Blades of Fire is the newest game in Mercurysteam studio, known for games like Castlevania: Lords of Shadow and Metroid Dread. Launched in May for PC, PS5 and Xbox Series, the title did not perform well in sales.
According to Digital Bros, the company owner of the publisher 505 Games, Blades of Fire was below commercial expectations. For the company, the result reflects the difficulties that the industry has faced to attract players to new intellectual properties.
“Blades of Fire, released on May 22, 2025 for consoles and exclusively for PC at the Epic Games Store, performed below group expectations, although he received generally positive ratings from both specialized and players. loyal. ”
The company already provided for a drop in its revenue for the fiscal year, but with the failure of the game, the operational loss should be even higher, reaching at least € 10 million.
Source: Digital Bros
Source: https://www.gamevicio.com/noticias/2025/07/blades-of-fire-nao-alcancou-expectativa/
