Persona 3 Reload is Atlus’ best Steam launch, but it’s got nothing on Granblue Fantasy: Relink

Who could have guessed Relink would do so well?

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The start of the year has been pretty stacked with big JRPGs like Persona 3 Reload and Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth , but surprisingly, it’s Granblue Fantasy: Relink that’s coming out on top.

Persona 3 Reload has easily been one of the most highly anticipated titles for 2024, given that it’s a remake of a beloved entry in a series with a very passionate fanbase. It seems to have had a pretty successful launch on Steam, too, as according to SteamDB , within the first couple of days since it launched last week, it hit a concurrent player count peak of 45,000. That’s definitely a nice healthy stat for certain, in fact it’s Atlus’ best Steam launch yet, but SteamDB’s stats for Granblue Fantasy: Relink show that in the same timeframe, the action RPG hit a concurrent player count peak of 103,000, more than double than that of Persona 3 Reload’s. That wasn’t even the game’s peak for the weekend, as it went even further to 114,000, whereas Reload didn’t go higher than 45,000.

If you’re curious about Granblue Fantasy: Relink yourself, I reviewed the game and came away feeling very positive about its combat, though the story left me wanting.

Granblue Fantasy: Relink

PS4 , PS5 , PC

Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth

Video Game

Persona 3 Reload

Xbox One , Xbox Series X/S , PC