Remnant 2\u2019s<\/em> prerelease broke through to the top spot in Steam\u2019s best-selling games list this week, taking first place from CS:GO<\/em>. The much-hyped third-person shooter from Gunfire Games managed to stay ahead of Counter-Strike<\/em> for several days on the eve of its big release, before falling back into second place again.<\/p>
Gunfire\u2019 Soulslike title rose 68 places in its first <\/a>two<\/a> weeks on Steam\u2019s top 100 list<\/a>. Fans are lining up to play Remnant 2<\/em> after its official launch on July 25 too, so there’s every chance the summer’s surprise could take top spot for a second time.<\/p>
Steam\u2019s chart ranks by revenue and surpassing CS:GO\u2019s <\/em>monstrously profitable microtransactions<\/a> is no easy feat. Remnant 2<\/em> also managed to drop Baldur\u2019s Gate 3<\/em> to third place on its way to the top, beating the latter’s $70 price tag.<\/p>
CS:GO<\/em> revenue has kept it consistently up the higher end of rankings, pushing its way to the top against countless successful titles. The shooter earned a Platinum status in 2022<\/a> as one of the highest-selling products of that year and has seen a growing player base year-on-year, all despite being 11 years old.<\/p>
Related: How to unlock the Engineer Archetype in Remnant 2<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>
It has been four years since the original Remnant<\/em>, From the Ashes<\/em>, was released. It has maintained \u201cvery positive\u201d reviews since its arrival<\/a>, and Remnant 2 <\/em>is shaping up to be a similar success, at least in the early days; the title has already accrued an 80 on Metacritic<\/a>, which overshadows From the Ashes’<\/em> 77 rating.<\/p>
Remnant 2<\/em> will land on PlayStation, Xbox<\/a>, and PC within the next few days.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
