In 2025, four out of the top 10 highest-grossing releases on Steam were developed by Swedish teams, and 15 local games each earned over a million dollars. Today, we will analyze the results of major hits originating from Sweden and track the main trends.
The topics covered in the article include:
- the highest-grossing Swedish releases of 2025 — from ARC Raiders and Split Fiction to Keep Driving and Abyssus;
- the diversity of genres presented and the rise of Swedish co-op games;
- the most successful games from local developers in recent years, including Valheim, V Rising, Satisfactory, Teardown, The Ascent, Songs of Conquest, and GTFO;
- which Swedish projects have earned over $100 million on Steam since 2020;
- the main trends and growth factors in Swedish game development.
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