First-time dev Yinengjie's Character House demo peaks near 30,000 concurrent players on Steam with almost 98% positive reviews

Yinengjie, a Chinese indie team from the OC fan community, released a free demo of Character House: Desktop Companion on Steam, peaking at nearly 30,000 concurrent players with almost 98% positive reviews across 258 user reviews. The game centers on creating original characters and having them live on the desktop, but the demo has limited customization assets and no custom drawing import yet. Players reported memory usage, rendering glitches and concerns over a typing-count feature, while the team said friend visits, asset import and Steam Workshop support may come in later updates.