Look, let's be honest, the new cooperative simulation title Scam With Your Friends has rocketed straight to the upper echelons of the global top sellers list after launching into Steam Early Access on October 16. The game has caught the eye of players thanks to a premise where you pull off scams against generative AI, mixed with the chaotic hilarity that erupts during co-op play.

Scam With Your Friends is a cooperative game set against the backdrop of a scam syndicate disguised as a call centre. Supporting up to six players, you step into the shoes of office workers tasked with hitting the team's daily revenue quota within a strict working shift. Fall short, and the boss dishes out a brutal performance review, while the target sum creeps up with each passing day.

The gameplay revolves around real-time calls targeting generative AI customers alongside hacking operations. After picking up office phone calls, you speak directly into the mic or type text to lower the AI customer's suspicion and trick them into handing over gift card numbers or bank transfers. While distracting targets on the call, you can remotely access victims' PCs to swipe personal data, though getting caught by a counter-tracer risks infecting your office computer with malware. Expect random events like sudden police raids or power outages during work hours, complete with quirky interactions involving an in-game MS Paint, a printer, and a selfie camera.

User reviews for Scam With Your Friends currently sit at Mostly Positive, based on 705 user submissions with 71 percent approval. Reviewers have highlighted the unscripted, improvisational lying needed to fool AI customers, alongside the boss's performance reviews delivered while reviewing call highlights after the workday ends.

Still, optimization remains a thorny issue, with players pointing out frequent unresponsive states due to unstable servers, voice recognition glitches, and frame rate drops. Notably, severe response delays in non-English languages, including Korean, have been flagged as making normal progression a real chore. Concerns have also been voiced over potential early service termination or a shift to paid subscriptions to cover AI server maintenance costs.

Elsewhere, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 took the top spot just a day ahead of its campaign early access. DayZ climbed to second place on the back of a DLC release set in a desert wasteland, while Enshrouded landed in fourth following its transition to a full release.

Over in the peak concurrent players top 20, Wardogs climbed to fourth place with 336,679 concurrent players following the launch of its new season. Meanwhile, Limbus Company grabbed 15th place with 105,846 concurrent players after adding new identities through a regular update.