Metaphor: ReFantazio Is Off to a Strong Start on Steam

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Metaphor: ReFantazioalready has an incredible start on the Steam platform, breaking through thePersonafranchise’s concurrent player record.Metaphor: ReFantaziois the latest JRPG from Studio Zero, a subsidiary of Atlus, helmed by the creative minds who developedPersona 3,4, and5. While the game is a new IP from Atlus, it’s already looking to be one of the publisher’s most successful titles to date.

Like thePersonaseries,Metaphor: ReFantaziois a JPRG that focuses on building social relationships, managing their time, and fast-paced turn-based combat. UnlikePersona, which is an urban-fantasy game,Metaphor: ReFantaziotakes place in a high-fantasy setting, which had many fans invested in the game almost immediately. The game was also known asProject Re: Fantasyfor a long time, so fans were glad to seeMetaphor: ReFantaziomaterialize in 2023 after its initial reveal all the way back in 2017. After a total of seven years,Metaphor: ReFantaziois off to an incredible start, breaking through one of thePersonafranchise’s milestones on Steam, surpassing the last concurrent player record count.

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This record was based on some recent datacataloged on SteamDB, a database that has statistics on the latest games sold on the platform, including concurrent player counts. According to the chart,Metaphor: ReFantazio’s launchis officially one of the biggest that Atlus has ever had on Steam, with over 60,000 concurrent players within the game’s launch period. This milestone surpasses the last milestone set byPersona 3 Reload, which also launched earlier in 2024.

Metaphor: ReFantazio is Atlus' Best Steam Launch

Persona 3 Reload’s concurrent player count recordpreviously held the record for not only being the most successfulPersonagame launch on the platform, but of all time.Reloadhad an all-time peak of a little over 45,000 players after it first launched in February, whileMetaphor: ReFantazio’s current all-time peak, according to SteamDB, is 61,969 players. As such,Metaphor: ReFantaziomanaged to surpassPersona 3 Reload’s peak record by roughly 17,000 players.

Atlus' Past Concurrent Peak Player Records on Steam

Outside the Steam platform,Metaphor: ReFantaziomanaged to reach an impressive day-one milestone, selling over a million copies globally. This number takes into account both digital and physical sales across all platforms, which is quite impressive for a new IP. If this figure is to be believed, then at least over half of the sales came from the PC version. Many gamers and critics have praisedMetaphor: ReFantazio, lauding it as Atlus' best JRPG. While the number will likely steadily grow over time, this is an impressive showing forMetaphor: ReFantazioalready.