UK Sales Charts: Vampyr Sinks Its Teeth into the No.1 Spot

Like a bat out of Hell

by Stephen Tailby Mon 11th Jun 2018

The latest UK sales charts are out, and it's a pleasantly surprising result for Focus Home Interactive. Vampyr, from DONTNOD Entertainment, has debuted in first place in the all-formats chart, which is the publisher's first ever. It steals away another No.1 for FIFA 18, which has to settle for second this week.

Just behind them is God of War in third, climbing back up the charts amid Sony's Days of Play promotion, while Detroit: Become Human slips down to fourth. The other notable new release of last week, Onrush, sadly didn't make it into the top 10; it rolled in at No.34.

Here's the latest top 10.

UK Sales Charts: Week Ending 9th June, 2018

Vampyr
FIFA 18
God of War
Detroit: Become Human
Far Cry 5
Fallout 4
State of Decay 2
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Grand Theft Auto V
Overwatch

[source ukie.org.uk]

Stephen has been part of the Push Square team for over six years, bringing boundless enthusiasm and a deep knowledge of video games to his role as Assistant Editor. Having grown up playing every PlayStation console to date, he's developed an eclectic taste, with particular passion for indie games, arcade racers, and puzzlers. He's also our go-to guy for Sonic-related matters, much to his delight/chagrin.

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jdv95
Mon 11th Jun 2018

it is a good game afterall. sure the combat is a bit meh but other than that is is a good game.

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jacobia
Mon 11th Jun 2018

Nice! Great news imo 👍

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AuScott
Mon 11th Jun 2018

Good to hear. Im really enjoying Vampyr.

4
suikoden
Mon 11th Jun 2018

good news as it is a good game if a little rough around the edges

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wiiware
Mon 11th Jun 2018

God of war and detroit still in the chart, nice

6
roe
Mon 11th Jun 2018

Ouch, that doesn't sound good for Onrush.

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Fight_Teza_Fight
Mon 11th Jun 2018

Not suprised OnRush bombed given the price it retailed at.
Does not seem worth the price of admission.

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Bread-Not-Toast
Mon 11th Jun 2018

Very surprised bout that, great to see Dontnod getting plenty of success.

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fabisputza00
Mon 11th Jun 2018

Good for Vampyr! I didnt expect it was gonna have this much success. I 'm really enjoying the game!

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shonenjump86
Mon 11th Jun 2018

GTA V back in the top ten. Back to normal this time around.

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Serf
Mon 11th Jun 2018

It’s ugly and janky but I’m still enjoying it. 😁

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gingerfrog
Mon 11th Jun 2018

I was both shocked and pleased to see Detroit still sitting high. Haven’t played it yet but really looking forward to hopefully in the near future

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Haruki_NLI
Mon 11th Jun 2018

Onrush did better than Sushi Striker, so well done them. I hear its a solid game with a unique spin on racing.

Also well done Vampyr. I heard mixed things but, guess people wanted it.

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leucocyte
Mon 11th Jun 2018

34th for onrush? ouch.. that likely equates to combined sales barely scraping into 4 figures.

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smythelove
Mon 11th Jun 2018

Surprised watch dogs 2 didn’t make an appearance or nba2k18 w/ days of play sale

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Bonbonetti
Mon 11th Jun 2018

I'm always happy when consumers contradict our rather one-sided gaming media concerning "bad" or "mediocre" games.

Onrush was not a surprise though; had they focused on single-player in MotoStorm-style it would have been at the top. Blindly following the everything-must-be-multiplayer trend does not always pay off.