Destiny 2 Average Player Count Down By 74% As Game Hits All-Time Low

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  • Destiny 2 saw a massive growth in players after The Final Shape expansion was released.
  • However, just three months after its release, the game has seen a 74% loss in players. 
  • It is the lowest average player count the game has seen three months after an expansion was released. 

Destiny 2, developed by Bungie, is one of the highest-grossing live service games. In 2023, the game lost many players on Steam, but the peak increased after just a few months. Shortly after, due to massive The Final Shape hype, the peak player count almost tripled

However, now it seems like the live service title has hit a new low in the past 30 days. Destiny 2’s average player count has been reduced by 74%, which is concerning for a live service title.

Why it matters: A few months after every expansion, this game loses a lot of players, but this is the biggest drop so far.

Destiny 2 Has Lost A Lot of Players
Destiny 2 Has Lost A Lot of Players In The Past 30 Days | Source: SteamDB

As per SteamDB, the game has an average of 32,497 players. This number is calculated by keeping the concurrent players for the last 30 days in mind. When The Final Shape was released, this live service title was averaging 123K monthly players

So, just three months after the massive expansion was launched, the game seems to have lost over 90K players. The Final Shape arguably brought the biggest number of payers to the game. However, out of all three expansions, this one has seen the biggest drop in players

That is the main concern, as the average player count of three after the Witch Queen expansion was over 60K. Similarly, three months after the release of Lightfall, the average count was above 62K. On the other hand, three months after The Final Shape was released, the player count has fallen by almost 50% in comparison with the other two expansions. 

The Final Shape was massive, more than any other expansion it has ever received. However, this player count is concerning for a live-service game. The developer has already shown its intent to support the game for a very long time. 

So, we are sure that in the future, when more expansions are released, the player count will rise again. Bungie has gone through many troubles since the end of 2023. The developer has faced many layoffs, and it was reported that Marathon’s development isn’t going smoothly either. 

Hopefully, things will get better for this studio so that it can focus more on its games. 

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