XYZ School analyzed the state of game piracy in Russia in 2024, reports the newspaper "Vedomosti" citing the research.
According to XYZ School, the level of game piracy in the country dropped by 13% compared to 2023. In total, Russians pirated games worth 281 billion rubles over the past year.
Here are the games that were the most popular among Russian pirates by the end of 2024:
▫️S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl;
▫️Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2;
▫️Black Myth: Wukong;
▫️Path of Exile II;
▫️Elden Ring.
It is reported that 57% of gamers purchased the game legally after playing a pirated version.
According to XYZ School's estimates, by the end of 2024, about two-thirds of Russian gamers could be considered pirates. This is a decrease from the beginning of the year. In May 2024, XYZ School stated that 74% of gamers in Russia downloaded pirated game versions.
For the study, XYZ School surveyed just over a thousand people and extrapolated the data to 25 million Russian gamers.