Capcom's swordplay action title 'Onimusha: Way of the Sword' and Rebel Wolves' action RPG 'The Blood of Dawnwalker' recorded peak concurrent Steam player counts in the 50,000s and 60,000s shortly after release. As of 9:04 PM KST on the 4th, SteamDB showed both titles taking the No. 1 and No. 2 spots on the global top sellers list side by side.

'Onimusha: Way of the Sword' launched on Steam at 1:00 PM on the 4th. About 8 hours later, its peak concurrent player count reached 57,897. The player count continues to rise, steadily setting new peak records.

'The Blood of Dawnwalker' launched on Steam at 7:00 AM on the 3rd. As of 9:00 PM on the 4th, approximately 38 hours after release, its peak concurrent player count stood at 64,438, recorded at 4:25 AM on the 4th.

Sales rankings and user reviews were also compared using SteamDB figures from the same time. On the global top sellers list, 'Onimusha' ranked 1st and 'Dawnwalker' ranked 2nd. Among overall user reviews, positive ratings accounted for 80.3% for 'Onimusha' (912 out of 1,136) and 79.2% for 'Dawnwalker' (5,012 out of 6,332).

While both titles feature dark fantasy worlds and melee combat, their settings and structures differ. 'Onimusha' is a swordplay action game following Miyamoto Musashi as he fights the Genma in early Edo-period Kyoto. 'Dawnwalker' is an open-world action RPG set in 14th-century Europe that follows the journey of Coen, who uses the powers of a human by day and a vampire by night.

'Onimusha: Way of the Sword' released on PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch 2. 'The Blood of Dawnwalker' is available on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S.