Street Fighter 6 becomes the most popular fighting game on Steam in just a few hours after release

Street Fighter 6 was released.

Thanks to the reviews by journalists, gamers knew they were in for a quality fighting game, but the game exceeded all expectations.

Here's What We Know

A few hours after the release, Capcom's new game's online peak on Steam exceeded 65,000 people, which is a record for a fighting game on Valve's service.

Street Fighter 6 currently has 79% positive reviews, but that figure is likely to increase.

Gamer interest in Street Fighter 6 has surpassed such popular fighting games as Mortal Kombat 10 and 11, Tekken, previous Street Fighter titles and Guilty Gear Strive.

Source: SteamDB