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Community - Version 13 vs Version 14
May 19, 2026, 04:25 AM
Updated community stats heading to May 2026 snapshot and refreshed dated phrasing
Jun 8, 2026, 11:33 PM
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11Growth22The community's growth happened in distinct waves. The first notable moment was Haenir Studio's first TikTok on April 16, 2022, which generated 1.3 million views and over 10,000 Steam wishlists from a single post. But the real turning point was the November 2022 gameplay reveal trailer.44Before the trailer, Blight: Survival was an unknown indie project. After, it was one of the most wishlisted games on Steam. The trailer generated 1.25 million store listing visits in three days, and the most-watched press upload of it reached 3.9 million views on its own. Steam wishlists increased 190%, and the game jumped from #166 to #48 on Steam's top wishlisted games chart.66Growth continued steadily through 2023 and 2024 as the team shared development updates and engaged with fans on social media. By early 2026, the game crossed 1.5 million Steam wishlists, a milestone celebrated at the Future Games Show: Spring Showcase 2026 on March 12, 2026.88Community Stats (May 2026 Snapshot)1010PlatformMetricSteam wishlists1.5 million plusDiscord members58,000 plusX / Twitter followers40,000 plusTikTok135,000 plus followers; the #blightsurvival hashtag exceeded 10 million total viewsNovember 2022 reveal trailer views3.9 million on the most-watched press upload alone1212Official Social Platforms1313Haenir Studio and Behaviour Interactive maintain an official presence across Discord, X / Twitter, YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Reddit, Facebook, and Bluesky. The links are collected on the studio's official social hub. Discord and X are the primary channels for development updates. TikTok and Instagram focus on visual content and short gameplay clips.1515Discord Community1717The official Discord server is the primary community hub. With over 58,000 members, it hosts discussion channels, fan art sharing, lore speculation, and direct developer interaction. The Discord is also the recruitment pool for closed playtests; testers are selected from the server and provide feedback that directly shapes development. The developers have hosted live AMAs on the Discord server, including the June 2025 AMA that confirmed core design decisions.1919Content Creators2121YouTube was a major driver of the game's viral growth. Reaction videos from prominent gaming channels amplified the November 2022 reveal significantly, extending the trailer's reach well beyond the initial press upload and bringing the game to audiences who might not have seen the original. The coordinated TikTok post during the November reveal exceeded 1.9 million views in a week.2323TikTok content has continued with gameplay clips, development teasers, and community engagement posts from the official Blight: Survival account. Short-form video remains the studio's strongest top-of-funnel channel.2525Fan Creations and Community Contests2727Community members have produced fan art, 3D-printed models, and other creative works inspired by the game's medieval horror aesthetic. One notable example is a community member who 3D-printed and painted a model of the player character from the reveal trailer.2929The developers have run community contests through Discord. In one contest, Discord members were invited to submit ideas for armor set designs. The winning concept, called the "Mad Knight," was turned into official concept art by the studio's artist Ana. This kind of direct community-to-game pipeline reinforces the developers' stated approach of treating the community as a collaborative partner.3131Fan Wikis3333Two community-maintained fan wikis exist for the game in addition to this site. Both are relatively sparse given the game's pre-release status, but they collect confirmed information from developer communications, Steam posts, and social media. They are not authoritative sources for developer statements.3535The game has a presence on Reddit where fans share news, speculate about mechanics, and post fan creations. Reddit users have contributed 3D-printed models and artwork. The subreddit is a secondary discussion space alongside the primary Discord server.3939Playtest Community4141The closed playtest program began in late 2025 with small-scale sessions. Players selected from Discord get early access to development builds and provide direct feedback. The developers describe this as giving players the chance to "directly influence ongoing development." Public playtests are planned for later in 2026.4343Community Concerns4545The most common community concern has been the long development timeline. Blight: Survival was first revealed in 2022, and as of May 2026 there is still no release date. Some fans have expressed skepticism about whether the final product will match the impressive trailers.4747Senior Creative Director Ashley Pannell addressed this directly at the Future Games Show 2026: "We understand the heightened expectations of what we are being asked to deliver upon here." He added that the studio's goal is to "prove that we are making a real game, that it is awesome."4949The Behaviour Interactive partnership also generated mixed reactions. Some players worried about potential monetization changes. The developers have said they ideally want the game to be a boxed-price purchase with DLC expansions, though they note it is "too early to give a definite answer" on final monetization. See Monetization and Business Model for the canonical answers.
