Focus Home Interactive has announced that Farming Simulator 17 has already sold one million copies, doubling the sales of the previous instalment at launch, which sold three million over two years.
PC players make up half the sales, with the majority buying physical copies in stores, placing the game at the top of the store PC charts in a number of territories.
Not only that, but it broke records on Steam, too, with 220,000 digital copies sold, also being one of the top-played games as well. As if that wasn't enough, it also has a highly positive user rating, meaning over 90% of users have given it a positive review.
Although only releasing on two consoles (compared to four in regards to the previous instalment), Farming Simulator 17 also topped sales in-store across all platforms in Germany, achieving high places in Scandinavia and England too.
"Reaching one million players in such a short amount of time is simply amazing," commented Thomas Frey, Creative Director at Giants Software. "It makes us very happy to see that Farming Simulator 17 is being received so well after all the work we've put in the game and the additional people we brought on board to make our largest project ever come to life. In our publisher Focus Home Interactive, we have a great partner who fully supports our vision of creating a game that lives up to the expectations of our passionate community throughout all stages of development and release, which led to this success."
Cédric Lagarrigue, President of Focus Home Interactive, added: "Farming Simulator was always a game for fans, but with Farming Simulator 17 it has expanded into a whole new experience for a wide audience, who needed to be offered new things in video games. Existing fans of the series are already impressed by the improvements and its amazing content. As for newcomers to the series, they discover a really addictive and rewarding title, sharing some similarities in the games' mechanics between Farming Simulator and other genre reference. Giants Software has done an exceptional job with Farming Simulator 17, and we are very proud to have collaborated with them for five years now. The happiness of these many players is the most beautiful reward for both our companies."
Did you expect Farming Simulator 17 to be this successful?