It's Not Even A Month Yet, RPG Game Lost Ark Has Surpassed 20 Million Players

The multiplayer RPG game Lost Ark has surpassed 20 million players in three weeks (Photo: Twitter Lost Ark)

JAKARTA - Amazon Games and Smeilgate RPG announced on Tuesday, March 8 that the global number of users of the free online multiplayer action role-playing game Lost Ark, which was released on February 11, has surpassed 20 million in about three weeks.

In the first three days, Lost Ark players in the West already more than 4.7 million new users joined the player community. In particular, it is also mentioned that there are currently more than 10 million new users in Western markets, such as North America, Europe, South America and Australia.

Lost Ark has maintained its highest number of one million simultaneous players on Steam, the global game distribution platform, for about 2 consecutive weeks since its launch.

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— Lost Ark (@playlostark) February 13, 2022

"Overall, excitement around Lost Ark from around the world is rapidly increasing, as evidenced by the growing number of global players," said Christoph Hartmann, VP of Amazon Games.

Hartman also said that they are committed to supporting a thriving community in the years to come. "Together with Smilegate, we are committed to supporting a thriving community with a strong renewal roadmap for years to come," said Hartman.

Next, Smilegate RPG CEO Ji Won-gil said, "Lost Ark has received good reviews from experts in terms of performance and perfection, and new adventurers for the game are constantly improving."

"We will do our best to prove that Korean games can be recognized on the world stage." Won-gil added.

Lost Ark continues to be one of the most critically acclaimed games worldwide, with an aggregate score of 83 points on OpenCritic and 81 points on Metacritic for the game's massive open world and quests, detailed combat system, and excellent visuals. The highest number of concurrent users is 1.32 million, the second highest in Steam history.

"Lost Ark has been well received by experts in terms of development value and game quality, and the number of users continues to grow," said Wongil Chi.