With Super People (PC), a new Battle Royale was released on Steam on October 11, which has a unique twist. Players take on the roles of characters with special superpowers. The gameplay is receiving praise and attracting many players. However, they were mainly annoyed by the skins. The developers responded immediately.
Update October 13: The developers have responded and announced changes to the in-game store. Outfits will now be permanently unlocked, there will be new ways to earn skins in the game itself, and players have been refunded the money spent since early access (via Steam).
What kind of game is this? Super People is a classic Battle Royale and visually resembles PUBG, largely because both games are based on the Unreal Engine – in this case, the U4:
- There are modes for solo, duo, or trio matches.
- You can choose to play in first-person or third-person view.
- You choose one of 13 different soldiers with firearms and special abilities.
- At the beginning of the game, you will be dropped over the map and can choose a place to land.
- You start with little and can progressively equip yourself better. There is even a crafting system like in Realm Royale.
- In terms of movement and weapons, it is more reminiscent of Apex Legends.
The twist are the super abilities that the different classes have. One class can jump particularly high, while another is particularly fast. The sniper, for example, can hear the opponents’ heartbeat from a greater distance and thus locate them early.
How did the game launch? Already in February 2022, there was a beta that, according to the developers, 4.3 million different players participated in. On October 11, Super People then launched in early access on Steam – and it is completely free. The game is free-to-play and features a cash shop.
On the release day, 45,297 players concurrently checked out the Battle Royale at peak times (via SteamDB). And although the gameplay receives much praise, the finished release version has also received harsh criticism.
Despite much praise, many rate the game negatively on Steam and the skins were to blame
How is the rating? On October 12 at 4:00 PM, Super People only had 48% positive reviews out of 1,360 ratings on Steam. Interestingly, even many negative reviews praise the basic gameplay. On October 13 at 10:30 AM, at least 57% of the reviews were positive.
The major criticism is directed at the shop. Although it is not pay-to-win, it sells many cosmetic skins for real money:
- The soldiers are said to look very bad in their basic version, which is why many would like to buy skins.
- However, these skins only last for 3, 5, or 7 days. After that, they are simply taken away from the players.
- Additionally, some skins that could be earned in the beta have been relegated to the shop in the final release version.
The reviews of the game read in many cases like this:
The gameplay is great, but the item shop is terrible. You buy skins but can’t even keep them! They are only temporary! WTF, such a stupid thing.
Zerttie via Steam
Or also:
Excellent gameplay, but very deceptive cash shop.
Lolnani via Steam
Are there other points of criticism? Yes, some users complain about crashes, glitches, and graphical bugs, as is common with many new releases nowadays. Additionally, the interface of the shop and the overall inventory are said to be very confusing and difficult to manage.
However, the gameplay is hardly criticized in any negative review. In the positive reviews, almost everyone praises the fun combat system, and some players already describe it as the “better PUBG.” Many hope that the Korean developer Wonder Games will improve the shop and thus make Super People a really good game.
What do you think of Super People? Is a new Battle Royale with additional abilities and crafting systems appealing to you? Or are you tired of the genre by now?
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