This Week in Turkish Games: May 1-8, 2026

Key insights

7 takeaways

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Vending Machine Co. sold 25,000 copies in a week, making it Rogue Duck Interactive's biggest game to date.See it on page 2
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The game's budget was 10,000 TL (approximately $220K), with about 15% spent on marketing and the remaining 85% on production.See it on page 3
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Türkiye became the game's third best-selling country with aggressive price reduction and heavy marketing.See it on page 3
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The game achieved the company's highest first-week sales to date, totaling $300,000.See it on page 3
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Undead Chronicles, a slow-burn horror FPS set in 1923 Istanbul, reached 70,000 wishlists on Steam.See it on page 2
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Rogue Duck plans to release demos for its upcoming games on June 15th, according to the company.See it on page 3
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This Is Fine: Maximum Cope, developed by Hero Concept and released May 1, 2026, is a Metroidvania and platformer available on Steam, PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch.See it on page 6

Summary

This document covers Turkish game industry news for the week of May 1-8, 2026. It reports on Rogue Duck Interactive's Vending Machine Co., upcoming Turkish-developed titles, and several games released or announced in early May, including This Is Fine: Maximum Cope, Devil of the Plague, STAB!, and Console Store Simulator. Rogue Duck's founder Dora Özsoy describes the game's budget as 10,000 TL (approximately $220K), with about 15% spent on marketing and 85% on production. The company states that Vending Machine Co. sold 25,000 copies in its first week and reached $300,000 in first-week sales. Türkiye became the game's third best-selling country with aggressive price reduction and heavy marketing. Several other projects report wishlist milestones, including Undead Chronicles at 70,000 Steam wishlists and Plobania 47/B at over 1,000 wishlists during early development. Several release dates are also listed, such as Campsite Hustle! on June 2, 2026 and Bug Alliance's Steam Early Access launch on May 14.