TheLEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Sagahas been receiving a lot of love from fans following its launch on April 5. Although only a few weeks since its release, the game has already broken some impressive records. Now, Warner Brothers Games has announced thatLEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Sagais its biggest LEGO game launch to date.When the game was released, it quickly became the most playedStar WarsandLEGOtitle on Steam within a matter of hours.LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Sagaclocked in 82,517 players at its peak during the 24 hours of its release, beatingStar Wars: Jedi Fallen Orderwhich recorded 46,550 following launch. More recently,LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Sagamoved more physical copies thanElden Ringin the UK. As such, it would come as no surprise that the game has been the biggest LEGO game launch for the company.RELATED:New Star Wars Game in Development With Amy HennigAccording to the announcement,LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Sagahas crossed 3.2 million sales within a span of two weeks and has managed to exceed sales records “across every platform, region, and edition” says Warner Brothers Games. The company went on to thank players as the game tops the list of the biggest launches inLEGO gameshistory.
Developed byTT Gamesin partnership with Lucasfilm Games, theLEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Sagawalks players through all nine of the Skywalker-centric films where one gets to travel the galaxy while reenacting the iconic stories. Here, gamers get to play a number of recognizable characters from the movies, including Luke Skywalker, Darth Maul, Poe Dameron, and more. Featuring new combat mechanics and wide exploration options, the game allows one to start at the beginning of any trilogy, be itThe Phantom Menace,A New Hope, orThe Force Awakens.
News of the game’s successcomes as a refreshing change of pace for TT Games following multiple delays and having to deal with allegations ofextensive crunch onLEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga. Now with the current reception for the title, it will be interesting to see what the future will hold for fans of bothLEGOandStar Warsfranchises. So far, the studio has announcedLEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Sagawill receive seven DLC packs in total includingThe Mandalorian Season 2andStar Wars: The Bad Batchpacks which are scheduled to launch on coming May 4.
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Sagais available now on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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