The third season of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League has arrived, but its debut on Steam failed to entice players to return to the game.
The third season of Rocksteady's misfit co-op shooter arrived yesterday, October 1, bringing with it new playable character Zoe Lawton. This season also brings players back to Gotham, but not as we've seen them before.
“In this Elseworld, Earth made its last stand against Brainiac in Gotham City, rather than Metropolis,” the season three notes read. “And after its fall, Brainiac decided he didn't have much use for the ruined city, letting it fall into the void.”
All of this left rivers of lava pouring into the city and so on. Other additions this season include new gear and a number of bug fixes.
However, it seems like not many people are actually interested in seeing this version of DC's iconic city. According to SteamDB, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League had a 24-hour peak player count of just 248.
Meanwhile, at the time of writing, there are only 144 Steam players in the game.
It's no secret Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League didn't take off with the success developer Rocksteady and publisher Warner Bros. hoped for.
In February of this year, Warner Bros. Discovery CFO Gunnar Wiedenfels said Rocksteady's release had fallen “below” his expectations. Warner Bros. went on to attribute a $200 million revenue loss to Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. A report followed in July stating that a culture of perfectionism, an ill-suited genre pivot and a constantly changing vision were the main reasons for the live game's failure.
In August, Warner Bros. reported a 41% decline in year-over-year gaming revenue due to Suicide Squad's “weak performance.” The layoffs were then confirmed at Rocksteady last month, with the game's underperformance as the reason for this “restructuring”.
A fourth season of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League still appears to be on the cards.