The latest addition to the multiplayer world, a team-based PvP first-person shooter, launched last Friday, but its debut didn’t exactly set hearts racing, with the game’s performance over the weekend failing to leave a lasting impression on many players?
While By All Means falls short of being a truly exceptional experience, its mixed bag of qualities and lukewarm reception are hardly surprising given the game’s average ratings and reviews.
The tepid response appears to be manifesting itself in a decline in participant numbers, despite the game’s shooter genre experiencing an all-time high of approximately 699 players on Steam – typically a stronghold for the franchise. To put this impressive figure into context, consider that the beta test just concluded reached a concurrent Steam user count of over 2,300, a remarkable milestone. While developer Firewalk Studios aims to build excitement through neighborhood engagement and shared hype moments.
The gaming community has been flooded with armchair critiques from both professional outlets and enthusiasts, fueling speculation about the newly launched live-service game’s timing, pricing, and character designs, which have been met with widespread criticism. It will seem as though nothing has landed with a resounding crash, yet in truth, it’s akin to a solitary tree falling in an empty forest, its silence deafening.
