Summary
The newly releasedRemnant 2was able to sell over a million copies in a single week.Remnant 2improves the gameplay of its predecessorin several ways, and this seems to have reflected in the popularity of the new title, which even surprised Gearbox Publishing expectations with its sales.
Remnant 2is a third-person shooter inspired by Soulslike games that serves as the sequel toRemnant: From the Ashes. By offering more build variety, complex boss fights, new weapons, and more, the game has been hailed by critics as an improvement over its predecessor. It was already clear that the new game would be successful whenRemnant 2became a Steam bestsellerbefore its launch.
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Now, Gearbox Publishing’s official announcement states thatRemnant 2managed to sell over a million units and double its predecessor’s concurrent player total. According to the president of Gearbox Publishing, Yoon Im, the game exceeded all the expectations of the team, becoming a commercial and critical hit.
Remnant 2differs fromRemnant: From the Ashesin several ways. While both games have a post-apocalyptic Earth as the setting, most of the mechanics in the sequel are greatly refined. For instance,Remnant 2focuses on quantity over quality with boss fights, having fewer of them, but with more emphasis on making these fights more unique. The new Archetype system also offers more build variety, being considered an improvement overRemnant: From the Ashes’Trait system, which has also been overhauled in the sequel.Procedural generation inRemnant 2, however, remains an important part of the game.
At the moment, developer Gunfire Games is likely to focus on continuing to work onRemnant 2, as the devs have already promised long-term support for the game. However, it’s possible to speculate on the next moves of the company, with an obvious candidate for the next game being asequel toChronos: Before The Ashes. The title was set loosely in the same universe as theRemnantgames, so it would probably interest several gamers who are currently playingRemnant 2.
Remnant 2is now available on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X.
