Highlights

  • Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is losing players on Steam daily, with a significant drop in player count since launch.
  • The game's gameplay has been heavily criticized for being repetitive and dull, though the story and portrayal of the game's main cast have received praise.
  • Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League's dwindling player count and mixed reception does not bode well for the game's live-service future.

The newly released Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is continuing to lose players on Steam, with player counts dipping every day since the game's launch. The newest shooter from Rocksteady Studios in the Batman: Arkham universe shifts players to an anti-hero role, taking control of villains like Harley Quinn and King Shark to battle a mind-controlled Justice League. Reception to the game has largely been mixed since its launch, with many criticizing its lackluster gameplay. Now, even more fans are stepping away from the new DC shooter.

Early reviews of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League have been heavily critical of the game's third-person shooter gameplay following its early February debut. Many fans and critics have claimed that the game's campaign is too repetitive, with several missions boasting similar gameplay loops and causing the game to feel "dull." The game also gained notoriety among reviewers ahead of its launch, with Rocksteady not providing review copies to several major gaming outlets. Now, just days after its launch, Suicide Squad is continuing to lose players.

Deadshot aiming his weapon at Green Lantern in Suicide Squad Kill the Justice League
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Recent updates to popular Steam aggregator SteamDB reveal that Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is consistently losing players with each passing day. Kill the Justice League peaked on February 3, the day after its launch, boasting 13,459 players throughout the day. However, the game's player count has continually dwindled, losing hundreds of players per day and peaking at 2,007 players within the past 24 hours. The decline represents a greater than 80% dropoff in the game's playerbase on Steam since its launch on February 2.

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Continues to Lose Players

The Steam player count for Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League from Steam DB, set against a blurred key visual for the game.

While Suicide Squad's gameplay has been one of its heaviest points of criticism, reception has been largely positive towards the game's story. Many fans have praised Rocksteady's writing for the titular anti-heroes, feeling the main cast's portrayal is one of the best parts of the game. The narrative of the game's campaign has also seen praise as a unique entry in the DC Comics lineup, despite the shortcomings of Suicide Squad's gameplay.

While Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League has seen mixed reception, the game's launch saw surprising benefits for one of the franchise's previous games. Kill the Justice League's debut saw a spike in the player count for Batman: Arkham Knight, with Arkham Knight even beating Suicide Squad's player count. Arkham Knight also recently added a new skin to the game, inspired by Robert Pattinson's portrayal in 2022's The Batman. Suicide Squad's continued decline on Steam does not bode well for the game's ambitious future as a live-service game.