Recently, a new term has become popular in the gaming circle called “Friendslop”. Multiplayer cooperative games such as “Big Walk”, “R.E.P.O.”, and “Lethal Company” have all been classified into this new type by players. However, foreign media GameSpot recently published an article stating that the name “Friendslop” should really be changed. They believe that this term is not only unpleasant, but also underestimates many excellent works.
What exactly is “Friendslop”?
GameSpot pointed out that “Friendslop” originally had a bit of a joking meaning, and is usually used to describe a type of cooperative game that is cheap, suitable for multiple people to play together, has a gameplay full of chaotic physical effects, close-range voice interaction, and is easy to become popular on Twitch and TikTok. However, as more and more high-quality works are classified into this category, this name with the meaning of “slop (cheap, shoddy)” has begun to cause controversy.
“Big Walk” is not a “Slop” at all
GameSpot believes that “Big Walk” created by House House, the development team of “Untitled Goose Game”, although it is also a multi-player cooperative game, and also has close-range voice and funny interactions, the overall rhythm is quite leisurely, the puzzle design is exquisite, and the art and scenes are also very good. Therefore, calling “Big Walk” “Friendslop” is like calling “Baldur’s Gate 3” directly a “love simulator”. Although it is not completely wrong, it does not represent the true characteristics of the game at all.
Players also began to reflect: It’s time for a new name
In recent years, “Friendslop” has gradually become a popular term among players, but many people believe that it has gradually evolved from being a mockery of those low-cost multiplayer games that follow the trend to an overly general label. GameSpot believes that a work like “Big Walk” that has been polished for many years and has a complete design deserves a new category that is more representative of its characteristics, instead of continuing to be stuffed into the derogatory “Friendslop”.