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Premium Industry July 30

Not every indie hit needs a sequel, and the current situation on Steam clearly demonstrates why

The year 2025 will be remembered in part for the sequels of dozens of successful or even cult indie games. However, many of them, for various reasons, ended up overshadowed by their original titles.

Playgama: In the first half of 2025, 15,000 browser games were released — more than in 2021, 2022, and 2023 combined

The number of browser games worldwide is rapidly increasing, according to a study by the Playgama platform. Experts have calculated that over 15,000 new projects were released between January and June 2025. This is the best result in at least the last four years.

Investor/publisher wanted July 30

Developers of the PC adaptation of the board game “Potion Brewing” are looking for a publisher

We continue our column, “Developer/Publisher Wanted,” where indie teams share about themselves, their projects, and the funds they need. Up next is a post about the game “Potion Craft: Path of the Alchemist.” This is an adaptation of a board game about brewing elixirs.

Ludus: Merge Arena, developed by Vladimir Nikolsky’s holding studio, has been played by 7 million people

Ludus: Merge Arena is a mobile PvP strategy game developed by Top App Games, a studio under the Utmost Games holding company. Recently, the game reached a significant milestone — 7 million users.

Total game downloads for Azur Games have exceeded 10 billion

This figure was mentioned by Azur Games co-founder Dmitry Yaminsky in an interview with the portal PocketGamer.

Sharp increase in revenue and soaring sales of Devil May Cry 5 — Capcom report

Capcom reported its quarterly results for the period ending June 30, 2025. The company boasted that its revenues significantly increased compared to last year.

KRAFTON announced record revenue for the half-year, but its net profit nearly halved

KRAFTON also released its financial report. The South Korean company shared its figures for the first half of 2025.

EA earned more than expected for the quarter, partly thanks to Star Wars: Battlefront II

Electronic Arts (EA) has announced the results of the first quarter of fiscal 2026 (April-June 2025). From the perspective of revenue and receipts, it surpassed the company’s expectations.

Killing Floor 3 entered the top 5 of Steam’s weekly sales chart

Last week, Tripwire Interactive released Killing Floor 3. Despite “mixed” reviews, the shooter showed strong sales on Steam. For the week of July 22-29, it ranked fourth among the top-grossing products on the platform, and if you exclude free-to-play and Steam Deck, it ranked first.

Playrix acquired a small stake in iDreamSky

Playrix has secured a deal with the Chinese publisher iDreamSky. Through its subsidiary, PLR Worldwide Sales Limited, it acquired 38.08 million shares of the publisher for 39 million Hong Kong dollars (approximately 4.97 million USD).

Within a day, Thunderful Group’s value dropped by more than half to a record low

Reports on the risk of bankruptcy and a new restructuring negatively affected the stock value of Thunderful Group. By the time this news was written, their stock price had dropped to 0.29 Swedish krona (0.03 USD) per share — a decrease of 53.71% since the evening of July 28.

Thunderful Group is facing new challenges as the company prepares for a major sale of shares and layoffs

The Swedish holding company Thunderful Group is on the brink of bankruptcy. It announced that to protect itself from financial collapse, it is compelled to take several serious measures, including restructuring.

Xbox will introduce mandatory age verification for residents of the United Kingdom

Microsoft will begin verifying the ages of Xbox users from the United Kingdom. This is necessary to comply with local internet safety legislation.

Sony has filed a lawsuit against Tencent for plagiarizing the Horizon series

The Sony Corporation has filed a lawsuit against Tencent, accusing the Chinese giant of copyright infringement. Sony argues that the survival game Light of Motiram, created by Tencent’s subsidiary team, is an outright copy of the Horizon series games.

The creator of Dead Space and The Callisto Protocol does not rule out the possibility of stopping game development

Industry veteran Glen Schofield shared in a LinkedIn post that he was unable to secure funding for his next game. Now, he is considering stepping away from development entirely.

Round table July 28

How widespread is the migration of mobile developers to the premium segment on Steam?

Is there a transition from mobile to Steam, and if so, what might this phenomenon be attributed to? The editors of App2Top spoke with teams that have experience with both platforms: HeroCraft, Brickworks Games, Lipsar Studio, Kylyk Games, and Nekki.

“Rostelecom” has relaunched its own platform with game keys

The company “Rostelecom” has indeed decided to re-enter the digital game store market. It announced the launch of a “gaming showcase” where keys for titles on Steam and consoles are sold.

SteamDB introduced leaderboards for games based on DAU and wishlist activity

The service SteamDB has started publishing two additional rankings. In one, it sorts games on Steam by the number of daily active users (DAU), and in the other—by “wishlist activity.”

Weekend Highlights (July 26-27)

PwC has forecasted that the gaming market will grow to $300 billion by 2029, 9 million people have played the Oblivion remaster, Quarantine Zone: The Last Check has reached a million wishlists on Steam and found a publisher—here are the main events in the gaming industry from this past weekend.

Premium Industry July 25

Julian LeFay’s Game Design Philosophy in Quotes: What Developers Can Learn from the “Father of The Elder Scrolls”

On July 22, the programmer, game designer, and composer Julian Jensen, better known as Julian LeFay, who was instrumental in the creation of the The Elder Scrolls series, passed away. We have compiled his notable quotes—on the unobtainable freedom of tabletop RPGs, procedural generation, and how the industry grinds down young developers.

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