Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut Becomes PlayStation's Biggest Single-Player Launch on Steam

Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut has achieved the title of PlayStation's most significant single-player launch on Steam.

Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut has become PlayStation's largest single-player launch on Steam. Despite facing issues related to the PSN connectivity requirement, which resulted in the game being removed from Steam in over 170 countries, Ghost of Tsushima has found success on PC. Since its release on May 16, the game has reached a peak of 77,154 concurrent players on Steam, surpassing the previous record set by Sony's previous largest single-player title, God of War.

According to SteamDB, a website that displays active player counts across games on Valve's platform, Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut achieved an all-time peak concurrent player count of 77,154 within days of its launch. This milestone establishes the action-adventure title as the biggest single-player PlayStation launch on Steam, surpassing the previous record held by God of War, which was released on PC in January 2022 with an all-time peak concurrent player count of 73,529 on Steam.

Ghost of Tsushima has maintained a healthy player count since its PC launch, climbing the charts on Steam. As of the time of writing, the game has 32,024 concurrent players on the platform. The success of the game on Steam follows a period of controversy surrounding the requirement for users to link their PlayStation Network account to Steam in order to access the game's Legends mode.

Ahead of the game's release, Steam, Epic Games Store, and GMG reportedly canceled pre-orders for the PC port and refunded players in countries where PSN was not officially available. This decision followed confirmation from Ghost of Tsushima developer Sucker Punch that while the game's single-player campaign could be played without signing up and linking a PSN account, Steam players would need to link their PSN account to access the Legends online multiplayer mode.

Ghost of Tsushima was also reportedly removed from PC digital storefronts in over 170 non-PSN countries. It's important to note that the game comes with the new PlayStation Overlay, which essentially brings the PS5 interface to PC, allowing players to access their PlayStation account, friend list, Trophies, and more. The overlay is an optional feature.

While the open-world title is now Sony's biggest single-player launch on Steam, it falls far behind the top spot when considering live service titles. Sony's Helldivers 2, which launched simultaneously on PS5 and PC in February, has become a phenomenon on PC, breaking Steam records to become one of the most played games on the platform. The co-op shooter is also the fastest-selling PlayStation title, selling 12 million units in the first 12 weeks since release.