The global version of Umamusume: Pretty Derby (hereinafter referred to as Umamusume) launched on the 26th. It has maintained a steady number of concurrent players for a week, currently enjoying an 'Overwhelmingly Positive' user rating.

The global service for Umamusume was announced last year. While a global server launch entering the fourth year of the game's lifecycle might seem a bit tardy, it appears to have satisfied the long-standing anticipation of global fans who had only heard rumors without being able to play it themselves. Backing this up, as of the 2nd, it holds an 'Overwhelmingly Positive' user rating (4,739 participants, 95% positive).

In the reviews, fans who were already playing on other servers are welcoming the expansion into the global market. Users who only knew the franchise through the animation are also admitting that they had no idea this horse-racing idol game, which blends cute girls, simulation, and sports elements, would be quite this engaging. Despite global players generally being vocal about their distaste for gacha-style monetization, the praise for the game persists even with the knowledge that characters must be pulled.

Furthermore, the game recorded over 20,000 concurrent players at launch and has maintained that level for a week. Most subculture mobile games mirror the patch trajectory of their original servers, so it remains to be seen whether this initial surge of interest in the global server will persist as players already know the upcoming content roadmap.

Meanwhile, Ready or Not, which is currently 50% off, made it into the Steam global top sellers, but its recent user reviews have dipped to 'Mixed'. This seems to be a backlash following the announcement that content changes intended for the console version will also be applied to the PC version, resulting in what some perceive as censorship of certain expressions.

In the top 20 for daily peak concurrent players, Monster Hunter Wilds, which faced a barrage of criticism regarding its recent update, saw its numbers drop by approximately 50,000 in a single day to 87,965, falling to 20th place. Following this, Marvel Rivals, which unveiled details for its Season 3 'Call of the Abyss' update, climbed the charts with 91,433 players.