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![Core Keeper sold over 1 million units in less than 4 months - here's why](https://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/1621690/ss_8fdb403db359d63c818708b001b39780721d53b2.1920x1080.jpg?t=1655385001)
This article was first posted in full on the VG Insights blog. VG Insights is a Steam data platform and video games business blog with tonnes of free content.
Core Keeper is a sandbox survival sim that has been described as a blend of Stardew Valley, Terraria, Minecraft and Valheim. Essentially, it’…
![Steam market size will decline in 2022, but not as much as the rest of the industry.](https://wp.vginsights.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/VGI-Steam-market-size-annual-gross-revenue-from-games-sold-1-1024x683.png)
This article was first published on the VG Insights blog.
COVID boosted game sales across all platforms, but PC games were a strong winner. Steam games revenues grew by 31% in 2020 and a further 11% in 2021.
2022 has brought challenges to the industry. The whole industry will likely decline in 2022. …
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Video Game Insights has released a new feature - top games charts.
It shows games top the charts by revenue, follower gain, units sold or active players.
Check out the top selling games now: https://vginsights.com/top-charts
This year's top sellers:
Dying Light 2 has had an amazing launch period, mass…
![New Free Games Industry Market Report by Video Game Insights](https://wp.vginsights.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Gamesreleased-1024x602.png)
This article was originally posted on the Video Game Insights platform blog.
The last 2 years of the games market have been dominated by Covid. However, different types of games studios have seen contrasting effects. As a whole, the industry has seen a boom, but these gains haven’t impacted all game…
VG Insights Steam Analytics page is the new player on the street. I’ve long tried to find a good solution to doing market research for PC games. Steam Spy and SteamDB give a lot of good data, but any research would take days of data gathering and analysis.
This is a short summary of VG Insight’s cap…
![How to choose which game to develop? – A step-by-step guide](https://wp.vginsights.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Confusion-1024x696.png)
This post was originally published on https://vginsights.com/insights/article/how-to-choose-which-game-to-develop-a-step-by-step-guide
No game developer wants to spend months or years on something that will ultimately only sell 100 copies. Even though luck is an important part of game development, i…
![What made Fall Guys so successful?](https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/1097150/ss_a0758d69b45b016a386761e1415f2227542c27be.1920x1080.jpg?t=1597424899)
Fall Guys has come, seen and conquered. If you follow games, your Instagram, Twitter and news feeds are no doubt filled with funky looking… umm… jelly beans?
If you don’t know what I’m talking about, welcome back to Earth! You must be one of the two guys who SpaceX sent …
![Video Game Insights: Game revenues on Steam infographic](https://wp.vginsights.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Indie-Games-Revenues-on-Steam-1.png)
This post was originally posted on Video Game Insights blog.
How much money do indie games make on Steam? Find out more on our free market research platform.
The infographic is based on an article we wrote on Ind13 – How much money do Indie games make on Steam?
Marketing – the dreaded word of the indie dev community. All that game developers want is to have independence and make a game they’ve always wanted to make. Alas, this freedom, as all freedom, comes with a small print stating you need to be an expert in development, design, art, marketing, law, ac…
This post was originally posted on Video Game Insights Blog.
Marketing – the dreaded word of the indie dev community. All that game developers want is to have independence and make a game they’ve always wanted to make. Alas, this freedom, as all freedom, comes with a small print stating you ne…