{"id":38721,"date":"2024-10-21T18:17:25","date_gmt":"2024-10-21T09:17:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=38721"},"modified":"2024-10-21T18:17:27","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T09:17:27","slug":"extreme-death-game-arpg-tribe-nine-attracts-a-predominantly-english-speaking-playerbase-with-limited-time-steam-demo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/extreme-death-game-arpg-tribe-nine-attracts-a-predominantly-english-speaking-playerbase-with-limited-time-steam-demo\/","title":{"rendered":"Extreme death game ARPG Tribe Nine attracts a predominantly English-speaking playerbase with limited-time Steam demo\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Akatsuki Games released <strong>Tribe Nine\u2019s<\/strong> \u201cDeadly Demo\u201d version on October 15 as part of Steam Next Fest 2024. Offering over 20 hours of content, the demo has generated significant interest, but according to the publisher, a majority of players come from English-speaking countries.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"TRIBE NINE Official Trailer\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h9iyuu5UFdk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Tribe Nine is an \u201cextreme\u201d death game ARPG co-developed by Akatsuki Games and Too Kyoo Games, the latter of which consists of core members of the Danganronpa series\u2019 development team. The upcoming title boasts a scenario by Kazutaka Kodaka and music by Danganronpa series composer Masashi Takada and Splatoon series composer Ryo Nagamatsu. Character designs were done by Rui Komatsuzaki and Shimadoriru, who were both involved in developing Danganronpa\u2019s distinct visual style.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although Tribe Nine is a live-service\/gacha game developed for mobile platforms, it has surprisingly made its way to Steam too. The demo version has seen a maximum concurrent player count of 1,803 (<a href=\"https:\/\/steamdb.info\/app\/3169100\/charts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SteamDB<\/a>), ranking highly among the new demos showcased during Next Fest.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1009\" height=\"604\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1009px) 100vw, 1009px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/tribe-nine-20241018-315031-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/tribe-nine-20241018-315031-001.jpg 1009w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/tribe-nine-20241018-315031-001-380x227.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/tribe-nine-20241018-315031-001-768x460.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Akatsuki Games told AUTOMATON that 70% of users playing Tribe Nine\u2019s demo are from English-speaking countries. The publisher has been focusing on giving the title exposure overseas, such as by showcasing a trailer at gamescom\u2019s Opening Night Live, and these efforts seem to have paid off.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently, Tribe Nine has a Mixed review status on Steam, and users are mostly divided about the game\u2019s combat mechanics and the difficulty of enemies. This version of the game included many adjustments made based on the results of <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/danganronpa-devs-and-akatsuki-games-upcoming-tribe-nine-delivers-on-its-promise-of-a-death-game-closed-beta-results-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">past testing<\/a>, and new feedback from the demo will likewise be reflected in the game\u2019s future development.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tribe Nine\u2019s demo will be available for the PC (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3169100\/TRIBE_NINE_Deadly_Demo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>) until October 22.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tribe Nine publisher reports that 70% of users playing the game&#8217;s demo are from English-speaking countries, not Japan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":38723,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-38721","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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