Briefly based on the results of the Epic Games Store in 2025:
Spending on third-party PC games grew by 57% to $400 million, while developers with their own payments retained 100% of income
78 million MAU on PC record;only 6.65 billion hours of gameplay, time growth in third-party games
Gamers spent $1.16 billion on PC (+6% YoY)
Free games and giveaways:
100 titles, 662 million downloads 77% of games set a CCU record in the week of distribution Halo effect: up to +40% CCU on Steam
Platform and developers:
More than 6000 games in the catalog 100% from the first $1 million of revenue per product per year, then 88/12 (percentage of payments) Epic Web Shops, growth of Epic First Run and Launch Everywhere programs
Improvements and plans:
New Download Manager, search, gifts (100k+ during the holidays)
Mobile store, Epic Games App, cross-platform chat
In 2026: launcher redesign, social features, voice chat, cross-platform library, regional storefronts, integration with Fortnite for sales
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