Niche Survival Title Family Time: An Indie Wolf Simulator Makes It Into Top 50 Most Wishlisted On Steam. With a rise in interest and a spot on the top 50 most wishlisted games on Steam, the niche survival gameplay of Family Time has found success. The latest entry to the list means that the game is one of the most highly anticipated on Steam as it seems like there's a demand for unique wildlife experiences. The success of the title could mean that gamers want more niche simulation gameplay over the sprawling open-world titles.
Developer sgthale updates mechanics and targets a copycat title on Steam
An update to Family Time has been put out by the game's developer sgthale. It's a set of updates that improves key loops of gameplay.
The new patch tweaks the hunting assistance and reproduction mechanics in order to ground the simulation. It's all aimed at better balancing the survival challenges around the social aspect of being a wolf pack.
The update to the game brings a number of improvements to the mechanics to help clarify them in the game. Players will find it easier to deal with the mechanics of a pack thanks to the changes. For example, the hunting assistance part of the game has more clarity to it about how prey works.
The mechanics for reproduction are also tweaked to bring more natural pack setup to the experience. The changes are based on player feedback to the initial game's steep learning curve.
A copycat game from Hilly Games has appeared on Steam with very similar mechanics to Family Time. The developer sgthale has issued a DMCA strike to get the Hilly Games copycat game taken down from Steam. It's another step in the developer taking action to protect their original IP as their title grows in popularity.
Source: IXBT
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