopter. The developers acknowledged the 500,000 player milestone on May 20th, and immediately after that, they noted that it had over 100,000 players active in the game at the same time. According to SteamDB, that number has been growing since then, with the top totaling 130,626 concurrent players as of May 21st.
Source: comicbook.com
