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The game's price was reduced to $4.95 on August 11.
Key Sales. PEAK sold 1.7 million copies last week, driven by a price reduction and content update.
The analysis examines the top-selling games on Steam for the week of August 11–17, 2025, highlighting the impact of strategic discounting and content updates on indie game performance. The primary finding is that the title PEAK achieved 1.7 million copies sold in a single week, driven by a 38% price reduction and the release of the Mesa Update. This surge brought the game’s total lifetime sales to 9.7 million copies and generated $6.9 million in weekly revenue, with the title reaching record concurrent player counts of 171,000 and daily active users exceeding 1.3 million.
Beyond the performance of PEAK, the report identifies other notable market movements. The indie title Mage Arena secured the second position with 277,000 copies sold, bringing its early access total to 2 million units. The Definitive Edition of Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War debuted at third place with 158,000 copies sold, appealing largely to existing fans of the franchise. Additionally, Battlefield 6 maintained strong momentum during its pre-launch phase, reaching 715,000 total copies sold following its second public beta, despite a slight decline in concurrent player counts compared to the first beta.
The analysis utilizes proprietary platform data, including daily copies sold, concurrent user counts, and daily active user metrics, to provide insights into Steam market trends. By tracking these specific performance indicators, the findings demonstrate how budget-friendly, streamer-friendly titles can leverage well-timed price cuts and content expansions to achieve significant commercial milestones.
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