Shooter on Steam wants to break world record – Plans to gather over 1,100 players in a single match

10-year-old shooter Planetside 2 plans to break the world record for most players in a match by gathering over 1,100 players. MeinMMO shows you what kind of shooter it is and what the current record looks like.

What shooter is it? Planetside 2 is a free shooter that can be played on PC, for example via Steam, and on consoles. The title celebrated its release 10 years ago, in November 2012.

Planetside 2 has a futuristic setting and lets you fight tons of other players in the first person perspective.

The shooter is best known for its gigantic battles, in which hundreds of players compete against each other and can also access different vehicles. In 2020, Planetside 2 also received a story campaign.

To give you a better idea of ​​what Planetside 2 is all about, we’re including the trailer for the “Expedition Oshur” update here.

Planetside 2: record holder and challenger

What record does Planetside 2 want to break? Like the developer studio on the Planetside 2 official website announced that the shooter would like to break the world record with the most players in a single battle on November 05, 2022.

What is the previous record? The current record holder is also Planetside 2. With a total of 1,283 players, the shooter set the current world record on March 28, 2020.

Planetside 2 thus broke the world record in the Guinness Book of Records, which has officially existed since 2015. There 1,158 players are recorded in a single match – also in Planetside 2 (via guinnessworldrecords.com).

Solid player numbers even after 10 years

How many players does Planetside 2 have? The shooter is still played by some fans 10 years after its release.

On Steam, Planetside 2 can still boast an average of 1,527 concurrent players over the last 30 days, keeping up with popular titles like Titanfall 2 from Apex Legends developer Respawn or the summer 2022 brawler MultiVersus:

• Planetside 2 – Average of 1,527 players in the last 30 days, currently around 1,500

• Titanfall 2 – Average 1,796 players in the last 30 days, currently around 1,200 (via Steam Charts).

• MultiVersus – Average 3,097 players in the last 30 days, currently approx. 1,340 (via Steam Charts)

What do you think of Planetside 2? Have you ever played the shooter? Can you imagine the title breaking its own record again or do you doubt the success of the attempt? Write it to us here on MeinMMO in the comments!

Not only Planetside 2 is currently in the mood to break records. Steam only broke its record number of users in October 2022 and counted a total of 30 million people who were logged on to the platform at the same time.

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