Ubisoft's latest release, Skull and Bones, has attracted just 850k players in its first week, falling short of reaching the 1 million player mark even with its free trials. This performance is notably less than other major 2024 releases. The game, described as an exceptionally boring live service shipping sim, has received mediocre reviews, with some likening it to a mix of Destiny With Pirates and Excel With Pirates. In contrast, Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag, a game released over a decade ago, has seen a 200% increase in players on Steam since the launch of Skull and Bones. The spike in Assassin's Creed 4's player numbers reached a new peak of 3,594 on February 25, indicating a renewed interest in the older title over the new release.
The number of people playing 2013's Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag spiked on February 16, the day Skull and Bones launched, and reached a new peak of 3,594 on February 25. https://t.co/yMTDBjhdi8 https://t.co/rchH12FMsI
Even after 10 years, people would still rather play Assassin’s Creed IV than Skull & Bones https://t.co/Ed0Duxk7IP https://t.co/XK0K59LgEu
Steam player numbers for Assassin’s Creed Black Flag soared by 200% following the launch of Skull and Bones, Ubisoft's new pirate game. https://t.co/Fn1StjXuu8
Assassin's Creed IV's player count rises post-Skull & Bones launch https://t.co/7rnkvBjOBy https://t.co/OnY2M54343
Congrats to Skull and Bones for the impressive advertisement of AC4 🙌 https://t.co/t769rhY2ZO
Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag Players Rise 200% Upon Skull and Bones' Release https://t.co/Lahm1nr6Cp https://t.co/uZtPdjj9Ul
The number of people playing Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag has risen 200% on Steam after the release of Ubisoft's Skull and Bones. https://t.co/yMTDBjhdi8 https://t.co/MX9xaqFMJk
Skull and Bones: The Kotaku Review https://t.co/5UZ1lgkU7n https://t.co/jR02K5cNi6
Assassin's Creed Black Flag has a lot more players since Skull and Bones came out... https://t.co/E5vH3A5QcH https://t.co/nvvBUc1KjO
is anyone actually playing Skull and Bones? https://t.co/gKULPH5Wh5
Skull and Bones is a flawed but beautifully presented historical fantasy, even if absolutely everything about the pirate life isn’t always pretty. Our review: https://t.co/tnFqrFFjfK https://t.co/cUAd7NRRrK
Not Many Sailing To “Skull & Bones” https://t.co/efjqcGo81Q https://t.co/QUBPP86q1t
Review: SKULL AND BONES Delivers a Mediocre Pirate Ship Sim Link: https://t.co/BaHGGPc8z8 https://t.co/SjRCsxLgsa
Skull And Bones Hasn't Yet Reached 1 Million Players, Even With Its Free Trial Ubisoft downfall, you love to see it https://t.co/pUHatdXgaq
For today's Game File, I wrote about a bunch of games I've been playing, including Skull & Bones that, sure, is partially Destiny With Pirates but secretly may also turn out to be...Excel With Pirates? (A key email from Ubisoft helped me deduce that. Thanks, Ubi!) https://t.co/DsaTlhFXUj
Skull And Bones review: an exceptionally boring live service shipping sim https://t.co/hSdQfmRLDI #gamedev #gamedevelopment #indiedev
Ubisoft's "AAAA game" Skull and Bones reportedly has about 850,000 players only, even with free trials. Learn more: https://t.co/jMuIznagPE #Ubisoft #SkullAndBones #games #gamenews #videogames #gamesales https://t.co/ivtPBFTiTo
Skull And Bones Hasn't Yet Reached 1 Million Players, Even With Its Free Trial - Report https://t.co/UmDCIaJSEK https://t.co/LEQy47ndIJ
Report: Skull and Bones attracted just 850k players in its first week, less than other major 2024 releases https://t.co/sa6DIoXFdk #gamedev #gamedevelopment #indiedev