Starfield has sold 140K copies on PS5 The high-profile port has had a middling start, raising questions about the long-term viability of delayed multiplatform releases and the true cost of exclusivity and subscriptions.

Starfield has sold 140K copies on PS5 (Alinea estimates).

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Starfield has sold 140K copies on PS5 The high-profile port has had a middling start, raising questions about the long-term viability of delayed multiplatform releases and the true cost of exclusivity and subscriptions.

Starfield has sold 140K copies on PS5 (Alinea estimates).

Big data deep dive in the new free Substack:

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March’s top Steam games: Indies, AAA, early access, and revivals Steam’s ranking by copies sold is as diverse as ever. We dive into March's Alinea estimates for Slay the Spire 2, Crimson Desert, an indie revival and more.

Here's the March top 5 for Steam.

Fucking GREAT to see Slay the Spire 2 smashing it.

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March’s top Steam games: Indies, AAA, early access, and revivals Steam’s ranking by copies sold is as diverse as ever. We dive into March's Alinea estimates for Slay the Spire 2, Crimson Desert, an indie revival and more.

Here's the March top 5 for Steam.

Fucking GREAT to see Slay the Spire 2 smashing it.

alineaanalytics.substack.com/p/marchs-top...

March 2026’s top PlayStation games A sports titan keeps momentum at a vital time, Crimson Desert finds a big audience, and Resident Evil Requiem solidifies its successful launch.

New Alinea estimates: March 2026's top PlayStation games by copies sold:

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One of the more fascinating data points from Death Stranding 2’s PC launch is the halo effect it triggered on PS5.

Noticeably boosted copies sold, even accounting for the 29% discount on PS5 (same discount had far lower spikes previously).

More here: alineaanalytics.substack.com/p/death-stra...

One of the more fascinating data points from Death Stranding 2’s PC launch is the halo effect it triggered on PS5.

Noticeably boosted copies sold, even accounting for the 29% discount on PS5 (same discount had far lower spikes previously).

More here: alineaanalytics.substack.com/p/death-stra...

Death Stranding 2’s PC port helped DS2 pass 2M copies sold and $150M overall Death Stranding 2 had a middling start on PS5 when it launched last June, but the recent PC port has boosted the title past a major commercial milestone. Plus, Slay the Spire 2 sells 5M.

New free newsletter on Death Stranding 2's PC launch:

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Marathon has sold 1.2M copies across Steam, PS5, and Xbox Marathon hasn't exactly made the splash Sony and Bungie wanted, even if the game underneath the surface is a masterwork of design. There’s a lot to love about Marathon – and the show ain’t over yet.

Estimates just dropped for Marathon.

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Pretty safe assumption, to be honest.

Marathon has sold 1.2M copies across Steam, PS5, and Xbox Marathon hasn't exactly made the splash Sony and Bungie wanted, even if the game underneath the surface is a masterwork of design. There’s a lot to love about Marathon – and the show ain’t over yet.

Estimates just dropped for Marathon.

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Posted about this, using the same examples, last year:

I don't agree with the timing emphasis, though. The novelty is just wearing off. Different audiences.

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Posted about this, using the same examples, last year:

I don't agree with the timing emphasis, though. The novelty is just wearing off. Different audiences.

alineaanalytics.com/blog/steamps/

Steam is Resident Evil Requiem’s top platform Requiem has sold through 4.3M+ copies across Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation, with over half of these coming from Steam.

Alinea estimates show that as of March 4, just six days post-launch, Requiem had sold through 4.3M+ copies across Steam, PlayStation, and Xbox. Our estimates focus on the sales to consumers (no unsold retailer copies) and don’t include Switch or Epic.

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Whoa this is awesome! I've been desperate for any kind of externally trackable game pass metrics.

January had a lot of neat Game Pass additions. Here's how many new players they brought in via the service (Alinea Analytics estimates):

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January had a lot of neat Game Pass additions. Here's how many new players they brought in via the service (Alinea Analytics estimates):

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How did January’s PlayStation Plus games do? Today, we're looking at our PS Plus player numbers for January’s monthly games and the three major additions to the Game Catalog. Also, some exciting new news!

We looked at our data on January's PS Plus monthly games, as well as the three headline Game Catalog games:

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How did January’s PlayStation Plus games do? Today, we're looking at our PS Plus player numbers for January’s monthly games and the three major additions to the Game Catalog. Also, some exciting new news!

We looked at our data on January's PS Plus monthly games, as well as the three headline Game Catalog games:

alineaanalytics.substack.com/p/how-did-ja...

Mewgenics pounces to 1M sold Mewgenics launched on Thursday, and it’s blown up. It’s difficult, it’s uncompromising, a little risqué (okay, a lot risqué), and it’s bloody incredible. Let’s look at the Alinea estimates.

Mewgenics has sold 1M copies (Alinea estimates).

And over a fifth of players have already played for over 20 hours (including me!)

Absolutely phenomenal game. Early GOTY contender for me.

Big deep dive on the free Tuesday Substack:

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WELL

Mewgenics pounces to 1M sold Mewgenics launched on Thursday, and it’s blown up. It’s difficult, it’s uncompromising, a little risqué (okay, a lot risqué), and it’s bloody incredible. Let’s look at the Alinea estimates.

Mewgenics has sold 1M copies (Alinea estimates).

And over a fifth of players have already played for over 20 hours (including me!)

Absolutely phenomenal game. Early GOTY contender for me.

Big deep dive on the free Tuesday Substack:

alineaanalytics.substack.com/p/mewgenics-...

The top 2026 games by Steam wishlists We look at our 2026 wishlist data, including pre-launch Steam revenue and copies sold for Forza Horizon 6 and Resident Evil 9. We also answer the question ''How can I track wishlist conversion?''

New free Substack post on the top 2026 Steam games (confirmed release dates) by wishlisht balance on Steam (Alinea estimates).

Also includes data on Steam pre-sales for Forza Horizon 6 (220K+ sold) and RE9 (250K+)

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Games with co-op modes generated $8.2B in gross revenue on Steam last year (Alinea estimates).

This is up 9% over 2024 and marks the highest revenue ever recorded for co-op games on Steam. 2024 and 2025 even beat the COVID-accelerated high from 2021.

Bigger opportunity here than PvP, I reckon.

Games with co-op modes generated $8.2B in gross revenue on Steam last year (Alinea estimates).

This is up 9% over 2024 and marks the highest revenue ever recorded for co-op games on Steam. 2024 and 2025 even beat the COVID-accelerated high from 2021.

Bigger opportunity here than PvP, I reckon.

Helldivers 2 sells 20M copies We look at our estimates for Helldivers 2 – as well as how much revenue co-op games generated on Steam last year. Democracy managed?

Helldivers 2 has sold 20M copies and made $700M+ in revenues.

WILD.

Our estimates also show that over 250K gamers have played Helldivers 2 for over 500 hours.

Super Earth is in dedicated hands.

Big deep dive:

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