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News video games 26 July 2021, 10:40

author: Adrian Werner

New World Continues to Surprise on Steam

Steam users rushed to buy New World pre-orders to join the closed beta. RimWorld: Ideology and the action game Death's Door also recorded successful debuts.

IN A NUTSHELL:
  1. Players rushed to buy pre-orders of New World because they this would enable them to take part in closed beta;
  2. Excellent debut of the Ideology expansion for RimWorld;
  3. Successful launch of Death's Door.

As every Monday, Valve released a list of last week's biggest Steam bestsellers (by revenue). The list was dominated by pre-orders of New World. Various editions of this MMORPG took the first two places. The release is still a month away, but its success comes from the fact that pre-orders are a sure way to get into the ongoing closed beta.

Last Wednesday we wrote about how successful the beta tests were. During them the game set a new activity record of 190,811 people on Steam. It was broken yesterday - at the hottest moment on Sunday, the virtual New World was explored by 200,856 users.

The release of the RimWorld: Ideology expansion, which ranked third on the bestseller list, was also a big success. This achievement is all the more impressive that the DLC costs less than $20, and as we mentioned, the list is created based on revenue. The expansion not only sells nicely, but has also been warmly received by fans. On Steam, 87% of user reviews are positive, which is categorized as "very positive reception". The release of the expansion also enabled the production to reach a new activity record - yesterday, at the peak of the day, the title was played by 50,907 people.

Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin and the racing game F1 2021 continue to sell well, while the action game Death's Door from indie studio Acid Nerve also made a good debut, taking 9th place. Two Rockstar hits - Grand Theft Auto V and Red Dead Redemption 2- also returned to the top ten. The increase in interest is driven by, among other things, the release of new content for the online modules of both titles.

The biggest hits on Steam last week (by revenue):

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Product:

1.

New World (pre-order)

2.

New World (pre-order)

3.

RimWorld: Ideology

4.

F1 2021

5.

Valve Index VR Kit

6.

Grand Theft Auto V

7.

Red Dead Redemption 2

8.

Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin

9.

Death's Door

10.

Days Gone

Adrian Werner

Adrian Werner

A true veteran of the Gamepressure newsroom, writing continuously since 2009 and still not having enough. He caught the gaming bug thanks to playing on his friend's ZX Spectrum. Then he switched to his own Commodore 64, and after a short adventure with 16-bit consoles, he forever entrusted his heart to PC games. A fan of niche productions, especially adventure games, RPGs and games of the immersive sim genre, as well as a mod enthusiast. Apart from games, he devourers stories in every form - books, series, movies, and comics.

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