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The top-selling PlayStation games on Steam
PlayStation has made over $1.2B so far from selling games on Steam. But which PS Studios games are selling best on Steam? And is the novelty wearing off…
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Rhys Elliott
The Game Awards nominees by copies sold
Alinea Analytics copies sold estimates (and more) for the game of the year nominees, including Expedition 33, Silksong, and Kingdom Come Deliverance 2…
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Rhys Elliott
Steam Machine cheat sheet: Valve’s bold, expected return to the living room
Valve has already made an estimated $4B+ on Steam this year. The Steam Machine is a strategy to boost its revenues and ecosystem further. Here's our…
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Rhys Elliott
Last week’s top Steam games by copies sold
Two extraction shooters, two co-op games, and an interactive story made the top five. And the majority are hilarious. Good times.
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Rhys Elliott
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…
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Rhys Elliott
October’s top PlayStation games by copies sold
Four new games – including Battlefield 6 and Ghost of Yotei – entered the top 10. Meanwhile, sports and long-standing franchises continue to dominate.
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Rhys Elliott

October 2025

Sweden is killing it in the indie and AA space – can a public Coffee Stain continue the combo?
Valheim, Deep Rock Galactic, and Satisfacory alone have generated combined revenues of over $700M on Steam. Armed with Alinea estimates and insights, we…
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Rhys Elliott
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…
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Rhys Elliott
The Steam Next Fest games that gained the most Steam followers
We look at some of Steam Next Fest's biggest success stories, before providing some tips on how to increase your chances of Next Fest glory.
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Rhys Elliott
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…
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Rhys Elliott
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?
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Rhys Elliott
Ghost of Yotei is a success as Battlefield 6 sells 1.8M on Steam pre-launch
Today we’re looking at our estimates for two of Q4’s biggest games – the year's hottest PS5 exclusive and the most anticipated Battlefield launch ever.
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Rhys Elliott
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