Bonelab
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Documents about Bonelab
Scary Baboons, Sim Hits: The State of Quest Discovery in 2026
The newsletter examines the Meta Quest VR market in 2026, arguing that the platform remains vibrant but has shifted from early-stage experimentation to a mature ecosystem dominated by free-to-play (F2P) titles and social-centric experiences.
- The 2026 Meta Quest market is dominated by free-to-play (F2P) titles, which account for seven of the top ten grossing games.
- Revenue generation is primarily driven by high-volume downloads and in-app purchases, specifically focusing on cosmetic and functional items.
- Social-centric experiences and co-op world spaces like VRChat, Rec Room, and Job Simulator lead the market in total hours played.
Steam Next Fest: Which Games Were Hot & Why?
This analysis examines the performance and emerging trends of the October 2022 Steam Next Fest, alongside broader ecosystem updates for Meta Quest and the general gaming industry.
- Steam Next Fest demo performance follows a 'hockey-stick' curve where interest is highly concentrated; only seven games exceeded 1,000 concurrent users (CCU) during the October 2022 event, with the top title, Undecember, reaching over 16,500 CCU.
- High CCU performance during Steam Next Fest serves as a reliable leading indicator for a game's eventual commercial success upon full release.
- Valve’s decision to decouple the Steam badge from demo play has successfully eliminated bot-driven inflation, resulting in more accurate metrics for player interest.
Plus: October's Big Steam Hits – Poked At
This analysis evaluates the performance of major video game launches on Steam and other platforms during October 2022.
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II dominated October 2022 Steam performance with nearly 240,000 concurrent users (CCU), despite technical issues impacting user reviews.
- Victoria 3 demonstrated the persistent market strength of the grand strategy genre by achieving over 70,000 CCU on Steam.
- Persona 5 Royal significantly outperformed expectations, converting pre-release interest into active players at four times the projected rate to reach 35,000 CCU.
The State of Quest 2 VR Games: 2023 Edition
The Meta Quest ecosystem in 2023 is characterized by a highly curated storefront where a small number of evergreen titles dominate revenue, making it increasingly difficult for new entries to break through.
- Multiplayer VR titles on the Meta Quest platform significantly outperform single-player experiences, earning a median revenue of $1.6 million compared to $800,000 for single-player games.
- The Meta Quest storefront is highly curated with only 275 paid games, making it difficult for new entries to compete against established evergreen titles.
- Top-performing titles on the Quest store can be estimated using a median multiplier of 110 sales per user star rating, with casual hits like Among Us VR reaching up to 250 sales per rating.
Plus: A New Way to Estimate Steam Week 1 Sales
This analysis provides a framework for estimating first-week sales on Steam by examining the relationship between concurrent users (CCU) and total units sold.
- First-week Steam sales can be estimated by applying a multiplier of 20x to 40x to a game's peak launch concurrent user (CCU) count.
- Games with high replayability or 'stickiness' typically trend toward the lower end of the 20x multiplier, while shorter titles can reach multipliers as high as 38x.
- The methodology for these sales estimates relies on a synthesis of proprietary GameDiscoverCo data, SteamDB tracking, and public developer disclosures.
Plus: The Rise of the Mobile/PC Simu-launch?
This analysis examines the emerging trend of simultaneous multi-platform launches for free-to-play (F2P) titles and provides a comprehensive performance review of the PC and console gaming markets for mid-October 2022.
- Asian-published free-to-play titles are increasingly utilizing simultaneous mobile and PC 'day and date' launches to maximize reach, despite frequent negative feedback from core PC audiences regarding monetization and technical requirements.
- The Korean ARPG Undecember reached a peak of 45,000 concurrent users on Steam and entered the top ten global grossing charts, even while maintaining a 'Mostly Negative' user review score.
- Torchlight Infinite demonstrated the effectiveness of hybrid distribution by securing 17,000 concurrent users on Steam alongside hundreds of thousands of downloads on the Google Play Store.
Which Unlikely PC Game Subjects Are Success Indicators?
This analysis examines the correlation between specific Steam tags and pre-release "Hype" scores to identify niche subjects that serve as indicators of potential commercial success.
- Warhammer 40K is the strongest thematic indicator for pre-release interest, achieving a median Hype score 100 times higher than the 25-point baseline for unreleased Steam games.
- Thematic subjects including World War II, Horses, Sailing, and Villain Protagonists consistently outperform the median Steam Hype score, with World War II titles seeing 6x higher engagement.
- Overwatch 2 dominated the October 2022 console market with an estimated 50 million downloads across PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, and Meta Quest.
Plus: A Game Hype Showdown – Vampires or Cute Kitties
Analyzing Steam’s descriptive tagging system reveals a distinct performance gap between different thematic aesthetics, specifically comparing the "Vampires" and "Cats" tags.
- Steam games tagged 'Vampires' significantly outperform those tagged 'Cats,' ranking #139 versus #233 in median Hype score and featuring more than double the number of titles with over 5,000 followers.
- Bonelab achieved the second-largest paid VR-only debut in Steam history, reaching approximately 12,000 concurrent users.
- Dome Keeper reached $1 million in gross revenue shortly after its launch, demonstrating strong performance for indie titles alongside space strategy game Terra Invicta.
Plus: What Upcoming Steam VR Games Are the Hottest?
Analysis of Steam VR market trends reveals a significant disparity between hardware adoption and software enthusiasm on the platform.
- Steam VR software momentum is weak, with only two VR-tagged titles appearing in the top 200 most-hyped unreleased games out of 80,000 analyzed apps.
- The 'VR' tag ranks poorly in industry interest, placing 235th in total hype and 288th in median hype out of 459 total tags.
- Meta Quest 2 users account for nearly 50% of the Steam VR hardware base, yet the Steam ecosystem struggles to convert this hardware adoption into software enthusiasm.