Common questions

Yes. The launcher, the servers and the game download are all free. This is a fan project and we don't sell anything.

Our first goal is preservation: getting the original Super People experience playable, stable and as faithful as reasonably possible. This is a community-led project rather than a commercial studio, so we're concentrating on the fundamentals first. New features, gameplay changes and other improvements may be considered later once the core game is working reliably.

Get the launcher, which can download the compatible game files from archive.org and set them up for you. You don't need an existing copy of the game installed. In fact, if you do have the previous Steam version installed and updated, it won't work with this project.

You can download the launcher from GitHub: github.com/superpeople-dev/sp-launcher

The first time you open the launcher, you'll be asked to log in with Discord. Make sure you're using launcher version 0.4.0 or higher for this. If you had a launcher key, your account and progress come with it.

When required, the launcher temporarily adds entries to your Windows hosts file so the game connects to the community server instead of the original Super People services. These changes are restored when the game exits.

No. The game has been removed from Steam, so the launcher can download the last client build from the Internet Archive. If you already have it installed, just point the launcher at that folder.

The first time you press Play, the launcher adds one clearly marked entry to your Windows hosts file. This sends the game's old server addresses to our backend. You'll see one UAC prompt, and you can remove the entry from Settings at any time. The launcher itself runs as a normal user.

All of the launcher's code is public on GitHub, so anyone can read it or build it themselves. Your key is stored encrypted with Windows DPAPI and never logged. Updates are cryptographically signed.

Right now, matches happen during scheduled playtests, which are announced in the Discord. An always-online server is one of our next goals.

Not at the moment. The community server is currently only brought online during scheduled playtest sessions.

Playtests don't currently run to a fixed schedule. When a multiplayer session is planned, we'll announce it on Discord, so keep an eye on the playtest announcements for upcoming dates and times.

Currently there is only one server running, in Europe. Once playtesting is over (probably in a few weeks), there will be servers in North America, South America and Asia, as long as the player base allows it.

Our priority is to restore a stable, playable version of the original Super People experience as faithfully as possible.

We are working with a pre-compiled version of the game rather than the original source code, so adding completely new features may not be possible. Where changes are possible, they are more likely to be small tweaks and improvements to existing systems rather than major new functionality.

Once the core game is working reliably, we can look at what changes are technically possible, but preservation of the original game comes first.

The project is based on the 2022 version of Super People, specifically version 1.3.0.473797.

This is important because we are not using the 2025 re-release of Super People. Features and content introduced for the 2025 version are therefore not included in our build. This means you should not expect features from the 2025 release such as:

• The Ninja class
• The 2025 class and skill reworks
• The newer in-game shop, premium currency and related progression systems
• The 2025 crafting and item-upgrade changes
• Later 2025 balance changes, skills, cosmetics and other content

Yes. You can currently play locally against bots, although the bot behaviour is still fairly basic. For now, you can start a bot match manually when you've got the game open.

Press F6 to open the console, then type in the following commands, pressing Enter after each one:

open LV-OrbIsland
Cheatable
AddTestAI 50
StartGame 5 true

Some AI settings can also be adjusted through the console. Type SetAI to see the available options. These can change things like vision, accuracy and health, which can make the bots more challenging, but they do not currently improve their underlying behaviour.

You can also change your class using:

changedeck X

Replace X with a number from 1 to 12, depending on which class you want to use.

A proper bot mode is being worked on so this can eventually be launched directly through the launcher without needing console commands.

Some parts of the game do not currently work correctly in local bot matches. Many of these appear to be client-side issues and may need additional work as development continues.

No. This is an independent, non-commercial community project. SUPER PEOPLE and all related trademarks belong to their respective owners.