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ARC Raiders has sold 2.5M copies Also, co-op games already made $7B+ on Steam this year. We use Alinea estimates to dive into these topics and explore the pros and cons of extraction shooters.

We have ARC Raiders at 2.5M sold, with 69.2% on Steam (1.7M), 17.3% on PlayStation (400K), and 13.5% on Xbox (300K+).

Full analysis in the Alinea Insight Substack:

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October's top 10 PlayStation games by copies sold (Alinea estimates)

So much variety. Blockbusters, small games, old games, and new ones are selling. Sports games dominated and perform best on consoles.

‘‘CoNsOlE iS DeAd’’ arguments are getting silly. alineaanalytics.substack.com/p/octobers-t...

Ghost of Yotei outsold Assassin’s Creed Shadows on PS5 in under three weeks Analysing why Yotei has already sold 2.5M copies, but it Shadows took seven months to sell 2.4M on PS5. Plus, another look at our Helldivers 2 estimates (almost 20M sold!)

After seven months on the market, Assassin’s Creed Shadows has sold less on PS5 (2.4M) than Ghost of Yotei did (2.5M) in under three weeks (Alinea estimates)

This samurai showdown is just about settled, I reckon.

Full analysis in the new free Substack:

We've got @superhys.bsky.social joining Grubb to end the week on Game Mess Mornings!

We're talking about new Nintendo patents, The Crew 2 getting updates, Silent Hill 2 Remake, and more stories for your Friday.

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Deadlock is Steam’s most wishlisted upcoming multiplayer game Zooming in on our wishlist data for Deadlock, before looking at some benchmarks for Alinea estimates (our numbers vs. October’s publisher announcements).

Valve’s upcoming hero shooter, Deadlock, has 5.5M wishlists (Alinea Analytics estimates)

Players are continuing to find (and wishlist) it despite the lack of marketing. Over 1.2M people did the past three months alone.

Wishlist data deep dive here:

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Battlefield 6 is a smash-hit launch: 6.5m+ sold and counting A BIG data deep dive into the triumphant return of the Battlefield franchise. But can EA keep up the momentum?

So that Battlefield 6 is doing alright then...

Over 6.5 million copies sold, as per Alinea estimates (56.7% via Steam, 23.7% via PS5, and 19.6% via Xbox).

It's made over $350M in gross revenue so far.

But can it keep up the momentum?

Big data deep dive:

September's top games by downloads across Steam, PlayStation, and Xbox (Alinea estimates)

Skate really exceeded expectations (keep in mind it's F2P, though).

Full write-up in the new free Alinea Substack -- as well as my take on the Saudi EA buyout:

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Hades II has already sold 2M+ in early access, as per our estimates.

Since its early-access launch in May 2024, it's generated almost $55M in revenue.

But the floodgates will open when it hits 1.0 TOMORROW.

Now that I've finished Silksong (Groal the Great🖕), I can't wait to get back into Hades.

Last week's top Steam games by copies sold for you! (Alinea Analytics estimates)

It's indies and horror galore. CAN'T BLOODY WAIT for spooky season.

More data and insights in the new free Alinea Insight Substack.

Link: alineaanalytics.substack.com/p/dying-ligh...

PEAK sold 1.7 million copies last week, as a Warhammer remaster hits the chart We dive into the top-selling games on Steam last week. Plus, a quick update on how Battlefield 6 is doing after its second public beta.

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We’re off to gamescom from today onwards, so here’s a shorter, early edition of the newsletter!

Peak approaching 10M copies sold and more goodies (link in post below) 👇

Grubb has got Rhys Elliot (@superhys.bsky.social) on today's show to end the week with Nintendo patents, Sony going multiplatform, and more to end the week.

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July's top games by downloads across PS, Xbox, and Steam for you!

Lots of Game Pass games, but PEAK came out on top (again).

Good shi'

Full write-up on the Substack (free): alineaanalytics.substack.com/p/julys-most...

July was a fun month for copies sold on PlayStation.

