The beta of The Finals was a complete success according to the developer studio: several million players and also the top spot on a major Steam list
The Finals becomes the most wanted game on Steam: Beta of the destruction shooter was an immense success According to the developer studio, the beta of The Finals was a complete success: several million players and also the top spot on a major Steam list.
Millions destroy each other
The Open Beta has come to an end!
An unforgettable week for us – a whopping 7.5 MILLION contestants entered the arena! Now it’s time for us to hunker down and get back to work on all the fixes and improvements you helped us identify. GG and until next time! 🫶REACHTHEFINALS pic.twitter.com/JI1KXQMNdr
– THE FINALS (@reachthefinals) November 6, 2023
In the above post on X, once Twitter, the development studio behind The Finals are extremely satisfied with the latest beta phase. 7.5 million users is indeed a considerable number, thanks to which the title does not even have to hide behind some giants of the shooter scene.
Betas of comparison titles
The (User Dom compares this on X) with some publicly known figures from comparable games in the past:
Embark Studios:
The Finals open beta attracted 7.5M players.
Here’s some recent titles where we know beta numbers:
Battlefield 1: 13.2M
Overwatch: 9.7M
Star Wars Battlefront: 9.5M
The Division: 6.4MQuite impressive. Sounds like there could be some juice behind this one. pic.twitter.com/dzlEawWmPY
– Dom (@DomsPlaying) November 6, 2023
- Battlefield 1: 13.2 million
- Overwatch: 9.7 million
- Star Wars Battlefront: 9.5 million
- The Division: 6.4 million
Judging by this, the shooter truly crumbles its environments in the upper echelons of the genre – if we go by interest before release.
When will The Finals be released? There is no final release date yet. However, the developers still seem to be aiming for 2023. In an FAQ (on their Discord channel) they also refer to this after this beta.
Even though the beta is over, you can still get an impression of the title in the above trailer for the open test period.
What do you think of The Finals? Did you try it out during the beta? Do you like the orgy of destruction or would you rather turn away and devote yourself to battles in other shooter realms? Where do you currently prefer to let it rip online or offline? Let us know your thoughts and current favorite titles of this subgenre in the comments!
