Concord Debuts to 'Positive' Reviews on Steam, But It's Not…

Summary

Early Steam reviews for Concord are positive but coming in slowly, possibly dampening developer Firewalk Studios' hopes for a successful launch.
Despite pre-launch criticism, Concord is proving to be a fun surprise for players who have jumped into the new hero shooter.
With a small number of reviews, Concord faces challenges in building excitement and momentum against genre juggernauts.

Ahead of its launch, positive Steam reviews for Concord are starting to trickle in, but unfortunately not at the pace developer Firewalk Studios was likely hoping. As the first game from Firewalk Studios, the ambitious hero shooter is aiming to compete with other titles in the genre, but Concord may not have the hype behind it to make that happen.

The launch of Concord is only two days away. Footage of the PlayStation exclusive was officially revealed back in May and a beta period also took place over the summer. Despite the potential excitement of a new hero shooter, Concord has been criticized in the past for its character design and PSN requirements. As a first-time project from Firewalk Studios, many have been intrigued, but skeptical, about the game, and that may have unfortunately snuffed out its chance at building substantial excitement around the title.

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By Rahman Shaukat

Reviews on Concord's Steam page currently rate it as "very positive," but there are only 50 reviews at the time of this writing. Although Concord doesn't launch until August 23, early reviews often begin to arrive a few days before launch. Concord having strong reviews ahead of launch is great for Firewalk Studios, but 50 reviews signal that there may not be a lot of interest in the new hero shooter.

Concord's Steam Reviews Are Arriving Slowly

Despite the game's Steam reviews sitting under 100, player feedback has been overwhelmingly positive. The main takeaways from Steam reviews mention how Concord managed to surprise many who got to experience the beta. The expectations for Concord have not exactly been high, but seeing the majority of reviews praising the game as a fun surprise bodes well for its reviews at launch. Unfortunately, strong reviews may not be enough to save it. Such a small list of reviews is understandable when Concord's beta numbers were low as well.

PlayStation recently revealed a retro-inspired Concord DualSense controller, demonstrating Sony's hopes for the title.

Now, the biggest issue is gaining enough momentum and excitement for potential players to check out Concord once it is released to the public. From game design criticisms to allegations of copying Guardians of the Galaxy, Concord has had a bumpy road up to this point. Firewalk Studios has introduced some ambitious changes to the hero shooter formula, like weekly cinematics, but it may be too late to face genre juggernauts like Overwatch 2 and Valorant. Only time will tell if Concord is able to succeed in its genre, but the small number of reviews is worrisome.