Exactly. The last time Steam servers shut down (that I can remember) was Cyberpunk's release, which needed boatloads of marketing help to build the levels of hype it had.

Disregard the down votes and comments. Your question is an honest one from anyone who hasn't read gaming news or is a techy. I'm not sure why everyone responding feels the need to, you know, not just answer your question. In most programs, games or otherwise, there are "programmers", often called "developers" that write code. But the overall "development" of said program is done by the whole team. So making and developing mean the same thing here.

My instance doesnt show downvotes Thanks for the explanation!

Screw off with this bullshit.

Everyone anticipates their user growth. Sometimes anomalies like this one exceed their anticipations. (Clearly)

No, I never kept a log and stopped even trying ~6 months ago.

I can sympathize with that. I've put down my fair share of games when it just gets too frustrating, even games I was otherwise enjoying. I think a lot of people come at soulslikes with the wrong approach, hence the comment, but for some it just won't click. Unfortunately not all games are for all people. We all have games like that.

...For what, down detector? Because I get the feeling Silksong kinda achieved saturation at this point.

Personally I hate it. Just keep in mind that not everyone likes it and the fanbase likes to suppress criticism. So buyer beware, and keep an eye on you're play time. If you're not enjoying it in the first 2 hours, feel free to return it if you're playing on Steam, like with any game

> your skill and tactics by dying repeatedly Personally, this is more generous than I'd call it

And here we have the "git gud' sycophant. Go crawl back into whatever hole you came from

Shit, I got downvoted the other day for calling it overrated. I did get it confused with Silksong, just because it's been talked about to fucking death on the internet, but even still.

You're getting downvoted, but this is literally the positive use case for it. I don't buy new games much, but when I do I "pre-order" the day before so I can download it early and get whatever other incentives there are. Reviewers getting early copies means you can have everything you reasonably need to know to make an informed decision about whether a game is worth buying. It's of course true that they can change the game between the early copies and release, but then having it downloaded early also means you can refund it sooner if necessary and get on with your life. Some games rely more on multiplayer or live service, but those are the sorts of games it's worth waiting for community feedback after release anyway.

He won't give an example because he's talking out his arse and doesn't have one.

It implicitly praises Silksong for being popular, but it is also just relevant news for people interested in gaming. Someone who doesn't know or care about Silksong might still like to know that various store platforms were down recently and why.

It’s just a [meme format](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/strongest-man-vs-weakest-man) to say indie devs are better than corporate studios. Not the best choice for this context, I would have gone with the “who would win” meme: corporate studios with millions of dollars vs two guys with 7 years and some free time.

Do you _hate_ it, or just didnt enjoy it?

I think it's just that bad metroidvanias are the standard and there arent as many of the good ones as you would think. So the joy of a good one gets pretty hyped. Im not sure its overrated since its a good game and rated at about what that entails just over hyped and concentrated on.

I didn't like it, but my kid LOVED it.

I mean good for them but hollow night was mid af for me, I don’t get the hype