The Electronic Arts-published title Battlefield 1 is back as one of Steam's top 10 best-sellers chart six years after its release.
Battlefield 1's resurgence was originally reported by Emopulse with about 41,000 concurrent players at the time of the report. However, the game's concurrent player numbers later surpassed 50,000, marking its highest concurrent player numbers since its 2020 launch on Steam.
Battlefield 1's player count was enough to place it back inside Steam's top 10 best-sellers chart alongside popular new releases like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and EA Sports' FIFA 23.
The game's sudden resurgence is largely due to its heavily discounted price of $4.79 at the time. However, Battlefield 1's price has since reverted to its original price of $39.99 and the game has severely dropped in ranking on Steam's chart.
Nevertheless, Battlefield 1's record numbers cast a shadow on the latest installment in the Battlefield series titled Battlefield 2042. Although released last year, the game's concurrent numbers within the same period were negligible and several fractions below that posted by Battlefield 1.