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[Kifimbo]

A quick look back at the sales for high-profile games launched on Steam in April 2017. A shitload of them this month. No big seller however.

Great/Good
Bayonetta - 144,371 ± 11,211
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III - 135,945 ±10,879 (still early)
Outlast 2 - 101,561 ± 9,403 (still early)
Slime-san - 99,739 ± 9,319
Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator - 86,076 ± 8,657
Yooka-Laylee - 67,403 ± 7,661
Halo Wars: Definitive Edition - 40,533 ± 5,941
Sniper Ghost Warrior 3 - 40,078 ± 5,907 (still early)
Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality - 20,267 ± 4,201 (VR game)


Decent
Syberia 3 - 21,861 ± 4,363
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series - 20,267 ± 4,201
Everything - 18,673 ± 4,032
Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition - 15,940 ± 3,725
Full Throttle Remastered - 15,257 ± 3,645
LEGO City Undercover - 15,029 ± 3,617
Flinthook - 12,297 ± 3,272
Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition - 12,297 ± 3,272


Bad/Bomba
Cosmic Star Heroine - 7,970 ± 2,634
The Sexy Brutale - 6,831 ± 2,439
Deformers - 6,831 ± 2,439
What Remains of Edith Finch - 5,010 ± 2,088 (kinda early)
Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment - 2,277 ± 1,408
FlatOut 4: Total Insanity - 2,049 ± 1,336
Voodoo Vince: Remastered - 1,822 ± 1,259
The Disney Afternoon Collection - 1,822 ± 1,259


Too early to tell
Little Nightmares - 25,049 ± 4,670
Expeditions: Viking - 8,750 ± 3,235
BlazBlue Centralfiction - 8,198 ± 2,672
Batman: Arkham VR - 6,148 ± 2,314
DRAGON QUEST HEROES II - 4,782 ± 2,040
de Blob - 1,078 ± 1,218

 

[zkylon]

sexy brutale having low sales is disappointing, that game looks rad

i bet that game'll have legs tho, it's a matter of them surviving long enough to make a profit

 

[Hektor]

What Remains of Edith Finch - 5,010 ± 2,088 (kinda early)

This is sad

 

[uncredited male]

Where were you when the anime genocide struck

The upper right.

 

[Baron von Loathsome]

The Disney Afternoon Collection - 1,822 ± 1,259

So that's why the card prices were nuts this morning.

No, I don't own this, but it's high on my wishlist.

 

[Arthea]

I'd like to know if Sega is happy with Bayo sales.

 

[Kifimbo]

I'd like to know if Sega is happy with Bayo sales.

Best-selling new game in a stacked month ? I'd say yes, even if it's not a mega hit.

 

[Jawmuncher]

This is sad

You know what's real sad? Google analytics wise, that game has been tracking higher than Prey

 

[Uzzy]

Where's the anime version of this thread?

Creating a second monthly thread for the SteamGAF community when there's one already up would be kinda weird.

I'll just have to be even earlier for next months thread.

 

[someguyinahat]

the low road sounds like my kind of thing

Mine too, as long as they don't get too preachy with the "business is inherently evil" thing. Some developers just don't know subtlety.

 

[yuraya]

Damn the year is flying by.

We are only like 6 weeks away from E3 week.
Like 8-10 weeks away from Summer sale. Maybe even more soon than that.

 

[septicore]

Damn, already the month of May and I'm still playing Zelda BOTW but almost done with it, just tackling some of the left over sidequests before go charge into the castle.

Hopefully, I can get back to gaming on my PC soon, too many good games have been released on Steam lately.

 

[kagamin]

New thread, get the hell on Trails FC and SC if you haven't already you, yes you!

 

[Madventure]

Woohoo new thread!

 

[Arminsc]

God, this year is going so fast! And so much good stuff coming out!
I was thinking about getting Prey, but after the fuckup that was Dishonored 2 I think I'll wait for a bit. Hope we are wrong and it turns out it gets a decent PC version, but that's not very likely.

 

[Vazra]

I forgot how much of a douche the lead character was in Baten Kaitos. Reminds me of my teenage self.

 

[Durante]

I'll reply to this from the other thread, because I feel quite strongly about it.

There's a lot of comments about hos Atlus is backwards in Japan because they won't release Persona on PC. Perhaps there's more to it than that?

Atlus is the only company which ever released a region-locked retail PS3 game.

Atlus is a niche JRPG company which violently opposed to dual audio in their JRPGs until 2016.

Atlus Is a company which disabled screenshots and took down video streams of their game in 2017.

Are you sure you want to make an argument that Atlus is not ass-backwards?

 

[Leafhopper]

I'll reply to this from the other thread, because I feel quite strongly about it.


Atlus is the only company which ever released a region-locked retail PS3 game.

Atlus is a niche JRPG company which violently opposed to dual audio in their JRPGs until 2016.

Atlus Is a company which disabled screenshots and took down video streams of their game in 2017.

Are you sure you want to make an argument that Atlus is not ass-backwards?

I love Atlus' games but as a company they suck to be perfectly honest. And not just because their games aren't on PC.

 

[MUnited83]

Landfall must be kicking themselves for not releasing Totally Accurate Battle Simulator earlier.

 

[Kaleinc]

Hope we are wrong and it turns out it gets a decent PC version, but that's not very likely.

Even if it's a decent port the game will most likely be subpar.

Arkane behind Dark Messiah, Dishonored:

Arkane behind Prey:

 

[Vamphuntr]

No Trails in the Sky the 3rd in the OP T.T

Can't wait for Prey mostly for my morbid curiosity after Dishonored 2 and the lack of a PC demo. Will Arkane release another technical disaster? I hope not.

