The top-selling PlayStation games on Steam
We asked our audience (that’s you!) about the Alinea estimates you wanted to see most. The clear winner was ‘‘PS5 games on Steam.’’ We’ve got you. ...
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With unified and transparent cross-platform insights, Alinea Analytics is redefining market intelligence for console and PC games
With unified and transparent cross-platform insights, Alinea Analytics is redefining market intelligence for console and PC games We’ve just added our biggest-ever update to the Alinea Analytics platform. ...
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Steam’s top games by copies sold (week 28) – Indies and discounts everywhere!
Discounts and indies (and discounted indies!) dominated the Steam copies sold chart last week. But a new DLC also made an appearance. Let’s take a look. ...
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FC 25, Death Stranding 2, and Rematch top June's PlayStation ranking, while Stellar Blade's PC launch led to sales on PS5
PlayStation’s June 2025 ranking by copies sold brings familiar faces, new contenders, and another strong showing for Xbox-published titles. Sports, action games, and new hits all found their target audiences – and new ones. ...
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PEAK was June's top Steam game by copies sold, but SEVEN games climbed to over a million
Things have really heated up on Steam, and not just because of the heatwave that’s got the whole Alinea team praying for winter. PEAK performance (sorry) As we covered in last week’s newsletter, co-op climbing title PEAK is reaching incredible heights right now. ...
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Last week's biggest games on Steam (week 24): Stellar Blade and Dune dominate as discounted legacy games do well
Our Steam estimates for week 24 are in! Last week – as ever – was eventful, with three big new launches, continued indie greatness, and some games that returned to the spotlight due to heavy discounts. ...
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China helped Stellar Blade become PlayStation’s fastest-selling PC port yet, selling over a million on Steam
Stellar Blade, a Korean-made hack-and-slash title, finally launched on Steam on June 11, following over a year of PlayStation exclusivity. As we covered last week, Stellar Blade was the #5 Steam game by revenues for week 23 – before it had even launched! ...
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Last week’s biggest games on Steam (week 23) – indies, familiar faces, new games, and a few surprises
It was a big week for games last week. Nintendo finally launched the Switch 2 and sold 3.5 million units, Summer Game Fest’s many announcements led to Steam followers galore, and PlayStation and Xbox held some exciting showcases of their own. ...
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Forza Horizon 5 takes pole position in May’s top 10 PlayStation games by copies sold
PlayStation’s May top 10 by copies sold shares plenty of RPG-heavy similarities with the Steam ranking. But Xbox-published games and sports titles – again – featured more heavily on Sony’s platform. ...
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May’s top Steam games by copies sold: Two new big launches, Helldivers 2’s return, and ongoing indie smash hits
It’s that time again. We already published our May data on Steam’s top new games by revenues, but now it’s time to look at the top-performing Steam games by copies sold. ...
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WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers – China’s next $100M+ breakout title?
Launching July 24, 2025 on Steam, Epic, PS5, Xbox Series X|S & Game Pass day one Narrative moves markets, and in China, everyone is still talking about Black Myth: Wukong. ...
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Elden Ring’s player engagement is through the roof: 45% of its Steam players have played for 100+ hours
Elden Ring’s player engagement is through the roof: Over 45% of its Steam players have played for 100+ hours Elden Ring is one of the most successful premium games of all time. ...
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