Avalanche Studios

Spelutvecklarindex: Sweden 2005

The Swedish game development industry experienced significant growth and consolidation during 2005, characterized by rising revenues and an expanding workforce despite a reduction in the total number of active firms.

• The Swedish game industry generated 642 million SEK in total turnover in 2005, marking a 19 percent increase from the previous year.
• Market concentration is high, with five major studios—Avalanche Studios, EA DICE, Jadestone, Paradox Interactive, and Starbreeze—generating 59 percent of total industry revenue.
• The industry workforce grew by 14 percent to 812.5 full-time equivalents, though the gender balance remained stagnant with women representing only 15 percent of staff.