For seven years, Supercell has been unable to expand its catalog of evergreen hits. Squad Busters could have been a game-changer, but it too was recently shut down. Throughout its history, the company has “killed” dozens of games. The reasons and results of this approach are explored in a new comprehensive article.

In October, the battle for the title of the biggest release was between a PC-focused military shooter and the latest installment of the ever-enduring monster-catching saga. In this new edition of the monthly gaming market review, there is a wealth of data and graphs on revenue, sales, and other metrics of major releases, indie hits, and unexpected newcomers.

Despite a turbulent period, Paradox Interactive remains a leading publisher of strategy games. The key to the long-term success of the Swedish company is a unique strategy that enables most releases to be profitable and demonstrates a margin level of 40%.

By the end of 2025, quirky indie games with a focus on co-op and interaction with friends have firmly established themselves as one of the fastest-growing niches on Steam. In this new piece, we present our report on the state of this category, which many have already dubbed “friendslop,” as well as data on game revenue and other metrics.

The Chinese giant has spread its roots worldwide—from New Zealand to Canada. Today, we will delve into the company’s internal divisions, external subsidiaries, and minority stakes in other studios.

AppLovin is a key player in the mobile advertising market. Since the beginning of the year, the company’s stock price has almost doubled, with its market capitalization surpassing $200 billion. What is driving this rapid growth? How did it transform into an AI platform? Answers to these and other questions about AppLovin’s business can be found in today’s article.

Battlefield 6 is one of the major releases of 2025 that faces potential overshadowing due to Electronic Arts’ ambitious investment in the franchise. Today, we will analyze the key metrics of the new shooter and discuss what its continued success means for the company’s business.

The main topic in the gaming industry this week is the upcoming Digital Fairness Act (DFA) in the EU. We delved into its key provisions and gathered developers’ reactions. Aiding us in understanding the legal intricacies was Alina Davletshina, Head of the Digital Practice at Futura Digital.

Predicting the success of a particular game can be challenging, but it’s often possible to foresee a lack of potential. Today, we’ll discuss the types of failed indie games and the mistakes developers make, supported by examples and data on the highest-grossing and “overcrowded” sub-genres on Steam.

At the beginning of the month, we traditionally share data on the most successful releases from the past 30 days. Today’s article includes a wealth of numbers and charts related to revenue, sales, and other metrics of September’s new releases, featuring titles from major studios, indie hits, and Japanese RPGs.

11 bit studios is one of Poland’s most renowned companies, known for producing hits like Frostpunk and publishing indie titles from third-party developers. Today, the studio finds itself at a crossroads, facing a series of financial challenges. How it arrived at this point is the focus of today’s article.

On September 25, the full release of Hades II took place. We analyzed the game’s launch in detail from the perspectives of revenue, online performance, and other metrics, comparing them with the first installment and titles in similar genres.

2025 can confidently be called the year of the rise of mid-budget games priced at $50 or less. This begs the question: what does this mean for the industry as a whole? In today’s article, we delve into the trend in detail, backing up the arguments with figures and other data.

You voted — we delivered. Introducing a comprehensive report on the state of the European gaming market, complete with numerous graphs and data both for the region as a whole and for individual countries. We conducted an in-depth study of consumer spending along with other statistical metrics such as the number of gamers, developers, and gaming companies.

In an interview with App2Top, the top executives of the media franchise — Roman Goroshkin, Alexander Minkin, and Yaropolk Rash — discussed in detail the upcoming MMORPG “Sineus“, their immediate plans for its development, and the unique aspects of working at Sineus Publishing, a publishing and label company aspiring to achieve the gaming equivalent of Blumhouse Productions.

We spoke with Yaroslav Kravtsov, who has been developing games on Roblox for over five years, about the features of the platform.

Borderlands is one of the key franchises of Take-Two, which now fully owns Gearbox studio. Today, we will thoroughly analyze the launch of the fourth installment of the series, adding the necessary context, and examine the significance of the new game for Take-Two’s business.

The crisis in modern AAA game development is evident to most developers, with its epicenter concentrated in the USA. What causes it and what consequences does it have for the industry? This is what our extensive feature today explores.

Hollow Knight: Silksong can already be considered one of the major game releases of 2025. In today’s piece, we provide a detailed analysis of the game’s launch from various metric perspectives and compare it to other Metroidvanias and titles in different genres.