Self-taught Metroidvania dev floored by 200k sales and 10k Steam reviews while preparing for a new game "hopefully soon"
Pseudoregalia exceeded all its creator's expectations
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Pseudoregalia stole my heart with its retro gothic setting and expressive, flipping platforming - and it seems that thousands of others agree based on the Metroidvania’s performance.
After self-teaching themselves game dev and working on the project for only a couple months, lead developer Rittzler launched Pseudoregalia last summer for only $6 and quicklymade its creator a life-changing amount of money. Playing as a goat-cat-lady with a sick staff, the game set players off to unfold a distorted castle’s hidden secrets, and it’s been so successful, Rittzler previously said we’d seemain gal Sybil “again, one day”- though a direct sequel isn’t immediately up next.
Now, the developer has announced another major milestone for Pseudoregalia - it’s doubled its sales since March 2024 and sold over 200,000 copies since …