Stores and publishing

Valve has published a 2024 recap, focusing on Steam-related features, tools, and stats. Let’s take a closer look at the data on platform growth and new game revenue.

Valve has published the Steam statistics for 2024. We've selected a few figures.

Last month, indie team Crackshell released a sequel to its successful roguelite Heroes of Hammerwatch. Here’s some fresh data on the game’s sales and its performance on Steam.

In a month, the third session of the business conference "Gaming Industry" will take place. This time it will be held in the capital of Belarus. The event is expected to have over 500 participants, including representatives from Yandex Games, Game Stream, Axlebolt, RuStore, VK Play Indie, HeroCraft, Astrum Entertainment, Semenov&Pevzner, and many other companies

Xsolla has unveiled a new suite for direct-to-consumer publishing

With new releases like Split Fiction and FragPunk, as well as strong performances from older hits, it is time to take a look at the key changes on the Steam charts. Here are the top products on the platform by gross revenue over the past seven days.

A new week means a new Steam chart. For the week of March 4-11, the top-grossing products on the platform were once again led by Counter-Strike 2 and Monster Hunter Wilds, but now they are joined in the top three by Split Fiction

The timing of launching a Steam page is still a subject of eternal debate among game developers, especially indie creators. Game marketing expert Chris Zukowski has shared some valuable tips and tried to explain why there is no time for procrastination.

The earlier an indie developer creates a Steam page for their game and starts gathering wishlists, the better. This is the opinion of game marketing expert Chris Zukowski. In a recent article, he shared basic tips on what should be done before launching on the platform

NetEase has released another live service game as part of its strategy to reach a global audience. Here is how players have met hero shooter FragPunk, and how its launch metrics compare to the company’s previous titles.

The Internet Development Institute (IDI) believes that the BRICS countries should collaboratively work on regulating the gaming industry. This is mentioned in a recent study by the organization, with which our colleagues at Forbes are familiar.

Hazelight Studios is back with its new co-op action adventure game Split Fiction. The title has been off to a strong start, with its impressive player numbers exceeding most other products published by Electronic Arts.

The co-op sensation Split Fiction has attracted hundreds of thousands of concurrent players on Steam. By this metric, it has already become the largest release by Hazelight Studios, as well as the second most successful game published by Electronic Arts (EA)

Sony has collaborated with tech lease provider Raylo to launch a PlayStation 5 rental program in the UK through its Flex initiative.

The Canadian law firm Voyer Law examined over a hundred publishing contracts signed by indie game developers for consoles and PCs. They shared their insights on the typical terms included in such agreements on a dedicated website.

VK announced that the RuStore app store has reached an important milestone. Since its launch in May 2022, it has been downloaded over 100 million times.

On March 6, 2025, a new cooperative adventure from Hazelight Studios, Split Fiction, was released for PC and consoles. On Steam, the game is doing exceptionally well. It debuted with an "overwhelmingly positive" rating, garnering 97% positive reviews

Another group of Russian indie developers has shared their successes. The Yekaterinburg-based teams Chudo-Yudo Games and Targem Games announced that as of today, their action game with RTS and survival elements, Machine Mind, has amassed over 60,000 wishlists on Steam.

The Russian indie team SBSR boasted that Steam users are actively adding "Zarya"—a rural driver simulator—to their wishlists. Recently, the game surpassed the milestone of 100,000 wishlists

Sony has revealed a new beta initiative tailored for PlayStation users

Reports indicate that Sony's first-party PlayStation support studio, Visual Arts, alongside PS Studios Malaysia, have experienced workforce reductions

Rockstar has released an enhanced version of GTA V for PC, upgrading its visuals and adding various improvements to its 10-year-old megahit. However, reception from Steam users is far from overwhelmingly positive.

Kotaku reports that PlayStation Studios Visual Arts is experiencing layoffs. According to its sources, for some of the studio's employees, their last working day will be March 7.

On March 4th, Rockstar Games released Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced on PC. According to SteamDB, the updated version of GTA V attracted a peak of 187,059 concurrent players on Steam.

The list of top-grossing products on Steam for the past week was predictably topped by Monster Hunter Wilds. It claimed the revenue leader title from the free-to-play hit Counter-Strike 2, which fell to second place following the release of Capcom's new title.

