Alinea Analytics: The Most Successful PlayStation Games on Steam
$1,5B revenue & 43M copies sold sounds as a fine extension of the business.
All figures below are estimates by Alinea Analytics.
PlayStation has generated more than $1.5 billion in revenue on Steam. Of this amount, Sony received nearly $1.2 billion, while Valve earned over $350 million in commissions.
PlayStation titles on Steam have been purchased more than 43 million times.
Top Sony games by units sold on Steam
Helldivers 2 is Sony’s most successful PC release. The game sold 12.7 million copies and generated over $400 million in revenue. One fifth of the audience has spent more than 100 hours in the game; Helldivers 2 still has over 200k daily active players on Steam; Steam sales exceed the PS5 version by more than two times.
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Horizon Zero Dawn sold 4.5 million copies ($170 million in revenue). However, the sequel, Horizon Forbidden West, is selling three times worse than the original.
God of War sold 4.2 million copies ($150 million in revenue).
Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered was purchased 2.7 million times ($116 million in revenue). Despite technical issues at launch, the game continues to sell well over time.
Days Gone is one of PlayStation’s most successful PC releases. The game sold 3.4 million copies ($108 million in revenue). The PC audience received the game very warmly, despite mixed reviews from console players.
PlayStation games on Steam
Early releases of PlayStation exclusives on Steam benefited from a novelty effect, which supported strong sales for Horizon Zero Dawn, Days Gone, and God of War.
However, this effect is fading. Sequels such as God of War Ragnarök and Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 are performing worse than their originals.
God of War Ragnarök was purchased by only 13% of the audience that bought God of War. Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 was purchased by 12% of users who bought the first game.
Even so, these projects still generate solid revenue. The Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 port brought PlayStation more than $32 million, while God of War Ragnarök generated over $45 million.
Alinea notes that shortening the time between console launches and PC ports on Steam helps Sony maximize total sales while keeping audience interest high.
With a potential launch of Steam Machine approaching, Sony’s attitude toward releases on Steam may change, as the platform could evolve into a direct competitor.
Bloodborne sold more than 9 million copies on PlayStation. A PC port of the game could have been a major success, but for now, it exists only in memes.