“SoulCalibur VI” reboots the franchise storyline while continuing its tradition of weapons-based combat. Image: Bandai Namco via AFP Relaxnews
The combined commercial power of Ancient Greek action adventure “Assassin’s Creed Odyssey”, fighting game “SoulCalibur”, soccer sim “Football Manager 2019” and in-development shooter “World War 3” — plus a discounted “Shadow of the Tomb Raider” in sixth — conspired to push enormous 2017 success “PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds” outside of the Steam chart top five.
Even if “SoulCalibur VI”, a classic franchise making its return after over 20 years on the market, were not present twice thanks to both standard and deluxe editions making it into the top five, a 34 percent-off sale on September hit “Shadow of the Tomb Raider” (sixth place) ensures the fate of “PUBG”.
“Football Manager 2019” is involved on the strength of pre-orders alone (those that pre-purchase it get immediate access to a Beta edition as well as lite version “FM19 Touch”) ahead of a Nov. 2 debut.
Elsewhere, modern retro shooter “Project Warlock” scales the GOG chart to end up in second, while extremely well-received murder mystery “Return of the Obra Dinn” looks even further back in home computing history for its distinctive look.
On Itch.io, low-budget horrors remain order of the day, with new release “Midnight Scenes: Ep.2” the favorite and its year-old predecessor not too far behind.
Steam*
1. Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
2. SoulCalibur VI
3. SoulCalibur VI (unspecified alternate edition)
4. Football Manager 2019
5. World War 3
*Steam chart based on revenue rather than units.
Humble Store
1. Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 (Standard and Digital Deluxe editions)
2. Tekken 7 Deluxe Edition
3. Tabletop Simulator
4. SoulCalibur VI
5. SoulCalibur Deluxe Edition
GamersGate EU
1. Insurgency Sandstorm
2. Medieval Engineers
3. Tropico 5 – Complete Collection
4. Overcooked 2
5. Squad
Fanatical
1. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic I & II Pack
2. SoulCalibur VI Deluxe Edition
3. Fanatical Origins Bundle incl. Rime, Rebel Galaxy, River City Ransom Underground
4. SoulCalibur
5. Total War: Warhammer II
GOG
1. Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales
2. Project Warlock
3. Battletech – Season Pass
4. Return of the Obra Dinn
5. Pathfinder: Kingmaker – Explorer Edition
Itchio’s Most Popular
1. Midnight Scenes Ep.2: The Goodbye Note
2. Isabelle
3. Advanced Education with Viktor Strobovski
4. Baleful – Demo
5. Midnight Scenes Ep.1: The Highway
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