Radical Heights Player Count Down 82% After Two Weeks
In "X-TREME Early Access,” the game quickly grabbed headlines not only because of its stealth-launch, but because it was the latest to step into the ring that is the battle-royale genre.
Despite being relatively bare-bones given its early access nature, and despite the battle-royale genre being ruled by the biggest thing in video games right now, Fortnite (with PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds not far behind), Radical Heights garnered considerable traction and attention. It wasn't off to the fastest start, but it surely wasn't off to a bad one either.
However, since then, a lot of that attention and traction seems to have dissipated. Just two weeks after its release, Radical Heights' player base has dropped 82 percent. More specifically, on day two its peak player count was about 12,500 players, but as of April 25th, it was only a mere 2,200 players.
It's worth noting that it isn't unusual for player counts to fall after launch week , however, when you factor in the game's free-to-play nature and newish status, 82 percent is a pretty steep drop. Given that Radical Heights is not only a multiplayer game, but a battle-royale game, maintaining a healthy-sized player count is extremely important.
As for what this means for Radical Heights in the long-term, who knows, it's too early to really say. Player opinion of the game is mostly positive, and it's still prominent amongst numerous popular Twitch streamers, the latter being increasingly a key ingredient to success these days.
Maybe Radical Heights will be the next big thing in the battle-royale genre, or maybe it will meet a similar fate to LawBreakers. One thing is for sure: competition within the genre is stiff, and is only going to get more so. Beyond juggernauts Fortnite and PUBG, there's Darwin Project, the re-emergence of H1Z1, and others on the way.
Radical Heights is available on PC via Steam Early Access. When a full release will come, hasn't been divulged. Further, console versions remain up in the air.
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MaggardoPosted:
Played the game three times, and I thought it was cancerous. It ran like crap, and the graphics weren't even well done. I feel like they released this as a quick cash grab because Battle Royale is the current trend in the gaming community.
MushroomElmPosted:
AD4MTwo_FacedAD4M Because all the big streams have stopped playing it. Word of mouth has dropped... Shame with it being a free game and shame on Fortnite for 'stealing' the devs from Radical Heights.
Stealing devs?! If you won't quit your job to go work for a competitor for more money than you need to re-think your life choices. Loyalty means nothing in business.
In my experience, loyalty gets you f'ing far these days. But I suppose you gotta move on if deemed necessary
If your game is tanking after only 2 weeks..Chances are, big lay offs are coming.
Battle Royal needs to stop being the center of attention. Fortnite has already claimed its stake at the #1 BR game, and I doubt it will change unless the Dev team there just completely loses their minds.
AD4MPosted:
Two_FacedAD4M Because all the big streams have stopped playing it. Word of mouth has dropped... Shame with it being a free game and shame on Fortnite for 'stealing' the devs from Radical Heights.
Stealing devs?! If you won't quit your job to go work for a competitor for more money than you need to re-think your life choices. Loyalty means nothing in business.
In my experience, loyalty gets you f'ing far these days. But I suppose you gotta move on if deemed necessary
HuxPosted:
cymbahTwo_FacedAD4M Because all the big streams have stopped playing it. Word of mouth has dropped... Shame with it being a free game and shame on Fortnite for 'stealing' the devs from Radical Heights.
Stealing devs?! If you won't quit your job to go work for a competitor for more money than you need to re-think your life choices. Loyalty means nothing in business.
you my friend dont know sarcasm...
If that was sarcasm then it was a very poor attempt lol.
cymbahPosted:
Two_FacedAD4M Because all the big streams have stopped playing it. Word of mouth has dropped... Shame with it being a free game and shame on Fortnite for 'stealing' the devs from Radical Heights.
Stealing devs?! If you won't quit your job to go work for a competitor for more money than you need to re-think your life choices. Loyalty means nothing in business.
you my friend dont know sarcasm...
Two_FacedPosted:
AD4M Because all the big streams have stopped playing it. Word of mouth has dropped... Shame with it being a free game and shame on Fortnite for 'stealing' the devs from Radical Heights.
Stealing devs?! If you won't quit your job to go work for a competitor for more money than you need to re-think your life choices. Loyalty means nothing in business.
SagePosted:
AD4M Because all the big streams have stopped playing it. Word of mouth has dropped... Shame with it being a free game and shame on Fortnite for 'stealing' the devs from Radical Heights.
They legit needed to update the shit out of it when it first came out but it happens they released one patch and nothing else. They tried to keep in touch with fans as much as possible but the cheaters got rid of that fast.
AD4MPosted:
Because all the big streams have stopped playing it. Word of mouth has dropped... Shame with it being a free game and shame on Fortnite for 'stealing' the devs from Radical Heights.
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