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Total shipments and digital sales for 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim have surpassed one million units, publisher ATLUS and developer Vanillaware announced.

13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim first launched for PlayStation 4 on November 28, 2019 in Japan, March 19, 2020 in Asia, and September 22, 2020 worldwide, followed by Switch on April 12, 2022 worldwide and April 14, 2022 in Japan.

Back in November 2022, the companies announced that the game had surpassed 800,000 sales worldwide.

13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim shipments and digital sales top one million

Total shipments and digital sales for 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim have surpassed one million units, publisher ATLUS and developer Vanillaware announced.

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www.atlus.co.jp

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

I'll say that's well deserved for the talented folks at Vanillaware, and hopefully they'll consider porting it to PC as well since there's a large audience interested in this type of game (VN / mecha strategy) on Steam.

 

[Kurotri]

One of the absolute best games I've ever played ever. Especially if you have any interest in 80s Japan aesthetics, please PLEASE play this game.

I'm really looking forward to their next title.

 

[DevilMayFlyForAWhiteGuy]

I like Vanillaware, but I’m not really into those kinds of strategy games and would rather play a new side scroller/rpg style game like they usually make.

 

[jm89]

Loved this game.

Loved it so much i played through it whilst having a fever when i catched covid.

 

[PanzerCute]

Well deserved. I understand this is not everyone's cup of tea, but personnally this game blew me away and I would say this is a rare 10/10 for my tastes.

 

[Killer8]

Double dipped on PS4 and Switch, I did my part.

 

[mxbison]

Great game.

It's rare for video games to have a story that keeps you this engaged.

 

[Pedro Motta]

Bought and loved it, but I still wish they would go back to games like Odins Sphere and Muramasa.

 

[JokerMM]

10/10 game

 

[Unknown Soldier]

One of my favorite games of the last gen and also of all time. An underrated masterpiece. Nice to see Vanillaware make it to a million sales on what is arguably a super niche Japanese title.

 

[Zheph]

Amazing game, I can't wait for the next Vanillaware

 

[SerTally]

Loved the story, had some nice twists I genuinely didn't see coming. The combat was... interesting though. Happy to see it reach the 1m milestone.

 

[SaintALia]

Congrats to them. Went to check if it was on PC yet...and it's not. That sucks, currently playing through Muramasa, the Demon Blade, would have been great to pick this up right after I was finished. Dragon's Crown is also locked to PS platforms. I hope they look into porting some of their titles to PC or at least make it one of their platforms going forward, they would do well there.

 

[Hudo]

Deserves far more sales. It's really fucking good.

 

[Danjin44]

13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim Sales Pass One Million Units Worldwide

RTS mecha visual novel 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim, a Vanillaware game nominated for Best Narrative, has surpassed one million in sales.

www.siliconera.com

 

[ShadyAcshuns]

Love that game, but I'm only able to play it in short bursts for some reason.

 

[Danjin44]

Love that game, but I'm only able to play it in short bursts for some reason.

beauty of that game is for most part you can play it however you want or how you want to pace it.

 

[Paltheos]

I'm more surprised that it hadn't already passed a million.

Very creative and (typically for Vanillaware) beautiful game. Deserves the praise it gets.

 

[killatopak]

Deserved more.

I highly recommend people to try this out.

 

[Cyberpunkd]

Deserved more.

I highly recommend people to try this out.

Same, it’s really good and most importantly avoids all the teen angst, animu waifu tropes that plague Japanese games. It’s surprisingly mature.

 

[DenchDeckard]

Amazing news. What an incredible game. Loved this, give me moooore.

 

[TheDarkPhantom]

I enjoyed it though I still prefer stuff like Dragon's Crown, Odin Sphere and Muramasa when it comes to Vanillaware. They've been quiet for a while, wonder what they are working on.

