▁four ▁times ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁ten ▁in ▁national ▁PC ▁game ▁pre - orders ▁in ▁Japan . ▁The ▁rank ings ▁were ▁at ▁No . ▁ 7 ▁in ▁February , ▁No . ▁ 5 ▁in ▁March , ▁and ▁twice ▁at ▁No . ▁ 1 ▁in ▁April ▁and ▁May . ▁ 1 st ▁Beat ▁ranked ▁first ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁national ▁sales ▁of ▁PC ▁games ▁in ▁Japan ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁and ▁ranked ▁again ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁ 5 0 ▁highest ▁s elling ▁PC ▁games ▁in ▁Japan ▁at ▁No . ▁ 5 ▁in ▁July ▁and ▁at ▁No . ▁ 2 0 ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁The ▁Japanese ▁video ▁game ▁magazine ▁PC press ▁reported ▁that ▁ 1 st ▁Beat ▁sold ▁the ▁most ▁of ▁any ▁PC ▁game ▁in ▁Japan ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ 1 st ▁Beat ▁premier ed ▁as ▁the ▁No . ▁ 1 ▁game ▁sold ▁on ▁G etch u . com , ▁a ▁major ▁red ist rib utor ▁of ▁visual ▁novel ▁and ▁domestic ▁an ime ▁products , ▁during ▁the ▁month ▁of ▁its ▁release , ▁and ▁at ▁No . ▁ 1 2 ▁in ▁July . ▁The ▁game ▁would ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁No . ▁ 4 ▁game ▁sold ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁on ▁G etch u . com . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁review ▁on ▁Fam its u . com ▁by ▁Ta iga ▁As aba , ▁Angel ▁Be ats ! ▁ 1 st ▁Beat ▁is ▁described ▁as