The survival horror multiplayer has mastered publicity stunts, but it doesn’t make a lasting impression.
There are several things that nearly everyone agrees are annoying. Processing fees, for example. Drain flies that flit around your face before dive-bombing your beer can. Likewise, “influencers” – TikTok creators, YouTubers, and other hair-gelled 22-year-olds – tend to inspire bone-deep resentment, which could be why Content Warning doesn’t mind tossing them into a horror game.
But, unlike your displeasure with dumb flies, influencer fatigue also tends to ripple with jealousy: “Why don’t I have one bajillion followers?” you might find yourself wondering at weak moments, when work feels particularly crushing. “MrBeast doesn’t even really cure blindness.” So, in being a multiplayer game, Content Warning feels like an effective satire of our widespread obsession with attention. Most of the time, though, it’s just as forgettable as the impulse to be seen and loved by everyone forever.
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