2023 has been a sensational year for video games, especially RPGs. Sea of Stars, a love letter to JRPGs and Chrono Trigger in particular has crossed another milestone and has been played by over 4 million players across all platforms.
The game was released back in August 2023 on basically every platform as well as on Xbox Game Pass, PlayStation Plus Extra, and Premium. That’s quite a significant figure to achieve in just four months of release, and Sea of Stars gained critical acclaim by winning the “Best Indie Game” award at The Game Awards 2023.
Thierry Boulanger, co-founder of Sabotage Studio had the following to say regarding the game’s reception, as well as the the upcoming DLC.
“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…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”
If you haven’t picked up the game due to a lack of physical editions, you’ll be glad to know that iam8bit is releasing physical editions for Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series S|X in early 2024.
I’m glad to see the game doing well, and it’s quite an impressive feat for the studio’s second release. It shows that people that are still very interested in classic JRPG style adventures, and Sea of Stars emulates that very well.
