V Rising Early Access sells 2 million copies in first month

Swedish game developer Stunlock Studios announced V riseIts open-world vampire survival game has reached the 2 million sales mark.

The Early Access game, released a month ago, has an 88% positive review of 31,300 copies on Steam.

CEO Rickard Frisegard said: “We at Stunlock are very proud of the amazing start that V Rising has made since it launched in Early Access.”

“Our goal of making the best vampire game possible clearly shows we are on the right path. We will strive to provide our players with a new, groundbreaking survival experience while satisfying any bloodthirsty desire.”

The game sold over 1 million copies in its first week of Early Access and moved over 500,000 copies within its first three days of release.

As of press time, the game has more than 39,000 players on Steam, with a current peak of 41,234 and an all-time peak of 150,645.

The game features servers for up to 50 players, and after centuries of slumber, you’ll be a weak vampire. You will need to hunt to regain your stamina while also avoiding the sun.

Once strong enough, you’ll start rebuilding your castle, turning humans into servants, and building your vampire empire. You can make allies and enemies, play online or locally, fend off holy soldiers, and wage war.

As you traverse forests, open countryside, and caves in search of resources, you’ll encounter other mythical dangers, and you’ll meet friends and foes along the way. You can loot villages, raid bandits, fight bosses, and explore the realm of supernatural beasts.

The resources you find and the ancient technologies you discover will give you access to dark powers. You’ll use this knowledge to build a castle where you can store your loot and grow your army. You can personalize your castle and make coffins for servants and friends. Be sure to strengthen your castle, though, to protect your treasure from vampire opponents.

If you’re just getting started, we have a number of guide pages to help you. They range from how to get recipes and crafting components to the best weapons to use. We also tell you how to build a castle, become a wolf, the differences in PvP, we give you a servant guide, how to create a clan, and more.

V Rising is $19.99/$19.99.