 

[Durante]

Sorry, no anime allowed.

Fuck that, Trails 3rd is easily the most important game to release in May.

 

[Jawmuncher]

Fuck that, Trails 3rd is easily the most important game to release in May.

Ain't nothing more important than dibos

 

[Volimar]

I thought Prey looked like a lot of fun. I want to play with the goop gun.

Ain't nothing more important than dibos

Coming down with a cold?

 

[Baron von Loathsome]

Fuck that, Trails 3rd is easily the most important game to release in May.

Injustice 2 tho

Spoiler

Where's my fucking PC port WB I want my fucking Swamp Thing

 

[SunDimension24]

Nier probably hit 300K

Owners: 298,767 ± 15,399

Though with that price hike in Asia it is probably hurting its chances to go higher.

Injustice 2 tho

Spoiler

Where's my fucking PC Warner I want my fucking Swamp Thing

I'd rather they release it late and in good condition than getting a repeat of the Mortal Kombat X situation.

 

[LurkerPrime]

Huh. It just hit me that Dark Messiah is my favourite Ubisoft game.

It's such a weird, cool thing.

 

[Durante]

Nier probably hit 300K

Owners: 298,767 ± 15,399

Though with that price hike in Asia it is probably hurting its chances to go higher.

I guess the recent increase is an "asia bump"? Larger than I expected, especially since it's so late.

 

[Hero Prinny]

ehh nothing too hot coming out on steam in may i guess. Which i don't mind actually, gives me time to beat persona 5 and then go hop back to nier(which i still regret buying since itll probably be on sale by the time i get back to it)

 

[Catshade]

No competing thread this time? I miss those...

 

[Arminsc]

Even if it's a decent port the game will most likely be subpar.

Arkane behind Dark Messiah, Dishonored:

Arkane behind Prey:

wow, didn't know they were such a small studio nowadays. But that doesn't justify the quality of the ports they put out. If they can't do a quality port themselves they should hire someone else to do it. I definitely think they are not hurting saleswise as to justify not spending a bit more on a good port.

 

[Khilandros]

Yay a new month, time to check what games I'm looking forward to.

 

[Stallion Free]

The graphics in Little Nightmares are pretty great:

 

[FLD]

wow, didn't know they were such a small studio nowadays.

Those are two different teams. Prey is being made by Arkane Texas while the Dishonored team is in France. From what I understand, they worked together on the original Dishonored but separately for Dishonored 2 and Prey.

 

[pislit]

no date for nba playgrounds on PC? or am i the only jock interested in this thread full of anime nerds. loljk.

sudden strike 4 looks like trash, but im gonna buy it anyway lol

 

[Tagyhag]

Vanquish on PC will be announced before this new thread is over.

 

[~Kinggi~]

There are 19 people in that Prey picture. You fucking telling me those 19 people are the Prey team? Why the fuck is that 60$?

 

[jediyoshi]

There are 19 people in that Prey picture. You fucking telling me those 19 people are the Prey team? Why the fuck is that 60$?

I see what you did there

 

[Mivey]

Nier probably hit 300K

Owners: 298,767 ± 15,399

Though with that price hike in Asia it is probably hurting its chances to go higher.

So it took a month and a half. A bit longer than I predicted.

 

[def sim]

👋🏻

Definitely curious how Prey plays with M/KB. It seemed off with a pad.

 

[Battlechili]

Nier probably hit 300K

Owners: 298,767 ± 15,399

Though with that price hike in Asia it is probably hurting its chances to go higher.

That's extremely close to overtaking Lightning Returns in sales! And that game has been on Steam a lot longer! (and has been on sale) This is fantastic!

 

[Arminsc]

Those are two different teams. Prey is being made by Arkane Texas while the Dishonored team is in France. From what I understand, they worked together on the original Dishonored but separately for Dishonored 2 and Prey.

Ahh, I see. Well, we'll see how it goes, but I'm guessing that it's going to be better to get it after some months and with a decent discount.

 

[Deleted member 59090]

Vanquish on PC will be announced before this new thread is over.

Going by how long it took last time we'll be lucky if it's announced before this year is over.

 

[Aaron D.]

Yea, new thread!

Barring some unknowns dropping in May, my most anticipated release is the latest update for The Long Dark landing next week.

 

[More_Badass]

Dino month.

I'm eager to check this Her-Story-like game called The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker:



Release date: May 19. Price: £7 / $9 / €9.

Wow, somehow I missed that this and World To The West were coming out this month

 

[The Dear Leader]

Dino month.

I'm eager to check this Her-Story-like game called The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker:



Release date: May 19. Price: £7 / $9 / €9.

Is that Ryan Rand from Contradiction?

 

[sixteen-bit]

Oh wow, Birthdays dropping this month?

 

[Hero Prinny]

New thread, get the hell on Trails FC and SC if you haven't already you, yes you!

still haven't finished the first one you got me.

 

[fenners]

Even if it's a decent port the game will most likely be subpar.

Arkane behind Prey:

Eh? I'm utterly unsure of what you're trying to say with those two pics. That's obviously an old picture of Arkane Austin, Harvey Smith's not been there in years (he's in the other studio), and the team's obviously bigger. It makes little sense to use it as evidence of something.

 

[gabbo]

Even if it's a decent port the game will most likely be subpar.

Arkane behind Dark Messiah, Dishonored:

Arkane behind Prey:

The lack of Harvey Smith is disheartening, but not a deal killer