Cyberpunk 2077 continues to see a spike in players following new patch and Netflix anime

A character from Cyberpunk 2077's upcoming Phantom Liberty expansions stands in front of a field of wreckage — (Image credit: CD Projekt Red)

A new patch and the debut of the spin-off Netflix series Cyberpunk: Edgerunners has once again sent Cyberpunk 2077's concurrent users soaring on PC, this time hitting over 68,000 players.

Just a couple of days back, we reported that SteamDB recorded that the number of concurrent Cyberpunk 2077 players had peaked at 37,000, which itself was an impressive feat for a game that peaked at just 16,000 concurrent players in August.

Since then the number has continued to climb and climb, hitting 68,394 in the last 24 hours – which is a significant achievement for any game approaching its second birthday, let alone a game with as troubled a past as Cyberpunk 2077.

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Of course, PC players make up just a fraction of the overall player count and do not represent all players on all platforms, but it's a good indication of a game's popularity, particularly following its most recent update, which introduces various fixes and gameplay improvements as well as extra features.

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