Kacho
Member
Yep. It's very obvious.
South of Midnight is one of the weakest Game Pass release on Steam ever with only 1500 players
Kacho
Member
Quoted for context.
SoM 24h peak continues to trend downwards. Should hit higher peaks this weekend, but the game is slipping down the top sellers list, currently sitting at #53. For comparison, Blue Price is sitting at #5.
Little Chicken
Member
That obviously means more people have decided to subscribe to Game Pass Ultimate in order to play it
Heisenberg007
Gold Journalism
Nope. Why are you making so many assumptions?That obviously means more people have decided to subscribe to Game Pass Ultimate in order to play it
- That people are playing this game on Game Pass?
- This game brought new gamers to Game Pass?
- A lot of people subscribed to Game Pass Ultimate to play this game?
Little Chicken
Member
It's just common sense bbz
If the CCU number is low = they must all be using Game Pass Ultimate.
Heisenberg007
Gold Journalism
LMAO. So gamers MUST be playing this game, and they'd be subscribing to Game Pass to play this game.It's just common sense bbz
If the CCU number is low = they must all be using Game Pass Ultimate.
There is no possibility in your world where people just aren't interested in playing this game. Some chicken logic that is lol.
The Mad Draklor
Member
Even if the answer is yes to all 3, it would actually be a bigger indictment against SoM. Let's say Game Pass has brought more players to SoM. Cool, then the bigger word of mouth as a result should translate into higher CCU on Steam, no? We're not seeing that. In fact, it has been getting worse.
Skifi28
Member
Little Chicken
Member
DonkeyPunchJr
World’s Biggest Weeb
Compulsion Games community manager Katie Robinson:
Do the queer disabled black gamers outnumber those yucky cisgender white men yet?
Do the queer disabled black gamers outnumber those yucky cisgender white men yet?
Little Chicken
Member
The shirt says it all, really.
Kacho
Member
This is what you're shilling for, lil chick
DonkeyPunchJr
World’s Biggest Weeb
I think probably the Steam CCU is just cisgender white men. Whereas the millions and millions of queer black brown transgender disabled gamers are all playing on Gamepass Ultimate.
PeteBull
Member
Any moment now, right after concord remaster and concord 2 success xDCompulsion Games community manager Katie Robinson:
Do the queer disabled black gamers outnumber those yucky cisgender white men yet?
Just watched a stream of it, since it looked like an interesting candidate for VR and used se Alice like gameplay.
Took a bit of a break, came back 3 hours later and it was the streamer fighting the same 5 trash mobs over and over again in closed 'arenas'.
If they want to make diverse games, at least apply that to the enemy units and gameplay first...
THe streamer looked like he was going through torture.
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Zacfoldor
Member
OmegaSupreme
advanced basic bitch
They are. It just depends on if Ms wants to keep losing money on them.Yes, we love video games. We always loved video games. We are doing it for the GAMEZ.
Really hope this studio falls.
TintoConCasera
I bought a sex doll, but I keep it inflated 100% of the time and use it like a regular wife
She seems to spend a lot of time thinking of white men...Yes, we love video games. We always loved video games. We are doing it for the GAMEZ.
Really hope this studio falls.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Yes, we love video games. We always loved video games. We are doing it for the GAMEZ.
Really hope this studio falls.
That shirt is the worst thing in the quoted picture.
Heisenberg007
Gold Journalism
May break that 1,411 mark this weekend. But if it doesn't do this weekend, it likely won't ever - which would be horrible results.
And even if it crosses 1,411, I doubt it will cross the 2,000 mark.
So, either way, it's a terrible sales performance and a definite flop on PC.
Fortress of Regrets
Member
Compulsion Games community manager Katie Robinson:
Do the queer disabled black gamers outnumber those yucky cisgender white men yet?
Don't you understand? Those people are the ones who keep the games industry alive. Not icky white men.
DonkeyPunchJr
World’s Biggest Weeb
I think she wished on a monkey's paw that there would be more black queer disabled gamers playing her game than straight cisgender white men, and this is the result. Now it's all making sense.
Kacho
Member
If only YT ppl could be sidelined for queered color ppl (unironically btw)That shirt is the worst thing in the quoted picture.
