Divinity: Original Sin 2 studio claims it set a Steam RPG record (update)

We’ve seen Bluehole Studio crow about its number of people playing 2017’s biggest gaming phenomenon, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, on Steam. But over the weekend, Divinity: Original Sin 2 made some unexpected noise when it comes to how many people are playing it on Valve’s PC platform.

Larian Studios confirmed to GamesBeat today that when its new release, Divinity: Original Sin 2, hit 85,493 concurrent players Sunday on Steam, it set what it claims is a new record for any traditional role-playing game on the platform. GamesBeat has asked Valve to confirm if this is correct, and the company says it’s looking into this. A Larian spokesperson also confirmed that this number is higher than the original, Divinity: Original Sin, ever reached on Steam.