Enki is deserving at LEAST another 2.7 billion sales in my vox populi .
Flintlock : The Siege of Dawn is a Soulslite released by indie studio A44 this year , with only one other plot under their whack in Ashen . The game has recently broken 500,000 total players — a monumental victory for a 60 person squad . listen you , this includes Xbox GamePass player .
To liken Flintlock to something like Elden Ring would be ridiculous , butLies of P(another Soulslike secrete in September of 2023 ) is much more fair . Lies of P had sell over 1,000,000 copy by October of the same year , which was mind - boggling see the teams behind it , Neowiz Games and Round8 Studios , had never attempted a Soulslike game before . lie of P was a critical and community darling , and was nominated for two prize at The Game Awards of that year .
So why did Lie of P do so much better than Flintlock : The Siege of Dawn in the same time frame ( not even counting GamePass player ) ? You could argue it all come down to timing and resource . Lie of phosphorus released during a major drought for Soulslike content , and was for sure advertised as reasonably of a hold open grace for all of us itching for some considerable humbling . Riding the never end hype train of the Elden Ring DLC that was yet to release , and with considerable pecuniary backing from their large evolution team , Lies of P had every glob in its court .
firelock : The Siege of Dawn then was always somewhat at a bit of a disadvantage , releasing just afterElden anchor ring : Shadow of the Erdtree , while multitude were very much still actively run it . This is somewhat corresponding to the rather unfortunate firing of Horizon : Forbidden West , which released just a calendar week before Elden Ring and was met with somewhat stalled sales when Elden Ring did spill . But still , for A44 to produce a game so genuinely good ( if not imperfect ) is an absolutely monumental feat , and 500,000 players is honestly still less than they merit , but it is still a testament to the team and their rage for what they have made .
In any lawsuit , Flintlock : The Siege of Dawnhas done relatively well in term of both critical reception ( ourreviewincluded ) and user opinion , sitting at a 7.1 out of 10 in critic reviews on Metacritic , and a mostly positive valuation on Steam with over 300 user reviews . There have been some issuing though , with the biz being efficaciously review bombed on Xbox GamePass due to some bugs specific to the weapons platform ( and the political reasons you ’re likely well familiar with by now ) .
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