During the spring sale on Steam, which took place from March 14 to March 21, more than 5.5 million Russian players made purchases worth a total of RUB 7.5 billion. This was stated in a joint study by analysts of the video game sales service KupiKod and the online school in the field of game development and computer graphics XYZ, which is part of the Ultimate Education educational company, submitted to socialbites.ca.
According to the data provided, millions of players participating in the promotion made purchases worth an average of 1,375 rubles. During the sale, Valve offered gamers thousands of games and add-ons at significant discounts.
Analysts also ranked the 10 most popular games among Russian players who purchased them as part of the latest promotion. The best-seller was Arrowhead Game Studios’ shooter Helldivers 2, which received high marks from critics and sold nearly a million copies in the first days after its release. The second and third places were shared by Battlefield 2042 and Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege, which were released in 2021 and 2015, respectively.
The list also includes Titanfall 2: Ultimate Edition, Sea of Thieves 2024 Edition, Need for Speed Heat Deluxe Edition, Dying Light Enhanced Edition, Dead by Daylight, Need for Speed Deluxe Edition and one of the most popular indie games. End of 2023 projects – Lethal Company.
Previously reportedHe said a free one-and-a-half-hour episode of the Stellar Blade game will be released at the end of March.