Many live-service games have failed horrendously in recent times, titles like Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, Hyper Scape, and more recently, Foamstars. Exclusively launched for PlayStation, this game really made Xbox fans happy after they missed out on another popular game for the Sony console, Helldivers 2.
A recent report describes how this free-to-play experience for PS Plus users has almost lost all of its player base; more specifically, 95% of users who dropped the game will probably never come back.
Xbox Fans That Cannot Have Helldivers 2 Rejoice With PlayStation’s Newest Failure
The Microsoft platform is going through a rough patch, with no recent exclusive games and other titles that had to be released on other platforms like Hi-Fi Rush, Pentiment, and Sea of Thieves. While PlayStation-exclusive titles like Helldivers 2 are extremely successful, Xbox players have a new sort of victory thanks to the failure of a new Square Enix IP, Foamstars.
The game is exclusive to PS4 and PS5 and is not going well. Foamstars player numbers are drastically declining, and the Square Enix multiplayer title has lost more than 95% of its player base. This title has only been released for two months, and things could not look worse.
Foamstars has lost nearly 95% of its player base #SquareEnix
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The studio has several seasons planned, but players are required to be functional. The Japanese could make the ultimate decision and pull the plug on the game, closing the servers for good. Not many will miss this title, even if that happens.
Square Enix Could Still Revive the Almost Forgotten Title
Since the first trailer was revealed, gamers had automatically assumed that Foamstars was some kind of hit Nintendo Switch title, Splatoon. With three very popular games, this franchise has become something big for Nintendo. The Square Enix knock-off has not accomplished enough to make fans play the game or even make it appealing to new players.
There are a few strategies to try to revive this almost doomed IP. Square Enix could try to make the game fully free-to-play even for players that don’t have PS Plus; it can also try to launch the title on other platforms like Xbox or Nintendo Switch. But even by doing all this, it is probably too late to make Foamstars recover from losing all of their player base.
The studio did not even make a marketing campaign to promote the title; it came out with almost no buzz at all. Other recent live-service titles have added new content and solidified the player base for future survival. Other games, such as Helldivers 2 and Palworld, are planning to avoid losing more players and build a large community to ensure many years of success.
Other examples, like Fortnite, Warzone, or even Apex Legends, have maintained a community with large updates and a ton of monthly content. What are your thoughts about the Foamstars failure? Let us know in the comments!
