Retro-Inspired Indie Sea Of Stars Sold 100,000 Copies On Its First Day

I'm very very tempted to go digital but I think I need to hold onto this one physically, it looks too amazing not to

Bought it yesterday and played it for a few hours. My girlfriend took our son for a long walk while I sat home playing on the big screen. The game is amazing! Felt like a kid again! So many cool tracks that play in the background as well

The genius thing about the switch is that when we go to bed, the switch is coming with me as well. In other words, I haven't got that much sleep tonight and up by 5 in the morning again to give my son some breakfast...

Awesome news! Deserved!

I’m about 2 hours in and having a blast so far!

I had originally planned to hold out for the physical, but I've waited for this for too long... I got a digital copy on PS5, and I'll pick up a physical copy on Switch as soon as that's out. If any game's worth doubling down on, I think it'd be this one! Haven't had a chance to play much yet, but I'm very excited to get into it!

Wonder if those numbers include gamepass downloads.

Trust me people, this game is really that good.

I’ve never seen such a rich and beautifully crafted turn based pixel RPG in my life

GOTY hands down and after that sequence I played yesterday, I raised my score from 9 to 10

While I haven't fully "supported" them yet( as I'm playing on gamepass), I will be buying this on switch. 2hrs in and I adore it already.

Downloaded on Ps Plus. Not sure when I am going to fit it in though.

Long live turn based!!👍😎

So glad this is doing well! Was not bothered much by its release because I was going to go physical much later but now it appears I need to get this much sooner. Might just bite the bullet and go digital.

@Mauzuri game is 34.99 it is cheap as it is..

Is the actual game better than the demo? I've tried the demo a bit ago, and I wasn't really impressed. My main issue was that the game doesn't have a proper tutorial, and you can't even really gauge how interesting the story is when the demo itself basically tries to avoid showing any actual portion of story, instead opting to skip around.

I like the look, but now I'm older I dont think I have the patience to play a turn based RPG anymore.
I tried with Octopath and gave up after the first chapter as I just can't take the grind anymore.
But may cave when the physical comes about

@illmatic20xx 100k copies sold, not downloaded. Number refers only to full purchases.

@VoidofLight The full game has a very proper tutorial. And yes, the game is awesome.

Awesome. I want to buy this game for Switch, but in the meantime since it's on GamePass and I have that service, I can play it there. In my admittedly short time with it so far, I was really happy with the overall feel of the game and the graphics.

bought it yesterday, for Switch. Seems like the ideal candidate for play, in handheld mode (and then in tv mode if the mood takes you). Wanted to support the devs directly than acquire via a sub, but obviously the devs will have been paid for it going onto GP or PS+ as well. A win, especially with this being such a good game

I’ve felt like the indie retro thing was kind of over saturated so wasn’t really interested in this, but there is a demo, so if it’s really that good….

@Bunkerneath I’m sorta the same way, the game has to be really special for me to dive into a turn based game. This one wasn’t it for me. A very generic homage with terrible aspects of modern game design. This game commands you to spend way too much time on sections that really should wrap up quickly.

@sanderev Ahh, I'll probably just get the full game then.

Ughh I was really enjoying it, but this one fight where a certain mob keeps summoning more and more things and my characters just don't hit very hard, even with perfect timing and the easy mode relic on. It's not even a boss fight and I just can't do it, guess I just need to git gud but when you can't retry straight away because of archaic save point design it's so grating. Games can be challenging without being unfair, I've not long beat Fuga: Melodies of steel and that was the perfect example of that, I'm gutted I bought this instead of Fuga 2.

currently playing Sea of Stars and man this game is great

@Ocaz can you define what you mean by modern game design?

A worthy spiritual successor to Chrono Trigger. That's how you do it.

Was going to wait for the physical release and nab a copy for Switch but word of mouth has got me tempted so I'll be downloading it from PS Plus Extra when I get home

@Nintendencies If you're talking about the enemies in the mine area, the summons are interruptible. As for not hitting hard enough, you really want to take advantage of the boost mechanic because they're vulnerable to elemental damage.

