Damn, I thought all the jokes about breaking Steam Servers were just being hyperbolic. I applaud them though, I couldn’t get into the game but this is a huge milestone
Hollow Knight: Silksong is out now on Steam - and it broke Steam servers for 15 minutes and counting now
Submitted 1 day ago by simple@piefed.social to games@lemmy.world
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1030300/Hollow_Knight_Silksong/
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MyNameIsAtticus@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Obi@sopuli.xyz 23 hours ago
I wanted to love it, I did love the style and the gameplay, but the hardcore mechanics were just too much for me, they need to give us a “I have a job and a family” mode lmao.
sexual_tomato@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 hours ago
I’m about 3 hours in and the benches are far more generous than in the first game. Also corpse runs aren’t required; you just lose your money.
theneverfox@pawb.social 19 hours ago
That’s how it always was. In fact, you can run away from a lot of boss battles this timeIf you want “I have a family” mode?
Grind though it a few minutes at a time and build your skills. Otherwise, this game just isn’t for you, watch a playthrough
MyNameIsAtticus@lemmy.world 22 hours ago
I just couldn’t get into the gameplay. Which sucks since it’s such a pivotal mechanic. I think a easier mode though would definitely let me go through and appreciate the game a little more though
batmaniam@lemmy.world 23 hours ago
Yeah, this was one of those games that I could see the craftsmanship but just wasn’t for me.
But strong follow up to a much beloved original IP for a very reasonable price? That borderline shadow dropped? Love it, yall enjoy your suprise Christmas and go nuts. Cool as hell.
theneverfox@pawb.social 19 hours ago
Shadow dropped?? I’ve been looking forward to it since like… February?, when we got real confirmation. We’ve been tracking this for years
But I do appreciate you appreciating our day. It doesn’t have to be your thing, but it’s very cool of you to cheer us on. Today has been a big win for a lot of people, and I invite you to celebrate this as a win for gaming in general
frank@sopuli.xyz 1 day ago
I got it into my cart!
I can’t open my cart, but it’s in there
chris@l.roofo.cc 1 day ago
Luckily it is not a finite resource.
underline960@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
New Team Cherry silkpost:
We’ve run out of Silksong stock!
Please check back in [seven years].
See you soon!
odseey@lemmy.world 1 day ago
actually, I can’t buy it on humble bundle right now, I think they ran out of steam keys.
ayyy@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
But muh preorder!
simple@piefed.social 1 day ago
Lucky you~
frank@sopuli.xyz 1 day ago
Same, right back to it but now there’s a ghost item in my cart. Maybe this is worse than having it
Toneswirly@lemmy.world 10 hours ago
Can someone explain the fervor over this game? I played the first one and bounced completely off of it. It was slick for sure, but obtuse and kinda janky.
ConstableJelly@midwest.social 9 hours ago
There’s just…so much content out there about Hollow Knight if the answer to your question is of actual interest to you. No shade to you if it wasn’t up your alley, but the only kind of response you can get is someone else’s opinion. Like, I gave Bloodborne my best effort (30-40 hours of it) but eventually had to give it up, despite loving Demon’s Souls and Elden Ring. But I love hearing about others’ passion for it all the same and accept that there’s a something there that didn’t click for me.
FWIW, this is the video that convinced me to play Hollow Knight: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jm9Q4YLaWLk. It’s a long one but it makes a good case.
taiyang@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Oh. So this might actually be a legit reason to do preorders, lol. I too got caught in payment progressing hell but I finally got it.
uniquethrowagay@feddit.org 1 day ago
Not preordering is about waiting for reviews and bugfixes, isn’t it? If you’re gonna play on day one regardless, of course pre-order makes sense.
Arcane2077@sh.itjust.works 18 hours ago
Even then it doesn’t make sense. There is no limited supply. Paying for nothing will never make sense
Patches@ttrpg.network 1 day ago
He has at least initial impressions. Some (Too many) AAA games will go mostly negative in less than an hour.
TrousersMcPants@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Yea, this has always been a legitimately good reason for digital pre-orders to exist, if people can buy games before release it really lessens the blow. I think the real issue with pre-orders is the dumb bonuses and such, really
Frozengyro@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I think preordering a game 2-3 days before release is fine. Preordering when the game is announced, isn’t releasing for 6+ months, gets delayed for months (probably a few times), and/or sits in beta for 2+ years is extremely damaging to the gaming industry for the players and the teams working on these games.
taiyang@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Yeah, I’m glad most indie games don’t do that. My wife was surprised I wanted to preorder a game with no bonuses, I think she has worked for corporate a little too long.
Killer@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Yea, when i saw they weren’t doing pre-orders i 100% expected steam to have some kind of issues on launch day.
underline960@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
According to fireb0rn, he had no problem buying it on GOG.
