Global game developers revenue from online video game stores 2021

Published by
J. Clement,
Nov 9, 2024
There are many digital game publishing platforms available for developers. During an early 2021 survey, 21 percent of responding video game developers reported that 100 percent of their revenue was generated via Steam. Epic Games Store, which was launched amid plenty of industry buzz at the end of 2018, only generated revenue for approximately 24 percent of respondents.

Revenue from online PC and Mac video game stores that game developers sell games on worldwide in 2021

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Release date

April 2021

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2021

Number of respondents

4,000 respondents

Special properties

Game Developers Conference attendees

Supplementary notes

Original question: "Which PC/Mac video game store do you sell games on, and approximately what percentage of your revenue comes from each?"
The source did not provide information on the exact survey date.

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