Launched a little less than a week ago, The Ascent, Neon Giant's very first game, is already seeing great results.
In any case, this was announced by Curve Digital, the publisher of the game, during a press release. Despite its Day One presence on the Game Pass, the cyberpunk Action-RPG would have, during its launch weekend, already generated more than 5 million dollars in revenue, PC, Xbox Series X | S and Xbox One versions combined .
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A meteoric rise for Neon Giant
In addition to these record-breaking revenues for an indie game, The Ascent also found itself propelled to No. 1 on the Steam Global Charts. Exceptional performance for a title that does not lack arguments to convince, in particular thanks to its magnificent cyberpunk atmosphere and its particularly nervous gameplay. Results were also helped by digital word-of-mouth, with more than 700 YouTube and Twitch channels covering the game when it was released and generating 10 million views.
“The Ascent is the first game published by Curve for which our new team has been able to make a name for itself, thanks to close collaboration with the developers and our partner platforms. This success is the result of true teamwork, the arrival of new management and talent that reflects our new player-centric approach,” said John Clark, CEO of Curve Digital.
The Swedish studio Neon Giant has therefore experienced a meteoric rise on a small cloud. Let's hope that, on the strength of these extremely promising results, it will offer a worthy sequel to The Ascent, which will correct the first errors in the course of a title that is otherwise particularly pleasant to play and watch.
