The game is great fun and definitely worth picking up on the Switch or PC. It's been a few weeks since I've played since I've been playing some other stuff, but I never had any problems finding Quick Match games. I've heard Ranked matches can take a little while depending on when you're trying to play. There is a cross play which helps. There should be an Xbox version coming to Game Pass sometime, so that should help things as well.
Yeah, the update came out today. Here's the full post.
The Hydra update is here - Introducing 8 Player Local Play!
You asked. We listened.
Eight player local play is now available with patch 1.60 (Hydra). Connect up to eight controllers to your PC or console and play full matches offline. No Internet connection or Nintendo Switch Online account required.
Why the change of heart?
Over the past few months we've noticed that growth in Killer Queen Black has drawn more players to Killer Queen Arcade, and the growth of the arcade has drawn more players to the console - a rising tide raises all ships!
Hydra release notes:
- Eight player local support for PC and console
- Region selection now available on Switch
- Custom (online) and local matches can now be started by a single player
- Fill with bots added for local and custom matches
- Players can now shuffle teams automatically in local and custom matches
- Streamer mode: Choose which names to display in-game and in menus
- Map pools now skew towards more variety and fewer repeats
- Many bug fixes and UI improvements
MORE MORE MORE!
We'd also like to introduce the commercial version of Killer Queen Black available for Steam Cafe users. If you would like to set up Killer Queen Black in your cyber cafe or arcade with a for-profit scenario, please check out that version on Steam.
As always, a huge thank you goes out to the Killer Queen Black community for all your support, feedback, and patience. We're just getting started! Check out the roadmap below for what we have in store over the next several months.
http://www.liquidbit.com/posts/hydra-update-jan-21-2020/