"Magic Mirror" Sales

While Ruan Ningxue and Yang Xin were talking, Chen Xu had been keeping a close eye on how "Magic Mirror" was performing.

In fact, quite a few people had already taken notice of "Magic Mirror."

Even though it had launched on an overseas platform and was a rather unusual game.

The sales figures were there for all to see. Official platforms would not release sales numbers, but game designers and industry media could generally compile data from various sources and make reasonably accurate estimates.

There might be some margin of error, but it would not be too far off.

Although "Magic Mirror" had not appeared on any sales charts, it had claimed first place on the positive review rankings with an unbelievable performance.

An 18R game had suddenly climbed to the top of the positive review chart.

Needless to say, this surprised quite a few game designers.

Many of them wanted to see just what kind of magic this game possessed.

Especially after looking at the game's review section.

Many people discovered that player reviews were completely different from those of traditional Gentleman Games, to the point that they could barely make sense of them.

'An absolutely excellent Match-3 game!'

'Women, get the hell out of here! Stop getting in the way of my Match-3 game!'

'For a moment, I couldn't tell whether this was a Match-3 game or a galgame, but one thing was certain: my little brother was very satisfied.'

'At first, I thought this was just an ordinary Gentleman Game, but I have to say, I was blown away. How was this some cheaply made Gentleman Game? This was clearly a premium indie game!'

'As a professional hater, I could only find one thing to criticize: why the hell did you make a Gentleman Game so touching and so polished!'

'Ten minutes had clearly passed. I'd already entered sage mode, so this game should have been closed by now. But why was I still playing it nonstop!? This Match-3 gameplay was pretty interesting!'

'In this game, I saw humanity's goodness and evil, beauty and ugliness. A truly unique game!'

'When a Gentleman Game moved me, did it really matter whether I went again or not?'

'I opened this game full of excitement and anticipation, but when I left, I didn't feel relieved. I just felt melancholy.'

These reviews left many people stunned. Had they opened the wrong game?

Of course, aside from the many players leaving positive reviews, there were also some players who became especially tough-talking after pulling up their pants.

Unlike before, when he had spent twenty thousand yuan posting promotional articles on forums frequented by gentlemen overseas.

Now, it was all relying on word of mouth among gentlemen.

So for Chen Xu, all he had to do was wait for the money to roll in.

"Mm, the first batch of funds is here. Next, I should first change my workplace, then register a company."

"Besides that, I need to properly plan out the road ahead and earn some more points while I'm at it."

Inside his rented apartment, Chen Xu leaned against the bed and mapped out his next steps.

As for points, Chen Xu had noticed something as well.

They had increased, but only by a limited amount—just enough for two single pulls.

As Chen Xu was thinking, the phone beside him rang. He picked it up and saw that it was Ruan Ningxue.

"Hello, Senior Ruan. What is it?" Chen Xu answered.

"It's nothing. I just wanted to congratulate you. Before, I thought..." Ruan Ningxue sounded a little embarrassed on the other end of the line.

But Chen Xu roughly knew what Ruan Ningxue wanted to say. He smiled. "It's fine, Senior Ruan. That's perfectly normal. Honestly, even I was a little surprised by the sales of 'Magic Mirror.'"

That was half true and half false. The false part was that the success of "Magic Mirror" had been entirely within Chen Xu's expectations.

Whether it was the game's quality, the subsequent promotional strategy, or even the decision to make "Magic Mirror" his first game, Chen Xu had researched and planned everything in advance. It was not a decision he had made on a whim.

As for the true part, the level of popularity "Magic Mirror" had reached really had exceeded Chen Xu's expectations somewhat.

Although it had launched on the official overseas version of the platform, that was only in name. In reality, its primary audience was still domestic players.

Even so, the sales performance of "Magic Mirror" still surprised Chen Xu.

At the same time, it reminded him once more that the game industry in this world was far more prosperous than it had been in his previous life.

"By the way, Chen Xu, are you free tonight? Think of it as a celebration dinner for you. Also, a friend of mine wants to meet you," Ruan Ningxue asked from the other end of the line.

"No problem. Actually, I wanted to treat you to a meal too, Senior Ruan. After all, without your help before, developing 'Magic Mirror' wouldn't have gone so smoothly," Chen Xu said sincerely.

After that, the two chatted casually for a while before hanging up.

Setting his phone aside, Chen Xu checked the backend sales figures for "Magic Mirror" again.

Cumulative sales over six days: 58,121 copies.

The growth curve was completely explosive. Clearly, gentlemen possessed extraordinary combat power.

And judging from the current potential of "Magic Mirror," this was only the beginning.

After all, it had only just launched on some third-party platforms.

While Chen Xu happily looked over the data for "Magic Mirror."

The Indie Game Circle was far from calm.

Media outlets that had taken notice of this game began compiling its relevant data as well.

After all, an 18R title had actually climbed onto the positive review rankings. It was simply too surprising.

At the same time, discussion surrounding "Magic Mirror" rapidly began to gain momentum.

For ordinary players, it was difficult to track the sales figures.

At first, media outlets and industry professionals who had been following it thought it might sell ten or twenty thousand copies.

But when third-party statistics agencies released their figures, everyone paying attention to the game found it unbelievable.

Because the number given by the third-party agencies was actually 50,000.

Compared to the real sales figure, it was actually 8,000 short, but even so, the number still left many designers stunned.

Especially designers who also made gentleman games—their entire worldview felt as though it had been overturned.

A gentleman game could sell that many copies? What kind of joke was that?!

Was that number high?

Not really. Top-tier blockbusters could sell several million copies on launch day, while some globally renowned overseas titles could even reach ten million sales on their first day.

Of course, those games definitely couldn't be compared with "Magic Mirror."

It was an 18R game with no recommendations, made by an independent creator—or rather, by someone who wasn't even a game designer.

This figure was absolutely explosive!

It could even be considered a record-breaking performance for the gentleman game genre.

Maybe it wouldn't be unmatched forever, but it was certainly unprecedented. Before this, no gentleman game had ever achieved results as explosive as "Magic Mirror."

And this was only the beginning.

Many gentleman game designers had a feeling that they were about to witness history!

No matter how significant that history might be, and no matter that "Magic Mirror" was a gentleman game, it was still history.