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Species: Unknown Hits Record Concurrent Players After Stormrock Update
WanadevStudio released version 0.26 "Stormrock" for the co-op horror game Species: Unknown on October 29. The update adds the ground map HGC Stormrock, where blizzards and sandstorms cut visibility, plus a challenge and rank progression system and 72 Steam achievements.
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Why it matters
The surge comes with a progression reset that split the recent review score to 68 percent positive over 30 days against 93 percent positive overall, so the update's reach and its backlash are the same event.
Key Facts
- WanadevStudio released version 0.26 "Stormrock" for Species: Unknown on October 29.
- The update adds the ground map HGC Stormrock, where blizzards and sandstorms limit visibility.
- Species: Unknown reached 4,867 peak concurrent Steam players after the update.
- The update resets past progress and introduces Challenges and a player Rank.
- Recent Steam reviews stand at 68 percent positive over 30 days, against 93 percent positive overall.
It also resets past progress. Peak concurrent Steam players reached 4,867 after the update, above the previous high.
The new map, HGC Stormrock, moves the game off abandoned spaceships onto open ground. Creative director Nicolas said the open areas are built so players feel safer inside rooms, and stepping outside brings the anxiety of not seeing far. The update also introduces staged Challenges and a player Rank, which the studio frames as a way for new buyers to learn the game.
Players who owned the game before the update receive a Pioneer emblem. Species: Unknown is in early access on PC via Steam, with Japanese display support, and is on sale at 960 yen, 20 percent off.
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