Garrulous Glaahk Level 1 Hermit Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Hi I mainly play the Geneforge and Avadon series but I was wondering... which of the series produced by Spiderweb software is the most successful? Successful as in highest number of sales, not value of sales. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Lilith Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Avadon, by leaps and bounds, largely thanks to being released on Steam and the iPad. Avadon 2 sold more copies in its first 24 hours than some Spiderweb games have in their entire lifetimes. The Avernum series has also historically done very well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyshakk Koan Valdain the King Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 When Geneforge is remade I would surmise the same can be held true. Although ever that is, that is a long time from now. I would like to think of that as supported and uncontrolled optimism rather than fanboyism. Ok fine, Im a fanboy. You got me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 I think it's the vehicle rather than the product. New Avernums on Steam will/would also probably sell much better. The Geneforge bundle sold well, but the fact that it wasn't new hurt it a bit. —Alorael, who suspects that anything on Steam will sell better. Even if its visibility is diluted in all the Steam games it's still more visible than just on Spiderweb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Slawbug Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 There are also major differences in price point; on top of which, the world of computer RPGs, and the expectations and demographics of their buyers, have not been static over the last 20 years. I'd suspect that Exile 3 actually had the biggest % of market penetration (and certainly the highest name recognition) of any SW game, in its heyday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyshakk Koan Juan Carlo Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 I think Avadon is most popular purely by luck. It was the very first game Spiderweb released on steam, so it was the first exposure to Spiderweb people had (it was the first game of theirs I played). Plus, it was released at a time when steam released only 4-5 games a week, compared to the 6 or 7 they release a day nowdays. So it arrived at a time that was convenient for its selling well. Had Spiderweb waited just a year longer to go to steam, I doubt they would have been as successful. I've always thought it was kind of a shame, though, as Avadon is Spiderweb's worst game series by a mile. I suspect that if Spiderweb had released the Geneforge bundle on steam first that might be more popular, but I don't know. I think the problem with Spiderweb games is that to the general populace they all look exactly the same. So the casual buyer might buy one or two, but unless they play them to completion and really like them they probably won't think they need more than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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