{"id":11854,"date":"2026-01-06T23:37:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T23:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextlevelnews.co.uk\/blog\/2026\/01\/06\/steam-charts-dont-measure-fun-splitgate-dev-chimes-in-after-players-express-fear-over-pc-launch-numbers\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T23:37:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T23:37:16","slug":"steam-charts-dont-measure-fun-splitgate-dev-chimes-in-after-players-express-fear-over-pc-launch-numbers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextlevelnews.co.uk\/blog\/2026\/01\/06\/steam-charts-dont-measure-fun-splitgate-dev-chimes-in-after-players-express-fear-over-pc-launch-numbers\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Steam Charts Don&#8217;t Measure Fun&#8217; \u2013 Splitgate Dev Chimes in After Players Express Fear Over PC Launch Numbers"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"article-page\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets-prd.ignimgs.com\/2026\/01\/06\/splitgate-arena-reloaded-1767740952061.jpg\" \/>\n<section data-transform=\"mobile-ad-break\"><\/section>\n<p>1047 Games has some thoughts regarding how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/games\/splitgate-arena-reloaded\"><u>Splitgate: Arena Reloaded<\/u><\/a> is faring on Steam, and it\u2019s got a message for fans: \u201cSteam Charts don\u2019t measure fun.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Halo and Portal-inspired FPS re-launched December 17 for PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X | S after the studio chose to U-turn with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/splitgate-2-will-go-back-to-beta-to-undergo-a-massive-rework-amid-more-layoffs-and-splitgate-1-shutdown\"><u>an overall rework for Splitgate 2<\/u><\/a> back in July 2025. It was a move made amid layoffs at 1047 that saw both the sequel and its popular predecessor pulled offline as the studio promised to return with \u201cbig, sweeping changes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Those changes seemingly failed to attract players, with just around 2,300 players logging in to play the free-to-play game on Steam at launch and a little more than 800 playing at the time of this piece\u2019s publication (via <a href=\"https:\/\/steamdb.info\/app\/2918300\/charts\/#max\"><u>SteamDB<\/u><\/a>). The Splitgate community quickly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Splitgate\/comments\/1q21pye\/splitgate_has_fumbled_again_and_failed_to_secure\/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=web3x&amp;utm_name=web3xcss&amp;utm_term=1&amp;utm_content=share_button\"><u>drummed up debate<\/u><\/a> about what another disappointing launch could mean for the future of the shooter, but 1047 has <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Splitgate\/status\/2008619575978479982?s=20\">a different take<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">1047 Games Responds to Recent Steam Charts Conversations <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ir9W0BjFHo\">pic.twitter.com\/ir9W0BjFHo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SPLITGATE: Arena Reloaded (@Splitgate) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Splitgate\/status\/2008619575978479982?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 6, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cSteam Charts don\u2019t measure fun,\u201d a message from the team says. \u201cThey show one number, on one platform, at one given moment. They don\u2019t show the full picture or what it feels like to actually play, and they definitely don\u2019t capture the community that\u2019s actively helping shape what Arena Reloaded is becoming (including upcoming content like Arena Royale).\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s hard to separate Splitgate: Arena Reloaded\u2019s launch player numbers from the nearly 26,000 users who showed up for Splitgate 2, but 1047\u2019s targeted response does aim to remind players that the re-launch also came to consoles and the Epic Games Store. Metrics for those platforms aren\u2019t as openly available as they are for Steam, so it\u2019s unclear if interest is similarly quiet elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless, the studio wants both veteran and potential players to know it\u2019s put work into getting Splitgate: Arena Reloaded ready for launch, and it doesn\u2019t plan on slowing down anytime soon.<\/p>\n<section data-transform=\"ignvideo\" data-slug=\"splitgate-arena-reloaded-official-launch-trailer\" data-loop=\"\"><\/section>\n<p>\u201cTo our amazing community: thank you,\u201d 1047 continues. \u201cYour feedback and passion have helped make Arena Reloaded better every day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd to everyone who hasn\u2019t played yet: Arena Reloaded is free, the gameplay\u2019s the best it\u2019s ever been, and we\u2019d love for you to jump in and form your own opinion. A lot of passionate people worked very hard on it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As 1047 takes to social media to combat the negative sentiment surrounding its re-launch effort, its Arena Royale component is expected to launch in the near future. Splitgate: Arena Reloaded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/splitgate-2-relaunches-this-month-as-splitgate-arena-reloaded\"><u>came with<\/u><\/a> a rebuilt progression system, new and reworked maps, and more. We gave Splitgate 2 a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/splitgate-2-review\"><u>7\/10 review<\/u><\/a> upon its launch last year.<\/p>\n<section data-transform=\"divider\"><\/section>\n<p><em>Michael Cripe is a freelance writer with IGN. He&#8217;s best known for his work at sites like The Pitch, The Escapist, and OnlySP. Be sure to give him a follow on Bluesky (@mikecripe.bsky.social) and Twitter (@MikeCripe).<\/em><\/p>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1047 Games has some thoughts regarding how Splitgate: Arena Reloaded is faring on Steam, and it\u2019s got a message for fans: \u201cSteam Charts don\u2019t measure fun.\u201d The Halo and Portal-inspired FPS re-launched December 17 for PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X | S after the studio chose to U-turn with an overall [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11855,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11854","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>&#039;Steam Charts Don&#039;t Measure Fun&#039; \u2013 Splitgate Dev Chimes in After Players Express Fear Over PC Launch Numbers - Next Level News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Stay on top of the gaming world with Next Level News. 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