Destiny 2 was first released over four years ago now, and the game has undergone a lot of changes from that period that drastically altered both its narrative and gameplay. Things changed a lot with Destiny 2's first big expansion Forsaken, which added two new areas, bows as a weapon archetype, and also the Scorn as an enemy race. It was also the time when Cayde-6 died at the hands of Uldren Sov and the Scorn Barons, which was a major turning point in the franchise's history and pulled players back into the plot.
Ever since then, Destiny 2 has been steadily growing and seeing bigger numbers in terms of how many active players it gets to retain over time. This may be partly due to how the game's seasonal model changed Bungie's approach to new content, which is now diluted over the span of a few weeks rather than all-out on day 1. As such, both story bits from the seasonal narrative and gameplay elements like new guns and Exotic quests, are handed out throughout the whole Season, which is a good way to keep players involved.
Yesterday, Steam registered a high peak in terms of active users playing Destiny 2 concurrently, and that was high enough that the game became the third most played on the platform. The numbers were good, hitting around 125,000 players, and they matched other records that Bungie's shooter held, especially when compared to its all-time peak of 292,513 active users. This is even more relevant when comparing Destiny 2's numbers on Steam with other contenders for the top 10 in the charts, with games like Dota 2 peaking at 583,244 users against the game's all-time peak of 1,295,114 players.
Destiny 2 has been steadily climbing the charts, and this may very well be due to a perfect storm surrounding it. As a matter of fact, a huge factor in yesterday's peak could be due to the catalyst for Ager's Scepter releasing after the weekly reset, making the act of farming it very desirable for a lot of players. Then, because yesterday was the weekly reset, it also means that new story bits in Destiny 2's Season of the Lost came out.
The storyline for Destiny 2's Season of the Lost is particularly important now because it's all about how Savathun will get the Traveler's Light in The Witch Queen. Furthermore, it seems likely that Crow will find out about his previous life as Uldren, and that too might have major consequences for the game moving forward.
Destiny 2 is available now for PC, PS4, PS5, Stadia, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
