Developers from People Can Fly reported that over 3.5 million people played Outriders in the first month after the release. Square Enix was pleased with the results of the cooperative shooter and now considers it for itself as a new potential franchise.Along with the data on the number of unique players, People Can Fly shared other statistics.
For example, each user spent an average of 31 hours in Outriders, and in total, players have already played it for 120 million hours.
Most of all, Square Enix was satisfied with the high user engagement. The publisher noted that it is always difficult to launch a new IP, but now the company will continue to develop Outrdiers and release updates for it. Thanks to the initial success, players will be able to count on possible sequels and other projects in the game universe. However, Square Enix has not yet announced specific plans.
Outriders was released on PC, Xbox and PlayStation consoles, and also appeared in Google Stadia and was available from the release by subscription Xbox Game Pass. At the start, the game received mixed reviews from critics and users, but in the first hour and a half after launching it online on Steam, it exceeded 100 thousand people.