Unfortunately, later the year of that announcement, Stumble Guys would hit the app stores. In fact, as I was researching this story I dug up an old one from our archives that mentioned the Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout (the original title before the shift to Epic) mobile licence had been given to publisher Bilibili in China. Similarly, with the uncertainty surrounding Fall Guys as they shifted publishers from Devolver Digital to Epic Games, it’s unlikely mobile would have been top of their list of priorities.
Add to that ongoing updates and live-ops, and you have a perfect recipe for only being able to concentrate on one thing while someone pulls the rug from under you. Ultimately, it’s an unfortunate truth that for all but the most resource-rich and bold developers, the last thing on their mind is a multi-platform release.
Survivor.io saw major success but given the time it took the original inspiration Vampire Survivors to make the jump to mobile, if they hadn’t done so then someone else would’ve. Staking your claim with a game needs to be top priority, but it’s not as easy as simply doing so as soon as you’ve made your original game.įor one, many of the games that find success by copying others are relying on spotting the trend as it begins to peak then being able to bring an entire studio’s worth of resources to bear. But aside from the debate around the ethicacy of producing a game so close to another in form and design, the key takeaway from the Stumble Guys and Fall Guys dichotomy is that speed is essential in mobile gaming. Stumble Guys, based heavily on Fall Guys, has become one of the most popular mobile games of 2022 by taking the key aspects of the battle royale game and bringing it to handheld devices.įor developers Mediatonic, it’ll be a stinging loss and likely be somewhat incensing to see a game mirror their own to such success. Being made into a F2P title with seasons and a battle-pass mechanic replacing its original pricing.Īrguably, it’s a great success story, but somehow someone else has stolen Fall Guy’s thunder. Then, after a period of waning in popularity it shot back to prominence when it was purchased and republished by Epic Games.
The colourful, fun and (mostly) lighthearted mini-game filled, Total Wipeout style battle-royale captured player’s attention when it first debuted.
When it comes to the new “party royale” genre, the benchmark and arguably the flagship title for this new form of game has been Fall Guys.
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