The most popular horror game on Steam, Lethal Company, took the gaming world by storm and climbed to the 15th most downloaded game.

Lethal Company, released on October 23, 2023, on the Steam store. It is a first-person co-op horror game where up to four friends travel throughout the stars working under “The Company.” Players travel to multiple different moons, each having diverse ecosystems to collect useful items. The goal of the game is for players to survive as long as they can. Players can also buy items to aid them in their dangerous journey. The game is addictive with average playing sessions lasting up to three to four hours.

Due to Lethal Company being such a sensation, many flocked to the Steam store to purchase the game. The gross earnings of Lethal Company is around $64.3 million and the game averages approximately 200,000 current players.

Lethal Company is a PC-only game and released on the platform Steam. Steam is the gaming port for PC players. If there is a game one wants to play, 96% percent of the time, one will be playing through Steam. Lethal Company is placed 15th out of over 50,000 games, with it being an even higher rank upon the first month of release. It amazingly passed Call of Duty Modern Warfare III in sales, even though Modern Warfare is on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC. Even more amazing is the fact that the game is only worth $10, which makes this game very affordable.

Impressively, Lethal Company was made by a single developer by the name of Zeekerss. Before the creation of Lethal Company, Zeekerss made games on the platform Roblox and was well known for his horror games The Upturned, Dead Seater, and It Steals. With none of the games gaining the attention he wanted, he decided to go a different route when making Lethal Company. Lethal Company, first released on Windows, although doing great, is still unfinished. There is a lot more to come from this game.

Lethal Company is a first-person co-op horror game where up to four friends travel throughout the stars working under “The Company.” Players travel to multiple different moons, each having diverse ecosystems and opportunities to collect scrap. Scrap is gathered and taken to the ship, where players transport this scrap to the Company building. “The Company” gives money in return for the scrap if the players bring the correct amount.

While some may think this task would be easy, every moon has dangerous monsters who are out to get the players, and the conditions of the moon can change as well. With conditions like stormy and eclipsed, among others, players will have a more challenging experience. 

Upon landing on the moon, a time and danger level will appear on the player’s screen. As time passes, more monsters will appear, and the higher the danger level, the more monsters will spawn and the more dangerous they will be. Players must navigate through an almost endless building filled with dark, maze-like corridors and rooms. 

While this game is scary and thrilling, it can also be one of the most comedic games, as there is nothing like hearing your friend’s overly exaggerated screams as the monsters find them. 

The fanbase of Lethal Company has not waited for more updates to be released; instead, some will make mods that other players can download. These mods can add new monsters, scrap, moons, and new features to the game. Some of the most popular mods are more_emotes, more_suits, bigger company, and skinwalker, among others. These mods not only let the players express themselves more but also expand on the amount of people who can play and how monsters operate. There are endless possibilities as to what mods can provide, and it can make the game way more fun and exciting.

All in all, Lethal Company, which was not only nominated for game of the year and won the reward for Better With Friends, is one of the greatest horror games of all time. It is not complex, with hard-to-understand controls and a hard-to-follow story. It is simple, with a significant mystery as to what “The Company” is, why there are monsters, and how the players ended up working the job. This simple game keeps players invested, with all the mysteries and fun times players will have. The price is affordable, and the experience is memorable, making this game a must-buy in the world of gaming.