The PlayTracker platform drew attention to the situation. According to her, the rapid growth of online began in January 2022. If last year the average figure was kept at the level of 300-800 people, then in January the number of simultaneous Metal Gear Rising players on Steam reached two thousand.
The growth is partially confirmed by SteamDB statistics. Indeed, in the previous April, the online peak in Metal Gear Rising reached only 408 people, and this January — up to 1958 people. However, by May, the online title had hardly changed. Now it averages 1800 people (sometimes reaching 2500).
According to PlayTracker, the reason for the sudden popularity of the game released nine years ago was memes.