Soulslike boom continues as Lies of P celebrates one million sales and Lords of the Fallen reports successful launch

Happy news from two development studios

Marco Wutz | Oct 17, 2023

Soulslike boom continues as Lies of P celebrates one million sales and Lords of the Fallen reports successful launch /

It seems like Soulslikes are benefitting from the phenomenal success of Elden Ring in 2022 that brought the genre into more of a mainstream focus. South Korean developer NEOWIZ revealed that Lies of P, which launched in September 2023, has passed the important milestone of having sold one million copies in just under a month since release – a very strong performance. It’s no wonder that the team is already looking for additional employees to create Lies of P DLC.

"This incredible milestone for Lies of P proves the potential of Korean console games on the global stage,” stated Seungchul Kim, co-CEO of NEOWIZ, in a press release. “The Lies of P project was a challenging endeavor for NEOWIZ and Round8 Studio and we take great pride in what we achieved with this title.”

The main character shows off his Legion Arm. — Lies of P has sold a million copies in just under a month / Neowiz

“The reception has been incredible so far, and we are beyond thankful that over one million players have already embarked on their journey through Krat. Likewise, we are excited for what the future holds for Lies of P, and can’t wait to share more when the time is right,” commented Jiwon Choi, the director for Lies of P.

Fellow Soulslike Lords of the Fallen, which just launched on October 13, 2023, seems to have had a satisfying release as well for developer and publisher CI Games. Marek Tyminski, the company’s CEO, stated on social media: “We are pleased to confirm, following the release of Lords of the Fallen, that CI Games is well positioned for the future games in our development pipeline (Project Survive and action-RPG Project III). We will announce the key data for Lords of the Fallen in the coming days (sales and capex).”

Technical issues with Lords of the Fallen have somewhat marred the game’s launch, but it still received strong reviews and seems like it’s already been a commercial success.

All’s well in the world of Soulslikes and the upcoming Elden Ring expansion Shadow of the Erdtree will likely provide another boost to the entire genre.

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Published Oct 17, 2023

MARCO WUTZ

Marco Wutz is a writer from Parkstetten, Germany. He has a degree in Ancient History and a particular love for real-time and turn-based strategy games like StarCraft, Age of Empires, Total War, Age of Wonders, Crusader Kings, and Civilization as well as a soft spot for Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail. He began covering StarCraft 2 as a writer in 2011 for the largest German community around the game and hosted a live tournament on a stage at gamescom 2014 before he went on to work for Bonjwa, one of the country's biggest Twitch channels. He branched out to write in English in 2015 by joining tl.net, the global center of the StarCraft scene run by Team Liquid, which was nominated as the Best Coverage Website of the Year at the Esports Industry Awards in 2017. He worked as a translator on The Crusader Stands Watch, a biography in memory of Dennis "INTERNETHULK" Hawelka, and provided live coverage of many StarCraft 2 events on the social channels of tl.net as well as DreamHack, the world's largest gaming festival. From there, he transitioned into writing about the games industry in general after his graduation, joining GLHF, a content agency specializing in video games coverage for media partners across the globe, in 2021. He has also written for NGL.ONE, kicker, ComputerBild, USA Today's ForTheWin, The Sun, Men's Journal, and Parade. Email: marco.wutz@glhf.gg