(Image credit: Sonderlust Studios) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Email Share this article 6 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter The biggest gaming news, reviews and hardware deals Keep up to date with the most important stories and the best deals, as picked by the PC Gamer team.
Become a Member in Seconds Unlock instant access to exclusive member features.
Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.
You are now subscribed Your newsletter sign-up was successful Want to add more newsletters? Join the club Get full access to premium articles, exclusive features and a growing list of member rewards.
.
Explore An account already exists for this email address, please log in.
Subscribe to our newsletter After Generation Exile launched in early access on Steam last fall, game designer Nels Anderson—also known for Firewatch and Mark of the Ninja—was left scratching his head.
The space ark city builder had been wishlisted thousands of times, but sold only a few hundred copies."I spent 7 years making Generation Exile, a solarpunk city-builder," Anderson wrote on Reddit just after the early access launch.
"Trailers in PC Gaming Show June '24 & '25.
.
Top 70 most played demo during our Next Fest.
Did all the things you're supposed to.
Launched in early access last week with over 35,000 wishlists.
So far, we've sold fewer than 300 copies."Anderson is careful to say that he never felt entitled to a hit game.
.
"At no point, then or now or fucking ever … do I feel that we are owed a particular response," the designer told PC Gamer on a recent call
## Editor's Note
This is an interesting development that could shape the future of gaming.
Source: [PC Gamer](https://www.pcgamer.com/games/city-builder/generation-exile-10-release-date-news/)