Blood of Dawnwalker Sells 1M Copies in 3 Days — SkimNews
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- The Blood of Dawnwalker sold over one million copies worldwide in three days, with developer Rebel Wolves announcing the milestone on Twitter/X on September 5, 2026.
- Rebel Wolves hit 70,692 concurrent players on Steam over launch weekend — a notable figure for a singleplayer-only title.
- Rebel Wolves reversed its initial stance and confirmed a 60fps Performance Mode for day one on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S after previously showing the console version would launch without one, telling fans "we heard your feedback."
- Eurogamer's Bertie awarded the game four out of five stars, writing that "this is an RPG daring to do things differently, and a lot of what it does works."
Why it matters: Rebel Wolves — a studio built by former Witcher developers — proves a new dark-fantasy IP can break through at launch, but the pre-launch 60fps reversal on consoles and a four-star review show the debut was bumpy rather than flawless, and the studio will need to convert that first-week curiosity into a long-term player base.
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