The newly-released Babylon's Fall has seen an incredibly low number of players on Steam on its launch day, potentially spelling bad news for the game's future. The brand-new hack-and-slash RPG from Square Enix and PlatinumGames released on PC and PlayStation to some pretty disappointing reviews, despite high expectations for Babylon's Fall.
Babylon's Fall is a multiplayer game that sees players take on the role of a Sentinel, an unwilling subject implanted with a Gideon Coffin that grants them special powers. Many have been eagerly awaiting its full release, following on from exciting trailers and a game demo ahead of its launch. Players of the game can join with up to three others to take on the Tower of Babel and uncover the hidden treasures within. With characters wielding up to four different weapons at any time, each with their own distinct skills and abilities, players have lots of options when it comes to designing their hero in Babylon's Fall, but that might not be enough to keep fans interested.
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As reported by VGC, data from SteamDB has revealed that Babylon's Fall peaked at less than 650 concurrent players on Steam on its March 3 launch date. This is well below the numbers any game developer would hope to see on the release of a new title. The game also doesn't seem to be reviewing well with players, with its Steam review score sitting at Mixed, at the time of writing. Complaints from fans cover a range of issues, from graphics to character creation. Others have also called out the long process of unlocking some of the games' key features, which requires users to complete certain parts of the story.
Though Babylon's Fall is off to an extremely rough start, it
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