{"games":[{"path":"/games/videoball/","rank":1,"slug":"videoball","title":"Videoball","urlSlug":"videoball","value":"Public contracts are unavailable. Theoretical chain: platform holder cut, publisher Iron Galaxy, Action Button/company members/contractors, taxes/refunds/discounts. If a minimum guarantee or work-for-hire arrangement existed, public sources do not reveal it. Sources: https://store.steampowered.com/app/277390/VIDEOBALL/; https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2016/06/07/videoball-hits-ps4-xbox-one-pc-july-12/."},{"path":"/games/rocketleague/","rank":2,"slug":"rocketLeague","title":"Rocket League","urlSlug":"rocketleague","value":"Likely revenue split: before acquisition, Psyonix, platform holders, and any promotional partners; after acquisition, Epic-owned economics plus platform fees and licensors where relevant. Platform fees, publisher recoup, developer share, IP ownership, and contractors are not fully visible in public sources. Sources: https://store.steampowered.com/app/252950/Rocket_League/; https://www.gamespot.com/articles/rocket-league-celebrates-fifth-anniversary-with-an/1100-6479529/."},{"path":"/games/killerqueenarcade/","rank":3,"slug":"killerQueenArcade","title":"Killer Queen Arcade","urlSlug":"killerqueenarcade","value":"Public contracts are unavailable. Theoretical chain: BumbleBear/IP owners, cabinet manufacturer/distributor/shipper, payment/financing/service providers, venue operators, tournament/community labor, and for Killer Queen Black Liquid Bit/platforms/retailers. Sources: https://killerqueenarcade.com/sales; https://bumblebeargames.com/products/killer-queen; https://arcadeheroes.com/2016/03/02/killer-queen-arcade-raw-thrills/; https://steamspy.com/app/663670."},{"path":"/games/nidhogg/","rank":4,"slug":"nidhogg","title":"Nidhogg","urlSlug":"nidhogg","value":"Likely revenue split: likely Messhof, platform holders, and collaborators/contractors according to private terms. Platform fees, publisher recoup, developer share, IP ownership, and contractors are not fully visible in public sources. Sources: https://store.steampowered.com/app/94400/Nidhogg/; https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/looking-back-looking-forward-with-devs-of-the-independent-games-festival."},{"path":"/games/ftlfasterthanlight/","rank":5,"slug":"ftlFasterThanLight","title":"FTL: Faster Than Light","urlSlug":"ftlfasterthanlight","value":"Revenue most likely split among storefront/platform holders, Subset Games, tax/payment processors, and contributors\nunder private contractor or licensing terms; Kickstarter backers were reward backers, not equity holders. Ben Prunty's\nsoundtrack sales and rights may have separate economics from the base-game revenue, but exact terms are not public.\nSources: https://store.steampowered.com/app/212680/FTL_Faster_Than_Light/;\nhttps://www.backerkit.com/projects/64409699/ftl-faster-than-light."},{"path":"/games/rounds/","rank":6,"slug":"rounds","title":"ROUNDS","urlSlug":"rounds","value":"Likely revenue split: Landfall and Steam/platform fees, with internal staff/contractor economics private. Platform fees, publisher recoup, developer share, IP ownership, and contractors are not fully visible in public sources. Sources: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1557740/ROUNDS/; https://landfall.se/games."},{"path":"/games/intothebreach/","rank":7,"slug":"intoTheBreach","title":"Into the Breach","urlSlug":"intothebreach","value":"Revenue likely split among storefront/platform holders, Subset, soundtrack/contributor arrangements, Netflix under\nprivate terms, and Fangamer or physical distribution partners where applicable. Because no contract terms are public,\nthe analysis should avoid pretending to know revenue shares or advances. Sources:\nhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/590380/Into_the_Breach/; https://subsetgames.com/itb_ae.html;\nhttps://toucharcade.com/2022/08/08/into-the-breach-mobile-interview-subset-games-ftl-nintendo-switch-netflix-games-ipad-iphone/."},{"path":"/games/towerfallascension/","rank":8,"slug":"towerFallAscension","title":"TowerFall Ascension","urlSlug":"towerfallascension","value":"Likely revenue split: Maddy Makes Games, platform holders, and contributors/porting partners under private arrangements. Platform fees, publisher recoup, developer share, IP ownership, and contractors are not fully visible in public sources. Sources: https://store.steampowered.com/app/251470/TowerFall_Ascension/; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TowerFall."},{"path":"/games/duckgame/","rank":9,"slug":"duckGame","title":"Duck Game","urlSlug":"duckgame","value":"Likely revenue split: developer, publisher, platform holders, and contractors under private arrangements; post-transfer economics likely shifted toward Corptron. Platform fees, publisher recoup, developer share, IP ownership, and contractors are not fully visible in public sources. Sources: https://store.steampowered.com/app/312530/Duck_Game/; https://duckgame.fandom.com/wiki/Duck_Game."