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Majority Of Devs Say Steam Has Monopoly On PC Gaming In New Poll

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Blair Marnell on November 4, 2025 at 10:38AM PST



For the last two decades, Valve's Steam has grown into a gigantic hub for
distributing PC games. It's become one of the most important marketplaces in
the entire gaming industry. Now, a new poll suggests that a majority of
developers believe that Steam has a monopoly on the PC gaming business. But
that doesn't seem to be stopping any of the companies from using Steam.




Atomik Research has shared the findings of its survey, "The State of PC Game
Distribution," through the PC distribution platform Rokky (via
GamesIndustry.biz). The survey was conducted in May of this year with
responses from 306 industry executives in the United States and the United
Kingdom.




According to the results, 72% of all responding executives felt that Steam
has a monopoly on the PC games market. The survey participants also
acknowledged that Steam sales provide over 75% of their revenue. But only 32%
of responding executives said that their companies still support physical
media of some form.




The survey notes that 48% of executives' companies also distribute through
the Epic Game Store and the Xbox PC Games store. A much smaller percentage,
10%, uses GOG, while only 8% use Itch.io. However, 80% of responders expect
to use alternative sales channels in addition to Steam over the next five
years.




In the meantime, success on Steam can provide a huge windfall, especially for
the small developers behind RV There Yet, Escape From Duckov, and this year's
indie blockbuster, Hollow Knight: Silksong. Steam recently shared the 50
most-played Steam Next Fest demos, which featured a mixture between large
studio titles and games created by smaller devs.






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