Star Wars Battlefront 2 continues to reach new heights on Steam, as the game has once again broken its concurrent-player record.

On June 23, Battlefront 2 saw 35,892 concurrent players according to SteamDB, marking a new peak. That number is no doubt in part thanks to the fact that Battlefront 2 is currently on sale for $4 and is one of Steam’s top-selling games. The game is also available on Xbox and PlayStation consoles, though Battlefront 2 doesn’t support cross-play between platforms.

Battlefront 2 has been steadily working its way up Steam’s most-played games list since early May, when the game first began to climb from its usual player counts of around 1,000-1,500 in April to 5,000 concurrent players and beyond. In late May, Battlefront 2 broke its previous concurrent-player record on Valve’s platform and later peaked at nearly 19,000. Those player counts then dipped back down below 10,000 in subsequent weeks, only to skyrocket once more in the past few days to even higher heights.

Where, exactly, the huge surge of interest in Battlefront 2 came from eight years after the game’s launch is up for debate, but it looks to have begun around the time Andor season 2 concluded on Disney+. The show in large part focuses on the formation of the Rebel Alliance and its struggle against the Empire in the leadup to Rogue One and A New Hope. The show also prominently features the Rebel base on Yavin 4 as a key location–an iconic Star Wars setting that just so happens to be a playable map in Battlefront 2.

Renewed interest in the Star Wars shooter has translated into calls from Andor actor Muhannad Ben Amor and players for EA to make a Star Wars Battlefront 3. Unfortunately, players shouldn’t expect Battlefront 3 anytime soon, as a former DICE producer who worked on Battlefront 2 said it would be “challenging” to bring back the original development team, as they are now “spread far and wide.”

It’s been reported previously that despite DICE’s two modern Battlefront games selling more than 33 million copies combined, EA allegedly rejected a pitch for Battlefront 3 due to licensing costs. DICE, as well as a number of other EA studios, are currently working on Battlefield 6.

While it’s not Battlefront 3, EA is still publishing a new Star Wars game. Announced at Star Wars Celebration Japan, Star Wars: Zero Company is a turn-based tactics game set during the Clone Wars, coming from developers who previously worked on the critically acclaimed XCOM series. Star Wars: Zero Company is set to be released in 2026.

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