Peak Devs Call Out Entitled Gamers Who Want Endless Free Updates
Kotaku • • technology
Key Points:
- Friendslop megahit Peak, developed by Landfall and Aggro Crab, launched in June 2025 and has received multiple free updates, including new biomes and patches, but the developers have announced that development will end this year.
- Landfall responded on Twitter to criticism accusing them of laziness and not doing enough with Peak, emphasizing that continuous free updates are a bonus, not an obligation, and that they are not a live service studio.
- The studio highlighted their busy 2025 schedule, releasing multiple games like Haste and TABS: Pocket Edition, and explained that pressures on their small team make annual new game releases challenging.
- Industry expectations around endless game updates are shifting, but historically, many games launched and were then left largely unchanged; Landfall and Aggro Crab argue that not every game needs to be a perpetual live service.
- With over 5 million copies sold and significant post-launch support, Peak’s development closure underscores the importance of respecting developers’ decisions to move on from projects without being labeled lazy.
