The results of GDC’s new 2025 State of the Game Industry report have been published.

January 28, 2025: Eighty percent of developers are focusing their efforts on PC games.

Rising Focus on PC Games

That is according to GDC’s new 2025 State of the Game Industry report, which surveyed 3,000 game developers and found that PC games are a big area of focus at the moment.

The report reads: “The exact reason for this jump is unclear, but it could be connected to the rising popularity of Valve’s Steam Deck.

Steam Deck’s Growing Influence

“This year’s survey didn’t single out Steam (or Valve’s handheld gaming computer) as its own platform, because it’s a hub for PC and Mac games. But it appears some developers do view it as a unique platform. For instance, when asked to name other platforms that interest them, almost half (44 percent) wrote in Steam Deck.”

In 2024, some 66 percent of developers revealed that they were working on games for PC. But that figure has now jumped to 80 percent.

A Shift in Development Trends

 

The report added: “Although the reason for this is unclear, we can at least partially attribute it to the rising popularity of Valve’s Steam Deck.”Though not listed, 44% of developers chose ‘Other’ and mentioned Steam Deck as a platform of interest.”

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Published by HOLR Magazine

Sources: gaming, video games, GDC

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