Apex Legends Season 9 draws over 300k peak players on Steam alone

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Looks like this season is Apex Legends' most popular yet

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The launch of Apex Legends Season 9 drew a record number of players, according to Respawn's communications director Ryan Rigney. 

However, Season 9's addition of Arenas, a permanent 3v3 mode, clearly intrigued so many players that they shattered Apex Legends' concurrent player record on Steam. Just 24 hours after its launch Apex Legends reached over 300,000 peak players on Steam, despite the game's charts looking "like an ongoing cardiac arrest" according to Rigney. 

Apex Legends Season 9 didn't just introduce a permanent new mode, but added a new Legend named Valkyrie with wild new abilities, a bow, and map updates. 

Check out our Apex Legends season 9 preview for more.

Alyssa Mercante
Alyssa Mercante

Alyssa Mercante used to be a features writer at GamesRadar and is now a freelance writer and editor. Prior to entering the industry, she got her Masters's degree in Modern and Contemporary Literature at Newcastle University with a dissertation focusing on contemporary indie games. She spends most of her time playing competitive shooters and in-depth RPGs and was recently on a PAX Panel about the best bars in video games. In her spare time Alyssa rescues cats, practices her Italian, and plays soccer.