Summary
Ahead of its release last month,InZoiwas dubbed ‘The Sims killer’, and it still might become that, but the early signs for the game have been mixed. The game sold overa million copieswithin its first week, but the game also helped The Sims 4,propelling it to its highest player count in Steam history.
While The Sims 4’s player count headed in one direction, InZoi’s went the opposite, with the game losing a staggering amount of players in its first couple of weeks.
InZoi’s Player Count Has Already Dropped By 85 Percent
It’s not unusual for a game to lose players in its first few weeks. In fact, I’d wager 99 percent of games do, as players figure out whether they like what they’re playing, potentially completing the game and moving on in that timeframe. But InZoi’s drop has been drastic.
On its launch day on March 28, according toSteamDB, InZoi hit a peak concurrent player count of 87,377 — not bad. Fast-forward two weeks, and yesterday, the game capped out at 12,950 players, a drop of 85 percent.
Things don’t look any better when taking into account the game’s average player count, either. On March 29, the game averaged 63,799 players; yesterday, April 9, it averaged just 10,769. While slightly better, this is still a drop of 83 percent.
Earlier this year, I published a report on how wellMarvel Rivalswas holding onto its players,losing only three percent over six weeks. This is a perfect indication of just how bad things have gotten for InZoi, with that game losing 83 percent over just two weeks.
In fact, InZoi would rank in the second-lowest position out of every game I tracked.
I’ve integrated InZoi into my findings from earlier this year so you’re able to check it out yourself:
331,225
320,892
3
75,366
66,580
12
264,109
173,490
34
153,381
94,564
38
352,292
216,426
39
38,239
17,859
53
15,822
7,372
Throne and Liberty
201,795
78,244
61
151,665
48,370
68
172,742
48,090
72
32,894
8,550
74
63,799
10,769 (two weeks)
83
1,293,423
164,818
87
There is, of course, every possibility that it rebuilds its player count over the next few weeks, but the early signs are not looking too good.
