Games & Numbers (February 19 - March 4, 2025)
A bi-weekly report of milestones that PC/Console/Mobile games reached.
PC/Console Games
According to GameDiscoverCo, Monster Hunter Wilds sold over 4 million copies on PC and PlayStation 5 within its first few days. As of March 2, the game generated over $150 million in revenue on Steam, including $69.1 million on its debut day. During the weekend, the game reached a peak concurrent player count of 1.384 million.
Tekken 8 has sold 3 million copies. Bandai Namco Entertainment says that the game is outperforming its predecessor in sales.
The developers of Pacific Drive announced that the game has sold 1 million copies, a milestone achieved in one year.
The indie horror game Mouthwashing reported reaching 500,000 copies sold.
NetEase revealed that the audience for Marvel Rivals has surpassed 40 million players.
The audience for NetEase's Where Winds Meet reached 15 million users. The game is currently available only in China on PC and mobile devices.
Palworld reached 32 million players in its first year after release on PC, PlayStation, and Xbox. This number doesn’t reflect sales, as the game was included in Xbox Game Pass from launch.
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The beta of Mecha BREAK hit a peak of 317,000 concurrent users (CCU) on Steam, though the project received negative reviews overall. Most criticism came from China (73% of reviews were negative), while English-language reviews were 80% positive.
over the hill gained over 200,000 wishlists within a month. In its first five days alone, it accumulated its initial 100,000 wishlists.
Mobile Games
Gross revenue for Last War: Survival surpassed $2 billion as of February 15, 2025, according to AppMagic. In January alone, the game earned a record $212 million (gross).
Pokemon Sleep reached $150 million in revenue; however, its revenue trend is declining.
Pokemon TCG Pocket has been downloaded over 100 million times, as announced by the developers on their X account.
Candy Crush Solitaire generated $379,000 in revenue during its first two weeks post-launch, according to AppMagic. This figure is before taxes and platform fees.
Gaming Platforms
Steam set a new CCU record with 40 million users online simultaneously. Of these, 12.6 million were actively playing games at the time.
According to IDC estimates, Valve sold over 4 million Steam Deck units over the past three years. In total, portable PCs (including Steam Deck, Asus ROG Ally, Lenovo Legion Go, and MSI Claw) have sold a combined total of 6 million units.