Don’t Nod Confirms Banishers Didn’t Meet Expectations; Developing 2 Unannounced Projects for Release Before End of 2027

While we loved what we’ve played of Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden, it seems it didn’t get enough traction commercially, as developer Don’t Nod Entertainment confirmed that it failed to meet sales expectations.

This was revealed by Oskar Guilbert, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Don’t Nod in the company’s latest quarterly earnings report.

We are obviously disappointed by our recent performance in an extremely competitive and selective market. Despite an excellent critical reception, Jusant and Banishers: Ghosts of new Eden unfortunately did not achieve the commercial results we had hoped for, resulting in a deterioration in our 2024 half-year results and leading us to consider all possible options regarding our roadmap.”

For the first half of 2024, the company posted an 11% decline in operating revenues to €14.6 million ($16.2 million USD), versus €16.5 million ($18.3 million USD) in H1 2023.

• an increase in sales (+€1.2 million), mainly driven by the back catalog (Vampyr and the Life is Strange license) and the contribution of Jusant (released at the end of October 2024) and Banishers: Ghosts of new Eden (released mid-February 2024), which performed well below expectations;
• development revenues down (-€2.0 million), reflecting the completed development of Banishers: Ghosts of new Eden;
• a reduction in capitalized production (-€1.1 million), resulting from the temporary suspension of 2 production lines.

Don’t Nod has confirmed that they have high hopes for the upcoming adventure game, Lost Records: Bloom & Rage, which is set to be released in Feb. 18, 2025 for Tape 1, and March 18, 2025 for Tape 2 for the PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC.

There are also two unannounced in-house projects being developed, which the company aims to release before the end of 2027.

Unfortunately, the weak sales of both Banishers and Jusant has lead to Don’t Nod to put two undisclosed projects on hold. According to the studio, they are also exploring other options that could be implemented as soon as possible to secure ” its operations and enhance value creation.”

Once we know more about the unannounced projects, we’ll be sure to let our readers know.

If you’ve yet to play Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden, I suggest changing that ASAP. It’s a AA title that plays like a AAA game. Go read our review to see why it earned an Editor’s Choice award from us.

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