10 years ago, very few people knew of Moon Studios. Founded in 2010, the Austrian game dev’s first project was 2015’s Metroidvania platformer Ori and the Blind Forest. Since then, the company has continued to see success with an Ori sequel (2020) and their upcoming ARPG No Rest for the Wicked. Ahead of its release, the studio has revealed that the Ori franchise has sold an impressive 10 million copies.

Taking to Twitter, the co-founder and CEO of Moon Studios ‘Thomas Mahler’ spoke on the current status and success of the company, saying “If Blind Forest would have flopped back then, we would’ve been bankrupt as a studio.”

He continued, “But thank god it didn’t – we sold around 10m copies of Ori so far, which probably makes it the most successful Metroidvania series ever made.”

This fact is doubly impressive when considering the series has yet to find its way onto PlayStation platforms, meaning this 10 million figure is spread across PC, Xbox and Switch.

Initial impressions of No Rest for the Wicked appear to be positive, however we will have to wait and see whether Moon Studios will be able to recreate their success once again with a brand new IP.

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