Steam has announced a new game called Giantess Playground that allows people to take on the role of a giant woman and bring down a city. The news first popped up on social media from the Pirat_Nation account, who really got the gaming community riled up with a variety of reactions. This very title is a continuation of a minor genre of destruction assorted with a lot of discussions about the concept, performance, and target audience of the game.

So, the first thing here is, like, Giantess Playground. Following the scenario, you become a large woman, and you destroy a city. That’s it! And to be honest, in such a time when goat simulators and power wash simulators are a thing, why not. Pirat_Nation just tweeted the demo link and that was it, but the replies… boy, the replies are a whole different game by themselves.

What do you think everyone pointed out first? The performance. Or, uh, the exact opposite of it. User W_Taekz went as far as to say that, “You’d think they would consider at least 10 fps for the demo, but whatever.” And he was not the only one. Ikuorai merely inquired, “is it 15 fps?” and RSolidSnake11 even drew a merciless comparison stating, “Spider-Man 2 Enter Electro framerate is back!” So we can say, the technical demo feels a bit like… slideshow. But then another person looked for the specs and user TRIPLE_06_ was furious: “4070 Ti and 64GB RAM recommended. What the hell?!” For a game whose main subject is demolishing buildings??? That is… quite optimistic. Or perhaps the city is just so that intricate. Or the coding is just that poor.

Moreover, polishalexman was the person to go to and gave a very thorough critique by saying: “This game is an unrefined, almost unusable buggy catastrophe. It is a poorly constructed asset flip … the animations are as stiff as in 2005, the movement is somewhat robotic, there is nothing to do, it is ugly and every single thing about it is horrible.” Ouch. That’s a rather harsh comment but possibly a bit justified? GunLanceMan also remarked, “This is like the fourth time you’ve posted about this game,” hence, someone is really trying to bring this game into existence.

The actual uproar only started with the… implications. The vibes. Because a game about becoming a giant woman set people’s minds straightaway to, well, certain locations. User Bell_ALAB was ready to bet 5 bucks: “5 bucks that somebody will do it.” dwunkdwunk even opened up a whole topic regarding the “perverts” being the target group, to which the replies thus included OnionTornado’s “perverts unite!” and OriginalQuixote’s “I guess they will count on you.” Pattu94716245 suggested a gameplay alteration: “The game should have been about a pervert running away and then getting crushed under a giantess’s foot.” Thus, the community is… brainstorming.

Then came the comparisons. Godzilla was for many the main character to be. 207nbrown commented, “Guys only want one thing and it’s this but with Godzilla instead of a woman.” Mc_Glowface labeled it “the best Godzilla video game.” LCRava was for a crossover: “Put her against Godzilla and ‘Let them fight’!” And elcouster took us back to a classic, “There was, it’s ‘Rampage’.” So the giant monster industry is not dead; it just has a different outlook?

Oh right, the political commentary somehow snuck in too?? MrTomato149699 said the description “sounds like an average day in America.” Anteiku_48 commented, “Isn’t this just white liberal woman simulator?” a feeling shared by SIGMA1659298731, “Is the woman a liberal white Karen?” And R7ECC moved the conversation in a totally different direction: “They do this by voting for 3rd worlders to be imported.” Like, how did we get here from smashing digital skyscrapers? The internet, man.

In the midst of the mayhem, some genuine inquiries were made. HeroofChaosX was curious, “When’s the release date?” Totoro2602 was wondering whether it was just “walking around and knocking buildings down.” aandliesubu was talking about size options and gameplay variety. kirillstricke just needed to find out “Is it free?” And ytrewq24068606 was asking for a “universe sized option,” which, to be honest, it’s a goal.

So what should we conclude about Giantess Playground? It’s a game that, whether positively or negatively, keeps the discussion going. It is available on Steam and discussions about it often spill over to platforms like PlayStation and Xbox communities.