Vampyr, the gothic action-RPG from Life is Strange developer Dontnod, has sold 450,000 copies since its release on June 4. That figure is across all formats – so Xbox One, PS4, and PC via Steam – but it's still pretty good going for a mid-sized game from a studio whose biggest hit until now was a quirky episodic adventure.
Dontnod CEO Oskar Guilbert says (through the quirks of Google Translate) "we are very proud, because since its launch, our last original creation meets a great craze among players. Thanks to our new role as co-producer, we will greatly benefit from this commercial success."
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The strong sales are possibly a little surprising, given that Vampyr had a few problems, ultimately managing Vampyr review – we gave it a seven).
Last November Cédric Lagarrigue, president of publisher Focus Home, said PC game release calendar is looking pretty dry until September.
You can read Guilbert's comments viaActusNews(best if you speak French). If you'd like to give it a crack and help Dontnod along to their one million target, Vampyr is on Steam here, albeit at the rather thirsty price of £44.99 ($49.99). Barring some token cosmetics that were available at launch, Focus has said no DLC is (currently) planned.