PlaySide
CompanyAustralia
2 documents in the library are about PlaySide, from writers such as GameDev Reports and PlaySide Studios Limited. Each has a summary and key insights with the page they come from.
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On Steam
Steam estimates as of 9 Oct 2026. Revenue is premium revenue on Steam only: game sales, without DLC.
- Revenue as publisher
- $18.0M
- 5 games
- Revenue as developer
- $6.2M
- 3 games
- Units sold
- 1.1M
- as publisher or developer
- Headquarters
- Australia
PlaySide’s best-selling games on Steam
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOUSE: P.I. For HirePublisher | 2026 | $11.4M | 490K | |
| Age of Darkness: Final StandDeveloper and Publisher | 2021 | $5.0M | 320K | |
| KILL KNIGHTDeveloper and Publisher | 2024 | $1.2M | 126K | |
| Thrive: Heavy Lies The CrownPublisher | 2024 | $362K | 25K | |
| World BossDeveloper and Publisher | 2022 | — | 112K | |
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Documents about PlaySide
Weekly Gaming Reports Recap: July 13 - July 17, 2026
The global gaming industry in mid-2026 is defined by a profound divergence in platform performance and investment sentiment.
- Steam generated $11.1 billion in gross revenue during H1 2026, marking a 14.5% year-over-year increase and nearly matching the platform's total revenue for the entire year of 2021.
- Private investment in the gaming sector reached $3.1 billion in Q2 2026, a nearly 6x year-over-year increase driven largely by a $1 billion round for AppsFlyer and significant capital flowing into AI-focused companies.
- Series A funding reached a five-year high of $0.8 billion in Q2 2026 (up 530% year-over-year), while pre-seed and seed funding dropped to a multi-year low of $0.1 billion (down 56% year-over-year).
Mouse: P.I. For Hire Surpasses 1M Unit Sales
MOUSE: P.I. For Hire has achieved a significant commercial milestone, surpassing one million units sold globally within three months of its digital launch.
- Mouse: P.I. For Hire sold over one million units globally within three months of its digital launch, generating US$28.7 million in gross platform sales.
- PlaySide Studios realized approximately US$17.6 million in net revenue from the title after accounting for platform fees, taxes, and returns.
- Sales volume is evenly split, with console platforms accounting for 50% of total units sold.