Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League is a brand-new live service game, but player numbers are not looking too good. Is this game dead before it even got to thrive?
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League just released on Friday, February 2, and while the game itself is good and actually fun, the player numbers were not able to live up to expectations. The player count is extremely low, and it isn't looking good for the continuous live-service game.
What has led to this disaster of a game launch and will Rocksteady be able to turn things around with future patches, or has the game been written off by players and fans already?
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League – Disappointing Player Count At Launch
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League has peaked at just over 13 thousand players since its release. Compare this to the numbers from games like Lethal Company or Palworld and you know that the developers are shaking in their boots right now, with this being one of the worst game releases of 2024 thus far.
The game had an initial early access phase which was far from stellar, with multiple server outages and bugs. Even before the game had been released, there were issues with the game. Fans raised eyebrows at the inclusion of the Denuvo DRM anti-piracy software, as well as the Destiny-like UI.
What Will Happen To Suicide Squad?
Add in all this bad press before launch, and you've got players apprehensive about the title. The player numbers show just that as well, with Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League launching with a peak of 12,667 players.
The game itself isn't bad at all and if the servers are online, then the game is actually fun to play, but it seems that everything that has been said about the game has made people not want to play, which could be a problem for the future, since it is supposed to be a long-lasting live-service title from Rocksteady.
Now the question remains, will we see a glow up a la Cyberpunk 2077, or is this game doomed?