The Surge

Market Share of German-Developed Games Falls Below 6 Per Cent

German-developed games lost further ground in their home market in 2017, according to figures released by the German Games Industry Association (game) on 14 August 2018 alongside its annual report.

• The market share of German-developed games fell to 5.4 per cent in 2017, down from 6.4 per cent in 2016, representing approximately 119 million euros of a 2.2 billion euro software market.
• The overall German games market (including hardware) grew by 15 per cent in 2017, exceeding 3.3 billion euros and breaking the 3-billion-euro barrier for the first time.
• Online and browser games saw a significant decline in domestic market share, dropping from 24 per cent in 2016 to 17 per cent in 2017.