just volleyball Demo Pulls 5,807 Peak Concurrent Players on Steam
A demo with 323 reviews and a 5,807 concurrent peak in three days is measurable demand before the game even sells, and the reviews point to difficulty rather than simplicity as the thing players are working through.
Reporting from 1 source: Game Spark.
temkosoft has released a limited-time Steam demo for the volleyball sim just volleyball and set a November 5 release. The demo, live since October 20 for Steam Next Fest, has 323 reviews at 98 percent positive, earning Very Positive status. SteamDB puts peak concurrent players above 5,807, with nearly 2,000 playing during off-peak hours at the time of the article. Matches run from 1v1 to 6v6.
The controls are fully manual, with a cursor-based aiming system for serves, receives, attacks and blocks, and reviewers describe the difficulty of learning them as the main barrier. That is the opposite of what the bare graphics suggest. Players who get past the control curve report the full volleyball flow opens up, and the sense of steady improvement is the draw the game is being judged on. The demo is available for a limited time, and the full release is set for PC via Steam on November 5.
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