Unknown Soldier
Member
DEI continues to mean DIE in 2025
Heisenberg007
Gold Journalism
Blue Prince came out of nowhere, became the highest-rated GOTY, and destroyed shill narratives: all at the same time
Trilobit
Absolutely Cozy
Is this from the studio that has a community manager who hates gamers and white male gamers? I honestly don't understand how that kind of shit can be okay to say, it's insanely sexist and racist. I rooted for the game, but I can't support a studio that hates me for my gender and race.
Imagine movie directors or music artists hating their audience this much. There's something really rotten in modern games development.
Imagine movie directors or music artists hating their audience this much. There's something really rotten in modern games development.
I was really looking forward to this game. Setting, check! General vibes, check. Character performances, check. Visuals, check.
Unfortunately, after two and a half hours playing it, it becomes clear it's style over substance – the game. The gameplay is just so utterly dull.
Mechanically it doesn't make a difference if you jump or wall jump; the game requires a bare minimum of timing and traversal just looks cool but demands nothing from you. There's no challenge. Combat always takes place in arena-like areas and is completely detached from the traversal and "exploration" part. And that exploration is a complete joke. Stray off 10 meters, find something to collect or to push a iron sheet, get +10 XP currency (or whatever they come up with lore-wise), be done. Also, I don't know why am I rewared by pushing iron sheets; is this is Southern thing? I know redneck jokes like, you might be a redneck if you own a home that is mobile and seven cars that ain't. But I don't get it, these iron/tin sheets lying randomly on the ground, probably from some botchy home, and why it is a thing to push them. Ok.
Anyways, most interactions are purely context-sensitive. You want to push a cart with your cool powers? If you don't stand at the exact distance and angle so the object is highlighted, nothing happens when use you powers. Every object you want to physically interact with has to be highlighted first. It feels static and archaic. There are no systemic features in this game.
The plot evolves as videogamey as it gets. A speaking fish (cool thing!) wants to help you, but of course you have to free him first (okay...). For this, you have to find a magic bootle (naturally...). Then you have to fill said magic bottle with stuff you have to find and collect (which is a just an endless route of linear rail-like parcour) and watch sad, ghostly memories or people who had a rough life in these parts.
I didn't even care for the skill upgrades because it's your typical AA action button masher skill tree with little surprises. Same goes for the story. It starts strong and grounded with human tragedy and emotions and great character performances. Then you wander off, meet strange characters and... nothing really happens for over an hour. Just endless parcouring that oppose no challenge; nothing requires any brain power or aptness on the controller except one or two fights so far.
It's a real shame because the audio design is excellent, visuals are stunning (especially with HDR on a 21:9). But as a video game is fails colossally.
Unfortunately, after two and a half hours playing it, it becomes clear it's style over substance – the game. The gameplay is just so utterly dull.
Mechanically it doesn't make a difference if you jump or wall jump; the game requires a bare minimum of timing and traversal just looks cool but demands nothing from you. There's no challenge. Combat always takes place in arena-like areas and is completely detached from the traversal and "exploration" part. And that exploration is a complete joke. Stray off 10 meters, find something to collect or to push a iron sheet, get +10 XP currency (or whatever they come up with lore-wise), be done. Also, I don't know why am I rewared by pushing iron sheets; is this is Southern thing? I know redneck jokes like, you might be a redneck if you own a home that is mobile and seven cars that ain't. But I don't get it, these iron/tin sheets lying randomly on the ground, probably from some botchy home, and why it is a thing to push them. Ok.
Anyways, most interactions are purely context-sensitive. You want to push a cart with your cool powers? If you don't stand at the exact distance and angle so the object is highlighted, nothing happens when use you powers. Every object you want to physically interact with has to be highlighted first. It feels static and archaic. There are no systemic features in this game.
The plot evolves as videogamey as it gets. A speaking fish (cool thing!) wants to help you, but of course you have to free him first (okay...). For this, you have to find a magic bootle (naturally...). Then you have to fill said magic bottle with stuff you have to find and collect (which is a just an endless route of linear rail-like parcour) and watch sad, ghostly memories or people who had a rough life in these parts.
I didn't even care for the skill upgrades because it's your typical AA action button masher skill tree with little surprises. Same goes for the story. It starts strong and grounded with human tragedy and emotions and great character performances. Then you wander off, meet strange characters and... nothing really happens for over an hour. Just endless parcouring that oppose no challenge; nothing requires any brain power or aptness on the controller except one or two fights so far.
It's a real shame because the audio design is excellent, visuals are stunning (especially with HDR on a 21:9). But as a video game is fails colossally.
