Tesseract Studio

Tesseract Studio co-developed the free-to-play idle RPG Task Bar Hero with Nugem Studio, which launched on May 27 and drew over 140,000 concurrent players before server issues forced a trading cap on June 1.

Synthesized from 2 Yomimono stories · updated Jun 1

Tesseract Studio co-developed the free idle RPG Task Bar Hero alongside Nugem Studio. The game launched on Steam on May 27 as a free-to-play desktop idle RPG, quickly drawing over 15,000 concurrent players and positive reviews. Cheaters using programs to exploit the Steam Marketplace received permanent bans, and a hotfix was deployed.

Within days, the player count surged to over 140,000 concurrent players, overwhelming Steam's servers. On June 1, the developers announced they were drastically limiting item trading. The change removes most equipment grades and low-level items from the Steam Market and raises the trading requirement to Cube level 10. Steam requested the reduction after server load hit its limit, partly due to malicious actors sending abnormal requests. The developers apologized for insufficient technical consideration and will give away six paid DLC costumes as compensation.

Key facts

Co-developer: Tesseract Studio co-developed Task Bar Hero with Nugem Studio. ↗
Release date: Task Bar Hero launched on Steam on May 27. ↗
Launch player count: The game drew over 15,000 concurrent players at launch. ↗
Peak player count: The game hit over 140,000 concurrent players on Steam. ↗
Trading cap date: The trading cap was announced on June 1. ↗
Trading cap details: The cap removes most equipment grades and low-level items from the Steam Market and raises the trading requirement to Cube level 10. ↗
Reason for trading cap: Steam requested the reduction after server load hit its limit, partly due to malicious actors sending abnormal requests. ↗
Compensation: The developers will give away six paid DLC costumes as compensation. ↗

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Jun 1

Task Bar Hero Devs Slash Trading After 140,000 Concurrent Players Overwhelm Steam Servers

Nugem Studio and Tesseract Studio announced on June 1 that they are drastically limiting item trading in the free idle RPG Task Bar Hero, which hit over 140,000 concurrent players on Steam. The change removes most equipment grades and low-level items from the Steam Market, and raises the trading requirement to Cube level 10. Steam requested the reduction after server load hit its limit, partly due to malicious actors sending abnormal requests. The developers apologized for insufficient technical consideration and will give away six paid DLC costumes as compensation.

May 28

Steam Free Idle RPG Task Bar Hero Hits 15,000 Players, Cheaters Banned

Nugem Studio and Tesseract Studio released Task Bar Hero on Steam as a free-to-play desktop idle RPG on May 27. The game quickly drew over 15,000 concurrent players and positive reviews. Cheaters using programs to exploit the Steam Marketplace received permanent bans, and a hotfix was deployed.