Not generally my genre but I love the look and the atmosphere it imparts. That, and the the tins of good reviews and comments are making it very tempting….I’ll wait on physical though.

Just started playing myself and I gotta say. I instantly like this a whole lot more than that Chained Echoes that came out. It felt like it was copying the old classics instead of paying homage to them and doing his own thing with the game. Sea of Stars however it instantly feels like it's own thing while paying homage to the classics. Also gotta say I love the mario & luigi style button presses for skills. I knew this would be good as soon as I learned it's from the same studio as The Messenger.

Backed the kickstarter on this. Only got to play for 35min or so this morning, but so far I'm loving the vibe here. The art is just gorgeous. I want to just look at ever area and take it all in. So many little details. Similar with the music. Only heard a few tracks, but they're perfect for where they fit in the game. I'm already familiar with the combat from the kickstarter beta, so I know that's good. Very much looking forward to spending more time with the game.

Also, very happy they designed the game to play as either character as the lead. If my daughters want to play they'll enjoy being able to pick Valere.

I tried the demo and was seriously underwhelmed, but the reviews have been so stellar that I dove in and picked it up. Turns out this game is amazing. I was still less than thrilled with the level from the demo when I got to it in the actual game, but yeah, everything else has been pretty solid

Yaaaaaas queen. So happy to hear this. I have my free code! And my free physical will come in January too! ♡♡♡

So much for KS supporters of Physical copies???

@SwitchForce They did push back the physical copies until early next year, but have given every physical backer a digital code as well (can be for any platform regardless of which platform you pledged for physical on) so that we wouldn't have to wait until then to play.

@Manguy888A I did describe it. Terrible tedious sections that should be shorter than they are.

I'm glad it's doing well, I'm certainly enjoying my time with it. It's a chill little rpg, beautiful pixel art and good music. I'm particularly fond of story time with Teaks.

@Indielink
You are quite right, I think I just got too frustrated to see that at the time, kinda embarassing really. My partner had a go and was like DAFUQ is wrong with you, why don't you love this game? I think I just got brick walled by my own head, I'll give it another try in a few days or so.

@Otoemetry just buy it now dude. The game is bloody awesome! It feels like Chrono Trigger, Mario RPG, Golden Sun, and Link to the Past, had 'happy times' while Chrono Cross and Secret of Mana and some other games watched on, and then this just happened 9 months later.

The battle system is so fun, the world feels so cozy, it does a great job of having bits of exposition but without every feeling like you just want to skip the story beats because they're taking too long. (Looking at you Octopath, I love you, but the fact that you had to make all of your dialogue completely skippable because you guys just couldn't rework your dialogue to be 300% more beif is a crime.)

I'm probably a good 15 or more hours in at this point and I'm just bloody loving it. Not many games ever make me legit laugh out loud. But there is one pirate character who keeps just catching me off guard with dialogue that is probably making my neighbours wonder what I"m laughing at.

BUY IT!

@Mauzuri honestly the score is the weakest part of this game. Not saying it's bad. I'm just saying everything else is amazing and the score is just pretty dang good.
If you enjoyed Chrono Trigger, I promise you'll like this game. I'm a good 15 hours in and... this is probably the most fun I've had with a turn based RPG in years. And I just finished Octopath 2 which a lot of people say is great (and I did have a lot of fun with that one) but this one honestly is just really dang fun and the mixture of story beats with action is really balanced IMO.

Played about an hour and a half, and so far it feels likes it's dragging to get into the meat of the game, even with me not wandering at all between the linear progression. I really want to love it, so I hope it picks up soon. The combat is decent and the system is very reminiscent of CT or FF6, with a little Super Mario RPG thrown in. Like @DavidMac said, the score (music) is a little lacking, but still pretty good. Mind you, CT is my all time favorite JRPG, so it has a lot to live up to.

@RchUncleSkeleton it keeps getting better. Have you gotten to the pirates yet? Yolanda legit made me cackle with laughter.