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Disheartening data: The Perplexing Orb 2 sold about 70% of what Maze did in launch week, same year at the same price point. Despite being a better game in my opinion.
The Steam version also sold less than half than what Maze sold on Steam.
The timing really makes (1)
The Steam version also sold less than half than what Maze sold on Steam.
The timing really makes (1)
A huge difference for indies of my size. Launching in the busy release season is a nightmare.
To put this into perspective, the original The Perplexing Orb sold close to double what the sequel did, and the sequel is a far more superior game. (2)
To put this into perspective, the original The Perplexing Orb sold close to double what the sequel did, and the sequel is a far more superior game. (2)
In historical PlayStation context for us, this launch was just a handful of units ahead of our PitterPot launch, which has been our weakest performing PlayStation game to date. That launch had no marketing and was our first PS launch. (3)
The Perplexing Orb 2 did launch in multiple regions, which is the first time we have done that on PS consoles, so that is a benefit. This thread is solely comparing the NA regions for all games. One slight positive caveat.
