Persona 5 Royal appears to be a hit on Steam as it surpasses the peak concurrent player count of several popular JRPGs. Persona 5 Royal officially launched on PC and modern platforms a few days ago on October 21. It’s a port of the PS4 version that came out in 2020, which itself is an upgraded version of the original Persona 5 released in 2017.

Persona 5 Royal comes with several enhancements over Persona 5 including a new story arc, two new confidants, revised dungeons for better flow, and tons of other quality-of-life improvements. It also runs at 60 FPS with the release of the new version, giving users a smoother gameplay experience. It looks like Persona 5 Royal’s Steam release is a big success, especially when compared to other JRPGs on PC.

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According to SteamDB, Persona 5 Royal had a peak concurrent player count of 35,474. 27,605 users are playing it at the time of this writing, with 32,452 being its peak simultaneous number in the last 24 hours. P5R has already passed the highest number of active players for Persona 4 Golden as it peaked at 29,984 users. It should be noted that P4G was released at a much cheaper price point, and P5R is a fully-priced game on Steam.

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Comparisons with other JRGPs are perhaps more interesting, as it bests some other popular games. The peak concurrent user count has surpassed the likes of Final Fantasy 15, Final Fantasy 7 Remake Integrade, Dragon Quest 11, and Yakuza: Like a Dragon on Steam. It has also surpassed other games by Japanese developers such as Nier: Automata and Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot. It should be noted not that all of these games, such as Final Fantasy 7 Remake Integrade, were released on Steam on day one, so the numbers may be skewed in some cases.

On the other hand, Persona 5 Royal will probably not come close to the highest peak simultaneous player counts of Final Fantasy 14 and Tales of Arise. They appear to be some of the most popular JRPGs on Steam, with Tales of Arise having a peak of 60,274 users and Final Fantasy 14 sitting at an impressive 95,150.

Persona 5 Royal is also available on Xbox Game Pass as a day-one release, so this number is only for the Steam version. P4G and P3P are also set to launch on Xbox Game Pass on day one when they come out early next year.

Persona 5 Royal is available on PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.

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Source: SteamDB