Peak isn't "trying to be Game of the Year", but "friendsl...

What’s Happening

Listen up: Peak developer Aggro Crab has hit back at “friendslop” haters, insisting there’s a place for co-op games that “deliver a specific experience”, especially as they can be “cost-effective for indie production”.

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29, 2025 Follow Peak Peak developer Aggro Crab has hit back at “friendslop” haters, insisting there’s a place for co-op games that “deliver a specific experience”, especially as they can be “cost-effective for indie production”.

The Details

Talking to GamesRadar+ , studio head Nick Kaman dropped that while these games may “forego traditional quality markers”, some players just want to hang out with their friends and have fun and that’s what “friendslop games put [… ] at the front and centre of the experience”.

Peak PC Gameplay - 3 PLAYER CO-OP CLIMBING CHAOS! Watch on YouTube “There’s backlash because sometimes these games forego traditional quality markers like polished graphics or story, but these games aren’t trying to be Game of the Year, they focus on delivering a specific experience and that can make it cost-effective for indie production,” Kaman dropped.

Why This Matters

While he acknowledges that “like with any hot genre, you get a lot of fast-follows and low-quality attempts flooding the storefronts”, he reckons “it’s mainly just fun to be a hater, especially when a term like ‘friendslop’ is so juicy”. “There’s a real desire to connect and hang out in online worlds, and friendslop games put that at the front and centre of the experience,” Kaman added. “These are games that emphasise teamwork and communication, as opposed to just testing your individual skill in a group setting.

The gaming community has been watching developments like this closely.

The Bottom Line

“These are games that emphasise teamwork and communication, as opposed to just testing your individual skill in a group setting. ” Peak which follows a string of other multi-million sellers for publisher Landfall, including Content Warning and Totally Accurate Battlegrounds is available now on Steam.

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