Summary
- V Rising saw a huge boost in player count, reaching nearly 50,000 concurrent users on Steam.
- The spike came after the release of the massive Invaders of Oakveil update.
- The patch adds new maps, enemies, crafting materials, and much more.
The popular action role-playing survival game V Rising saw a boost in player count, reaching almost 50,000 concurrent users on Steam. The main cause of this jump is certainly V Rising’s huge Invaders of Oakveil update, which introduced a wealth of content, breathing life back into the vampire title.
V Rising has been extremely popular since its initial early access release in 2022 and continues to be successful following its full release in 2024. The vampire survival game sold over one million copies within a week, and by January 2025, it had surpassed five million worldwide—a smash hit for developer Stunlock Studios. In the game, players awaken as vampires with the goal of becoming stronger after centuries of slumber. V Rising offers all kinds of features akin to any other survival game and more, with players able to build and customize their own castles, convert humans into loyal thralls, explore a vast open world packed with challenges, and even dive into PvE and PvP modes, allowing for solo play or teaming up with others online. Following the latest massive V Rising update, many players are jumping back into its world.
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April 28 was a great day for V Rising, as that was when Stunlock Studios released the Invaders of Oakveil update. According to SteamDB, prior to its launch, the game’s player count fluctuated roughly between 2,500 and 7,000, never quite reaching 10,000 and remaining far below its all-time peak of 150,000 nearly three years ago. But after the update’s release, the player count jumped to almost 50,000, and right now it sits at around 34,000. Although the game was massively popular, it seemed many players had completed it and stopped playing—but Invaders of Oakveil brought a big portion of them back again.
V Rising Reaches Nearly 50K Concurrent Players on Steam
Another fair reason players may be diving into V Rising's Invaders of Oakveil update is the game’s 50% discount on Steam, dropping the usual $34.99 price to $17.49 until May 12, a tempting offer for those who still haven’t explored the dark worlds of this vampire-styled survival hit. The latest update introduced a wealth of content, catering to seasoned players and newcomers alike with new maps, enemies, crafting materials, and other cool stuff.
The new locations include the Carvers Logging and Venom Mixing Outposts, the Venom Blades Bastion, and the Oakveil Shoreline. The new enemy faction is called the “Venom Blades,” though there are even more additions detailed in the big patch notes. All this new content, along with its positive reviews, certainly makes V Rising a solid pick in 2025 for survival game fans.
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 83 /100 Critics Rec: 85%
- Released
- May 8, 2024
- ESRB
- T For Teen due to Blood, Violence
- Developer(s)
- Stunlock Studios
- Publisher(s)
- Stunlock Studios
