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8-year-old indie game on Steam goes from "like 10 reviews" to over 500 as players use it to play an Undertale multiplayer mod, and the dev behind it just thinks it's "really cool"
The eight-year-old indie game Crashphalt has seen a surge in players and reviews on Steam, not for its own merits, but as a workaround for a multiplayer mod of Undertale. Players are using Crashphalt's free availability and Steam Remote Play compatibility to enable online play for Undertale, a feature not natively supported by the mod. The developer, RetroSpecter, finds this unexpected 'second life' for his first project to be 'really cool'.
'Wtf is going on': Indie dev discovers their neglected Steam game is powering an Undertale multiplayer mod following its freak 1700% jump in player activity
Indie developer RetroSpecter discovered their 2018 game, Crashphalt, experienced a 1700% surge in player activity on Steam, largely due to its use as a workaround for the Undertale Together multiplayer mod. Players are copying Crashphalt's installation files into a modded Undertale directory to enable online play, leading to unexpected reviews and a second life for the neglected platformer. The developer expressed excitement about the game finding a new purpose and even humorously suggested a collaboration with Undertale's creator, Toby Fox.
"I dunno why they chose Crashphalt": forgotten Steam game suddenly becomes a hit after players start using it for Undertale online multiplayer
The free-to-play multiplayer game Crashphalt, released in 2018, has seen a surge in popularity due to its use in an unofficial Undertale online multiplayer mod. Players are downloading Crashphalt's files to enable co-op play for Undertale, leading to a flood of reviews for Crashphalt that reference Undertale. Developer RetroSpecter is philosophical about this, noting Undertale's inspiration on their game development journey and even playfully suggesting a collaboration with Toby Fox.
