Wednesday, May 13th 2026
Saros Estimated To Have Sold 300,000 Units in 2 Weeks With High Daily Active Players
When Saros launched in late April, it was very positively received, with both reviewers and players raving about the game's combat, movement, replayability, and engaging meta progression mechanics. Despite the strong showing in reviews, however, it seems as though the roguelike hasn't sold quite the numbers that Sony and Housemarque might have expected. Estimates by Alinea Analytics put sales figures for Saros at around 300,000 units and $22 million in revenue, underperforming its predecessor, Returnal—although that game launched at a different time, when PS5 games were more sparse.
In a way, it's almost to be expected that a third-person bullet hell roguelike might not sell with the same fervor as something like the recent Crimson Desert, which racked up over 5 million sales in its first month, or Resident Evil Requiem, which sold over 6 million copies in just over two weeks; Saros is in a much more niche genre than even the single-player horror of Resident Evil, it's a less well-established franchise, and it carries a premium $70 price tag. That said, the data also suggests that, even two weeks after launch, Saros still has a daily active player count over 100,000, echoing the strong replayability characteristics pointed out in early reviews. It's also worth noting that Saros may launch on PC at a later date, which would likely see a fresh wave of sales for the game. Alinea estimates that as much as $13 million of Returnal's revenue was earned on Steam, even though it launched on PC two years after the PS5 launch.
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Alinea Analytics
In a way, it's almost to be expected that a third-person bullet hell roguelike might not sell with the same fervor as something like the recent Crimson Desert, which racked up over 5 million sales in its first month, or Resident Evil Requiem, which sold over 6 million copies in just over two weeks; Saros is in a much more niche genre than even the single-player horror of Resident Evil, it's a less well-established franchise, and it carries a premium $70 price tag. That said, the data also suggests that, even two weeks after launch, Saros still has a daily active player count over 100,000, echoing the strong replayability characteristics pointed out in early reviews. It's also worth noting that Saros may launch on PC at a later date, which would likely see a fresh wave of sales for the game. Alinea estimates that as much as $13 million of Returnal's revenue was earned on Steam, even though it launched on PC two years after the PS5 launch.
16 Comments on Saros Estimated To Have Sold 300,000 Units in 2 Weeks With High Daily Active Players
Will pick it up later in the summer though.
...as soon as it arrives on Windows/StamOS...
Untill then, their loss...
For Saros, that means at least 2.2 million copies sold at $70 each just to break even, and 3.3 million to be reasonably profitable. They are about 10% of the way there.
No, they don't have to worry about "Sony's 30% cut of revenue". The game studio that made the game is a part of PlayStation Studios.
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/housemarques-ceo-reveals-pivotal-role-of-sony-acquisition-in-enabling-saros-development/