While it’s not always easy to keep up-to-date, the fact that there are so many games being released all the time means we’re living in a golden age of the industry. Even indie titles can make it in this cut-throat gaming world, but some seem to come out of nowhere.

Take Schedule 1 (stylized as “Schedule I”), for example. Having recently taken a quick look at , I was anticipating seeing something like R.E.P.O. retain its position, or Atomfall to have seized the top spot. So I was surprised to see this new rel꧂ease has immediately shot to number two (which makes it the top release, jus🍎t behind the Steam Deck).

Don’t worry if you don’t know what Schedule 1 is. I must admit, I wasn’t aware of it until a couple of hours ago. It only released yesterday, but it’s already getting some pretty good reviews on .

So what actually is Schedule 1?

With its low-polygonal assets and cartoony visuals, you could be mistaken for thinking it was a somewhat cutesy indie game at first glance. However, I’ll let the description on the Steam page fill you in:

You’re a small-time drug dealer rolling into a fresh town with no cash, no product and no connections. Build your drug empire from the ground up in the grungy west-coast city of Hyland Point. Contend against intensifying law enforcement and deadly cartel competitors to expand your empire and reach the peak of the underworld.

It’s essentially a sim game, but possibly for fans of Breaking Bad. It’s clearly gained enough hype for it to hit the number two spot on Steam. In fact, when I checked earlier on, Schedule 1 had actually knocked the Steam Deck from the top position it so vehemently holds onto. Here’s proof:

Acc💛ording to , the game reached a concurrent player peak count of 68,662 within the last 24 h🌳ours. To put that into perspective, in the same time frame.

Of course, this doesn’t necessarily mean Schedule 1 is the next big thing. We’ve seen trends like this in the past, but it is interesting to see that small games from new studios can seemingly knock down some of the industry’s biggest releases. For a brief period, at least.