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Marathon has sold 1.2M copies across Steam, PS5, and Xbox

2+ hour, 16+ min ago  (1622+ words) Alinea Analytics estimates show that Marathon has generated gross revenues of $55M via 1.2M copies sold on Steam, PS5, and Xbox: Looking at the split between Steam, PS5, and Xbox, Steam is clearly the main platform for Marathon, accounting for a little under 70% of…...

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Slay the Spire 2: One of the best indie Steam launches of all time

4+ day, 4+ hour ago  (1464+ words) Roguelikes generated around $400M in Steam revenue in 2025, up 80% from 2024 (which was also a record for the genre). Thanks to the Q1 launches of Mewgenics and now Slay the Spire 2, roguelikes are on track to reach new revenue heights this year. Slay…...

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Crimson Desert is on track for a killer launch

1+ week, 3+ hour ago  (1822+ words) Pretty much everyone I chatted to at GDC mentioned Crimson Desert, which is usually a good sign. It's been on our radar for a while, as Crimson Desert has consistently ranked as a top game by new Steam wishlists, but…...

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Steam Next Fest’s wishlist winners

3+ week, 5+ hour ago  (1183+ words) February's Next Fest saw over 3,000 demos fighting for oxygen. Of course, plenty of smaller titles picked up some buzz. But in the current attention economy, Next Fest has mostly evolved from a discovery engine into a stress test for pre-existing…...

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Wishlist-to-buyer conversions for games with Steam Next Fest demos

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (767+ words) As everyone turns their eyes to the current Next Fest (don't worry, we'll be diving into those metrics next week), we wanted to pause and look back at the class of October. More specifically, some of the games that had…...

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Game Pass: 500K+ new players for Star Wars Outlaws, Space Marine II & Death Stranding

1+ mon, 2+ hour ago  (1350+ words) Following our look at January's PlayStation Plus additions, we'll now turn our eye to Xbox's content subscription. In January 2026, Game Pass welcomed several third-party titles, but here are the standouts we'll focus on today: Star Wars Outlaws (added to Game…...

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alineaanalytics.substack.com > p > the-top-2026-games-by-steam-wishlists

The top 2026 games by Steam wishlists

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1734+ words) As ever, January was a pretty slow month for new AAA games, with titles from last year dominating our Steam and PlayStation rankings alike. The release calendar is really starting to heat up now, with Resident Evil Requiem right around…...

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January’s top PlayStation games by copies sold

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1251+ words) EA Sports FC 26 sold nearly 2M copies on PlayStation in January. This volume was largely driven by a 60% discount that ran between December 23 and January 8. While FC 26 players are still trending below FC 25 (launch aligned), the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup in…...

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alineaanalytics.substack.com > p > arc-raiders-was-once-again-steams

ARC Raiders was ONCE AGAIN Steam’s top monthly seller

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1605+ words) It's a new year, but ARC Raiders has held onto its dominant trajectory through January, shifting an additional 1.5 million copies on Steam alone. This translates to nearly $50 million in revenue in one month, easily securing ARC Raider's #1 January Steam position…...

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Helldivers 2 sells 20M copies

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1171+ words) Helldivers 2 continues to hit records after its initial launch in February 2024. It passed 20M copies sold (!!!) across platforms this month. Based on copies sold alone, Helldivers 2 has generated over $700 million in gross revenue " accounting for regional pricing and historical discounts, of…...