According to the latest GSD data, new game sales in Europe in 2024 are down 29% from last year. Of course, this does not completely mean that there will be no hit games this year, such as "Jedi Submarine 2" and "Phantom Parlu" at the beginning of the year, and later "Joker Card", "Black Myth: Wukong" and "Warhammer 40,000: Starfighter 2". But there are too many great works in 2023, including heavyweight works such as "Baldur's Gate 3", "The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom" and "Hogwarts Legacy".
There are still many upsets in 2024. In addition to "Star Wars", there are also works that "underperformed expectations" such as "Star Wars: Desperados" and "Dragon Age: Shadowkeep".
In the 2024 European new game rankings, "Star Wars: Desperados" ranked 14th, and "Dragon Age: Shadowkeep" ranked 19th. However, if all games are included, both games fell out of the top 20, ranking 45th and 68th respectively.
Other new games in similar situations include "Dragon's Dogma 2" (9th on the new game list, 34th overall); "Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth" (12th on the new game list, 43rd overall).
There are only 5 new games that will perform well in Europe in 2024, including "Dragon Ball: Lightning Explosion!" ZERO" (No. 13), "Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2" (No. 12), "Squadron 2" (No. 6) and "Call of Duty: Black Ops 6" (No. 3). In addition, not surprisingly, the sports game "EA Sports FC25" ranked first.