Babylon’s Fallfrom PlatinumGames and Square Enix will likely go down as one of theworst games of 2022. Despite that, the developers are promising continued support for the live-service title.
“There are no plans to reduce the scale of development onBabylon’s Fall,” a statement in thelatest set of patch notesreads. “Content up to the end of season 2 is now practically complete and we have started work on season 3 and beyond. We will continue to provide new content for the game and make improvements based on player feedback, striving to keep existing players playing and to attract newcomers.”
This multiplayer action game was released on March 3 and was immediately met with criticism over its ugly visuals and sluggish gameplay.Babylon’s Fallcurrently sits at a39 on review aggregate site Metacriticand appears to have flopped on PC as the multiplayer-focused game only seems to ever have aplayer count in the hundreds. It’s a particularly disappointing release for PlatinumGames, which is known for strong single-player action games, though it may start tofocus more on live-service titlesin the future.
Publisher Square Enix now seems to be in damage control mode as itput out a surveyasking players what they’d like to see improved and is now promising continued support in a post. The patch notes detail new content updates, explain the feedback-driven updates coming in late March and beyond, and tease aNier: Automatacollaboration event, but the developer and publisher’s promise to continue supporting the game is what sticks out the most.
Having to reassure players that your live-service isn’t shutting down just two weeks after launch isn’t a good look and speaks to the low state of the game. Square Enix has had a good track record with sticking with live-service games that had rocky launches like the original version ofFinal Fantasy XIVandMarvel’s Avengers. Still, there’s no doubt that those games aren’t great company forBabylon’s Fallto keep.
Babylon’s Fallis available now for PC, PS4, and PS5. Square Enix plans to release a demo of the game on Steam on March 23.