The global launch of Monster Hunter Wilds has resulted in a triumph on the Steam charts. Aside from Capcom’s latest hit, there were plenty of other notable additions and changes on the list over the past seven days.

The British company Sumo Group has parted ways with the publisher Secret Mode, which released Still Wakes the Deep, A Little to the Left, Dear Esther, and numerous other games. It sold the publisher for an undisclosed amount

Sumo Group has divested its publishing division, Secret Mode, selling it for an undisclosed amount to Emona Capital and the existing leadership team, Ed Blincoe and James Schall.

What were the top-grossing new games on Steam in February 2025? GameDiscoverCo has shared data on the biggest releases, including their estimated gross revenue for the period.

Analyst Simon Carless from GameDiscoverCo identified the highest-grossing new releases on Steam for February. Despite being released on the last day of the month, Monster Hunter Wilds managed to make it into the top ten.

The perelesoq team shared detailed advice on what tips to follow when announcing a game on Steam, and also provided their own example

Capcom has launched Monster Hunter Wilds, likely its biggest release of the current fiscal year. Here’re the first results for the game on Steam based on publicly available metrics.

On the morning of February 28, Monster Hunter Wilds was released on PC and consoles. According to SteamDB, the game launched on Steam with a massive online presence — 987,482 players.

The domestic marketplace RuStore analyzed the spending habits of Russians in mobile applications. To do this, it surveyed 1,009 individuals over the age of 18 across the country in collaboration with Ipsos

"Deal of the Day" is a promotion on Steam where games get featured on the store's main page and in some other sections for 24 hours. Valve has announced that now six games will participate simultaneously.

Between 2022 and 2024, the largest portable gaming PCs sold a total of 6 million units, reports The Verge, citing a study by IDC. The main bestseller was the Steam Deck

Steam users continue to add over the hill to their wishlists—a off-road driving simulator from the creators of art of rally. Funselektor and Strelka Games revealed in a conversation with GameDiscoverCo that the game has garnered over 200,000 wishlists in the month following its announcement

Monster Hunter Wilds is expected to significantly boost Capcom’s revenue in the fourth fiscal quarter as pre-orders for the game remain strong. Here are the top products on Steam by gross revenue over the past seven days.

In three days, on February 28, the new installment of Monster Hunter will be released. In anticipation of this, pre-orders for Monster Hunter Wilds have climbed to second place on the overall chart of top-grossing products on Steam, trailing only the free-to-play Counter-Strike 2 in weekly revenue

Amazon revealed it plans to shut down its Android Appstore on August 20, 2025.

Vadim Subbotin, the deputy head of Roskomnadzor, stated in an interview with TASS that the agency supports the December bill on games. At least the part that addresses the need for game labeling

Alex Blintsov, CTO at Enraven Games and former development team lead at Pixonic, has created a relaxing decorating sim called Furnish Master. A year after the game’s Early Access launch, he shared its revenue, wishlists, and other valuable data.

On February 23, the Chinese studio Amazing Seasun Games launched an open beta test of the multiplayer mech shooter Mecha BREAK on Steam. The game quickly gained popularity.

Sony has decided to close the PlayStation branch in Poland, according to Polish media citing sources. Recently, it laid off at least some of its employees, including senior executives

The Dutch consumer protection organization Massaschade & Consument has filed a class action lawsuit against Sony. On behalf of 3 million local gamers, it accused the corporation of monopolizing and inflating prices for games in the PlayStation Store

Every once in a while, a large company comes up with a new way to disrupt Steam’s dominance in the PC game distribution. Most rival stores and solutions tend to fade into oblivion, while Valve’s platform only gets bigger and better. But why?

Amazon has been trying to compete with Steam for years, but without success. This was shared by former Prime Gaming Vice President Ethan Evans on social media

SteamDB has published the list of the top-selling games for the period from February 11 to February 18.

February has become a busy month for major releases, with strong performances from Kingdom Come: Deliverance II and Civilization VII. Here’s our weekly overview of the top games on Steam by gross revenue.

Starbreeze has published its 2024 results, reporting huge declines in sales. However, the company plans to stabilize and diversify its business through third-party publishing, licensing, and expanding its own brands into new platforms.