Day One Xbox Game Pass Game is Already a Big Hit

The day one Xbox Game Pass titleRavenlok,which launched onto the service in May, has already achieved an important milestone. After releasing just two days after Xbox’s very ownvampire-slaying FPSRedfall, which was poorly received,Ravenlokseemed to have initially been lost in the shuffle. However, it’s become one of the biggest Game Pass success stories of the year so far.Part of what developer Cococucumber dubs its Voxel Trilogy,Ravenlokis a third-person action RPG set in a whimsical,Alice in Wonderland-inspired fantasy worlddrenched in a beautiful voxel art style. The other games in the Voxel Trilogy areRiverbondandEcho Generation, with the latter being a turn-based RPG inspired byStranger Things. Ever sinceRiverbondin 2019, Cococucumber has been refining and improving its signature voxel art style, culminating inRavenlokas the end of Cococucumber’s Voxel Trilogy.RELATED:Diablo 4 Boss Addresses Xbox Game Pass RumorsAs Cococucumber’s first ever fantasy action RPG and the studio’s biggest game yet,Ravenlokhas hit a big milestone. In an Xbox Wire interview with Lead Programmer and Director at Cococucumber Martin Gauvreau, it’s revealed thatRavenlokhas amassed 500,000 players in just six weeks. Half a million players is an impressive feat for virtually any game, but especially for a smaller title from an indie team such asRavenlok.

Gauvreau goes on in the interview to express how developing on Xbox Series X and S benefited Cococucumber in being able to optimize 4K resolution at 60 frames-per-second on Series X, also mentioning how the console’s SSD allowed the team to execute on its vision while mitigating compromises. Launching just two days afterRedfall, it’s a possibility that Game Pass users who were let down by Arkane’s open world vampire shooter ahead ofRavenlok’s arrival on the servicemay have jumped ship to Cococucumber’s fantasy RPG instead as the very next Game Pass release.

While Cococucumber is still a smaller studio, its games seem to be getting bigger with each launch. As the finale of the studio’s Voxel Trilogy, one must wonder if plans to continue making voxel games may still be alive at the studio followingRavenlok’s huge success on Game Pass. Now thatRavenlokhas garnered half a million players, there’s no doubt that Cococucumber has amassed thousands of new fans and followers who are eager to learn about the studio’s next project.

Ravenlokis available now for PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S.