After a stormy start and a great success in terms of content, the fighting game MultiVersus goes under.
It’s always a bit sad to see a giant fall. For this reason MultiVersus falls clearly. For the record, available since July 2022, it managed to seduce the masses with a launch with great fanfare, only to culminate in its first few weeks with no fewer than 153,000 active users as reported. video game chronicle. These numbers come from the SteamDB online database that tracks Steam game activity and the number of engaged active users. Well know that the player activity of the PC version of MultiVersus just hit another sad record, with a drop of… 99%
A slow descent into the abyss for MultiVersus
99% less activity means less than 1000 active players. Too bad when you know that the game has exceeded 100,000, after all there is little time. At the start, MultiVersus quickly became a popular game due to its approach to style smash bros. but also and above all thanks to its series of iconic characters from Warner licenses and more (Cartoon Network, Game of Thrones, etc.).
Obviously there’s a certain charm to seeing Batman fight Arya Stark. However, the problem that arises in the long term is obviously the glaring lack of content over the months, which could explain the drastic drop in players. This is usually the main problem with online titles of this type, which need to constantly innovate the experience to keep the community as broad as possible.
Season 3 of MultiVersus was originally scheduled to launch in February, but the new content has been pushed back to March 31st. Which this whole story probably won’t fix unless Player First Games’ studio decides to offer some more food while they wait.
Are you still a MultiVersus player yourself?