Indie gaming

Statistics report about the independent (indie) gaming market and indie gaming audiences

Indie gaming

This report provides information about the independent (indie) gaming market, indie gaming audiences, as well as the most successful and popular indie games.

Table of contents

Overview

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  • Premium Statistic Gaming revenue worldwide 2024, by device
  • Premium Statistic Steam market share of indie games 2018-2024 YTD
  • Premium Statistic Steam game sales revenue 2018-2024
  • Premium Statistic Steam indie games annual full-game revenue 2018-2024 YTD
  • Premium Statistic Steam annual game units sold 2018-2024
  • Premium Statistic Steam indie games annual unit sales 2018-2024 YTD
  • Basic Statistic Number of games released on Steam 2018-2023, by developer type

Indie game development

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  • Basic Statistic Game developer employment status worldwide 2015-2023
  • Basic Statistic Global video game publishers 2024, by indie game publishing status
  • Basic Statistic Global F2P video game publishers 2024, by indie game publishing status
  • Basic Statistic Global video game publishers types of games 2024, by region
  • Premium Statistic Global indie and midsize game dev platform choices 2023

Game performance

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  • Premium Statistic Most popular video game genres on Twitch Q2 2024, by hours watched
  • Basic Statistic Most viewed indie games on YouTube during Gamescom week 2024
  • Basic Statistic The Game Awards winners 2024, by category
  • Basic Statistic The Game Awards best indie game winners 2014-2024

Indie gamer preferences

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  • Basic Statistic Reasons for playing indie games among weekly PC gamers 2023
  • Premium Statistic Number of video game purchases 2023, by type
  • Premium Statistic Indie and traditional game buyer video gameplay priorities 2023
  • Premium Statistic Indie and traditional game buyer video game theme preference 2023
  • Premium Statistic Indie and traditional game buyer video game monetization preference 2023

Top-selling indie games

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  • Premium Statistic All-time best-selling indie games 2025
  • Basic Statistic Balatro units sold worldwide 2025
  • Basic Statistic Buckshot Roulette units sold worldwide 2024
  • Basic Statistic Cult of the Lamb cumulative units sold worldwide 2024
  • Basic Statistic Dead Cells units sold worldwide 2023
  • Basic Statistic Human: Fall Flat cumulative units sold worldwide 2025
  • Basic Statistic Phasmophobia cumulative units sold worldwide 2024
  • Basic Statistic Sea of Stars player count 2023-2024
  • Basic Statistic Stardew Valley lifetime unit sales 2016-2024
  • Basic Statistic Terraria cumulative units sold worldwide 2024

Indie game engagement

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  • Basic Statistic The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth peak concurrent player number on Steam 2019-2025
  • Basic Statistic Garry's Mod peak concurrent player number on Steam 2025
  • Basic Statistic Hades peak concurrent player number on Steam 2025
  • Basic Statistic Rust peak concurrent player number on Steam 2019-2025
  • Basic Statistic Valheim peak concurrent player number on Steam 2025

Indie gaming leader: Devolver Digital

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  • Premium Statistic Devolver Digital annual revenue 2021-2023
  • Premium Statistic Devolver Digital annual net profit/loss 2021-2023
  • Premium Statistic Devolver Digital annual revenue share 2023, by platform
  • Basic Statistic Devolver Digital annual game output 2021-2023
  • Basic Statistic Devolver Digital indie gaming franchise portfolio 2023

Other indie gaming companies

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  • Basic Statistic Team17 annual revenue 2016-2023
  • Basic Statistic Team17 annual net income 2018-2023
  • Basic Statistic tinyBuild annual revenue 2022-2023
  • Premium Statistic tinyBuild annual net profit/loss 2022-2023
  • Basic Statistic tinyBuild revenue diversification 2017-2023
  • Basic Statistic Hooded Horse video games cumulative units sold worldwide 2024
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