In the world that we live in, companies are often looking to be bigger and better with each new project they create. The same is true for game developers in a lot of ways, as publishers want more cash and developers are in increasing need of proof that they shouldn't have half their team laid off after their latest release. However, Peak developer Aggro Crab is kicking that trend to one side, as it knows it can't hope to replicate the success of Peak with each new release.
Speaking in a lengthy interview with Dev Dive for the game's first anniversary, Caelan Pollock, Galen Drew and Devin Miller of Aggro Crab explained that Peak was their "lightning in a bottle." Therefore, each time they make a new project, they're not trying to surpass the 20 million players of Peak.
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"I think we certainly don't want to step into our next project saying this has to be as big as Peak or even close in order to consider it a success," said Pollock. It's quite a realistic take to have, as not every game can draw the same kind of interest, and sometimes you just get lucky. Peak kicked off the friendslop era in a big way, and so far no challenger to its formula has come close to surpassing its success.
Peak isn't a live-service game, but Aggro Crab and Landfall Games have supplied it with fresh updates here and there in the year since its launch. One final update will be arriving at the tail end of the year, giving us a brand-new biome and hopefully some more scout badges to add to our collection.