Le Baromètre de l'industrie du jeu vidéo: France 2025

Key insights

7 takeaways

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Nearly half of surveyed companies declared a deficit at year-end 2025, a sharp rise from the previous year.See it on page 16
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Most surveyed companies are small, with 62.5% employing fewer than 10 people.See it on page 22
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Half of the surveyed companies generated less than 300 K € in revenue in 2025.See it on page 15
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The CIJV tax credit was used by 51.4% of studios in 2025, up from 45.0% in 2024.See it on page 13
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A majority of studios were pessimistic about the future of the French sector in 2025.See it on page 19
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Most surveyed companies have their games available on PC, which was cited by 88.0% of studios.See it on page 10
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Some 83.0% of studios considered France attractive for the video game sector, with French talent expertise cited by 85.7%.See it on page 20

Summary

The 2025 French video game barometer is an annual survey of the French video game sector, conducted through an online self-administered questionnaire between 16 April and 26 June 2026 and distributed by the SNJV, the CNC and regional video game associations. It covers 107 verified and qualified development companies, which the document defines as the studios and publishers that responded. The report draws on EY figures for the sector's economic impact and on Newzoo figures for the global market. Among the companies surveyed, 53.8% produced only one game in 2025, and 34.9% released a game in 2025. Independent games were developed by 72.9% of studios, and 72.4% used the premium pay-to-buy model without additional content. Funding relied mainly on self-financing, cited by 77.1% of studios, while 51.4% used the CIJV tax credit. Nearly half of companies (48.0%) reported a deficit, and 61.4% of studios were pessimistic about the future of the French sector. Still, 83.0% considered France attractive for the video game industry. 62.5% of companies had fewer than 10 employees.