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PARIS – February 20th, 2024 – Sifu developer Sloclap, on the game’s two-year anniversary, announced today that the critically acclaimed Kung-Fu filled beat ‘em up has reached 3 million sales. Two new outfits have been added as a thank-you to the dedicated fanbase who helped reach this milestone.
Sifu owners can become fully-fledged Absolvers while donning Risryn’s costume and mask, inspired by the final boss from Sloclaps’ first game Absolver. Or, for a more laid-back mood, throw on the street-style inspired jumpsuit highly requested by the Sifu community.
Initially released on February 8, 2022, Sifu hit the ground running with its debut on PC, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5 consoles. The game was met with critical acclaim and hailed as one of 2022’s best action games with award nominations at the Golden Joystick Awards, The Game Awards and the D.I.C.E Awards. In 2023, Sifu was added to the Steam, Xbox and Nintendo Switch libraries. Now, players across all platforms have the opportunity to become masters of martial arts.
Sifu is a revenge story told through a meticulously designed beat ’em up action game. You walk in the shoes of a young Pak Mei Kung-Fu who embarks on an epic quest to avenge their fallen master. Set in the backdrop of a stylized fictional Chinese city, players must hone their best kung fu abilities mastered through years of training to take down their master’s murderers one by one. With each failure, you grow older and wiser, though with fewer years to spare than before. Time is the price you will pay for revenge. Either adapt and learn from your foes, or you will meet your demise.
For more information, please visit www.sifugame.com and check out @sifugame on Twitter.
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About Sifu:
Taking place in a fictional Chinese city, Sifu guides players on a quest for revenge that deftly weaves through multiple increasingly difficult confrontations. To overcome these odds, players will have to master Pak Mei Kung-Fu and learn the weaknesses of their formidable enemies.
Twisting between two distinct genres – roguelike and beat-’em-up – Sifu offers a wholly unique gameplay experience, truly challenging players to perform perfectly. With an emphasis on growing and learning from mistakes, players will have to use all of their knowledge to break the cycle of revenge.
About Sloclap:
Sloclap is an independent video game studio founded in 2015 in Paris and comprises over 100 people.Their debut project, Absolver, was released in August 2017 on PC and PlayStation 4, followed by a release on Xbox One in January 2019. It achieved a player base of more than 3 million people worldwide. Sifu, Sloclap’s sophomore title, launched on February 7, 2022, and achieved more than one million copies sold in its first three weeks.
So far, the team’s penchant for martial arts has strongly influenced their projects. However, the future has surprises in store, all while hinging on the studio’s signature staples: deep and challenging gameplay systems, a stylized art direction, and beautiful hand-crafted animations.
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