WARDOGS Hits 162K Players on Day One

The WARDOGS Playtest is officially underway, and players have wasted no time flooding the servers. After the developers challenged the community to put the game’s servers through their paces during this latest beta, it looks like players are already taking that challenge seriously. Within just a few hours, WARDOGS has seen a massive surge in players, smashing its previous concurrent player record.

WARDOGS Playtest Opening Day

It has only been a few hours since WARDOGS officially opened its closed playtest today, but the numbers are already impressive. According to SteamDB, the game has reached 162,488 concurrent players at the time of writing. That completely eclipses the previous record of 105,774 players, set just a few weeks ago.

That’s an enormous jump, especially considering that the playtest hasn’t even reached the weekend yet. With more players likely to jump in over the next few days, WARDOGS could push its player count even higher before the playtest comes to an end.

Of course, there’s another reason these numbers are particularly interesting. The developers previously encouraged players to break the servers, making the massive influx of players part of the test itself. While the community may be well on its way to accomplishing that goal, there are already signs that the servers are struggling under the pressure.

Although most players have been able to jump into the playtest, there have been numerous reports of players being unable to launch the game or connect to the servers, with some regions seemingly experiencing more issues than others.

Hopefully, these problems are only temporary, and the developers can iron out the server issues before WARDOGS moves closer to its eventual launch. For now, though, the playtest is off to an explosive start, and the player count will be worth keeping an eye on over the next few days.