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Manor Lords celebrates opening weekend with over 1 million sales

The most wishlisted game on Steam launched with a concurrent player peak of over 170K and galloped past the 1 million sales milestone

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April 29, 2024

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[This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Game Developer and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource Games Press]

Hooded Horse :

April 29, 2024 — Hooded Horse is proud to share that Slavic Magic’s medieval city-building sensation sold well over a million copies in its opening weekend, hitting this major sales milestone after 30 hours on sale.

Manor Lords’ concurrent player count on Steam also rose to over 170,000 concurrent users, representing the highest player peak ever reached by any city-building game on Steam, as well as several other adjacent genres, including all grand strategy games, colony sims, 4X games, and turn-based tactical games. That's not counting all the players enjoying Manor Lords on other platforms like PC Game Pass, EGS, and GOG.

Since its announcement in 2020, Manor Lords managed to capture the imagination of strategy and city-building fans worldwide, hitting over 3 million wishlists prior to launch and getting a positive reception from both press and content creators. It currently holds an 89% “Very Positive” review score on Steam with over 18,000 reviews.

Manor Lords is available in early access for PC via Steam, GOG, Epic Games Store, and the Microsoft Store for an RRP of $39.99 / £34.99 / €39.99/ ¥4,980, as well as other regional prices. Please see SteamDB for more information. It’s also available on PC Game Pass (Game Preview). 

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About Hooded Horse™
Hooded Horse is a publisher of deep strategic and tactical games with people and partners worldwide. Starting in 2019 with a single title, Hooded Horse’s portfolio has grown to 29 games and counting. Our goal is to empower and support developers in doing what they love so that they can create world-class experiences for their audiences. From the distant past of Manor Lords and the haunted woods of Against the Storm, to the depths of space in Terra Invicta and Falling Frontier.

You can find out more about us on our Steam publisher page, as well as our social channels; Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Discord, and website.

About Slavic Magic™

Slavic Magic is the Polish development studio led by Greg Styczeń, the (mostly) solo developer of city builder/RTS game Manor Lords. With a background in film production, Greg has enjoyed making things his entire life, and Manor Lords was born out of years of experimentation and prototypes of different game experiences.

You can find out more via the official website, as well as Twitter, Facebook, and Discord.

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