Gullible@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
0 drm, and you can play entirely offline. Gog’s def the better choice here. How’re you going to play silksong after gestures broadly goes to shit?
DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
Seamless steam deck support is my guess
simple@piefed.social 1 day ago
You can still play Steam games without Steam. They only put basic protection on the files that can be very easily bypassed (and yes, it's legal). See: Steam Goldberg emu
Coelacanth@feddit.nu 1 day ago
Buying on GOG is always the play whenever the option is available.
obazdaa@feddit.org 19 hours ago
Well gog doesn’t have a Linux client though, while steam really does a lot for Linux gaming. I used to prefer gog but I’m back to steam for now.
mohab@piefed.social 1 day ago
Gog’s def the better choice here.
Depends on your region. GOG doesn't have regional pricing.
e0qdk@reddthat.com 1 day ago
I just got it a half hour ago on GOG and can confirm – no issues at that time!
dvlsg@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I was able to get it on gog without issue as well.
drspod@lemmy.ml 1 day ago
I spent 1 hour after release trying to fight Steam and then just bought it on GOG with no problem whatsoever.
Playing the linux build on Steam Deck and it runs great.
shittydwarf@piefed.social 1 day ago
frog_brawler@lemmy.world 20 hours ago
“we’re going to need 4000 more pods”
Astrealix@lemmy.world 1 day ago
it’s still broken for me. i literally run the hollow knight community. i am gonna be so spoiled on literally everything. send help.
Blisterexe@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
still broken for me too, it’s not just you
Astrealix@lemmy.world 1 day ago
you’d think an hour and 20 would be enough time to let things be less broken
someguy3@lemmy.world 1 day ago
What is Hollow Knight silksong?
JakenVeina@midwest.social 1 day ago
The highly-anticipated sequel to 2017’s indie hit video game Hollow Knight. 2-time winner of “Most Anticipated Game” at the Unity Awards, and 3-time winner of “Most Wanted Game” at the Golden Joystick Awards. The most-wish-listed game on Steam, up until its release today.
bunnyBoy@pawb.social 1 day ago
Silksong is the highly anticipated sequel to the original game Hollow Knight. It’s a metroidvania game with a cult following. The sequel has been in development for years, and people are super hyped for its release, proven even more so by the fact that an industry giant like steam not being able to keep up with demand
Lulzagna@lemmy.world 20 hours ago
A mediocre sidescroller with a cult following for some reason
Doc_Crankenstein@slrpnk.net 16 hours ago
Called it.
ExtraMedicated@lemmy.world 1 day ago
(On my wishlist for years)
Well now I don’t feel like playing it.Kalcifer@sh.itjust.works 20 hours ago
I’m currently waiting for them to release a patch for it; my controller is a little fucked. The controller vibration seems to have stopped working. Also it bugs out for me if I disconnect the controller when the game is running and reconnect: some of the buttons stop working.
domi@lemmy.secnd.me 17 hours ago
If you are playing on Steam, try the native version but force Steam Input to enabled.
Plebcouncilman@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
I haven’t played the first one for more than 10 minutes but bro there’s no way these games can be that good.
korazail@lemmy.myserv.one 1 day ago
HK was that good.
If you are at all a fan of souls-likes, metroidvanias, environmental storytelling, then you need to give the original more than 10 minutes.
Enjoy it as a metroidvania and beat the final boss – then realize you still have places you haven’t fully explored…
simple@piefed.social 1 day ago
Hadriscus@jlai.lu 1 day ago
Download failed 4 times in a row from GOG. I was able to get it like 20mns later. It’s beautiful.
InfiniteHench@lemmy.world 1 day ago
This is a travesty of travical proportions and I am currently drafting a class action lawsuit against Gabe Newell
WolfLink@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
GoG, Xbox, and Nintendo eshops are also having issues.
sturmblast@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Am I the only one that is shocked that this game is popular in the first place? Let alone popular enough to tank Steam?
Lulzagna@lemmy.world 20 hours ago
People are simping hard for a mediocre sidescroller
AstroLightz@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Yeah, I’ll wait until the dust settles and the reviews come in before I buy.
nuko147@lemmy.world 1 day ago
20 € ? Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo would had marked it for 70 € or more.
drmoose@lemmy.world 18 hours ago
Played the first half hour of it and love it. Can’t wait for the weekend to really dig into it.
cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
Ya that was the first thing I was going to do this morning was buy silksong. What a struggle just to get it to check out. Now I can’t pay for it 😅
overload@sopuli.xyz 1 day ago
No problems buying it on Humble Bundle. Steam was down for me too though I got it to cart.
CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
I waited this long… What’s another hour… Come on, so close… PLEASE GABEN LET ME CHECK OUUUuuuttt
cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
Holy shit I finally just got it. By spamming the purchase buttons. But you have several steps. Spam the ads to cart. Spam the checkout. Spam the complete purchase. Pain.
snugglesthefalse@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Wellp, I have started playing the first silksong again finally after getting stuck in the mantis boss thing. Also I bought this one…
popcar2@programming.dev 1 day ago
It’s been 2 hours since the game launched and I STILL can’t check out. Not even steam sales had servers this busted!
J4g2F@lemmy.ml 1 day ago
My partner is playing it on our Steam Deck for about 50 minutes now. They are loving it. After about 6 minutes of steam crashing at Launch they got it.
But a friend wants it for playstation without any lucky. I can’t even login in on PSN anymore, he can’t find silksong on the ps store on his playstation.
frog_brawler@lemmy.world 20 hours ago
lol - who’s doing SRE?
psx_crab@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
Activision would kill baby to have people want their game so much that it crash Steam server.
A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Hot damn, not bad
But yeah every major studio sees these games and thinks underpaying devs, union busting, and AI garbage are gonna get them there somehow.
Meanwhile Steam keeps making self-made millionaires who busted ass on a passion project people adore for years.
Gullible@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Because aaa developers are in the business of the business of making games. As in financing, shuffling money, stock appreciation, selling assets at opportune times, etc… They are no longer interested in making games, they’re trying to make infinite money through an established ecosystem.
Canconda@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
I have no clue what Hollow Knight is other than than individual people being pumped for this silksong thing. No advertising. No “hype train”.
Here’s hoping success stories like this shake some sense into the AAA gaming industry.
NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
I mean, yes, every studio wants to hit the jackpot and release a solid game that becomes a Movement that can fund about 8 years of development turning a stretch goal DLC into a full game.
Like, I get the intent. But all you did was say “devs should make good games”.
RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I heard him, the DF brothers and Concerned Ape are all collaborating on a line of pregrammer desks.
warm@kbin.earth 1 day ago
Steam just lends itself to indie games more, which is good. It could do better, but overall there's a lot of great games that get the recognition they deserve. Triple A finds most of it's success on consoles, where they can easily market it on the front page of the console, rather than just on the store.
PC is (unfortunately?) really getting mainstream now, so we are starting to see a lot morals thrown out the window by consumers just to play the latest AAA slop too.
JTskulk@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Busted ass means farting lol, I think you meant busted their ass.
octobob@lemmy.ml 10 hours ago
I bought it on humble because steam was broken. They ran out of keys shortly after I purchased it, had to wait a few hours until they restocked them. They temporarily took silksong off their store during this time.
So gog might be the only one that wasn’t broke
Ugurcan@lemmy.world 1 day ago
The peak of my career also was definitely when we crashed Steam for a few hours during our EA launch - even though the Steam devs were prepared.
I’m also really happy that Silksong is getting so much love from players. The team behind it truly seems to deserve it.
ModernRisk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 hours ago
Yeah, I bought it the day after its release (today September 5th). Played about 1,5H (so glad I “work” from home).
WolfLink@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
GoG has been having issues too but not as bad as Steam ironically
Hadriscus@jlai.lu 1 day ago
The majority of PC players must have bought it on Steam. I’d imagine something like 97%
Killer@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I heard gog had issues too and apparently humbke ran out of keys
Hadriscus@jlai.lu 1 day ago
11 dollars ? US dollars ? how does that cole to be ? It’s priced 18 euros in Mayotte, I imagine it’s the same price on mainland France but I haven’t checked
pressanykeynow@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Regional pricing. Poor countries get lower prices so they could afford buying games and not just pirate them.
ripcord@lemmy.world 1 day ago
What other platforms besides Steam, GOG, and Humble are there? Epic?
psx_crab@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
Yeah, PS, Xbox, and Nintendo all have server issue due to this.
M137@lemmy.world 1 day ago
“What other platforms are there?” “Oh, you mean for other platforms?”
Uuuh…
Blackmist@feddit.uk 23 hours ago
Maybe they allocate a bit more resources before the obvious big games, and the surprise popularity of this one just caught them all off guard.
AnomanderRake@lemmy.ml 8 hours ago
It was the most wish listed game on steam I don’t think it caught Steam off guard, Steam just doesn’t care. The servers break every summer sale as well and they’ve never tried to fix it.
thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Activision/Blizzard have frequently had game launches where their servers were unavailable due to demand.
But that’s probably more due to terrible network infrastructure, than overwhelming demand!
psx_crab@lemmy.zip 23 hours ago
Ya, that’s where they crash their own server, people able to get the game but can never log in or find a match or something due to their own unprepareness. This one crash all the major storefront.
RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Activison: There is no such thing as too successful!
Every online retailer since this morning: Bet?
M137@lemmy.world 1 day ago
10 million copies is a huge understatement, it’ll surely sell a lot more than that.