Dustborn sees disastrous launch on Steam

[John Elden Ring]

The launch of Dustborn seems to have gone rather badly, at least as far as Steam data is concerned. Released on August 20, it's a single-player action-adventure game that tells a story about hope, love, friendship and robots. In it, players explore the stunning landscapes of the new-west in an alternative North America and form teams, manage relationships, complete missions and face increasingly difficult challenges. Unfortunately, since its launch, the game has only seen a peak of 83 simultaneous players, with 28 playing it right now.

Dustborn has also been released on PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S, so it's possible that the game is seeing greater uptake on those platforms.

via Eurogamer

 

[Sircaw]

Damn, that makes Concord look like the golden goose.

This bit in the end with the you're racists bit sums it up.

 

[ToTTenTranz]

I mean have you seen gameplay videos of this game?

I bet half of those 28 players are streamers making fun of the game.

 

[Gods&Monsters]

Ragnar Tørnquist made The Longest Journey and Dreamfall, both legendary games, and then he made this shit

And it's also published by Quantic Dream (Heavy Rain, Detroit Become Human)? What a weird project.

 

[ToTTenTranz]

Ragnar Tørnquist made The Longest Journey and Dreamfall, both legendary games, and then he made this shit

Did you hear the dialogue? It doesn't sound like it was written by anyone sane at all.
The whole dialog sounds like it was 100% written by one of those sweet consultants.

 

[Gediminas]

Dustbin.

 

[thicc_girls_are_teh_best]

Apparently SBI did actual creative work on this game, so they went beyond the typical consultancy role...

...and it shows.

 

[Would_you_kindly]

If this really is government funded it's literal propaganda in video game form

 

[Zzero]

If this really is government funded it's literal propaganda in video game form

Canada? I know they subsidize a lot of "art" up there.

 

[Would_you_kindly]

Canada? I know they subsidize a lot of "art" up there.

Reading the comments sounds like it was the EU

 

[Would_you_kindly]

Canada? I know they subsidize a lot of "art" up there.

Quantic dream is a french developer / publisher

 

[thicc_girls_are_teh_best]

If this really is government funded it's literal propaganda in video game form

I saw that stream, it was hilarious.

...at the expense of the game, of course.

 

[Would_you_kindly]

I saw that stream, it was hilarious.

...at the expense of the game, of course.

I don't want streamers but saw the opening song which is cringe af

 

[Would_you_kindly]

You actually unlock bullying & cancelling as skills who made this garbage

 

[Systemshock2023]

That's a friggin badge of honour then.

 

[ToTTenTranz]

If this really is government funded it's literal propaganda in video game form

Technically it's not government funded, it's governmentS funded. They won an European call for funding which is supposedly super hard to get because entities from all EU and EEA countries can apply. To make a game about antifas in North America.


Everything is wrong with this, and everyone in the EU should complain. My tax euros paid for this.

 

[anonpuffs]

You actually unlock bullying & cancelling as skills who made this garbage

I was taught in school not to bully people... Why are they teaching people to do it? What is wrong with people now??

 

[Would_you_kindly]

I was taught in school not to bully people... Why are they teaching people to do it? What is wrong with people now??

I dunno it's wild that these are supposed to be the good guys in the game

 

[quest4441]

Tax money at work bitches, Yet another reason income tax is a scam

 

[gokuss4]

You actually unlock bullying & cancelling as skills who made this garbage

What lol
I refuse to believe this is a real game
I think it's just a satire
Or maybe the developers are serious
I don't know