Following the game’s switch to free-to-play at the end of June, Fall Guys has experienced a resurgence as a form of livestream entertainment, registering its highest Twitch viewership ever.
The popularity of Fall Guys peaked in August 2020 with an average of more than 150,000 viewers. The game had a strong first couple of weeks as an FTP, averaging 77,680 viewers, according to statistics by Streams Charts, even though it hasn’t quite regained its initial reception.
With 29.4 million hours watched since the game went free-to-play on June 21, it has surpassed games like CS:GO, Apex Legends, and Fortnite to become the fifth most watched content on Twitch.
Last month’s move by Fall Guys included going FTP as well as some content updates and changes to the quality of life. In addition to helping the game reach 20 million players in just two days, it also enabled it to reach 50 million players in a matter of weeks.
The game’s top content producers are a diverse group, with the top couple being influencers who speak Spanish. The top 10 content producers speak a combined total of six different languages, making the game a true global melting pot. The top 10 streamers also include Korean, Italian, Portuguese, and German streams in addition to English and Spanish.
Fall Guys is one of the most internationally diverse forms of entertainment, and xQc is home to the only English-language stream of the best content producers. With slightly more than 700,000 hours watched, he ranks fourth among creators who are streaming the game on Twitch. With 1.55 million and 1.06 million hours watched, respectively, Auronplay and Ibai are the top two.
When Fall Guys launched in 2020, a ton of hugely influential gamers immediately gave it a try, causing it to explode onto the streaming scene. The most memorable gaming moment of that summer may have occurred when TimTheTatman, who was still a Twitch streamer at the time, had a terrible record playing the game and kept losing.
Through August and September, his arduous journey attracted an impressive average of more than 91,000 viewers, peaking at a personal high of close to 350,000 viewers when he finally won a game. His story’s dramatic ups and downs even inspired an ESPN documentary about his debut victory.