The nominees for the New York Game Awards 2024 were announced yesterday, with Baldur's Gate 3 taking six nominations.
18.12.2023 - 15:17 / gameinformer.com / Thierry Boulanger
Sea of Stars took home the award for Best Independent Game at The Game Awards 2023 earlier this month and now, developer Sabotage Studio has revealed the RPG has surpassed 4 million players since launch. Sea of Stars is available on PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, and PC, launching back in August, and is free to subscribers on Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass, as well as PlayStation Plus' Extra and Premium subscribers.
Alongside Sea of Stars' TGAs win, Sabotage took home the Best Indie Game award at the Golden Joysticks and was recognized by the British Academy Film and Television Awards as one of the best games from 2023.
«Sea of Stars is the game of my dreams, and seeing its quest resonate so strongly with players and critics means the world to everyone at Sabotage,» studio co-founder and Sea of Stars game director Thierry Boulanger writes in a press release. «The team behind this game is the most talented and dedicated group I could have ever hoped to create Sea of Stars with, and I'm again reminded of their brilliance as we progress with creating Sea of Stars' upcoming DLC, Throes of the Watchmaker.
»For fans to have recognized our adventure in such an incredibly prosperous year for RPGs alongside new arrivals from the genre's biggest franchises, we simply just cannot thank you enough for supporting us, and we can't wait to show you what's next for Sea of Stars."
In other Sea of Stars news, the game's soundtrack, which features guest tracks from famed Chrono Trigger composer Yasunori Mitsuda, is now available on streaming platforms. It contains all day, night, and pirate versions of songs in Sea of Stars.
The complete original soundtrack for Sea of Stars is now available on streaming platforms!
The 3-discs OST features all Day, Night & Pirate versions of songs, along with guest tracks from composer Yasunori Mitsuda
The nominees for the New York Game Awards 2024 were announced yesterday, with Baldur's Gate 3 taking six nominations.
A few hours ago, Valve closed the Steam Awards 2023 polls to announce the winners in each of the ten categories. Unsurprisingly, Larian's Baldur's Gate 3 brought home another Game of the Year award after the previous wins at the Golden Joystick and The Game Awards, beating finalists Resident Evil 4, EA Sports FC 24, Lethal Company (the runaway early access smash hit of the last couple of months), and Hogwarts Legacy.
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After taking the crown for the best independent game of the year during the 2023 Game Awards , Sea of Stars has officially captured the hearts of 4 million players. Sabotage Studio made the announcement regarding the turn-based combat RPGs milestone just four short months after the game’s initial debut.
Sabotage Studio's classic turn-based RPG Sea of Stars has surpassed 4 million players in less than four months, the indie studio has announced.
Sabotage Studio’s retro RPG Sea of Stars launched for PC and consoles earlier this year in August, and was instantly met with widespread acclaim from critics and audiences alike. That success has been reflected in the game’s performance on other fronts as well.
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We’re coming up for air from our coverage of The Game Awards to loop our readers in on some of the best deals happening this weekend. If you’re looking to experience some of the winners from the 2023 Game Awards for yourself, you can find discounts on a variety of titles on Steam. Some other highlights you might want to check out include a sitewide sale on Blu-Rays from The Criterion Collection, and the Xbox Series X matching its Black Friday price on Walmart and Amazon.