Games & Numbers (May 7 - May 20, 2025)
A bi-weekly report of milestones that PC/Console/Mobile games reached.
PC/Console Games
In its latest financial report, Electronic Arts announced that Split Fiction sales have nearly reached 4 million copies.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 sold over 2 million copies within 12 days of release.
The Citizen Sleeper series has attracted over 2 million players. Some projects in the series are free, so it’s hard to judge commercial success.
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The new GTA VI trailer is breaking records. On its first day, it was watched over 475 million times across all platforms. Spotify also reported that streams of the trailer’s music (The Pointer Sisters - ‘Hot Together’) jumped by 182,000%.
Mobile Games
Roblox earned $1.04 billion in Q1 2025. The project’s DAU reached 97.8 million, a 26% year-over-year increase. Users spent 21.7 billion hours in-game (+30% YoY). The number of paying users grew by 29% YoY to 20.2 million.
Royal Kingdom surpassed $100 million in revenue — this figure includes the soft launch period. According to AppMagic, the project has been growing for 6 consecutive months.
Grunt Rush by Steer Studios surpassed 1 million installs. For many developers at the studio, this is their first commercial project.
Platforms
According to Joost from Superjoost, in 2024, Valve earned $3.2 billion in Steam commissions. This represents the highest amount in the past 10 years.
Nintendo plans to sell 15 million Nintendo Switch 2 units in the first 9 months. The plans are confirmed in the annual report.
