High on Life: Sales on Steam even exceed triple A

High on Life is the most played third-party game on Game Pass at launch, and has outsold even AAA titles on Steam

It has been about a week since the launch of High on Lifethe title thanks to a surprising explosion of popularity it was the most played video game on Game Pass at launcheven registering a sales record on Steam and surpassing some noble titles. In this regard, Microsoft has made an announcement that adds more details.

High on Life, sales record on Steam and beyond

Through a post on Xbox Wire we can read that the day of the launch of High on Life are Game Pass has largely repaid the development house Squanch Games, the title was in fact the biggest launch on Game Pass of 2022. And not only that, High on Life it’s also the biggest launch ever of a third-party game on the service Microsoft, also setting a sales record on Steam. Microsoft itself has specified that the estimate is based on the involvement of gamers based on the hours played in the first five days after the launch of the title. Mike Fridley, Studio Director and COO of Squanch Games said:

This was our first time launching a game with Game Pass, and we were blown away by the response from players who made the game the most popular game on Game Pass right now.

It was recently revealed that High on Life and topping the Game Pass leaderboards in the most popular current games, surpassing even video games such as Minecraft e Forza Horizon 5also for this reason the success of High on Life was surprising to many, not to mention that it’s a new IP from an indie developer. High on Lifeof which our interesting guide can be read here, has also shaken the weekly sales rankings of Steam at launch, surpassing video games bearing the name Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 e FIFA 23.

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