Well, it finally happened. Nearly eight years after its launch and several years after development ended, Star Wars Battlefront II just pulled a full Anakin—burned its past mistakes and came back stronger. As of May 23, 2025, the game has officially broken its all-time peak player count on Steam, hitting an eye-watering 10,564 concurrent players. Not bad for a game that launched in 2017 to the sound of loot boxes, lawsuits, and community-wide screaming into the void. Now? It’s on top of the charts, with a full-blown second life. So how did we get here? What caused this galactic glow-up? Let’s dive into the reasons behind Battlefront II’s sudden, record-breaking renaissance. 🌌 May the 4th Be With Everyone (And Their Buttons) First off: May the 4th. The one day a year when the internet collectively screams “Hello there” and Disney reminds you of how many things it owns…. 1w5n5u
