6mo ago

The new Mecha Break demo is absolutely dominating Steam, with player numbers so high it's overtaken GTA 5 and Marvel Rivals instantly.

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Multiplayer mech game instantly explodes on Steam, beating GTA 5 and Marvel Rivals

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Oh goodie, another online-only f2p hero/extraction shooter with daily quests and ~~lootboxes~~ Ultimate Maintenance Boxes.
- I don't get that vibe from the comment. If those games are your jam, go nuts. It would be nice to have a co op mode of an extraction shooter though so I can play with my friends in a less brutal environment.
- From the looks of one of the reviews, a 3-week long daily ~~grind~~ quest if you want to get the good stuff without paying. Plus "ACE" anti cheat which will remain installed after you uninstall the game and an overly long, forced tutorial.
  Overall, possibly fun if you only intend to play it sporadically and don't mind not having everything, or abandoning it within 1 or 2 months.
Looks at reviews
Looks at playercount graph
Nahh… I’ll sit this one out.
This is why I'm unconvinced when people make the argument that "the PvP hero shooter market is just too saturated" when a game like Concord flops.
The Chinese gaming market is really heating up it seems.
- To be fair, if Concord was F2P and didn't cost $40, it probably would still be around rn. Or if they advertised it better. A shitton of comments about the game were saying they never even heard of it until it was in the news for getting shutdown so quickly.
  
  In the hypothetical where Concord was F2P it still would be competing against juggernauts like OW2 and now Marvel Rivals, but with a cast that is objectively not pleasing to the eye. It could still be alive but it would 100% not be thriving.
Fromsoft could've done this with Armoured Core VI. I think they're testing the waters with Elden Ring Nightreign.

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