Stores and publishing

At the end of October, the cooperative multiplayer game Superball by the Chinese indie studio Pathea Games was released. The studio is best known for their life simulation hit, My Time at Portia. The project took a long time to reach a full release and is still experiencing difficulties. We spoke with Yao Liu, one of the key developers of Superball, about the project’s journey and the hopes of its developers.

At the end of October, the cooperative multiplayer game Superball was released by the Chinese indie studio Pathea Games, which is well known today for the life simulation hit My Time at Portia. The project took a long time to reach a full release and is still facing difficulties. We spoke with Yao Liu, one of the key developers of Superball, about the project's journey and the developers' hopes for the future.

Google Play has announced its Best Of lists for 2025, highlighting Pokémon TCG Pocket, Candy Crush Solitaire, Disco Elysium, and Dredge among the standout titles in the Best Games of 2025 awards.

The VK Group of companies also reported on its finances. It released a report summarizing the results of the first nine months of 2025. Among other things, VK highlighted the growth of its mobile store metrics

As a result, it made it into the top 150 most anticipated games on Steam.

Burny Games, a mobile developer from Ukraine, has revealed plans to expand its operations into the publishing sector

As always on Wednesdays, we publish material in the "Investor/Publisher Wanted" section. Let us remind you, this section is dedicated to projects seeking investments, publishers, or assistance in promotion. The subject of today's publication is "Tankers Online," a modern take on the NES classic Battle City (also known as Tank 1990)

As the end of the year approaches, companies are starting to sum up some preliminary results. Among them is Google, which has announced the best games in its app store for 2025

We are reporting on the chart of the top-grossing products on Steam for the week of November 11th to 18th

Asus has reported that sales numbers for the Xbox ROG Ally X have surpassed their initial projections.

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

Previously, only teams approved by the corporation could access the instructions, and that was after signing a non-disclosure agreement

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

Valve revealed that its latest wireless VR headset, the Steam Frame, will be compatible with Android games.

Valve has unveiled three new hardware offerings: the Steam Frame VR headset and controllers, an updated Steam controller, and a next-generation Steam Machine.

We're reporting on the chart situation for the top-grossing products on Steam for the week of November 4 to 11

According to a Sony executive, the PlayStation Portal has emerged as the leading device for PlayStation 5 Remote Play, outperforming mobile, PC, PS5, and PS4 platforms.

Sony has released its latest financial results for the first half of its fiscal year, indicating substantial growth in revenue for its Game & Network Services division

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.

Coffee Stain will soon become a public company, spinning off from Embracer Group. This is a great opportunity to take a closer look at its business, which—spoiler alert—demonstrates remarkable efficiency and resilience. Specifically, we will delve into the publisher's finances and assess its potential market value

Industry veteran Alyssa Kollgaard has developed Publisher Pathfinder, a tool designed to connect game developers with publishing partners and investors suitable for their projects.

The conflict between Google and Epic Games, which has stretched over five years, may soon come to an end. The companies have reached a settlement agreement and are now waiting to see how the court will respond.

On November 4th, Paradox Interactive released the first new Europa Universalis in 12 years. A significant number of players decided to try out the grand strategy: its peak online presence on Steam reached 77,320 people

The ongoing conflict between Google and Epic Games, which has lasted more than five years, may soon be coming to an end. The companies have reached a settlement agreement and are now awaiting the court's response.

Over 50% of developers express concern about their dependency on Steam for game distribution, and 72% perceive the platform as holding a monopoly in the PC games sector

In October, a PC-focused military shooter and a new installment of the enduring monster-catching saga vied for the title of the biggest release. The latest edition of the monthly gaming market review features a wealth of data and charts on revenue, sales, and other metrics for major releases, indie hits, and unexpected newcomers

On October 30, Embark Studios released its second game, ARC Raiders. The new release showed a good online presence on Steam, but for now, it has not managed to become the most popular extraction shooter on the platform.

It has been announced that two game publishers will soon merge: the Taiwanese company Neon Doctrine will become part of the Swedish company Raw Fury.

Microsoft has released its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2026, indicating a 2% decline in total gaming revenue and nearly a 30% reduction in hardware sales.

Microsoft informed investors about its first quarter of fiscal year 2026 (June-September 2025). Specifically, it reported mixed results in its gaming division

Google Corporation announced changes to the policy of the American version of the Google Play app store. This decision was compelled by a court verdict issued during the proceedings with Epic Games.

We discuss the situation in the chart of the best-selling products on Steam for the week of October 21 to 28

In 2023, the Saudi company Sandsoft announced grand ambitions — it aimed to become an influential publisher within five years, capable of competing with giants like Tencent, Electronic Arts, and Activision Blizzard. However, it seems that their plan has failed

The cooperative online game "RV There Yet?" has reached 1.3 million units sold on Steam following its release on October 21, a sales figure that has pleasantly surprised its developer, Nuggets Entertainment

Phil Spencer, the CEO of Microsoft Gaming, stated that the company's primary application of AI is focused on security and moderation of Xbox Live, with no directive in place to integrate AI into the creative process. Additionally, he pointed out the brand's enhanced presence in the traditionally difficult Japanese market.

The indie apocalypse continues

Against the backdrop of upcoming amendments to the Tax Code, the Video Game Industry Development Organization (VGIDO) has addressed an appeal to Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, requesting the establishment of new tax incentives for companies representing the industry.

Microsoft has allegedly increased the price of its Xbox Series X/S development kits (XDK) from $1,500 to $2,000.

The secret to success is a popular mobile mechanic combined with roguelike meta

Numerous online platforms globally, such as Fortnite, Roblox, PlayStation Network, and several major banks, are beginning to recover following an outage of Amazon Web Services (AWS) earlier today

Microsoft has verified that it is working on "next-gen hardware."

Another marketing failure by Xbox Game Studios on PC

Battlestate Games announced this achievement on social media

Valve announced a new enhancement for Steam. Games on the platform now have dedicated pages listing all the bundles they are included in

Players continue to actively add the next "Heroes of Might and Magic" to their wishlist. The studio Unfrozen and publisher Hooded Horse reported that by mid-October, the game had already accumulated over one million wishlists on Steam

Last year, Capcom brought back the original Resident Evil trilogy for sale by placing it in the digital store GOG. However, according to GOG's Senior Business Development Manager Marcin Paczynski, this might not have happened.

The analytical company VG Insights released a study on souls-likes on Steam. They examined all the games with the “souls-like” tag, released on the platform from January 2015 to October 2025.

The top spot in the latest Steam chart predictably went to Battlefield 6. The newcomer launched strongly, surpassing all other games on the platform in revenue from October 7-14 — both paid and free-to-play titles