Alright, so let me spill some thoughts on Wooster Games and their little adventure with “Animal Company.” It’s one of those stories that sneaks up on you and then suddenly, bam! You’re hooked.
You know, not too long ago, Wooster hollered that they hit the magical million monthly active users. It’s no small potatoes, right? Now, here we are, and they’ve jumped into the top five for highest-grossing Quest games. Just a year and already throwing elbows with thick hitters.
Oh, and it all started with this funky mashup they dreamed up. Like they took Gorilla Tag’s hopping around like a lunatic and mixed it with Lethal Company’s spooky, what-the-heck-is-happening vibe. Sometimes, I wonder, did they even know it’d work? Or were they tossing ideas like wet noodles against the wall? Either way, seems like they struck gold. Folks can’t get enough of the horror-meet-social-weirdness.
Been keeping an eye on them — watching as Animal Company keeps trading punches for that crown on Quest’s money chart. Kinda feels like rooting for a scrappy underdog, you know? They’re going toe-to-toe with biggies like Yeeps 2.0 and Beat Saber. It’s wild.
So, Wooster did this chatty thing with Meta. They waited three months post-launch before cashing in, which is odd, right? Most studios dive straight in. But I guess their patience paid off because users just kept coming. Maybe it’s all those TikTok videos — one billion views! Can’t wrap my head around how that kind of viral thing happens, but it did.
And get this: they’ve done a crazy 9x jump in paying users over half a year. Honestly, with numbers like that, you’ve gotta wonder if they’ve found some secret sauce. Christmas to March was bonkers — 145K daily users suddenly tripling? Now, it’s half a million! It’s like everyone and their grandma needed a Quest.
If you’re still curious — and let’s face it, how could you not be? — there’s this interview and a video floating around, which probably has more deets. But man, who has time? I’m just here for the rollercoaster ride.
