Kenshi’s whole deal is best summed up with one of its game start conditions: “rock bottom.” When you start at rock bottom, you begin the game stranded in the desert, surrounded on all sides by enemies, with a 1 in all stats. Oh, and you just lost your left arm, and you’re malnourished in a territory where starving is illegal. This is a game that sold three million copies.

That sales figure was revealed today in a blog post from developer Lo-Fi Games. “To everyone who’s ever pointed a friend toward Kenshi, posted a screenshot, or clocked more hours than they’d care to admit,” the post reads. “Thank you.”