Two million-plus sellers, new launches, Forza (AGAIN), and more.

Get the full analysis, and me ranting about the $100 GTA discourse, in the latest @alineaanalytics.bsky.social Substack newsletter:

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Two in one week 👀👇

Another packed data and insights newsletter drop 🗞️🎮👇

Forza Horizon 5 is now 2025’s top-selling new PS5 game, racing past copies sold for huge first-party PlayStation titles Plus, updated Steam, PlayStation, and Xbox numbers for titles like Monster Hunter Wilds, Assassin's Creed Shadows, and Expedition 33. And a quick analysis of why Xbox is transitioning from console.

And 2025's top PlayStation game by copies sold (so far) is ...

Forza Horizon 5 with 3 million copies sold.

Wild times.

More numbers and good stuff in the new Substack:

Steam, PlayStation, and Xbox’s most downloaded games (week 28): College Football 26 and Tony Hawk score Plus, a look at Steam's top games by copies sold, a video of our appearance on the world's most popular PlayStation podcast, RimWorld's new DLC smashing it, and more.

Just published a new edition of the newsletter on Substack, and it's a juicy one!

Link below

June’s most downloaded games, PlayStation sales data, and why it’s so hard to succeed in live services It's cross-platform madness! Plus, Death Stranding 2’s launch, how PlayStation’s PC ports can benefit sales on PS5, and a look at Q2's game investments. Also, sports, sports and more sports.

Just published a huge data-packed newsletter!

Insights include:

Forza Horizon 5 selling almost as many copies as Astro Bot on PS5

June's most downloaded games across Steam, PS, and Xbox

Death Stranding's launch sales.

And loads more!

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June's top 10 PlayStation games by copies sold (estimates):

🥇EA FC 25: 905 K
🥈Death Stranding 2: 687 K
🥉Rematch: 569 K
4️⃣Nightreign: 558 K
5️⃣Forza Horizon 5: 555 K
6️⃣Grand Theft Auto V: 431 K
7️⃣Minecraft: 416 K
8️⃣Stellar Blade: 241 K
9️⃣Expedition 33: 240 K
🔟TLOU2: 150 K

Full analysis with lotsa data:

Just published a new edition of our free Alinea Insight newsletter on Substack.

Would love it if you checked it out and subbed 🫶

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June 2025 – Top 10 New Releases on Steam 📊

June delivered one of the most balanced and interesting release lineups of the year. From high-profile PC debuts and major franchise entries to viral indie successes, the month had something for everyone. And the numbers reflect that. 👇

Last week was a WILD one for Steam copies sold!

We've got new releases, a Chinese FMV dating sim nobody saw coming, indies galore, an eight-year-old Star Wars game, and TWO football games.

Full analysis: alineaanalytics.substack.com/p/last-week-...

Our latest newsletter just dropped! 👀

@superhys.bsky.social covers a lot this time!

Have a gander!

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Great week for copies sold on Steam last week.

The top 10 has three new releases, discounted classics galore, and some neat indies.

Also, play The Alters. It's rad

Full analysis including a whole lotta data: alineaanalytics.com/blog/steam_w...

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 ...

Three wild stats from our Stellar Blade Steam estimates:

56% of players are in China

It's PlayStation's fast-selling Steam port yet.

Best for last: There's 10 hentai games in the list of games that over 10% of Stellar Blade players have played

Full blog: alineaanalytics.com/blog/stellar...

Deltarune, Dune, and Elden Ring Nightreign dominated our Steam charts last week!

Indies, AA, AAA, and ports all smashing it. Love it.

Dune and Stellar Blade hadn't even fully launched yet, but you can find launch data in the article.

Also, play Deltarune

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✨ Top Gainers on Steam Following Summer Game Fest (June 6–8)

🥇 Resident Evil Requiem (RE9) – A mainline Resident Evil announcement is always a momentum driver.

🥈 ILL – Team Clout’s body-horror made a major impact.

🥉 Chronicles: Medieval – An unannounced standout.

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