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'Don’t toil away on the things that don’t really matter': Peak creator says its rapid development cycle has 'proved that there are definitely different, but maybe better ways to make games'

Peak started as a game jam, but became a smash hit.

PC Gamer

'Every year they got f***ing chocolates that we didn't': Valve gives a box of sweets to Steam's biggest breadwinners every year, and Peak's devs finally got one after years of jealously watching their Slay the Spire office mates enjoy GabeN confections

It's okay, they finally got it.

PC Gamer

Valve sends annual chocolates to Steam devs who earn roughly $800,000, and before Peak the folks at Aggro Crab got pretty sick of looking across the hall to see the Slay the Spire team open Gaben candy every year

"Every year they got f***ing chocolates that we didn't"

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Peak is $8 because the devs wanted you to see a $5 price tag and, hey, "eight bucks is still five bucks"

Well they say all five bucks are created equal, but if you look at $5 and $8, you can see that statement is not true

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Game prices rose higher in 2025, but is AAA losing out to budget titles? I tried "voting with my wallet" — and I don't regret it

Is the $80 game a dead end? While 2025 saw big publishers hiking prices, I and many other gamers moved in the other direction.

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2025 was the year friendslop reigned, and so many low-cost ways to have fun with your pals couldn't have come at a better time

Times are hard, but friendslop is here.

PC Gamer

'Friendslop' dominated 2025 by proving time and time again that graphics are overrated

The best games of the year probably ran great on whatever PC you have lying around, and that's fantastic.

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Peak lead knows you're a friendslop "hater," but remember "these games aren't trying to be Game of the Year": "These are games that emphasize teamwork"

"But I think it's mainly just fun to be a hater, especially when a term like 'friendslop' is so juicy."

GamesRadar

Peak shows you don't need horror or quirky party games to be one of the best co-ops in years

Be prepared, be Peak.

PC Gamer

Peak is "not going to be a forever game," but the viral co-op climbing game's devs don't want to "leave anything on the table" either

Peak's studio head knows they could "milk" the game forever, but they have restraint

GamesRadar

Peak devs were ready to go 'into vacation mode' after releasing it, but then it sold 1M copies in the first week: 'That quickly became a pipe dream'

2025 was the year of Peak.

PC Gamer

Calling Steam games like Peak and REPO friendslop "devalues" the skill of the developer, industry investor says, so "let's collectively kill" the term before it's too late

"'Slop' to me means that something is sloppy, not well done and a bit junky""

GamesRadar

Peak put friendslop on the map in 2025, but neither of its 2 studios expected it to blow up: "We were ready to hit the launch button and go into vacation mode"

Year in Review 2025 | "We didn't launch with so so much of what we thought was required to make a hit"

GamesRadar

I almost learned something in RV There Yet? but I was too busy smoking cigarettes and driving over big rocks

Best played with friends. And cigs.

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Peak devs have been "running on pure adrenaline" since the co-op game went viral, so "the frequency of patches and updates will be slower" in 2026

"Doing frequent updates with a team of just a few people takes it's toll"

GamesRadar

Peak's winter update has festive decorations, frosty biomes, and snowballs you can ragebait friends with: "Peak holiday vibes"

Give your co-op buddies the cold shoulder

GamesRadar

Peak devs rebut claim their award-nominated multiplayer game uses AI: "We might be slop, but we're human-made locally-sourced artisanal slop"

Aggro Crab is having none of it

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"Long live friendslop": Peak devs didn't win anything at The Game Awards, but they "still had a PEAK year" - just don't "hit Bing Bong up rn"

Bing Bong hasn't had a great 2025, all told

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Lindsay Lohan’s brother allegedly found a loophole to charge tenants $6,500 a month, now the state is coming after him

This might end worse than his sister’s career.

GamesRadar

From Fortnite to Helldivers 2, the best ongoing games of 2025 have kept themselves fresh

Year in Review 2025 | Whether they're in early access or are live-service titles, these games have seen continued updates

Inverse

Friendslop Is The Biggest Gaming Trend in 2025 — And It’s Just Getting Started

2025 is the year gaming embraced friendslop. From new games like R.E.P.O and Peak to the friendslop-ification of Fortnite & GTA, it's just getting started.

PC Gamer

Unsurprisingly, players have already found a way to use parts of Peak's newest biome to fire themselves into the stratosphere

There's not mush-room for error.

GamesRadar

Steam expert hails PC gaming "golden age" of rough-but-fun games that devs can make quickly and players love, from Peak to Megabonk: "Steam players want fun first"

Lethal Company, RV There Yet, Slots & Daggers, Cloverpit, the list goes on

Inverse

The Surprise Multiplayer Hit Of The Year Just Got A Wild Update

The year's best co-op game has a huge update that adds a creepy new environment and a handful of new items and achievements.

GamesRadar

With 11 million copies sold, Peak continues the Bing Bong divorced dad saga in latest update: "The divorce court has allowed Bing Bong to visit his kids"

He's still single though, so shoot your shot

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