Hellblade II was billed as one of 2024’s massive exclusives when it launched again in Could, however total gross sales numbers have been arduous to come back by since launch. Now, because of Circana’s most up-to-date gross sales knowledge, we now have a clearer concept of its efficiency.
Based on Circana analyst Mat Piscatella, Hellblade II was thirty seventh total in phrases of full greenback gross sales for Could 2024, placing it at twenty first total on the Xbox Sequence consoles. Hellblade II didn’t obtain a bodily launch.
Getting a lot of questions on this one… Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II ranked thirty seventh total for Could 2024 in US full sport greenback gross sales (bodily + digital for sharing pubs), whereas rating twenty first on Xbox Sequence.
— Mat Piscatella (@MatPiscatella) July 8, 2024
Notably, Hellblade II launched on Xbox Game Pass at launch, and that was born out in its engagement knowledge, the place it ranked twelfth on Xbox in phrases of month-to-month lively customers. That places it simply behind Fallout 76 on the platform, however forward of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, Apex Legends, and Forza Horizon 5.
Piscatella shared the gross sales data on X/Twitter, since Hellblade II’s efficiency meant that it did not seem on any of the main charts. Xbox and Ninja Principle have shared little about Hellblade II’s gross sales since its preliminary launch, leaving followers to invest over Steam concurrents and different knowledge. Gamesindustry.biz writer Chris Dring famous that it did not crack the Prime 100 on European gross sales charts in what he described as a “brutal month” for game sales.
The sequel to the acclaimed action-adventure sport by Ninja Principle, Hellblade II was introduced not lengthy after Xbox acquired the studio in 2018 and lastly launched earlier this 12 months. It was described as a “defining second in the evolution of real-time visuals” by Digital Foundry, and we wrote in our personal evaluation, “Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II delivers a spellbinding journey full of cinematic spectacle and story surprises that maintains a surging sense of ahead momentum and by no means wastes a second of its slender run time.”
Elsewhere, Ghost of Tsushima returned to primary because of its Steam launch, whereas Name of Responsibility dominated the gross sales charts for each Xbox and PlayStation. Total, although, it was a tough month for {hardware} spending as all three consoles recorded double-digit declines.
With Hellblade II now accessible, Xbox is looking forward to the relaxation of 2024, with Indiana Jones and the Nice Circle and Avowed amongst the first-party releases on its docket. You possibly can see all the relaxation of the largest video games of 2024 proper right here.
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