Co-op shooter becomes Steam bestseller, but that’s only half the picture

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The acclaimed Risk of Rain 2 gets a DLC, sales skyrocket. Great story – if it ended here

While the co-op gem Risk of Rain 2 and its new DLC Seekers of the Storm are selling well on Steam, the downsides become apparent after the release.

Disclaimer: In the following, we list theten best-selling games on Steam in the past weekand address relevant developments. The basic information is based on data fromSteamDBand is read directly from Steam.

Quickly to the highlights:

  • Hard contrasts in Risk of Rain 2
  • The complete Steam Top 10

Hard contrasts in Risk of Rain 2

The predecessor was a 2D secret tip, the 3D successor a resounding Steam success and an absolute player favorite. Now the release of the second DLC Seekers of the Storm for Risk of Rain 2 is causing trouble

Players are mainly criticizing bugs and glitches.The Steam ratings stand out from the otherwise very positive review average of the game and its DLC predecessor. Seekers of the Storm has an approval rating of just 20 percent

Developer change:This DLC is the first release since Gearbox, previously only responsible as publisher, also took over the development of Risk of Rain 2 from indie studio Hopoo Games. And Hopoo is now facing a drastic phase

Studio closes:Hopoo Games is closing its doors and putting work on the unannounced projectSnailon hold, according to its ownstatementnow. The employees will be taken over by Valve, which brings back memories of the maneuver with Campo Santo. Apparently, the Steam operator has enough jobs to fill at the moment with Deadlock and possibly a new Half-Life.

The complete top 10 on Steam

  1. Black Myth: Wukong
  2. Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
  3. Counter-Strike 2
  4. Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
  5. PUBG
  6. Risk of Rain 2
  7. Steam Deck
  8. Risk of Rain 2: Seekers of the Storm
  9. Hogwarts Legacy
  10. Gundam Breaker 4

Also interesting:Black Myth Wukong can build on its status as the world’s most wanted Steam game to claim the lone top spot for the week’s best-selling games. The new Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 follows in second place – although it has not yet been released, thanks to pre-sales fueled by beta benefits. And Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 has already been selling strongly for weeks, also via pre-sales