Last weekend, the Steam version of Throne and Liberty — a new MMORPG from the creators of Lineage — set a new record for concurrent players. It reached 336,300 players.
Throne and Liberty
This is the largest number among games developed by NCSOFT and the third largest among games published by Amazon Games. In Amazon Games' portfolio, it is surpassed online by New World (913,634 players) and Lost Ark (1,325,305 players).
Additionally, Throne and Liberty holds the fourth spot among the top new releases of 2024 with the highest online presence on Steam.
Here's the current top 10 most popular games on Steam released in 2024:
1. Black Myth: Wukong — 2,415,714 players;
2. Palworld — 2,101,867 players;
3. Helldivers 2 — 458,709 players;
4. Throne and Liberty — 336,300 players;
5. The First Descendant — 264,860 players;
6. Last Epoch — 264,708 players;
7. Once Human — 231,668 players;
8. Dragon’s Dogma 2 — 228,585 players;
9. Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 — 225,690 players;
10. Content Warning — 204,439 players.
Throne and Liberty online on Steam
It is unknown how many people have played Throne and Liberty in total to date. Neither NCSOFT nor Amazon Games have disclosed the game's audience yet.
It's worth noting that although the global release of Throne and Liberty happened on October 1, 2024, the game has been available in South Korea for almost a year, having launched there in December 2023.