The developer of battle royale game The Culling has re-released the first build of the original game following the disastrous launch of its sequel.
The Culling 2 released on Tuesday, July 10th, and was immediately besieged by series fans upset that developer Xaviant had turned its attention to a sequel a little over nine months after its generally well-received predecessor left Steam early access.
Its poor reception was reflected by its active user base. Mere hours after The Culling 2 released, users playing the game peaked at 249. It wasn't long before The Culling 2 had an average of just two players online - some considerable way below the 50 required for a single match. By way of contrast, the original Culling has an all-time peak of 12,622 active users.