Radical Heights Loses 82 Percent of Player Base in 2 Weeks
https://gamerant.com/radical-heights-player-count/
When footage of Radical Heights‘ wacky gameplay started doing the rounds a
few weeks ago, many praised developer Boss Key’s interesting iteration on
the Battle Royale genre. But now, only two weeks since releasing in Early
Access on Steam, the game’s player base has dropped by 82%.
It doesn’t take an industry expert to notice that Battle Royale games are
dominating video game culture right now, so it’s perhaps unsurprising to see
developers attempting to carve out their own space in the extremely lucrative
market. Such an opportunity is perhaps needed by no company more than Boss
Key, who decided to move on from their shooter LawBreakers in order to try
their hand at creating a retro-themed Battle Royale.
It seems that it’s precisely this rush to capitalize on the games industry’
s current obsession (Boss Key created Radical Heights in only 5 months) that
has lead to some frustrations; many players have reported glitches and a
general feeling of the game being unfinished, which may go some way to
explaining how the game fell from a peak of 12,500 players on its second day
to just 2,200 a few days ago.
The initial figures for Radical Heights were promising; 12,500 players was
enough to eclipse LawBreakers‘ underwhelming performance and shoot the game
up to #21 on Steam. Unfortunately, it now seems that this initial success was
little more than the novelty of a new Battle Royale game for fans of the
genre to try out.
Along with the aforementioned issues with glitches, a lot of players also
report feeling that Radical Heights does little to distinguish itself in an
oversaturated genre. Many have attributed Fortnite‘s success in dethroning
PUBG as the most popular Battle Royale game to its unique building mechanic
and its quirky art style, offering players a distinctly different experience.
Aside from an interesting economy whereby money can be banked during games to
spend later on cosmetics or for better loot in subsequent games, Radical
Heights is sadly lacking in any such defining feature.
However, things aren’t all bad for Radical Heights. Last night, Ninja –
Twitch’s #1 streamer who continues to break viewership records – attracted
over 108,000 viewers while playing the game. Meanwhile, fellow Twitch
personality DrDisrespect hosted a popular Radical Heights stream just a few
days ago. While the latest player figures certainly aren’t promising, it’s
possible that with the continued attention from streamers, and maybe a few
substantial updates, the game can grow its audience.
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簡單來說，Radical Heights是套大逃殺類遊戲，兩週前上線時還有12,500位玩家在線，
過了兩週後的現在大概只剩下2,200，流失了82%玩家。
從這可以看到大逃殺類 (Battle Royale) 遊戲的競爭激烈了，玩家會被新作吸引，但要留
住玩家不簡單。