A 2025 PS Plus game has bombed commercially despite launching on the service day one, its developer has announced. Don’t Nod’s Lost Records: Bloom & Rage was split into two halves — Tape 1 and Tape 2 — both of which were made available to PS Plus Extra and Premium subscribers at launch.

PS Plus day-1 game Lost Records: Bloom & Rage sales ‘below expectations’

Announcing its half-year financial results, Don’t Nod revealed that Bloom & Rage’s sales performance “remained below expectations, leading to a partial write-down of €13.1 million.” Tape 1 and 2 launched in February and April, respectively.

That said, Bloom & Rage’s inclusion in PS Plus may have saved both the game and Don’t Nod from complete doom. The developer revealed “a very strong increase in revenue, which rose 3.8-fold” because of the game’s inclusion in PS Plus. Looks like Sony paid a pretty penny for Bloom & Rage.

For Don’t Nod, another massive loss could have been devastating as the developer has struggled to release a commercial hit in recent years. 2024’s Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden failed to make a splash, much like Jusant from the year before. 2020’s Twin Mirror wasn’t a money maker either.

Don’t Nod’s next game is Aphelion, a cinematic third-person action-adventure headed to PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.

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