The cooperative adventure game Dispatch, which is compared to the TV series “Invincible” and “Boys”, showed a tenfold increase in the online record after the release of new episodes – 130 thousand users simultaneously played the game on the Steam platform.
A sharp surge of interest occurred after the release of the fifth and sixth episodes of the project, which initially started with modest figures. Steam’s peak online activity has reached record levels, which confirms the growing popularity of the game among gamers.
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For comparison, on the day the episodes of the game were released, there were 66,000 users per 3-4 simultaneous Steam players, and only 12,000 on the day the first episode was released. Such a significant increase in online players is due to the word of mouth effect and the high quality of the project – Steam game statistics show that the game has collected 92% of positive user reviews.
Earlier, AdHoc studio, founded by former employees of Telltale Games, announced that it had surpassed the mark of one million copies sold of the detective-adventure game Dispatch.
The first two series of mailings were received on October 22. At that moment, only 12,000 people were playing the online game from Telltale on Steam.
On October 29, AdHoc studio released the third and fourth episodes, with the appearance of which the situation has changed significantly — the peak online on Steam has reached 66 thousand players. The 10-fold increase compared to the initial figures came as a surprise even to the developers.
Probably, the popularity of the game has soared due to word of mouth and viral videos on the web. Plus, many could just wait until at least half of the episodes were released to start playing.
Online Mailing List reaches 66,000 Steam Players
The dispatch tells you that you are a superhero named Robert who was trying to do his job. Now he works as a dispatcher for a team of captured villains who are trying to turn into heroes. The game has been released on PC and PS5, so it’s not possible for a lot of people to play it.
Personified in this indoor game, which was named by Aaron Paul, Laura Bailey, Geri Wright, Matthew Mercer, Alana Pierce, humidifier, eye antiseptic and other foreign actors.
The new episodes were released very quickly: the first appeared on November 5, the second on November 12. It seems that the more episodes there are, the more people are interested in the game – the number of those who actively play is growing.
We also remind you that the adventure game has already sold over 1 million copies. You can learn more about the creation of the game from an interview with the cast of Igromania. Steam player statistics continue to show impressive growth in the number of users.