},{"path":"/games/limbo/","rank":10,"slug":"limbo","title":"LIMBO","urlSlug":"limbo","value":"Revenue likely split among platform holders, Playdead, early investors until buyout/recoup terms were satisfied, and\npossibly Microsoft or other launch/channel partners under private terms. The later investor buyout is crucial: early\nupside was not purely founder-owned, but post-success control appears to have shifted back toward the studio. Sources:\nhttps://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/-i-limbo-i-hits-1m-sales-mac-version-coming;\nhttps://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/hanging-in-limbo."},{"path":"/games/inside/","rank":11,"slug":"inside","title":"INSIDE","urlSlug":"inside","value":"Revenue likely split among Playdead, platform storefront holders, payment processors/tax jurisdictions, and any\nspecial-edition or retail partners under private contracts. If Danish Film Institute support was grant-like rather\nthan investment-like, it may not have represented revenue participation, but the public sources reviewed do not\nprovide recoup terms. Sources: https://store.steampowered.com/app/304430/INSIDE/;\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inside_(video_game); https://playdead.com/games/inside/."},{"path":"/games/ultimatechickenhorse/","rank":12,"slug":"ultimateChickenHorse","title":"Ultimate Chicken Horse","urlSlug":"ultimatechickenhorse","value":"Likely revenue split: Clever Endeavour, platform holders, and any contractors/porting/service partners; Kickstarter obligations came before long-tail profit. Platform fees, publisher recoup, developer share, IP ownership, and contractors are not fully visible in public sources. Sources: https://store.steampowered.com/app/386940/Ultimate_Chicken_Horse/; https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/postmortem-clever-endeavour-games-ultimate-chicken-horse-kickstarter."},{"path":"/games/lethalleagueblaze/","rank":13,"slug":"lethalLeagueBlaze","title":"Lethal League Blaze","urlSlug":"lethalleagueblaze","value":"Likely revenue split: Team Reptile, platform holders, and contractors/partners under private terms. Platform fees, publisher recoup, developer share, IP ownership, and contractors are not fully visible in public sources. Sources: https://store.steampowered.com/app/553310/Lethal_League_Blaze/; https://team-reptile.com/press/."},{"path":"/games/planetoflana/","rank":14,"slug":"planetOfLana","title":"Planet of Lana","urlSlug":"planetoflana","value":"Revenue likely split among platform holders, Thunderful as publisher, Wishfully as developer, possible\nlicensors/physical partners, and tax/payment processors; exact advances, royalty rates, Game Pass terms, and recoup\nwaterfall are not public. This is the file where publisher-recoup uncertainty is most important. Sources:\nhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1608230/Planet_of_Lana/; https://www.planetoflana.com/;\nhttps://www.vgchartz.com/article/465495/planet-of-lana-tops-1-million-players/."},{"path":"/games/killerqueenblack/","rank":15,"slug":"killerQueenBlack","title":"Killer Queen Black","urlSlug":"killerqueenblack","value":"Likely revenue split: Liquid Bit, platform holders, IP/licensing participants, and service/backend costs under private terms. Platform fees, publisher recoup, developer share, IP ownership, and contractors are not fully visible in public sources. Sources: https://store.steampowered.com/app/663670/Killer_Queen_Black/; https://www.stridepr.com/2019/02/variety-killer-queen-black-buzzes-to-nintendo-switch-discord-in-q3-2019/."},{"path":"/games/brawlhalla/","rank":16,"slug":"brawlhalla","title":"Brawlhalla","urlSlug":"brawlhalla","value":"Likely revenue split: Ubisoft/Blue Mammoth, platform holders, licensors, and service vendors under private terms. Platform fees, publisher recoup, developer share, IP ownership, and contractors are not fully visible in public sources. Sources: https://store.steampowered.com/app/291550/Brawlhalla/; https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/ubisoft-acquires-brawlhalla-developer-blue-mammoth-games."},{"path":"/games/amongus/","rank":17,"slug":"amongUs","title":"Among Us","urlSlug":"amongus","value":"Likely revenue split: Innersloth, platform holders, ad/commerce partners, licensors/merch partners, and contractors under private terms. Platform fees, publisher recoup, developer share, IP ownership, and contractors are not fully visible in public sources. Sources: https://store.steampowered.com/app/945360/Among_Us/; https://www.innersloth.com/."