Dragon Age: The Veilguard on Steam Compared to Other Paid EA Games. RPG From BioWare Ranks High
How did Dragon Age: The Veilguard do on Steam? Data from Valve's platform shows how much interest the latest game from BioWare and Electronic Arts is having on PC.
Four days have passed since the release of Dragon Age: The Veilguard. So it's worth taking a look at how the latest RPG from BioWare studio performed on the market.
- Since launch, daily activity records on Steam have been steadily rising. Yesterday, the latest record was set at 89,418 players playing simultaneously.
- Such a result means that this is the best release on Steam in the history of BioWare studio. Until now, the compilation Mass Effect: Legendary Edition has been the leader with 59,817 concurrent players on Steam.
- However, the situation with Dragon Age: Inquisition must be taken into account. So far, this has been the biggest bestseller in the history of the series on Steam. The activity record (less than 5,000 players at the same time) isn't reliable. This is because the game was released on this service only 6 years after its debut in the Origin store.
Dragon Age: The Veilguard is also receiving good reviews from players. On Steam, the game has 75% positive reviews, which is exactly the same as Inquisition, but less than Dragon Age: Origins (87%) and Dragon Age 2 (80%). It's worth noting that when counting only reviews from the last 30 days, the results of the first two installments are poorer (75% and 77% respectively). On the PlayStation Store, the average player rating for The Veilguard is 4.4/5 stars, while on Metacritic it is 3.9/10.
Comparison with other paid EA games on Steam
Until official sales figures are released, there is no way to tell how Dragon Age: The Veilguard will perform compared to the Inquisition. However, it's possible to compare the results of The Veilguard on Steam with other paid games released by Electronic Arts in the last few years. For instance, Apex Legends, distributed in the free-to-play model, has a record of 624,473 people playing at the same time.
# | Game | Activity record on Steam |
1. | 116,104* | |
2. | 110,878 | |
3. | 110,026 | |
4. | 107,376 ** | |
5. | 107,359 | |
6. | 89,418 | |
7. | 86,196* | |
8. | 67,855 | |
9. | 32,685 | |
10. | 30,925 | |
11. | 28,511 | |
12. | 14,512 | |
13. | 14,063 | |
14. | 9526 | |
15. | 8216 | |
16. | 4538 | |
17. | 4459 | |
18. | 1796 | |
19. | 751 | |
20. | 287 |
* - these records were set during a sale, while these games could be purchased for a couple of bucks;
** - in the case of Battlefield 2042, the record right after its release was 105,000 players simultaneously. Later, it was possible to break through during the free weekend.
As you can see, only EA soccer games and Battlefield 2042 (taking into account paid games) have higher activity records. It's worth noting that Dragon Age: The Veilguard clearly outperformed Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (and almost doubled the score achieved by Fallen Order). Electronic Arts was pleased enough with the sales of the second game to allow the development of the third part to start. The performance of BioWare's latest game is crucial to its employees and fans. Recent reports indicate that the fate of the studio hinges on the success of the game and the ongoing development of Mass Effect 5.
Dragon Age: The Veilguard was released on PC, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series X, and PlayStation 5.
