Sons of the Forest sells 2 million in one day of Early Access
2023.02.26 12:14 Game Mecca Reporter Kim Mi-hee
On the 24th, Sons of the Forest, which was released as Early Access on Steam, sold 2 million copies in one day. In addition, following starting early access, it continues to be highly popular on Steam.
On the 25th, Endnight Games, the developer of Sons of the Forest, announced the first sales results following Early Access through its official Twitter account. As previously announced, Sons of the Forest sold 2 million copies in one day, and they said they were preparing content to provide to players over the next few weeks.
Sons of the Forest, the follow-up to The Forest, which recorded cumulative sales of 5.3 million copies over four years, deals with the survival of a special forces agent who was sent to find a billionaire who went missing on a remote island and crashed on an island full of cannibals. The graphics that are more advanced than the previous work, and the cooperative element that can be played with other users or as an AI character alone are added to the survival play.
On the day of its release, Sons of the Forest ranked 6th on Steam with the highest number of daily concurrent users of 269,563, and on the 26th it ranked 5th with 411,999, beating Hogwarts Legacy. In addition, considering that the top 4 games are multiplayer titles that have been established on Steam for a long time, such as Counter Strike: Global Offensive, Dota 2, Apex Legends, and PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, Sons of the Forest stood out even in the early days of its release. can see.
In addition, Steam reviews are also recording ‘very positive (83%)’ with 36,770 reviews as of the 26th, the second day of release. Since it is in the early access stage, poor story and bugs are pointed out as problems, but the reasonable price range and cooperative elements that can be called ‘cost performance’ are being evaluated positively.
