Halo Infinite launches big on Steam Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Halo Infinite launches big on Steam You and whose army? News by Wesley Yin-Poole Deputy Editorial Director Updated on 16 Nov 2021 20 comments Halo Infinite's surprise launch of multiplayer last night led to over a quarter of a million concurrent players on Steam. 343's free-to-download MP saw a peak concurrent players figure of 272,586 on Valve's platform. Watch on YouTube That makes Halo Infinite the most successful Xbox Game Studios title of all time on Steam, beating the likes of Forza Horizon 5, Age of Empires 4 and Xbox Game Studios' previous biggest game on Steam, Halo The Master Chief Collection. According to SteamDB, that peak concurrents figure is the 22nd highest ever on Steam. Skyrim is just above Halo Infinite with an all-time peak of 287,411, but it's ahead of the likes of Rust and Rainbow Six Siege. It's worth noting that Halo Infinite's multiplayer is free, which will have boosted its popularity. But it's also worth noting its concurrents peak was set on a Monday. Typically games have the most players at the weekend, so it will be interesting to see whether the figure grows from here. And the Steam stats only tell half the Halo Infinite story. It of course launched on Xbox consoles as well as on PC outside of Steam. I wouldn't be surprised if Halo Infinite pushed half a million concurrents last night. 343 launched Halo Infinite's multiplayer last night well ahead of the game's official 8th December street date as part of Microsoft's Xbox 20th anniversary celebration. It would have been a big surprise had it not been heavily suspected over the weekend. Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 4 Atari will hold RollerCoaster Tycoon rights for another decade Ups and downs. 7 Lady Dimitrescu will be a tad smaller in Resident Evil Village's Mercenaries DLC Level the playing field. 1 Overwatch 2 suffers another DDoS attack and character roster bugs Mei Mei. 13 Latest Articles Digital Foundry Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090: a new level in graphics performance The Digital Foundry video review - and how the new GPU champion delivers for 4K 120fps gaming. Feature Evercore Heroes wants to wind people up the right way "There's less rage at them, because they didn't end your fun." Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 4 Genshin Impact Path of Gleaming Jade dates, login event rewards Including other anniversary rewards and how to claim them. Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store