In order to avoid having to delay Children of the ForestDeveloper Endnight Games announced earlier this month that it will release the game early. Releasing a highly anticipated game in early access at $29.99 could be a risky call. However, the move proved to be a smart move, as the game was released on February 23rd and proceeded to sell over 2 million copies within 24 hours! It’s an amazing number of copies sold, and it shows just how excited fans are for the game.
“Thank you to those who have joined us on the early access journey to Sons Of The Forest, we sold over 2 million copies in the first 24 hours and are very excited about what we have in store for players in the weeks ahead.” the company wrote on Twitter.
While it was successful Children of the Forest Amazing, it’s not entirely unexpected. After all, the game’s release on Thursday caused Steam to crash, as the platform struggled to keep up with players’ demands. that it currently listed As the best-selling game on Steam, it is also the third most played game on the platform today, behind only Steam Counter Strike: Global OffensiveAnd Dota 2; Children of the Forest It reached a peak of 414,257 players today.
For those who are not familiar Children of the Forest, the game has been called a “survival horror simulator”. Players search an island for a missing billionaire, but the location is infested with cannibal killers. The game features many classic survival game elements, giving the player a great deal of freedom. There are even different seasons, and those seasons have a huge impact on the available resources. Of course, the mutated creatures in the game make survival even more difficult than it normally would be! Players can choose to enjoy the game solo or in cooperative multiplayer mode.
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