The Surge

The house peaked at 581 viewers in 2017 for The Surge, Deck13's sci-fi soulslike that swapped dark fantasy for industrial exoskeletons. The May 2017 launch streams showcased the limb-targeting system that let you cut off specific body parts for their loot, a unique twist on Souls combat. StreamerHouse navigated the CREO facility dying repeatedly to industrial machinery, appreciating the sci-fi setting that felt fresh in a genre dominated by castles and dragons. The year was 2017, post-Dark Souls III and pre-Sekiro, when every developer tried their Souls clone, and The Surge stood out by actually innovating on the formula. The 581 viewers watched the house prove that soulslike combat worked just as well in exosuits as in armor, even if the game never reached FromSoftware's polish.