When a previously paid game goes free-to-play, sometimes it can be seen as a negative thing, as fans may assume that the title isn’t getting enough sales. However, opening up a game to a free-to-play market can increase a player base rapidly, as there’s practically no excuse for a gamer not to try out a title that will only cost them the time they put in and some space on their console or PC. Recently,Fall Guysjoined the host of otherfree-to-play battle royalesavailable, as well as releasing on Xbox and Switch.While there were some initialserver issues whenFall Guyswent free-to-play, these were resolved quickly, and developer Mediatonic has seen plenty of success from the move. It announced recently that after the first 48 hours ofFall Guysbeing free-to-play, the game had over 20 million players. These numbers are taken from all the platformsFall Guysis currently available on, but Mediatonic didn’t divide up which consoles had the most players.RELATED:Fall Guys Giving Away Free Content If Enough Fans Pre-Register for Free-to-Play VersionThe massive increase of its player base is likely due in part to therelease ofFall Guyson Nintendo Switch. Even with the graphical downgrade of the Nintendo Switch version of the battle royale, many believe thatFall Guys’simplistic gameplay and inviting visuals make it one of the best in its genre to pick up and play on the go. Still, it is impressive for a game to reach so many players in such a short amount of time after making the shift to free-to-play.
It seems that in addition to releasing on more major platforms,Fall Guys’quality has also led to the rapid increase in players. Some were concerned that a shift to free-to-play would reduce the quality of Mediatonic’s stylish battle royale. However, there has so far been no noticeable drops in terms of the game’s quality. There were even new pieces of cosmetic content players could pick up by signing up forFall Guysbefore June 21.
Even with things looking very positive forFall Guysright now, there are still some things that could go wrong and already some issues being pointed out by fans. Besides the small server issues caused by a giant influx of players, some have found the progression system of Season 1’s battle pass to be working backwards, with it beingmore productive to lose a game inFall Guysthan to win one. Hopefully, these issues can be fixed in time andFall Guyscan continue to see success in its new free-to-play era.
Fall Guysis available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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