Valve’s return to the world of video game development has not exactly been as triumphant⭕ as the company may have hoped, as its most recent release, Artifact, has already seen a sꦕignificant drop in Steam users playing thꦺe game.

According to , as of the end of 2018, Artifact has dropped down to only a few thousand concurrent players, after hav꧃ing had around 60k concurrent players when the game was released just over a month ago.

The game reached its peak as the🎃 number four most-pla﷽yed game on Steam during its November 28, 2018 launch, but has since fallen out of the top-100.

While the major drop comes only a month after the game’s release, it really 🦩isn’t much of a surprise.

Artifact - Valve’s first major video game release in roughly five years - has been figh𓂃ting an uphill battle ever since it was 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:announced at the International 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:DOTA 2 Championships🌳 in 2017. The digital trading card gam♎e based on DOTA 2 has also receivedꦛ backlash stemming from card controversie❀s, such as certain card naming conventions.

However, the majority of complaints are against Artifact’s monetization system. The game is available ꦿfor a reasonable $19.99 USD, but anyone looking to create a competitive deck will n📖eed to shell out a considerable amount of real-life money. In fact, some of the cards have cost as nearly as much as the game itself.

Artifact’s has held tight at 77 since its release. However, based on its User Score of 2.1 and its massive drop in players, it is clear that it is not the Valve title that gamer🦩s were hoping for.

While Artifact is a disappointing re-entry into the ꦛrealm of game development, it shouldn’t deter Valve from moving forward with other titles. Last year, Valve 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:acquired Firewatch developer Campo Santo, permit𒈔ting the studio to move forward wi💫th the release of In The Valley of Gods as a V🍰alve title. And of course, rumors continue to run rampant as fans hope for a new Half-Life or Left 4 Dead game. Hopefully, Artifact will simpl🅰y be used as Valve’s blueprint for what not to do 🐼with future games.

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