The decline of Battlefield 6 has drawn considerable attention, as the game was the best-selling title of 2025 at launch. However, in the months following its release, Battlefield 6 rapidly lost player interest, and even recent updates have failed to reverse the downward trend of this first-person shooter.
EA also launched a free trial for the game this week, but these efforts seem to have had little effect.
The latest round of free trials for Battlefield 6 began on August 18 and lasted until August 25. This coincided with the upcoming beta test for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III, but EA's efforts seem to have been in vain.
According to SteamDB statistics, Battlefield 6's 24-hour peak concurrent player count was only 63,000. Even with the free trial, it failed to attract a large number of new players to try it out.
This also shows that the free trial for Battlefield 6 had very limited impact, at least on PC via Steam. This may be related to the fact that the game has offered free trials multiple times before, but the main reason is that the game itself has lost its appeal.
The problems with Battlefield 6 cannot be solved by a free trial. If DICE and EA want to support this game long-term like other successful live-service games, they must take action as soon as possible.
