A month after launch, Vanillaware’sUnicorn Overlordhit the 500k shipment milestone. Now, six months after release, ATLUS and Vanillaware are celebrating one million units sold around the world.
Following theinitial announcement, the official ATLUS West account shared the good news along with a special illustration. Vanillaware’s Takashi Noma cooked up the following piece of art featuring Berengaria, Melisandre, and Rosalinde just for the occasion.
It’s official – Unicorn Overlord has sold over 1 million units worldwide! ⚔️To celebrate this huge milestone, here is a special Berengaria, Melisandre, and Rosalinde illustration from Vanillaware’s Takashi Noma.Thank YOU for supporting the Liberation Army!pic.twitter.com/w58pTEPE3Y
Unicorn Overlordfirst launched for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch on June 24, 2025. Its 500k triumph arrived shortly after on April 1, doing so at a faster pace than Vanillaware’s previous strategy/visual novel outing,13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim. For further comparison,13 Sentinelsdidn’t hit 1M in sales until almost exactly three years after its global launch.
Hopefully, this simply means that Vanillaware is getting the proper commercial recognition to back up all of itscritical praise. 2013 side-scrolling action-RPGDragon’s Crownalso moved over one million copies around the world, so it’s heartening to see George Kamitani and the rest of the team getting their flowers.
As ATLUS points out, those who want to tryUnicorn Overlordfor themselves can check out a five-hour demo. The demo is available on all platforms and save data can be carried over to the full game. Like all Vanillaware games, the art direction is absolutely stunning, and thankfully there’s also a pretty darn gripping strategy game underneath it all.
