God of War Sons of Sparta appears to be a sales success

God of War Sons of Sparta may have received fairly mixed reviews, but it seems to be a definite success for PlayStation, as it took a respectable 14th place in Circana's February sales report.

When God of War Sons of Sparta appeared out of nowhere in last month's game, it seemed like a dream come true for fans of the series who had been waiting for the series to return. In practice, however, the sons of Sparta seem to have been just good For many players, as it currently sits as the worst-reviewed God of War game on Metacritic at a middling 64.

Descendants of Sparta did at least very well on the PlayStation Store, as it has 4.1 out of 5 stars.

Even with those mixed reviews and some particularly harsh comments from series creator David Jaffe, it looks like it might have been a quiet success for the PlayStation. Sales data for February has been shared by Circana, and Sons of Sparta has a strong position as one of the month's best sellers.

Sons of Sparta was the sixth best-selling PlayStation game of February

Even without a big budget, Sons of Sparta did well

Kratos and Deimos fighting the Hydra in God of War: Sons of Sparta.

As Push Square points out, Circana's sales data for February shows that God of War Sons of Sparta was the 14th best-selling game of the month, beating out Ghost of Yotei, Forza Horizon 5, Spider-Man 2, Pokemon Legends: ZA, and Resident Evil Generation Pack. To be fair, most of the games on that list are hangers-on, but it beat out My Hero Academia: All's Justice, which was released the same month.

Speaking of PlayStation games in particular, Sons of Sparta was the sixth best-selling game of the month, and actually managed to beat the eternal hanger-on, GTA 5. It wasn't enough to beat out some of the month's biggest new games, such as Resident Evil Requiem, Mario Tennis Fever, and Dragon Quest, but Dragon Quest still placed well.

Considering Sons of Sparta was probably made on a very low budget (especially compared to other PlayStation games out there) and drew a lot of eyeballs due to the huge Shadow Drop, it's hard to see it as anything but a success for Sony. Although it hasn't set the world on fire with its reviews, Sons of Sparta has done its job well.