Today, the official Weibo account of the Chinese National Game Sales Ranking released the 2023 Chinese Game Sales Half-Year Ranking. This list specifically focuses on "domestically produced buyout games" released in 2023, excluding long-selling games from previous years. The life sim game "Volcano Princess" took the top spot with sales exceeding 600,000, followed closely by the martial arts RPG "Hero's Adventure" with sales surpassing 360,000, securing second place.
Volcano Princess
Market Size and Overview - Highlights
1) In the first half of 2023, a total of 595 domestically produced games were included in the Steam statistics. Out of these, 17 games were delisted or region-locked, while 12 games were remastered for retro game lovers. Notably, there were 104 free-to-play games, accounting for 17.47% of the total.
2) It is estimated that there are more than 50 buy-to-play games that sold over 10,000 copies.
3) The cumulative sales of the top 15 games this year amount to approximately 140 million CNY. This figure represents an impressive 40% YoY growth compared to last year, nearing the 100 million CNY mark.