All-time PEAK – Mesa update helps indie hit smash records on Steam

PEAK is breaking records right now following the release of its highly anticipated Mesa update, which added a brand new biome, a bunch of items, tonnes of new badges to collect, and a handful of secrets to discover.

The release of the update a couple of days ago was marred by numerous bugs, particularly around an invisible wall at the top of the new desert biome, as well as many badges failing to unlock, despite players completing the associated tasks. Even so, that hasn’t stopped the game from literally peaking with over 135,000 players playing the game at the same time in the past 24 hours, especially as multiple updates were made to the game in quick succession to deal with these day-one bugs and issues.

This number represents the highest number of players that the game has had since its launch in June. The update has seen a handful of players return to the game, and upon the release of the Mesa update player base has nearly tripled its concurrents. The developers also decided to put the game on sale during this time. This likely led to a lot of new players taking part in the game for the first time.

The Mesa update has been incredibly welcome, adding a lot of content to a game that already had a lot, all for a small price. Not only did we get a new Biome that will switch out with another after the initial week in a rotation, we also got a new monster, a bunch of new secret areas to discover, new mechanics, new items, and new ways to have fun in this already gripping adventure.

Considering it only took two months for the first significant content drop, I’m hopeful that we will see another content offering over the year to keep players coming back to experience new things, and I would especially love to see new biomes and new challenges included in the future.

I also hope the game releases on console soon, as I believe it would be a massive hit on the Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation, and Xbox systems. This would allow more people to enjoy the game and play with their friends online, especially if we get crossplay.

For now, though, I can’t wait to see what is in store for the future of PEAK.