Analytics

New research from the data company AppMagic indicates that the expansion of the mobile games market is experiencing a slowdown

This is 9% more than in 2024

Game marketing expert Chris Zukowski shared his thoughts on whether to keep a demo available after the game's release or if it's better to remove it on the blog "How To Market A Game." He supported his opinion with statistics on indie games released on Steam in 2025 that garnered over a thousand reviews

This data was shared by analysts from VG Insights on LinkedIn

We continue our 2025 wrap-up together with top managers and experts from the games industry. Up next is an interview with Inna Gosteva, CBDO at Digital Vortex Entertainment.

The head of Hooded Horse, a publishing house best known for Manor Lords and the upcoming Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era, Tim Bender, gave an interview to PC Gamer. During the conversation, he criticized the vast majority of indie publishers and essentially urged developers to self-publish their games.

China-based mobile game publisher Yodo1 has introduced its latest data platform for intellectual property and licensing, named IPVerse.

During the Christmas season, live service games emerged as the primary sources of revenue. Arc Raiders held steady in third place, whereas Call of Duty and Battlefield faced challenges in making a significant impact.

Their total exceeded 104,000.

These are the figures shared by analysts from Alinea Analytics

Angry Birds is set to make its comeback in the Chinese market after a two-year hiatus through a partnership between Rovio and Kingsoft Shiyou

The analytics company Sensor Tower has released an extensive report discussing the state of the mobile app market in 2025. We’ve selected key findings related to games.

The analytics company Sensor Tower released a comprehensive report outlining the state of the mobile app market in 2025. We have highlighted the key findings related to games

The Organization for the Development of the Video Game Industry (ODVI), the company IFSE, and the research center NAFI attempted to find out the state of affairs in the Russian gaming market. To do this, they surveyed 4,600 people from various parts of the country.

Such statistics were shared by the analytics company Sensor Tower.

This is 3.3 times more than in 2024

Such statistics were shared by the analytics company Sensor Tower.

We continue to wrap up the year 2025 with gaming teams. Up next is an interview with Igor Ilyukhin, the Chief Operating Officer of Far Far Games

We continue to wrap up the year 2025 with teams involved in gaming or related sectors. Up next is an interview with Vladimir Obruchev, the head of the gaming division at Bombora Publishing

Let's continue summarizing the results of 2025 with teams from the gaming industry (or related to it). Up next is an interview with Alena Linnik, the Chief Operating Officer of the Association of Professionals in Game Operation and Development (APRIORI)

We continue to wrap up the year 2025 with teams either involved in gaming or related to the gaming industry. Next up is an interview with Daniil Vostorogov, Product Owner at AppMetrica.

This conclusion was reached by analysts from Alinea Analytics.

In a recent report, analysts from Alinea Analytics not only shared statistics on indie games but also provided data on free-to-play games on Steam.

This conclusion was reached by analysts from Alinea Analytics.

Mobile marketing expert Matej Lancaric surveyed about 200 gamers from the United States who regularly spend money on mobile games. He was interested in their attitude towards misleading practices.

Analyst Mateusz Chrzanowski from Noble Securities released a comprehensive report dedicated to CD PROJEKT's spending on game development. Among other things, he estimated how much the Polish company's expenses might be for the fourth installment of "The Witcher"

Analysts at Newzoo have revised their forecast for the global video game market for 2025, which is already approaching its end. It had to be raised

By 2025, the global games market is projected to grow by 7.5%, reaching $197 billion, surpassing earlier forecasts made by Newzoo.

Roblox is considering potential adjustments to facilitate its return to the Russian market after having been banned.

Ahead of the New Year, the SteamDB service shared its observations on Steam. It estimated that in the incomplete year of 2025, a record number of games were released on Valve's platform—19.2 thousand. However, nearly half of them attracted almost no interest.

This conclusion was reached by the analytical company Niko Partners.

The gaming market is recovering from the post-pandemic downturn, claim analysts from Boston Consulting Group. Below are some figures from their latest report

The gaming markets in Asia and the MENA region are projected to achieve $88.97 billion in revenue by 2025, surpassing earlier forecasts.

This is the fastest-growing gaming market among the countries of Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa, reports the analytics company Niko Partners.

It is the fastest-growing gaming market among the countries in Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa, according to the analytics company Niko Partners.

Of Ash and Steel is an action RPG in the spirit of Gothic, released on November 24 by the Russian studio Fire & Frost and the publisher tinyBuild. According to the analytics service VG Insights, the game is doing quite well, at least on Steam.

The recruitment agency WN Talents has presented a large-scale salary study of the Russian-speaking gaming industry for 2025. This is the first comprehensive data update in two years—the previous major report was released in 2023 by App2Top.

This figure was cited by analysts from VG Insights in a publication on LinkedIn. They provided data as of November 24

Coatsink, a British studio recognized for its contributions to titles like Kingdom: Two Crowns and Islanders, has begun a restructuring process that is anticipated to eliminate 50 to 60 positions, impacting more than half of its workforce. The announcement was made by its parent company, Thunderful, which explained that while Coatsink spearheaded the company's co-development division, it had not secured a sufficient amount of work.

October wrapped up for the U.S. gaming market under the banner of Battlefield 6, according to data from the analytics company Circana.

October was marked by Battlefield 6 in the U.S. gaming market, according to data from the analytics company Circana.

Meanwhile, the share of such games on Steam has increased to 8%. There are now 10,258 of them.

The year 2025 has already become the best year in Steam’s history in terms of game revenue, claims the analytical company Alinea Analytics.

The year 2025 has already become the best year in Steam history in terms of game revenue, says the analytics company Alinea Analytics

Developers rarely publicly disclose the budget for their games. The lack of official data prompted the analytical portal HushCrasher to try to estimate the cost of creating games distributed on Steam.

Developers rarely publicly disclose the budget for their games. The lack of official data prompted the analytical portal HushCrasher to attempt an independent assessment of the cost of creating games available on Steam.

The full release of The Farmer Was Replaced by Swiss solo developer Timon Herzog and publisher Metaroot led to an astronomical increase in the game's revenue. This is reported by the GameDiscoverCo service.

New data indicates that the Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket has amassed $1.3 billion within its inaugural year.

Russians have started buying portable consoles much more frequently, claims the company M.Video. They shared their observations in a report dedicated to video game console sales in the country for the first nine months of 2025

Strategy Partners, in collaboration with the Creative Industries Agency (CIA) and the RVA association, conducted an extensive study of the Russian gaming market. Significant attention in the study was dedicated to the situation in Moscow.