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Blood of Dawnwalker’s launch ignites sales spikes as critics praise its clock mechanic but slam its combat.

By · Published September 3, 2026 at 06:09 UTC · Updated September 4, 2026 at 09:15 UTC

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📍 Aftermath

The Blood of Dawnwalker sales skyrocketed following glowing reviews and an 83 Metacritic score, with the director expressing relief over the reception. Former CD Projekt coworkers offered congratulations as technical assessments highlighted the game's performance and mechanics.

Epilogue added 4h ago, after coverage quieted.

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The story so far

Yahoo Tech cited the director's relief at the positive reception, noting congratulations from former CD Projekt colleagues. Tech Times highlighted an 83 Metacritic score, attributing the strong rating to a clock‑mechanic update that reportedly curbed open‑world bloat, while still criticizing combat as flat.

En.gamegpu.com recorded that an RTX 5090 lost only 15 frames per second when switching to DLSS 5 at 4K, underscoring the title’s technical efficiency. Technical analysis stops at the RTX 5090 benchmark, leaving performance on other GPUs unexamined.

Future updates about patch schedules or community feedback are absent, so the durability of the sales surge and the impact of combat criticism remain open questions.

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The obvious questions

What Metacritic score did Blood of Dawnwalker achieve?

It earned an 83 Metacritic score.

How much frame loss did the RTX 5090 experience at 4K with DLSS 5?

The RTX 5090 lost just 15 frames per second.

Which gameplay element received criticism despite overall positive reviews?

Combat was described as falling flat.

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