Why is this game so popular?

[Elite Arbiter]

I could understand this game having a little cult following or something, but why does a broken early access cartoon game in 2023 have this many fans. I'm smelling multiple accounts to boost the ratings, only explanation I can think of.

[Jeck]

Because it's fun.

1) Hilarious VOIP situations (underwater bubble talk, face-hug muffled talk, etc).

2) Simple objectives (get loot, get it out).

3) Difficult overall (you die, a lot, and few will break 3k quota).

[BrokeCube]

idk, im just getting into it due to the like, hundreds of vids coming out on it, so, content creator support perhaps?

[aquaaua]

Dude it's all over tiktok how could it be bots

[Ramsey]

fun fun fun, even with random people. Sometimes i cant stop laugh. And some youtubers streamers play it then game its a little more known. Sorry by my english! have a good day!

[SneakWes]

found the solo player

[Kitori]

SOUNDS LIKE SOMEONE HAS NO FRIENDS TO PLAY THE GAME WITH XD

[mcSlothalot]

I think its more work to boost a game like this with only bots than to make an actual fun game

[green]

Games are allowed to have trends. Phasmophobia had one and now this game does. It could definitely be better right now but I hope the developer can do better than the underachievers on Phasmophobia

[Not Isaiah]

It's just fun, and the price is cheap. That's all there is to it- there's no extensive tutorial, random pop ups, NPC's with long winded dialogue, intense mechanics to master, there's no over bearing graphical fidelity that blinds you with sun rays and reflections, no stats or classes or builds or customization, no insane artificial difficulty that you can't predict, and has a basic loop that you can pick up and put down at any time.

You just grab some friends, go in, get scared, and try to beat your previous high score, all while laughing at their misfortune, or your own. It's a niche that, surprisingly, is very missed in today's gaming sphere- which is why it's so popular, and everyone is playing it.

[Cole]

Because it's mainly a silly meme so youtubers and tiktokers are taking the full advantage of it to bump their views.

[Sami]

Because it's very SIMPLE, it's FUN with friends and it's getting a lot of VIEWS on Twitch / YouTube.
The release schedule for games coming out at the moment is dry as hell, so an Indie Game blowing up is kinda the only thing that could have happened. If not Lethal Company, some other game would have become popular.

And, like most other indie games that blew up, it might just fizzle out and become forgotten in a month or two. Unless the developers make some crazy updates to hook players back in.

Also, just because you dislike something doesn't mean the majority does. It's not broken and it's not getting "bot views". I don't know why you're throwing hate at something for just becoming popular.

[Akameka]

cheap, fun, popular ---> more and more players

[Onyx Android]

I was conflicted getting this game at first but its fun as hell. it really just feels like a comedy horror when you got a good group going on. We use discord 24/7 normally but for this game we all deafen and use only in-game voice and that really makes it honestly.

[Onyx Android]

Although if this game were the genre you actually liked maybe youd get more fun out of it. seeing as its not your 501st visual novel i can see why you dislike it.

[FriZ]

total fun