Key foods
- Diablo 4 set a record with 55,561 players on Steam after the release of Vessel of Hatred.
- Despite the initial backlash, Diablo 4 is gaining momentum with new features and improvements.
- The game becomes the second most played game on Steam Deck and shows more popularity.
Diablo 4 It set a new record for active players on Steam and became the second most played game on the Steam Deck at the time of release. this Diablo 4 The community has experienced a rollercoaster of emotions since the game's launch in June of last year, with good times and bad.
the first Diablo 4 The season was noted as one of the most divisive episodes of the game's first year, with players largely unhappy with the update and live service elements. Blizzard's action RPG subsequently suffered from issues with bugs, controversial monetization, and a community frustrated by the lack of specific features or the game's overall direction. Months later, with the release of Season 4, Diablo 4 began its comeback and revitalized the player experience by introducing features such as a major change in items.

related
Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred's Ending Explained
There's a lot to unpack in Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred's cliffhanger ending, as it somewhat wraps up the expansion's story and sets up the future.
now, Diablo 4 It has reached two other impressive milestones, one of which broke its personal record and amassed 55,561 active players on Steam. According to SteamDB, this impressive number of players was recorded on October 13, a few days after the release of the Vessel of Hatred expansion. This represents a 115.4% increase from September, when the game had 25,799 active players. Previously, the highest number achieved was 39,782 players on June 3 in the fourth season of the game.
Diablo 4 gets a new lease of life with the launch of its first expansion
Diablo 4The game's second milestone is that it became the second most played game on Steam Deck between October 9 and 15, according to official rankings. after Diablo 4 Leading up to October 14, the ranking is now Metaphor: ReFantazionew game creators persona which was published recently, in the first place. The list goes on Stardio Valley and Balder's Gate 3 in third and fourth place after falling one and three places respectively in the ranking. Top five with Dragon Ball: Zero Sparkthe latest Spike Chunsoft and Bandai Namco game. As for user reception to Valve's platform, although the most recent reviews are mixed, Blizzard's game has a mostly positive 71% of all reviews.
Diablo 4The new numbers follow the release of Vessel of Hatred, the game's first expansion, which introduces a variety of new content such as new stories and the new Spiritborn class. Milestones also followed the launch of the game's sixth season, which added other equally exciting content, including new dungeons like Kurast Undercity, mercenary companions, new skills and passives for Diablo 4Classes