Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Gets Player Count Spike Thanks to Meme

Player counts for single-player games are almost always expected to dwindle at some point. Usually this is because there are only so many hours that most people are willing to put into a game before deciding it is time for it to go back on the shelf until the desire for a replay surfaces. Elden Ring has seen its player base drop significantly since its release, for example, but many admit that this is mostly due to a lot of players finishing the game's main content.