Bodycam debuts at the top of the global Steam charts, despite many problems

Excellent debut for Bodycamthe first-person shooter from Reissad Studio that became famous for its photorealistic look, which evidently made inroads into the collective imagination thanks to influencers and the idea of ​​framing the action with bodycams (hence the title).

Sold in early access on Steam for €33.32 (€29.98 introductory offer), he is currently first in the Italian ranking and fourth in the global ranking (depending if you only consider premium priced games). In front of him he only has Black Myth: Wukong, which is evidently of great interest to PC players, given that it is only in pre-order and the development team, Game Science, is still an unknown. In 2016 he published a game in Early Access, the free-to-play Art of War: Red Tides (never finished, so much so that the official forum is full of protests), and has mobile gachas to his credit. So let’s hope this is the right time.

Lots of criticism, but excellent sales

Returning to Bodycam, it should also be noted that it is also recording a good number of contemporary players. At the time of writing this news, the maximum peak was 8,188. Considering the weekend and sales, the number is destined to rise in the next few hours, barring server problems.

All this despite the fact that the game is receiving a lot of criticism on Steam, with 40% negative reviews, due to the scarcity of content, the terrible optimization which allows it to be played best only on high-end systems, the problems with the servers, the lack general finishing and so on. It should be noted that many of those who published positive reviews also highlighted the same critical issues. Some have gone as far as calling it a pre-alpha release.

In short, what we predicted in our recent test is happening in which, talking about its chances of success, we wrote: “The fact that it is full of problems is not decisive, given that we are still faced with the classic game that seems to have been liked by the community due to how it was presented and its marketability on social media.” In short, players care little about quality on certain occasions.