},{"path":"/games/repo/","rank":18,"slug":"repo","title":"R.E.P.O.","urlSlug":"repo","value":"Likely revenue split: semiwork, Steam/platform fees, and contributors/contractors under private terms. Platform fees, publisher recoup, developer share, IP ownership, and contractors are not fully visible in public sources. Sources: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3241660/REPO/; https://newzoo.com/games/r-e-p-o."},{"path":"/games/peak/","rank":19,"slug":"peak","title":"PEAK","urlSlug":"peak","value":"Likely revenue split: Aggro Crab, Landfall, Steam/platform fees, and contributors under private co-publishing terms. Platform fees, publisher recoup, developer share, IP ownership, and contractors are not fully visible in public sources. Sources: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3527290/PEAK/; https://newsletter.gamediscover.co/p/how-peak-sold-45m-copies-in-less."},{"path":"/games/mecchachameleon/","rank":20,"slug":"mecchaChameleon","title":"MECCHA CHAMELEON","urlSlug":"mecchachameleon","value":"Likely revenue split: developer/publisher lemorion_1224, Steam/platform fees, and any contractors under private terms. Platform fees, publisher recoup, developer share, IP ownership, and contractors are not fully visible in public sources. Sources: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4704690/MECCHA_CHAMELEON/; https://www.gamesradar.com/games/co-op/meccha-chameleon-flies-by-7-million-sales-in-under-2-weeks-as-steams-latest-viral-hit-continues-to-go-to-the-moon-devs-celebrate-by-teasing-a-japan-themed-map/."},{"path":"/games/balatro/","rank":21,"slug":"balatro","title":"Balatro","urlSlug":"balatro","value":"Likely revenue split: LocalThunk, Playstack, platform holders, and any contractors/localization/porting partners under private terms. Platform fees, publisher recoup, developer share, IP ownership, and contractors are not fully visible in public sources. Sources: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2379780/Balatro/; https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/balatro-sells-5-million-copies-after-end-of-year-spike."},{"path":"/games/vampiresurvivors/","rank":22,"slug":"vampireSurvivors","title":"Vampire Survivors","urlSlug":"vampiresurvivors","value":"Likely revenue split: poncle, platform holders, contractors/porting partners, and storefront/subscription partners under private terms. Platform fees, publisher recoup, developer share, IP ownership, and contractors are not fully visible in public sources. Sources: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1794680/Vampire_Survivors/; https://games.creative.barclays/resource-hub/games/industry-insights/how-vampire-survivors-became-a-hit-when-creator-poncle-was-ready-to-give-up/."},{"path":"/games/slaythespire/","rank":23,"slug":"slayTheSpire","title":"Slay the Spire","urlSlug":"slaythespire","value":"Likely revenue split: Mega Crit, platform holders, porting partners, and contractors under private terms. Platform fees, publisher recoup, developer share, IP ownership, and contractors are not fully visible in public sources. Sources: https://store.steampowered.com/app/646570/Slay_the_Spire/; https://www.geekwire.com/2024/seattle-studio-mega-crit-reveals-sequel-to-surprise-indie-game-hit-slay-the-spire/."},{"path":"/games/hades/","rank":24,"slug":"hades","title":"Hades","urlSlug":"hades","value":"Likely revenue split: Supergiant, platform holders, contractors/voice/localization partners under private terms. Platform fees, publisher recoup, developer share, IP ownership, and contractors are not fully visible in public sources. Sources: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1145360/Hades/; https://www.supergiantgames.com/blog/hades-now-out-of-early-access/."},{"path":"/games/noita/","rank":25,"slug":"noita","title":"Noita","urlSlug":"noita","value":"Likely revenue split: Nolla Games, platform holders, and contributors/contractors under private terms. Platform fees, publisher recoup, developer share, IP ownership, and contractors are not fully visible in public sources. Sources: https://store.steampowered.com/app/881100/Noita/; https://nollagames.com/."},{"path":"/games/laserleague/","rank":26,"slug":"laserLeague","title":"Laser League / Laser League: World Arena","urlSlug":"laserleague","value":"Likely revenue split: developers, publishers/IP holders, platform holders, and service vendors under private terms. Platform fees, publisher recoup, developer share, IP ownership, and contractors are not fully visible in public sources. Sources: https://store.steampowered.com/app/570460/Laser_League_World_Arena/; https://www.pcgamer.com/laser-league-returns-as-free-to-play-laser-league-world-arena/."}],"group":"business","kind":"dimension","label":"Who likely split revenue?","paths":{"html":"/dimensions/wholikelysplitrevenue/","json":"/dimensions/wholikelysplitrevenue/index.json"},"presets":["business"],"rank":18,"schemaVersion":1,"slug":"whoLikelySplitRevenue","urlSlug":"wholikelysplitrevenue"}