Landfall’s shock April Fools release Content Warning has been claimed by more than 6 million Steam customers in solely 24 hours.
The get together game’s writer introduced the most important milestone in an update post on its Steam page, saying that more than 6.2 million gamers have already added the Lethal Company-like to their profiles. The staff was in a position to transfer so many copies as a result of Content Warning was free to keep for individuals who had been in a position to declare a copy inside the 24-hour window. Regardless, with no prior bulletins, Content Warning’s success is staggering.
For those that might have stayed away from the web on April Fools Day, Content Warning sees you and up to a few mates grab handheld video cameras and attempt to seize hilarious and spooky moments. It’s all in the identify of content material, creating the proper setting for chaos. It's a system that appears to be working, too, as SteamDB says the game has already reached a peak of 204,439 gamers, with more than 138,000 taking part in on the time of this story's publication.
“It's been a real treat watching all of your videos and we are so happy that we've managed to create something that makes people have fun together,” Landfall stated.
Content Warning’s free-for-a-day offer has now come to an finish. However, those that missed out on the deal can nonetheless obtain a copy for less than $7.99 on Steam.
Landfall’s transfer to present their new venture to so many without spending a dime makes a lot of sense. With more than 6 million gamers on the market already making videos, it’s that a lot more possible we see viral Content Warning clips make their solution to all corners of the web.
As the builders put together for future updates, there are a few early points they’re wanting into. This contains issues with the voices, connectivity points, footage not extracting, and digicam footage not being seen. Thankfully, Landfall says it has leads on many of these complaints and plans to ship some fixes as quickly as tomorrow morning.
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