r/JRPG • u/Marinebiologist_0 • Apr 27 '25

News Clair Obscur has achieved the highest concurrent player rate ever for a JRPG on Steam.

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Incredible numbers, this doesn't even include the Xbox Gamepass player count. The last time I remember a JRPG getting this level of attention was Persona 5 and NieR Automata in 2017. It'll be interesting to see how massive Persona 6 will be, if it launches day 1 on all major platforms.

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u/AshyLarry25 Apr 27 '25

I’ve never seen a game blow up this much from word of mouth alone.

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u/Thundermelons Apr 28 '25

Yeah, I'm glad to see that so far it's living up to the expectations set by marketing but it feels disingenuous to claim that the game hasn't been pushed anywhere by anyone in the past year.

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u/lemoogle Apr 28 '25

I mean, games like Assassin's creed Shadows, Hogwarts legacy or even elden ring were plastered all over major cities public transport or hubs with major digital ad campaigns to boot. This game took part in gaming events and released trailers? which are default things to do?