Big Walk
GameBy House House
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Key figures from the reports
Big Walk, developed by the five-person Australian studio House House, has sold over 2 million copies since its August 2026 release.
Jason Schreier, 2026 · How COVID Led To Big Walk, One of This Year’s Best Video Games, p. 20
In August 2026, the top-selling new PC games by units on Steam included 'How To Fish' (over 6.3 million units at $5-$7) and 'Big Walk' (over 1.6 million units at $15-$20).
GameDiscoverCo, 2026 · August 2026’s Top New PC & Console Games
House House and Panic’s 'Big Walk' achieved nearly 1 million Steam wishlists at launch without the use of pre-release demos or betas, relying instead on high-profile trailers at The Game Awards and Day of the Devs.
Game Discovery Now, 2026 · Will Big Walk’s 1m+ Sales Usher in a ‘Co-op Only’ Game Era?
On Steam
Steam estimates as of 9 Oct 2026. Revenue is premium revenue on Steam only: game sales, without DLC.
- Revenue to date
- $27.4M
- Units sold
- 2.1M
- Last 12 months
- $25.6M
- 1.9M units
- Price
- $19.99
- Positive reviews
- 96%
- of 41K reviews
- Peak players
- 0
- at the same time
- Followers
- 82K
- Average playtime
- 8 h
On Steam since Aug 4, 2026 · Developer House House · Publisher PanicSteam store page
Documents about Big Walk
How COVID Led To Big Walk, One of This Year’s Best Video Games
The development of the cooperative game Big Walk serves as a case study in how the social isolation of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic catalyzed creative innovation within the Australian studio House House.
- Big Walk, developed by the five-person Australian studio House House, has sold over 2 million copies since its August 2026 release.
- The game's core mechanic is proximity-based voice chat, which forces players to communicate in unorthodox ways to solve puzzles and discourages the use of external voice platforms like Discord.
- Development of Big Walk spanned six years, driven by a commitment to a consistent original vision rather than scaling the studio's headcount beyond its five core members.
August 2026’s Top New PC & Console Games
This analysis provides a comprehensive overview of the PC and console gaming market for August 2026, focusing on top-performing titles, industry trends, and platform-specific developments.
- In August 2026, the top-selling new PC games by units on Steam included 'How To Fish' (over 6.3 million units at $5-$7) and 'Big Walk' (over 1.6 million units at $15-$20).
- Steam's overall revenue for August 2026 was dominated by free-to-play titles, with Counter-Strike 2 at $131 million, Apex Legends at $89 million, and DOTA 2 at $61 million.
- Notable indie standouts in August 2026 on Steam were 'Iron Nest' (650k units at $15-$20) and 'ReStory' (almost 500k units at $18-$20).
This Year's Top PlayStation Plus Games
This analysis examines the performance of major titles on the PlayStation Plus subscription service and broader industry sales trends as of September 2026.
- Capcom has generated $617 million in gross revenue on Steam so far in 2026, with 61.6% of that total attributed to the Resident Evil franchise.
- FC 26 leads PlayStation Plus performance for the year with 7.8 million new players, including 5 million who accessed the title during its free claim window from May 6 to June 17.
- Spider-Man 2 has reached 4.3 million new players via PlayStation Plus since its addition to the Extra tier on February 18 and has generated $1.3 billion in total revenue across all platforms.
'Advance Access' games - why should you pay more?
Publishers are increasingly monetizing early entry to highly anticipated titles through formal advance access programs, typically charging a premium of ten to fifteen dollars.
- GDC 2027 has restructured its format to a Monday–Friday schedule, moving the festival hall to Tuesday–Thursday and introducing a new Business Hall at Moscone West to centralize networking and mitigate the logistical challenges of the San Francisco venue.
- Advance Access for games like 'Mortal Shell II'—which achieved 23,000 concurrent users—is increasingly being monetized through premium editions that charge a $10–$15 surcharge for early play, effectively creating a market for artificial scarcity and FOMO.
