Wardogs has already surpassed one million copies sold and is lighting up Steam’s concurrent player charts. Earlier today, developer Bulkhead released its new total war FPS, Wardogs. The game has been one of the most anticipated shooters of this year and players are showing up in force. According to the developer, the game has already surpassed one million copies sold and SteamDB shows that the game has more than 300,000 simultaneous players. As a result, many players find themselves in server queues, preventing them from jumping directly into the action. “To surpass one million copies sold when we entered early access is crazy,” said Joe Brammer, CEO of Bulkhead. “We’ve spent the last few months showing people exactly what Wardogs is and what it isn’t, and at one point we literally gave everyone ten reasons not to buy it. We didn’t want people to overbuy. So seeing over a million people choose to jump in and play the game at the early access launch means a lot to all of us. But this is still early access. We have things to fix, things we want to improve, and so much more we want to build. The best thing players can do right now is maintain “Wardogs is currently only available on PC, making its debut sales figures even more impressive, but it is coming to consoles. Bulkhead confirmed that Wardogs is targeting a 2028 release for PS5 and Xbox, but did not offer a concrete release date. The developer has also noted that it expects the hype to die down over time as they plan to take their time when releasing new content and therefore there may be drops in player numbers. Nevertheless, it’s a strong debut for a new multiplayer shooter. It remains to be seen if the game can keep players interested in continuing to come back as new content is added, but it’s great to have something other than Call of Duty and Battlefield make an impact. Wardogs tries to find a unique balance between mil-sims like Arma and something a little more casual like Battlefield, resulting in a tense and tight, but large-scale experience full of popping moments. So far, gamers seem to be eating it up, and its audience will likely continue to grow as word of mouth spreads.Cade OnderFreelance WriterCade Onder is a freelancer on IGN’s news team. Covers everything related to entertainment including games, movies and more. You can find him on Twitter @Cade_Onder.
