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Night Light | Let's Get Lethal
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It’s been a long time since we’ve had a video game like Lethal Company. For those who don’t know, Lethal Company is a co-op horror game that’s exploded on YouTube and social media since its launch in October. Even as I’m typing this right now, it’s #2 on Steam’s best selling games (right under Call of Duty). The craziest part about all of this is that the game’s creator, Zeekerss, made the game by himself. And he’s only 21.
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Concurrent Players Over The Last 2 Weeks
But why are we talking about a video game in Night Light? Zeekerss has been making games inside of Roblox for awhile now. He’s not a developer, he doesn’t have a team, and he was nervous the whole thing could end up being a waste of time. Zeekerss is a creator, funding most of the project from his Patreon and getting help from his community. It’s easy to forget that a lot of the kids that grew up playing and creating in Roblox are getting older and they’re getting really good at making video games.
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Zeekerss’s Discord has been a big part of the game’s development
I think it’s too early to call it the next Among Us. But I do think that Zeekerss did a lot of things well:
🔊 The voice comms for the game are amazing. When you die in the game, your voice cuts. It creates funny and random moments that are perfect for YouTube. When I watch the top videos on YouTube, the voice comms are the best part.
💰 The game is only $10, significantly more accessible than a lot of the FPS games out there or those that rely on micro-transactions. I think like Among Us (only $5), trying out the game doesn’t seem like a huge deal when everyone is playing it and it’s relatively cheap.
🎨 It’s visually simple. A big part of what made Among Us successful was that it looked lo-fi and easy to play. Nothing is overly complicated and the movement reminds me a lot of Roblox. I’d bet that this game has a wide age range of players.
Good to see a banger video game made from a Roblox UGC creator. With 56K concurrent players, things are looking good. To put it in perspective Among Us peaked at 1.8K in its first year.
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