Revealed all the way back at The Games Awards 2021, Warhammer 40k: Space Marine 2 serves as a follow-up to a popular 2011 release, and fans of the series have been looking forward to this game for quite some time now. As the franchise exploded in popularity, the Space Marine sequel brought a bigger opportunity for the fandom to grow even further.
Right on its arrival, Space Marine 2 set a new record for Saber Interactive. Less than a month after its launch, the title became fastest-selling game in the studio’s entire games catalog. There’s no denying the fact that the game is an incredible success, and all of that can be pinpointed to Saber ignoring the one trend that’s been causing havoc in the gaming world in recent years.
2024 has given us some phenomenal hits but also some massive flops. From Concord to Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, the list of big-budget video games failing is growing at an alarming rate, with publishers failing to even break even in some cases. Out of nowhere, we get a massive hit, Space Marine 2, that captured the hearts of gamers.
While chatting with IGN, Saber’s CCO, Tim Willits, opened up about Space Marine 2‘s success and the entire development process. According to Willits, the reason why the game is topping the charts is simply due to the fact that Saber hasn’t gone over the top with the game and stuck to the core aspects that define a game.
And then we adhere to our core pillars, like be the ultimate Space Marine, melee, ranged, swarms, that’s it. And a lot of teams throughout development will over-scope games. They look at some other game that just came out and say, ‘oh, we got to do that, let’s add this, we got to do this.’ And they lose focus on the core, what actually makes the game fun.
Willits even talks about the increased development cost, which can prove to be a major hurdle for studios since many titles are given massive sales expectations based on their budgets. However, Saber developed Space Marine 2 in an affordable fashion and doesn’t need to ship millions of units to prove to the industry that the game is a smash hit.
Space Marine 2 is truly an anomaly in the current gaming industry that’s plagued by live service models, greedy monetization tactics, and whatnot. Let’s hope Saber can build upon the Space Marine sequel’s current momentum and truly set itself apart from the rest of the industry.
No one could’ve ever predicted the level of success Space Marine 2 has managed to achieve. This marks a new era for the entire Warhammer 40k franchise. Even though the franchise gave us some incredible games over the years, none of them ever achieved the same heights as the Space Marine sequel.
While it’s great to see that the franchise is finally getting the attention it deserves, it must also tackle the new bar set by the team at Saber. The studio already has plans for what future successor to Space Marine 2 could look like, so it’s not afraid of the challenge.
Currently, the Space Marine sequel has a bright future ahead with a complete roadmap laid by Saber. It’s going to be interesting to see how this game developers in the upcoming months.
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