Redfall didn’t exactly have a fantastic time at launch, receiving a lot of unfavorable reviews and angry fans owing to issues and lackluster gameplay. Due to the game’s initial bad reception, negative reviews, and a fall in player counts, fans have been dissatisfied and worried about the game’s future.
Redfall has undergone revisions since its initial release, and Arkane hasn’t given up on it just yet, but the game’s poor first reception has undoubtedly hurt sales. Some people appear to have completely shrugged off Arkane Studios’ and publisher Bethesda’s efforts and moved on, despite their promises of improvements. This is certainly impacting the concurrent player count.
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— the 🆕 LEG🅰️L ® (@New_Legal_) April 9, 2023
The paucity of players and the difficulty in meeting friends could start a negative loop that eventually brings about the game’s destruction if player numbers don’t increase. Thus, Arkane Studios must move quickly to save Redfall from a gloomy future.
Will Redfall shut down after a massive downfall?
Redfall, a shooter with a vampire theme that emphasizes squad-based action, has seen a sharp decline in the number of concurrent players on Steam. At one time in the previous month, only three players were playing at once. The initial poor impression of Redfall has had a deleterious effect, causing some players to give up on the game and move on, which is shown in the dropping concurrent player count.
“Okay, we didn’t get the start we wanted, but it’s still a fun game, and we’re going to keep working on it. We’re going to do 60fps. We’re going to get it to be a good game because we know, as a first-party studio, Game Pass lives forever.” Hines
Reportedly Arkane, on the other hand, wants to keep working on Redfall and improve the game as well. If these statistics do not alter as more players leave because they cannot make friends, Redfall can become a destructive loop. The game may eventually begin to slowly die away as the player base continues to decline.
WAS REDFALL XBOX’S BIGGEST DOWNFALL? pic.twitter.com/9zrZicMJOw
— TrickcoTTV (@TrickcoG) May 11, 2023
It’s difficult to contest the statistics, even when an Xbox executive described Redfall criticism as tough love. This co-op shooter has lost the majority of its players in less than six months despite upgrades and improvements, and there are no indicators that this will change in the near future. Redfall may have a gloomy future if Arkane Studios doesn’t take immediate, concrete action.
Arkane appears to be returning to its roots, which is good news for fans of the developer’s earlier games like Dishonored and Deathloop. Arkane is currently developing a new Dishonored game, according to a large leak from the FTC v. Microsoft lawsuit, though Phil Spencer later stated that parts of the plans from the leak had changed.