Following its recent launch on PC, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth broke a concurrent-players record on Steam for single-player entries in the franchise over the weekend. The RPG--which initially launched on PS5 in February 2024--saw over 40,000 people exploring the game with Cloud Strife and his friends.

The PC version of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth set a record for most concurrent players in a single-player game from the series this past weekend.

Rebirth beat out FF7 Remake and Final Fantasy 16 handily, and only trails behind the Final Fantasy 14 MMO in the series' PC releases.

The Steam version of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth has hit more concurrent players than any other single-player Final Fantasy game on the platform. Rebirth was released on PC on January 23 and, according to data on SteamDB (as spotted by Eurogamer ), hit a peak of 40,564 concurrent players over the weekend.

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth on PC has now set the record for highest concurrent player count on Steam for a single-player Final Fantasy game.

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth gave me the world’s most luxurious vacation. From cruises, to resorts, to the world’s greatest amusement park, I was shuffled like a hurried tourist from one dazzling experience to the next,

Close to a year after its launch on PlayStation 5, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is escaping from Midgar and entering into the wider world of PC gaming. Rebirth's official PC launch date is on January 23, but how that date applies to you depends on your timezone. While you wait, we've got more for you to read on Rebirth:

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth has become the biggest single-player release of the series on Steam by CCU, beating both FF15 and FF16.