On September 9, the full release of Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 took place. Prior to this, only owners of the expanded editions were able to play the new Saber Interactive game.
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
According to data from SteamDB, just a few hours after release, the number of concurrent players in the Steam version of Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 reached 225,690. During early access, the game's peak online presence in Steam was 134,302 players.
Online Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 on Steam
For comparison, the first Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine attracted far fewer players in its time. Its peak online in Steam was 15,653 players.
Currently, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 has a "very positive" rating on Steam. The game received 80% favorable reviews.