Games & Numbers (April 23 - May 6, 2025)
A bi-weekly report of milestones that PC/Console/Mobile games reached.
PC/Console Games
Resident Evil 4 Remake has sold over 10 million copies. Less than 1% of sales came from mobile devices.
In April, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered generated $105.4 million in gross revenue on Steam, according to GameDiscoverCo. That’s more than all other games combined for the month.
Crusader Kings III has sold over 4 million copies in the 4.5 years since its release.
Claire Obscure: Expedition 33 sold over 1 million copies in the first 3 days after release.
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Over 2 million people have played Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown. The studio that developed the project has been closed.
Mobile Games
Monster Strike revenue surpassed $11 billion over 11 years of operation. 99% of this revenue came from Japan.
Monopoly GO! has generated over $5 billion in gross bookings in less than 2 years - this is a record number. In the first three months of 2025, the game brought Hasbro nearly $40 million.
Marvel Contest of Champions has earned over $2 billion on mobile since launch. The developers are now preparing to release the game on PC.
Royal Kingdom earned $52.7 million over the last 5 months. The project is showing steady growth, with 11.77 million downloads in the same period, according to AppMagic.
Castle Duels by MY.GAMES surpassed $1 million in monthly revenue. Since its 2024 launch, the project has earned over $6 million.
Big Cash Bingo from Israeli studio Bring it On! reached $500,000 in monthly revenue. This is a skill-based game, and the developers have already paid out $45 million to winners.
Mobile devices account for 80% of Roblox’s total DAU. PC has 17%, consoles 3%. Despite the strong dominance of mobile users, they account for only 46% of the project’s total revenue (30% from the App Store; 16% from Google Play). The average Roblox DAU in 2024 was 82.9 million.
Delta Force Mobile was downloaded over 10 million times in the first 4 days after release. The game launched with 25 million pre-registrations.
Gaming Hardware
2.2 million people in Japan entered the lottery for access to Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders. This exceeded the company’s expectations.