Annual Report 2025: Video Games Poland

Key insights

6 takeaways

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Polish players report that games help them cope with stress, with 80% saying games help them feel less stressed. These figures come from the Power of Play survey of 1,072 Polish respondents.See it on page 22
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Social play is common among Polish gamers, with 71% playing online with others at least once a month. More than half also use in-game communication.See it on page 22
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Among Polish parents surveyed, 52% believe that playing video games has had a positive impact on their relationship with their children.See it on page 22
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38% of Polish respondents said their gaming experiences have influenced their career or educational path.See it on page 23
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A bill submitted to Parliament in early December 2025 proposed restricting access to loot boxes to adults only. Video Games Poland submitted a formal position distinguishing legal game mechanics from practices that are gambling in nature.See it on page 19
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The Game Sales Data system, which covers 43 countries in EMEA and APAC, reported 9 million games purchased in Poland in 2025 across 3,580 game titles.See it on page 24

Summary

Video Games Poland, the Polish video game industry association (founded 2008, renamed in 2025 after a General Meeting decision effective April), reports on its 2025 activities across international and local work. The report covers international engagement such as the WTO Public Forum, the Global Video Game Associations Summit in Austin, the Playing for the Planet Alliance, and a Brussels concert of game music. Locally it describes educational webinars with Warsaw education partners, promotion of the PEGI rating system, and public dialogue on regulation including AI, esports, and minors' protection.

The global Power of Play study covering over 24,000 gamers in 21 countries, which included 1,072 Polish respondents, found that 80% of Polish players said games help them feel less stressed and 75% said games provide a healthy outlet for everyday challenges. Also, 71% of gamers in Poland play with others at least once a month, and 52% of surveyed parents believe playing has had a positive impact on their relationship with their children.

The report also cites Game Sales Data for Poland, where the top 20 titles of 2025 include EA SPORTS FC 26 and Kingdom Come: Deliverance II. On regulation, a parliamentary bill submitted in early December 2025 proposed restricting loot boxes to adults only. The association submitted a formal position on the matter during public consultations, stressing the need to distinguish legal game mechanics from practices that are actually gambling in nature.