Indie fighting game titan Skullgirls achieves one million copies sold on Steam

By Corey "Missing Person" Lanier on September 4, 2017 at 6:00 pm

If you build it, they will play. That was the dream of Lab Zero Games when they started out designing Skullgirls in around 2008. It’s no longer a dream, as the game still enjoys a competitive scene and sold very well for a independent title.

As game designer Mike “Mike_Z” Zaimont took to Twitter to announce that the game has hit 1,000,000 copies sold on Steam as of September 3, 2017.

One million on Steam, WEEEE DID IT!

Well I mean, /you/ did it. I didn't do it, because I had a copy from development. :^P

YAY! pic.twitter.com/3yr8t4I0lL

— Mike Zaimont (@MikeZSez) September 4, 2017

This does not factor in sales on home consoles, so this number is even higher when you count total sales of Skullgirls. This is an inspiration to all indie developers aspiring to put together a quality fighting game. If you build it, they will play. Congratulations goes out to the team at Lab Zero for everything they’ve done.

Source: MikeZSez (Twitter)

Corey "Missing Person" Lanier

Corey "Missing Person" Lanier is a full-time writer, and one half of the "So Smart" team that did commentary for Street Fighter V Crash. A former English teacher, he has spent 5 years living between China and South Korea before moving to Canada. When he's not busy writing, he enjoys streaming, playing mafia and elevating his Super Turbo game. He also believes Sailor Moon S is the best fighting game on the planet, and if you don't believe him, see him in Sailor Moon!