- PlayStation has begun de-listing publishers associated with 'shovelware' or low-effort games designed primarily for easy Platinum trophy farming, though the platform's enforcement remains inconsistent and subject to reversal.
Games and Numbers: August 12 — August 25, 2026
This bi-weekly industry update provides a snapshot of performance milestones for various PC, console, and mobile titles between August 12 and August 25, 2026.
- GTA VI has generated $446 million in revenue from 4.55 million pre-orders, with 90% of buyers opting for the $100 Ultimate Edition and 77% of orders originating on PS5.
- Meccha Chameleon achieved 20 million copies sold within two months of its release on Steam.
- ARC Raiders has reached 16.3 million units sold since its October 2025 launch, generating approximately $551 million in total revenue.
Will Big Walk’s 1m+ Sales Usher in a ‘Co-op Only’ Game Era?
The recent commercial success of the cooperative multiplayer game Big Walk, which achieved over one million sales within its first week of release, serves as a catalyst for examining the viability of the "co-op only" genre.
- House House and Panic’s 'Big Walk' achieved nearly 1 million Steam wishlists at launch without the use of pre-release demos or betas, relying instead on high-profile trailers at The Game Awards and Day of the Devs.
- The game demonstrates the strength of the 'friendslop' genre, with player overlap exceeding 50% for titles like Lethal Company, Risk of Rain 2, and Helldivers 2, despite having only a 6% player overlap with the developers' previous hit, Untitled Goose Game.
- U.S. video game market data for July 2026 shows a 10% year-over-year decline in total spend to $4.5 billion, with console hardware units dropping 39% and spending falling 29% to $282 million, the lowest July total since 2020.
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- The game 'Aliens: Fireteam Elite' on Nintendo Switch has become inaccessible to users because it relied on cloud streaming, and the servers hosting the game have been shut down.
- Hello Games is using the development of 'No Man's Sky' as a technical testing ground for mechanics that will be implemented in their upcoming title, 'Light No Fire'.
July 2026's Top New PC & Console Games
This analysis provides a comprehensive overview of the video game industry landscape for July 2026, focusing on market performance, platform trends, and notable new releases across PC and console sectors.
- The Assassin’s Creed Black Flag remaster was a major July 2026 commercial success, grossing over $200 million with more than 1 million units sold on Steam and over 2 million combined on PlayStation and Xbox.
- EA Sports FC 26 maintains a massive player base with approximately 10 million daily active users, with over 75% of that traffic on PlayStation consoles and only 5% on Steam.
- The $10 co-optional title Shift At Midnight emerged as a viral hit in July 2026, reaching 37,000 concurrent users on Steam and selling nearly 1 million units.
Too many 'compulsion loops' in PC games?
Vertical video has emerged as a critical driver for game discovery, fundamentally altering how developers approach marketing and audience acquisition.
- Influencers are currently the primary source of traffic for Steam games, particularly for strategy, tactics, and roguelike titles, making them essential partners for developers.
- Vertical video has surpassed horizontal video in internet consumption, necessitating that developers consider how their game visuals appear when cropped for platforms like TikTok and Instagram.
- Technical performance on mid-level PC hardware is critical for launch success, as evidenced by the negative reception of the Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls open beta due to poor optimization.
How Do PC Player Demographics Change at 50 Hours vs. 30 Minutes?
This analysis examines how PC player demographics and behavioral patterns evolve based on playtime duration, utilizing proprietary Steam Fan Snapshot data.
- Longer playtime on a specific PC game (e.g., ARC Raiders for over 50 hours) correlates with reduced monthly playtime on consoles, particularly Switch (from 26.9% for all owners to 16.7% for >50 hour players) and PlayStation (from 23.8% to 16.7%).
- Players who engage in longer playtimes (>50 hours) are more likely to discover games through livestreaming (44.5%) compared to those with shorter playtimes (>30 minutes at 40.6%).
- Conversely, reliance on text-based social media like Twitter/Bluesky for game discovery decreases with longer playtimes, dropping from 38.2% (>1 hour played) to 33% (>50 hours played).
Companies behind it
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