Content Warning
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Developer(s) | Skog, Zorro, Wilnyl, Philip, thePetHen |
Publisher(s) | Landfall Publishing |
Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
Release | April 1, 2024 |
Genre(s) | Survival horror |
Mode(s) | Multiplayer |
Content Warning is a 2024 cooperative survival-horror video game published by Landfall Publishing.[1][2] It was released on April 1, 2024 as a part of Landfall's tradition of releasing a game on April Fools' Day.[3]
Gameplay
The gameplay of Content Warning bears similarities to Lethal Company and Phasmophobia.[4] Four players begin on an idyllic island and use a diving bell to descend into what is known as the "Old World", a zone shrouded in perpetual darkness that contains an abandoned town. The players' objective is to use a video camera to film "scary content", such as artifacts or dangerous monsters, while exploring the ruins. Players' oxygen supply and the camera's film are both limited, and at least one of the players must survive the excursion and return to the surface with the camera so that the film can be uploaded to "SpöökTube". Videos are scored with viewers, and the number of viewers also determines how much money is earned. If the players meet the viewer quota within three days, they are given a new quota and can continue their career as content creators; if not, they lose the run and their progress is reset. Money can be spent on cosmetics or tools to make exploring the Old World easier and safer in order to produce more valuable footage.[1][5]
Release
The game launched on April 1, 2024, and was available for free for the first 24 hours. Within twelve hours of the game's launch, it reached 50 thousand concurrent players on Steam.[5] The game reached an all-time high of over 200 thousand concurrent players in less than 24 hours after launch.[6] During the launch period, it was stated that the game was claimed by around 6.2 million Steam users.[7] By mid-April 2024, Landfall stated the game had sold more than one million copies atop those claimed while it was free.[8]
See also
- Totally Accurate Battle Simulator
- Lethal Company
References
- ^ a b "Content Warning". Landfall. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
- ^ "Content Warning: All about new horror game that can make you go viral". Hindustan Times. 2024-04-02. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
- ^ Park, Morgan (2024-04-01). "Content Warning, a free co-op horror game where you go viral on SpookTube or die trying, is rapidly climbing the Steam charts". PC Gamer. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
- ^ Taylor, Caitlyn (2024-04-02). "Landfall Officially Launches YouTuber Horror Co-Op Game Content Warning -". mxdwn Games. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
- ^ a b Norton, Brad (2024-04-02). "What is Content Warning? New horror game designed to make you go viral". Dexerto. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
- ^ Gray, Gabran (2024-04-03). "Why Content Warning's Devs Are Apologizing For Viral Horror Game". SVG. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
- ^ Chalk, Andy (2024-04-02). "April Fools' phenom Content Warning draws in more than 204,000 concurrent players". PC Gamer. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
- ^ Blake, Vikki (April 13, 2024). "Content Warning tops one million sales". Eurogamer. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
External links
- Official trailer on YouTube
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