SJRB
Gold Member
Would it matter? They made a game no one is interested in, they can port all they want but it won't make any difference.
yazenov
Member
I agree, would porting it on the PS5 even cover their cost of porting it and optimization cost? Or is Sony willing to pay for it to come to PSN plus?
I don't think it's worth it. Let the game die and move on.
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deriks
4-Time GIF/Meme God
Hellblade 2 turned into vaporware. Nobody thought that would be the best thing ever, still, Microsoft put a trailer of a two hour game five years before release
Hi-Fi rush was showing, releasing and killing the studio. There's a lot of people that only heard it and don't even care.
Indiana Jones really got a lot of marketing, but wasn't really great and the IP is in a bad shape
Alan Wake
Member
It's a decent game. Nothing groundbreaking, but solid overall with atmosphere and soundtrack as its strengths. I don't quite understand why it took seven years. Maybe it suffered from development hell like many other Xbox titles? I don't know. After Contrast and We Happy Few I had expected something a bit more quirky than this. South of Midnight is allright, though, and I had fun playing it.
pasterpl
Member
Both are on gamepass so who cares about steam ccu /sQuoted for context.
SoM 24h peak continues to trend downwards. Should hit higher peaks this weekend, but the game is slipping down the top sellers list, currently sitting at #53. For comparison, Blue Price is sitting at #5.
Ass of Can Whooping
Member
Had to drop it after chapter 8. Love the mythology and style but the the gameplay is just too fake, predictable and tedious. For a short game the lack of variety is unforgiveable, especially after 5+ years and 80 employees.
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anthony2690
Member
Playing the game now, on chapter 6.
It's actually pretty decent, gives me PS2 era vibes gameplay wise, I think if the combat had more attacks/combos etc, and wasn't as basic as it is, I think it would massively improve the game a lot.
(But I feel this way about a lot of games tbh)
Art direction wise it's interesting enough and I quite like the setting and ost, plus it's apparently only 10 hours long, so a short and sweet experience.
It's nothing ground breaking, but I don't think games need to be, just enjoyable.
After this, I'm going to finally dive into pirate yakuza what I can't wait for
It's actually pretty decent, gives me PS2 era vibes gameplay wise, I think if the combat had more attacks/combos etc, and wasn't as basic as it is, I think it would massively improve the game a lot.
(But I feel this way about a lot of games tbh)
Art direction wise it's interesting enough and I quite like the setting and ost, plus it's apparently only 10 hours long, so a short and sweet experience.
It's nothing ground breaking, but I don't think games need to be, just enjoyable.
After this, I'm going to finally dive into pirate yakuza what I can't wait for
Heisenberg007
Gold Journalism
After this, I'm going to finally dive into pirate yakuza what I can't wait for
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
diffusionx
Gold Member
It's pretty funny that people are trying to discredit Steam CCU which is a hard metric based on actual sales but then they post about "players" for a GamePass game when the publisher posts about it on X.
Great Auk
Banned
Maybe they should have made the main character look more like Katie, it would have helped? I don't know why they had to take that ugly art direction with the main character.
Even though she literally hates my existence and doesn't want me to play the game, I'd bang this every day and twice on Sunday lol
Even though she literally hates my existence and doesn't want me to play the game, I'd bang this every day and twice on Sunday lol
Hawk The Slayer
Member
I prefer this below since she keeps a similar hair style and skin tone while looking way better than whatever was in the game.Maybe they should have made the main character look more like Katie, it would have helped? I don't know why they had to take that ugly art direction with the main character.
Even though she literally hates my existence and doesn't want me to play the game, I'd bang this every day and twice on Sunday lol
DonkeyPunchJr
World’s Biggest Weeb
Today is the big day, likely to be the all time peak CCU. Will it go all the way to 3 Concords?
demigod
Member
The dream is dead. It added a whopping 27 ccu.
Little Chicken
Member
Wow fantastic result. Inspiring to see thousand of people enjoying Xbox games 
Heisenberg007
Gold Journalism
Phil Spencer and Xbox broke our poor Little Chicken.Wow fantastic result. Inspiring to see thousand of people enjoying Xbox games
KingHippo1967
Member
What's questionable about the protagonist?
DonkeyPunchJr
World’s Biggest Weeb
But were they 27 white cisgender men? Or brown queer disabled folks?