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Stellar Blade Only Released On PC Yesterday, But It's Already One of Sony's Biggest Steam Launches Ever

  • On June 11, 2025, Shift Up launched Stellar Blade for PC, marking a significant release for this action RPG published by Sony.
  • Shift Up expected the PC version to outperform console sales due to the PC market's higher share in the AAA game segment.
  • Stellar Blade reached a peak concurrent player count of nearly 105,000 within 24 hours, surpassing previous Sony single-player Steam launches.
  • The game holds a 92% positive rating on Steam with almost 3,000 reviews praising its combat, soundtrack, and physics engine despite some story criticisms.
  • This strong PC debut establishes Stellar Blade as Sony's biggest single-player Steam launch, indicating growth in PC single-player action game audiences.
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The popular PlayStation action game has now arrived on PC and has already surpassed records set by God of War, Ghost of Tsushima and Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered for concurrent players. Stellar Blade has broken a new record for Sony on Steam, reaching over 183,000 concurrent players within hours of its launch, far surpassing all other single-player games published by PlayStation on Valve’s platform. Although Helldivers 2 remains the most playe…

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Stellar Blade has appeared on Steam over a year after the PS5 launch. The start is quite positive with great approval and great player numbers.

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Epic Games Store broke the news in on Wednesday, June 11, 2025.
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