Blood of the Dawn Treader It launched with confidence, and within a few days of its release, sales exceeded the 1 million copy mark. This is an especially noteworthy result for the debut project for Bad Wolf, created by a veteran of The Witcher 3 development, as the game launches simultaneously on PC and current-gen consoles.
Blood of the Dawn Treader will be released globally on September 3, 2026. At this point, the RPG game has received mostly positive reviews from critics. On OpenCritic, the average score is around 85, with 93% of reviewers recommending the game as a playthrough. At the time of publication, the project was included in approximately 7% of the best games on the platform based on 103 reviews.
first major business result Rebellious Wolf Tried to fix it almost immediately. The official account of “Dawn Treader Blood” reported on September 5 that the game has sold more than 1 million copies. As a result, the results needed to achieve this were achieved within about two days of full launch, although the developers did not reveal the exact moment when the million mark was crossed.
At the same time, a large portion of the audience is console owners. According to rough estimates from PlayTracker, Gamalytic and VG Insights, steam There are about 308,900 copies, less than a third of the total. The rest of the sales come from the console version. This is indirectly confirmed by user ratings of digital stores: As of September 5 PlayStation Store There are over 3,800 reviews, compared to less than 300 on the Xbox Store.
However, the PC version also showed decent results. On the same day, Blood of the Dawn Treader set a new record for the number of people online at the same time on Steam – 70,692. The game also maintains a high position on digital store sales charts.
So far, reviews from viewers themselves have largely matched the assessments of professional critics. Of the approximately 10,000 user reviews on Steam, approximately 80% positive. Meanwhile, some of the negative reviews have less to do with the RPG concept itself and more to do with the technical state of the PC version.
Some players are experiencing performance issues, stuttering, and other technical issues. Things seem to be more stable on consoles, which may partially explain the difference between the overall review score and the user experience on Steam.
Rebel Wolves have begun to solve the problem. The developers have issued advisories for several known issues and confirmed they are working on a full fix. In particular, the studio is looking into stuttering in windowed and frameless modes, glitches during shader compilation, and the inability to remap certain buttons on the PS5 controller. Further updates are expected to improve the technical state of the game.
However, despite these shortcomings, Blood of the Dawn Treader looks to be a pretty successful debut. Selling 1 million copies in just a few days after its debut is a significant metric for a new IP, especially considering Rebel Wolves have never released a game of their own before.
Commercial success is especially important for the future of the series. The studio initially viewed Blood of the Dawn Treader not as a one-off project, but rather as the first chapter in a potential vampire series. The developers have discussed plans to expand the created universe and showcase other places and eras in the future.
If high sales continue, publishers Bandai Namco We have every reason to continue working with the Rebel Wolves. So not only is the first million copies a good number for a first RPG, but it’s a potentially important signal about the future of the Blood of Dawnwalker series as a whole.
