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Last Week's Biggest Games on Steam: Week 24
The Steam market performance for week 24 of 2025 highlights a dual-track landscape defined by high-profile new releases and the strategic use of aggressive discounting to revitalize legacy titles.
- Stellar Blade dominated Steam in week 24 with 527,000 copies sold, driven heavily by the Chinese market which accounts for 56% of its total Steam audience.
- Dune: Awakening secured the second spot with 271,000 copies sold and maintains strong player retention with over 300,000 daily active users.
- Deep discounting remains a primary driver for legacy title performance, as seen with Mortal Shell selling 121,000 copies after a price drop to $1.50 and This War of Mine selling 86,000 copies at a $1 price point.
Who 'Won' June 2025's Steam Next Fest?
The June 2025 Steam Next Fest demonstrated a significant expansion in developer participation, with the number of submitted demos growing to over 2,600, up from approximately 1,800 in June 2024 and 900 in June 2023.
- Developer participation in Steam Next Fest has surged, with demo submissions growing from 900 in June 2023 to over 2,600 in June 2025.
- The top 1% of demos successfully generated over 30,000 wishlist additions despite the increased saturation of the event.
- High-profile titles like 'Vindictus: Defying Fate' led in concurrent user counts, while 'Stellar Blade' achieved significant visibility despite being ineligible for final rankings.
Stellar Blade: Steam Launch Performance
The successful Steam launch of the Korean-developed title Stellar Blade highlights the critical importance of the Chinese market for global game publishers.
- Stellar Blade has become PlayStation’s fastest-selling PC port to date, achieving one million sales on Steam within days of its June 11, 2025, launch.
- The Chinese market was the primary driver of this success, accounting for 55.9% of the game's total Steam player base.
- Shift Up maximized its performance in China through strategic localization, including full lip-sync dubs, and aggressive local pricing at ¥268 ($37) compared to the $60 US price point.
Biggest Games on Steam (Week 23)
This analysis examines the top-performing games on Steam during week 23 (June 2–8, 2025), evaluating market trends through revenue generation and unit sales.
- Valve’s Counter-Strike 2 led Steam revenue for week 23, generating $27.3 million, more than double the revenue of the second-place title.
- Dune: Awakening generated $11 million from 274,000 copies sold during its early access period, supported by a strong pre-launch community of nearly 200,000 Steam followers.
- Elden Ring Nightreign maintained momentum with $12.6 million in weekly revenue and 393,000 copies sold, surpassing 2 million lifetime copies on Steam.
Shift Up 2024 Financial Results
Shift Up achieved record financial performance in 2024, marking its first full-year report following its public listing.
- Shift Up achieved record financial results in 2024, with annual revenue reaching $151.4 million (up 30.4%) and operating profit hitting $102.3 million (up 33.8%).
- The title 'Stellar Blade' generated $43.2 million in royalties for the studio in 2024.
- 'Goddess of Victory: Nikke' remains the company's primary revenue driver, accounting for 69.6% of total 2024 revenue at $105.4 million, despite a 7% year-over-year decline.
Shift Up Q3 2024 Financial Results
Shift Up’s financial results for the third quarter of 2024 reveal a period of significant growth, characterized by a 52.3% year-over-year revenue increase to ₩58 billion ($41.2 million) and a 120.4% surge in operating profit to ₩35.5 billion ($25.2 million).
- Shift Up expects the upcoming PC version of Stellar Blade to outperform its PS5 sales, citing the growth of the Steam market and the success of Black Myth: Wukong.
- Shift Up reported Q3 2024 revenue of ₩58 billion ($41.2 million), a 52.3% year-over-year increase, with an operating profit of ₩35.5 billion ($25.2 million).
- Goddess of Victory: Nikke accounted for 59% of total Q3 revenue, though its earnings declined 10.9% year-over-year due to a disappointing Evangelion collaboration.
Shift Up Q2 2024 Financial Results
Shift Up’s second quarter of 2024 financial results demonstrate significant growth following the company’s initial public offering.
- Shift Up reported record Q2 2024 revenue of $48 million, a 65.4% year-over-year increase, following its recent public listing.
- Stellar Blade generated $19 million in royalties for Shift Up during Q2, following its milestone of 1 million units sold within the first two months of release.
- Goddess of Victory: Nikke remains the company's primary revenue driver, accounting for 58.9% of total quarterly revenue at $28.3 million in royalties from Tencent’s subsidiary, Level Infinite.
Shift Up Estimates That Stellar Blade Sold Over 1 Million Copies
Shift Up, a South Korean game developer, has reported strong commercial performance for its PlayStation 5 exclusive title, Stellar Blade.
- Shift Up’s PlayStation 5 exclusive Stellar Blade surpassed 1 million units sold between its April 26, 2024, release and June 2024.
- The title generated ₩22 billion ($15.8 million) in royalty payments from Sony during its first two months, with ₩6.3 billion earned in April and ₩15.7 billion in May.
- The success of Stellar Blade is critical for diversifying Shift Up’s revenue, which was previously 98% dependent on a single title, Goddess of Victory: Nikke.
PC and Console Game Sales: Europe April 2024
European PC and console game sales experienced a downturn in April 2024, characterized by a 6.2% year-on-year decline with 10.5 million units sold.
- European PC and console game sales fell 6.2% year-on-year in April 2024, with 10.5 million units sold due to a lack of major new software releases.
- Console hardware sales experienced a significant 47% decline compared to April 2023, reflecting market cooling and the natural lifecycle maturation of platforms like the Nintendo Switch.
- Fallout 4 became the top-selling game of the month, driven by the Amazon Prime television series, with the PC version accounting for more than 50% of its total sales.
SHIFT UP’s Stellar Blade Dazzles with Tight Combat and Stunning Visuals
The release of Stellar Blade by South Korean developer SHIFT UP marks a successful transition from mobile to console gaming, challenging industry skepticism regarding the studio's ability to deliver a high-quality, non-mobile experience.
- Stellar Blade generated 6.3 million hours watched on streaming platforms during its first week of release.
- The game achieved over 160,000 hours aired, demonstrating strong engagement from content creators despite initial skepticism regarding developer SHIFT UP's transition from mobile to console gaming.
- SHIFT UP experienced a 500% profit increase leading up to the game's launch, bolstered by resources from part-owner Tencent.
Top Games in Live Streaming: April 2024
The live streaming landscape experienced a notable contraction in April 2024, with total viewership across the top 100 games declining by 11%, representing a loss of 178 million hours watched compared to the previous month.
- Total viewership across the top 100 streamed games fell by 11% in April 2024, representing a decline of 178 million hours watched compared to March.
- Rust surged into the top 10 games with 36 million hours watched, a 246% increase from March driven by a major game update and server wipe.
- The Fallout franchise experienced a significant viewership renaissance following the April 10th premiere of the Amazon TV series, with Fallout 4 reaching 4.9 million hours watched.
Shift Up 2023 Financial Results
Shift Up’s 2023 financial results demonstrate a period of significant fiscal expansion, characterized by triple-digit growth in both revenue and profitability.
- Shift Up reported 2023 annual revenue of ₩168.6 billion ($125 million), a 154.5% year-over-year increase, and an operating profit of ₩111 billion ($82.4 million), representing a 516% surge.
- The company achieved a net profit of ₩106.9 billion ($79 million) in 2023, reversing the ₩7.1 billion ($5.3 million) net loss recorded in 2022.
- Royalty income from the mobile title 'Goddess of Victory: Nikke', published by Tencent’s Level Infinite, served as the primary revenue driver, accounting for ₩164.4 billion ($122 million) of total earnings.
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