 

[Power Pro]

I really wanted to play it, it was sitting on my shelf for a long time. somewhere by accident, I got spoiled on the ending, so I'm kinda bummed and having an even harder time going to it. It sounds cool, but the impact of playing it is kinda ruined.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

For those who have a Switch the game is 70% off right now on the eShop ( $17.99 USD / $25.48 AUD / 17,99€ / £14.99): https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/13-sentinels-aegis-rim-switch/

 

[Danjin44]

13 Sentinels was soooooo good! For me Vanillaware is up there as one of the best devs that needs to be treasured.

 

[drganon]

Damn good game. Looking forward to what vanillaware cooks up next.

 

[NanaMiku]

One of the best game from Vanillaware. I hope they make another sci-fi game

13 Sentinels was soooooo good! For me Vanillaware is up there as one of the best devs that needs to be treasured.

Even Yoko Taro loves them

Can you share a message to the fans that are looking forward to the release of 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim?


Yoko Taro: “I think you must buy this game! The reason for that is—in order to keep the existence of this Japanese national treasure of a company known as Vanillaware, they must sell as many copies possible. I don’t care whether games of other companies sell, and I really wouldn’t care at all if Atlus were to go under! However, Vanillaware games are the one thing we can’t lose in Japan, so let’s all buy 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim!”

Yoko Taro Shares His Thoughts On Vanillaware, 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim, And Why You Must Buy It

www.siliconera.com

 

[SirTerry-T]

Best timey-wimey plotline since Steins:Gate.
Awesome game, Taro is right, VanillaWare are a national treasure.

 

[digoutyoursoul]

Do you think we might get a Xbox version at some point?

 

[NanaMiku]

I just remembered that Vanillaware usually put their new game in the new year cards.

13 Sentinels was teased in 2013: https://www.siliconera.com/happy-new-year-from-vanillaware-here-are-some-mecha/

This year, the new year card is Princess Crown. Are they gonna remake it?

 

[West Texas CEO]

Well deserved.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Buddy of mine who works in the industry on Vanillaware:

"If anything survives the apocalypse, vanillaware is what deserves to"

 

[adamsapple]

Played the PS4 version a while back, had a great time. Art was fuckin' beautiful.

 

[NanaMiku]

So I just got back from Japan and found some 13 Sentinels merch in Capcom Store (there was a 13 Sentinels collab with Capcom Cafe). Snagged some merchandise and the towel is really cool

 

[Mexen]

Amazing game. Well deserved.

Yuki-tan

 

[Labadal]

Good for them. It was a good game.

I hope they keep doing well with Unicorn Overlord.

 

[Vampire On Titus]

Fantastic game, the slow burn success is a testament to how strong word of mouth is for it. It's the kind of experience you immediately want to share with others. I actually bought 3 copies for various friends over the years.

 

[Evil Calvin]

I don't know about this one. I hated it.....I loved Odin Sphere, Muramasa and Dragon's Crown....but couldn't get into this.

Got the Unicorn Overlord CE pre-ordered though.

 

[West Texas CEO]

I don't know about this one. I hated it.....I loved Odin Sphere, Muramasa and Dragon's Crown....but couldn't get into this.

Got the Unicorn Overlord CE pre-ordered though.

 

[Deerock71]

Double dipped on PS4 and Switch, I did my part.

Double dipped on Switch. Physical and digital (on a KILLER sale).

 

[Chuck Berry]

Awesome fucking game and on my GOTY list that year.

Vanilla never misses. Now give me Muramasa on PS5.

 

[LectureMaster]

It's humanity's loss that only 1 million people got to experience this incredible game.

One of the highest production value visual novels and one of the best storying unfolding experience.

 

[Danjin44]

 

[bender]

I double dipped with digital on PSN and physical on Switch.

 

[Chuck Berry]

I had no idea Unicorn Overlords was even a thing. How in the fuck did I miss this?

Wish it wasnt a tactical RPG. I just cant with those types of games. Not enough patience let alone intelligence for em

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Need to double dip as well with a Switch physical (only have the PS4 version).

 

[Gambit2483]

Was absolutely floored when ATLUS announced the Switch version of this. I did my part, awesome game on Switch. Glad to see it payed off.

 

[Raven117]

Its a fantastic game.

 

[Danjin44]

I had no idea Unicorn Overlords was even a thing. How in the fuck did I miss this?