In a recent interview with podcast Remap Radio, Ascendant Studios’ CEO Bret Robbins commented on the commercial failure of the studio’s recent magic FPS. According to him, the Immortals of Aveum price and release dates might have had a significant impact on the game’s sales and be responsible for its bombing.

In the interview, available on podcast services and Remap’s official website, Bret Robbins discussed Immortals’ difficult launch window and the lack of traction the game received across the gaming community. He had a few thoughts to share regarding what might have improved the game’s movement in the months immediately following its release:

Now the game is on sale, and sure enough, we’ve seen a huge uptick in sales because of the price. The price is interesting, there’s an argument to be made that we should’ve come out at a lower price point.

Robbins also argued that the game might have further benefited from a different release window. The game launched in between Baldur’s Gate 3 and Starfield, two of the most heavily-discussed games of 2023. It was drowned out by the massive wake those games had following their releases. He preferred a January 2024 release, though he claimed that the studio wouldn’t have been able to hold off that long due to financials.

Immortals of Aveum did have a pretty unfortunate rap. While the game did garner a positive critical response (our own reviewer gave it a 6/10), it ultimately didn’t gain enough traction. Ascendant Studios suffered major layoffs just mere weeks after the game’s launch due to poor sales performance.

The gaming landscape feels borderline unhinged these days, with incredible highs and such abysmal lows arriving hand-in-hand every single week. Immortals of Aveum was unfortunate enough to hit the low end of the curve, and people’s jobs suffered for it.

Source: Remap Radio

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