Overview
- Expedition 33 won nine trophies at The Game Awards, including Game of the Year, setting a new record for the show.
- Alinea/Aliena Analytics estimates more than 200,000 extra copies sold since December 11, lifting lifetime sales to roughly six million.
- Post-ceremony sales skewed 76% on Steam, 21% on PS5, and 3% on Xbox, with about 52,000 Xbox users starting the game via Game Pass.
- Player activity surged, reaching a recent Steam concurrent peak of 56,993 as Circana reported US engagement more than tripled by December 13.
- Sandfall released the free Verso’s Drafts ‘Thank You’ update with a new playable area, late-game boss challenges, photo mode, quality-of-life fixes, and six new songs, as President Emmanuel Macron publicly praised the studio; the game also remains in contention for further honors including the Indie Game Awards and the BAFTA longlist.