Up until recently, I hadn't heard of Lethal Company. While I love me some Dead by Daylight, I've never been one for party games. I wasn't an Among Us player, or a Rust survior – instead, I spent my lockdown time grinding out League of Legends and contemplating where it all went wrong. However, with colleagues raving about it and these impressive Steam stats, maybe I need to consider trying Lethal Company.
For those of you who don't know, horror game, no one will hear you scream – literally.
Having already outpaced multiplayer behemoths Dead by Daylight and Phasmophobia's respective Steam player counts, Lethal Company has somehow managed to add yet another notch to its belt: it's currently the best-selling thing on Steam, second only to Valve's portable Steam Deck.
This is on both Steam's global top seller chart, as well as the US exclusive one – nothing to smirk at. It's sitting above the likes of Counter-Strike 2, Cyberpunk 2077, and Red Dead Redemption 2, with the latter two receiving some hefty discounts as part of the latest Steam sale.
It an impressive feat for an Sea of Stars also managed to ship 100k copies in one day.
While some of the best PC games in a long time dropped during 2023, games like Starfield and Diablo 4 haven't managed to maintain player interest. It's been a good year for triple-A fans, but an even better one for those of us who prefer smaller, often more innovative adventures – Lethal Company proves it.
If you've been inspired to the hunt for myriad mysterious resources, we have a rundown of the Lethal Company's Manticoils – although, I have a feeling you may not need them.
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