Content Warning, the viral co-op horror hit from the team behind Totally Accurate Battle Simulator, just received its first patch. And along with a first batch of bug fixes, it brings a bunch of new toys to play with in the depths, including party poppers and a reporter microphone.
Content warning, if you missed all the fuss earlier this week, you'll see teams of up to four players descending into lightless depths to capture unspeakable horrors on camera. Assuming they make it out alive, the footage can be uploaded to SpöökTube and, once seen, will hopefully become a viral sensation. It's a silly, scary good time, and a combination of huge attention from streamers, plus the fact that it was free to download and kept for a limited time, has seen it climb the Steam charts with over 6.2 million of players.
That initial success was accompanied by some teething issues that developer Landfall Games has been investigating, but while those investigations continue, it's released a first patch to address an initial round of issues. With the update applied, players can expect less hard drive usage for recordings, a new inverted mouse configuration, fixes for duplicate discs when picking them up at the same time, as well as adjustments to emote prices.
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More exciting, however, is the first batch of new toys included in the update. There's a reporter microphone so players' would-be SpöökTube hits can look a little more professional, as well as new sound players and party poppers for those times when you just need to ease the tension with a festive send-off. Additionally, a projector has been added to the garden so parties can now be held outside after exploring.
However, what today's update doesn't address are the four key areas the team pointed out yesterday in their publication celebrating 6.2 million downloads. That means it's still investigating issues with voices, connection, and hosting, as well as issues with camera footage not being extracted and viewable. Hopefully solutions for these will start arriving soon.
Content warning now costs £6.69/$7.99 on Steam after its recent giveaway, and Eurogamer's Christian Donlan thinks it's worth a look. “There is something really charming here,” he wrote after delving into its depths, “something that gives strangers the feeling that briefly they are not strangers at all. You're not looting something, you're doing something, and I think that's very, very different for the vibe of a game.”
