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Peak: The Rise of "FriendSlop" Games
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This week, Zak and Aaron sit down, inexplicably inspired by a meme, to discuss the rise of so-called "FriendSlop" games. These are titles like Repo, Lethal Company, and the recently released Peak, all of which are currently laying waste to the Steam charts as we speak.
Why are these games so successful at the moment? What differentiates them from others on the market? What could this be saying about the industry at large? Your intrepid hosts are ready with, if not answers to these questions, at least a bunch more to match.
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Chapters
1. Intro & Tomfoolery (00:00:00)
2. “FriendSlop:” an Introduction (00:02:10)
3. Peak (00:08:29)
4. Broader Implications (00:13:40)
5. Why are “FriendSlop” Games So Successful? (00:26:52)
6. Memeing on the Meme (00:39:30)
7. Conclusions (00:45:25)
8. Outro & Thank Yous (00:54:11)
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