slay the spire became a hit.
Through word-of-mouth among players, it sold over 6,000 copies in just one day, showing even stronger momentum than braveheart.
This instantly boosted Chen Lin's wealth by more than 100,000 yuan.
Moreover, its innovative, casual, and diverse yet non-repetitive gameplay attracted a large number of players, leading to a constant stream of strategy discussions and posts.
Even on major short video platforms, various tricky tactics were shared (and flaunted), quickly sparking a craze for competition.
"Boss, something big happened! Come quick!"
Inside Dawn Studio.
As soon as Old Song entered the door early in the morning, a bald programmer with wide, round eyes came up to him holding a tablet.
"What's all this shouting about? Did your code from yesterday crash again?"
Old Song frowned. This guy usually seemed quiet, so why was he suddenly so flustered today?
"No, it's the game, the game we made before became a hit!"
The programmer said breathlessly and disjointedly, a flush of excitement on his face.
Their game became a hit?
Hearing this, Old Song didn't react for a moment.
If he remembered correctly, they had only released a few music and racing games before.
Although they had made some money, it was far from enough to be considered a hit.
Did they get lucky and ride some mainstream trend?
Thinking of this, he couldn't stay calm and quickly asked, "Which one specifically? Did one of our previously released games go viral?"
"No, it's slay the spire, which we outsourced a while ago! The sales exploded on the first day of release! It even made it onto the daily sales chart!"
"What did you say?!"
Old Song's heart jolted.
slay the spire, wasn't that the game Chen Lin had outsourced to them before?
When he sent over the game files, he even said that this type of game had never been made before and might not get a good reception, so they should be prepared.
But now he was being told.
That game became a hit!
"Where is it? Let me see!"
Entering the studio, Old Song immediately rushed to the computer. Under the programmer's operation, he opened Steam, and soon the slay the spire game page appeared before his eyes.
"Game: slay the spire"
"Type: Card Building, Turn-Based Combat, Strategy, Rogue"
"Synopsis: Inside and outside the tower, there are cursed people whose souls are trapped within. Only by ascending this Tower of Babel to heaven can they find themselves."
"Price: 50 yuan"
"Reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive"
Below the homepage, it was all overwhelmingly positive reviews.
What shocked Old Song even more was that this game was actually on the daily sales chart.
It had forcefully broken into the top ten!
As the owner of a game studio, he was well aware of how valuable this chart was, as it was calculated purely by real-time sales.
Forget the top ten.
Even the top hundred, their released games had never even come close once!
"Is this really the game we made?"
Old Song swallowed, feeling parched.
Other employees who had received the news also left their seats and quickly gathered around.
"No mistake, it's the game we made before! I'm very familiar with this cover!"
"And those character silhouettes, I synthesized them all with graphic tools!"
"Oh my god, so I'm this amazing?"
Everyone spoke one after another, unable to believe that this was a game they had made with their own hands.
It was like suddenly, someone told you that the mud figures you molded were works of art.
They didn't think it was their credit.
After all, if making games could be this easy to become a hit, they would have long since jumped ship to those big companies.
Would they still be staying in this small studio writing code?
Which means.
What became a hit was the game itself.
It was the gameplay and design!
Dawn Studio just got lucky and benefited from it.
But even so, they were still incredibly excited.
Because this was a validation of their abilities!
Especially in the industry, other manufacturers could easily find out which company took on the production of this game.
The popularity of slay the spire was undoubtedly a good advertisement for Dawn Studio. Would they still worry about not getting big orders in the future?
They wouldn't even have to swallow their pride and take on the scraps left over by those big companies anymore!
"Only because you're too beautiful~"
At this moment, a phone ringtone suddenly sounded, startling Old Song out of his astonishment.
He picked it up and saw.
It was the studio that had helped him make this game before, also one of his few friends in the industry.
"Old Song, you're a bit dishonest. You told me this highly potential outsourced game was a private order. Are you looking down on your brother?"
A voice full of reproach came from the other end of the phone.
"I didn't lie to you, this really is a private order."
Old Song still hadn't recovered from the shock and was completely bewildered.
"Still saying you didn't lie to me? How can a private individual produce such high-quality CG? And so much at once? Honestly, is this an order you got from one of those big companies?"
"Uh..."
Old Song opened his mouth, glanced at slay the spire's promotional page, and for a moment didn't know how to explain.
After a long silence, he finally recounted the entire story in detail.
After listening, a gasp came from the other side.
"To achieve this level with a private order is very impressive. Remember to introduce me sometime. If there are similar outsourcing opportunities, don't be shy with me. I'll call more people over to help."
"Alright, I'll hang up first, I still have a lot to deal with here."
Hanging up the phone, Old Song let out a long breath. He hadn't expected his old friend to get the news so quickly.
After thinking for a while, he picked up his phone again and called Chen Lin.
But the response he got was a constant busy signal, preventing him from connecting.
After several unsuccessful attempts, he could only give up for the time being.
On the other side.
Star Travel Company Headquarters.
"Director, this week's game rankings are out."
An employee holding documents came into the office.
He was specifically responsible for market research, so as soon as the rankings were updated, he immediately compiled a report and presented it.
"Hmm, well done."
Yang Liang took the documents, flipping through them while asking, "How are the sales of the game we released earlier?"
"This... the response doesn't seem very good. It barely made it to the bottom of the daily sales chart," the employee said cautiously.
"Bottom?"
Yang Liang paused, frowned, and looked up: "This game is our flagship product. We not only invested a lot of manpower and resources but also spent nearly a year on it. And it only achieved this much? What is the publicity department doing?!"
Bang!
The documents were slammed heavily onto the table.
The sound echoed through the wall and across the entire office area, startling all the employees, who shrank their heads and dared not show their faces.
You know.
That game was their company's top project this year.
In addition to being advertised as a big production costing over a hundred million, they also invited a popular young idol to endorse it, showing full confidence.
While being at the bottom of the daily sales chart might be decent for small companies, it was far from meeting their expectations, not even enough to break even.
No wonder Yang Liang was so angry.
Regarding this.
The people in the publicity department could only scoff.
Because they knew very well that out of the so-called hundred million investment, more than half was spent on inviting celebrity traffic.
The remaining money, if it could even produce a game that squeezed into the daily sales chart, was already a miracle.
And they were still pushing the responsibility onto their publicity department, shameless.
Meanwhile.
Inside the office.
Suppressing his anger, Yang Liang continued to flip through the documents, examining other games on the daily sales chart, hoping to find a solution.
After all, such results would be difficult to explain to the board of Directors.
He had to find a way to justify himself.
"Hmm? This is..."
Suddenly, his gaze fell on the top ten of the daily sales chart.
No. 5: "slay the spire"
slay the spire?
Isn't this the game Dawn Studio called them about before, asking for help with?!?