With the coronvirus officially classified as a pandemic by the WHO and with a particularly notable scourge to Europe after passing through Asia, many are confined to their homes voluntarily or compulsively to mitigate the contagions and the effects on the population of this highly contagious virus. As recommended by personalities such as Phil Spencer. Once at home, it may be that so many days locked up become especially hard, but many are taking advantage of the confinement to dedicate themselves to what they like the most, to play. In the last hours, Steam has recorded a record of active users thanks to those who are quarantined due to the coronavirus.
According to Valve (via ComicBook), yesterday, Steam registered a total of 20 million active users, of which 6.4 million, were playing simultaneously, testing the system and setting a new record for the platform. Similarly, Counter Strike: Go was the most popular game of the day with a peak of 1 million simultaneous players, a figure to keep in mind for a 2012 game.
The rest of the most played games that make up the Top 10 of this historic day for Steam are: Dota 2, Rainbow Six Siege, Destiny 2, PUBG, Team Fortress 2, Grand Theft Auto V, Ark: Survival Evolved, Path of Exile and Borderlands 3. A very varied list for all types of public, We will see if Valve manages to revalidate these figures as the days of quarantine progress at home due to the health crisis caused by the coronavirs.
