Rage 2 is apparently not selling nearly as well as the original Rage, which didn't sell all that great to begin with. via Bethesda Rage 2 Rage 2 is apparently not selling as well as the original game did, according to the UK Boxed Charts. Rage 2 is not selling well. Is this a surprise? Not really. The original game didn’t sell particularly great to start with, and while Rage 1 received mostly positive reviews, Rage 2 is receiving some definitively mixed opinions from critics. On top of that, the original game ended on a do-nothing cliffhanger that really didn’t engender a whole lot of desire from fans to see what happens in the sequel. In case you weren’t around last week, Rage 2 came out thanks to the combined efforts of Avalanche Studios and id Software. Apparently not having a lot else to do at the moment, Bethesda gave their marketing network over to Rage 2 and filled a whole bunch of social media timelines to let everyone know there’s a new Rage game out there, even though literally nobody asked for a Rage sequel. Which might explain why it took them the better part of 8 years to come out with on. THEGAMER VIDEO OF THE DAY Predictably, sales of Rage 2 are not very good. According to (who get their numbers from the UK Boxed Chart), physical sales of Rage 2 are about a quarter of what the original’s were in the first week. Worse, Rage 2 came out on a Tuesday, while the original Rage came out on a Friday. That means Rage 2 had three extra days to make up sales, but it still didn’t even get close. via Bethesda Rage 2 It should be noted that digital sales make up for a significantly larger portion in 2019 than they did in 2011, with GamesIndustry.biz quoting about 50% today as opposed to 25% back in 2011. But even doubling the numbers still don’t make Rage 2 out to be much of a money maker. It’s impossible to know for sure, however, as Bethesda doesn’t publish their digital sales numbers. It’s not impossible for Rage 2 downloads to beat out physical discs, but it’s doubtful. Steam numbers aren’t looking that great either. According to , concurrent player numbers peaked at 13,951 just after release, and have been dwindling since then. That’s unsurprising, as Rage 2 has no multiplayer and a relatively short campaign to play through.