Global PC Games Market Research Report 2023

A personal computer game (PC game) is a video game that is played on a personal computer rather than on a console. The game is controlled using PC input devices such as the keyboard, mouse, joystick, etc. PC games can be played with or without an Internet connection, and have been available since the introduction of personal computers. A large number of games are available for the PC platform.

The global PC Games market was valued at US$ million in 2022 and is anticipated to reach US$ million by 2029, witnessing a CAGR of % during the forecast period 2023-2029. The influence of COVID-19 and the Russia-Ukraine War were considered while estimating market sizes.

North American market for PC Games is estimated to increase from $ million in 2023 to reach $ million by 2029, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2023 through 2029.

Asia-Pacific market for PC Games is estimated to increase from $ million in 2023 to reach $ million by 2029, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2023 through 2029.

The global market for PC Games in Individual is estimated to increase from $ million in 2023 to $ million by 2029, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2023 through 2029.

The key global companies of PC Games include Blizzard Entertainment, Electronic Arts, Tencent, UBISOFT, THQ, CAPCOM, Microsoft Game Studios, EIDOS and ROCKSTAR, etc. In 2022, the world's top three vendors accounted for approximately % of the revenue.

This report aims to provide a comprehensive presentation of the global market for PC Games, with both quantitative and qualitative analysis, to help readers develop business/growth strategies, assess the market competitive situation, analyze their position in the current marketplace, and make informed business decisions regarding PC Games.

The PC Games market size, estimations, and forecasts are provided in terms of and revenue ($ millions), considering 2022 as the base year, with history and forecast data for the period from 2018 to 2029. This report segments the global PC Games market comprehensively. Regional market sizes, concerning products by type, by application, and by players, are also provided.

For a more in-depth understanding of the market, the report provides profiles of the competitive landscape, key competitors, and their respective market ranks. The report also discusses technological trends and new product developments.

The report will help the PC Games companies, new entrants, and industry chain related companies in this market with information on the revenues for the overall market and the sub-segments across the different segments, by company, by type, by application, and by regions.

1.1 Study Scope

1.2 Market Analysis by Type

1.2.1 Global PC Games Market Size Growth Rate by Type: 2018 VS 2022 VS 2029

1.2.2 MMO

1.2.3 Adventure

1.2.4 Action

1.2.5 Shooter

1.2.6 Combat

1.2.7 Sports

1.2.8 Role-Playing

1.2.9 Others

1.3 Market by Application

1.3.1 Global PC Games Market Growth by Application: 2018 VS 2022 VS 2029

1.3.2 Individual

1.3.3 Professional

1.4 Study Objectives

1.5 Years Considered

1.6 Years Considered

2.1 Global PC Games Market Perspective (2018-2029)

2.2 PC Games Growth Trends by Region

2.2.1 Global PC Games Market Size by Region: 2018 VS 2022 VS 2029

2.2.2 PC Games Historic Market Size by Region (2018-2023)

2.2.3 PC Games Forecasted Market Size by Region (2024-2029)

2.3 PC Games Market Dynamics

2.3.1 PC Games Industry Trends

2.3.2 PC Games Market Drivers

2.3.3 PC Games Market Challenges

2.3.4 PC Games Market Restraints

3.1 Global Top PC Games Players by Revenue

3.1.1 Global Top PC Games Players by Revenue (2018-2023)

3.1.2 Global PC Games Revenue Market Share by Players (2018-2023)

3.2 Global PC Games Market Share by Company Type (Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3)

3.3 Players Covered: Ranking by PC Games Revenue

3.4 Global PC Games Market Concentration Ratio

3.4.1 Global PC Games Market Concentration Ratio (CR5 and HHI)

3.4.2 Global Top 10 and Top 5 Companies by PC Games Revenue in 2022

3.5 PC Games Key Players Head office and Area Served

3.6 Key Players PC Games Product Solution and Service

3.7 Date of Enter into PC Games Market

3.8 Mergers & Acquisitions, Expansion Plans

4.1 Global PC Games Historic Market Size by Type (2018-2023)

4.2 Global PC Games Forecasted Market Size by Type (2024-2029)

5.1 Global PC Games Historic Market Size by Application (2018-2023)

5.2 Global PC Games Forecasted Market Size by Application (2024-2029)

6.1 North America PC Games Market Size (2018-2029)

6.2 North America PC Games Market Growth Rate by Country: 2018 VS 2022 VS 2029

6.3 North America PC Games Market Size by Country (2018-2023)

6.4 North America PC Games Market Size by Country (2024-2029)

6.5 United States

6.6 Canada

7.1 Europe PC Games Market Size (2018-2029)

7.2 Europe PC Games Market Growth Rate by Country: 2018 VS 2022 VS 2029

7.3 Europe PC Games Market Size by Country (2018-2023)

7.4 Europe PC Games Market Size by Country (2024-2029)

7.5 Germany

7.6 France

7.7 U.K.

7.8 Italy

7.9 Russia

7.10 Nordic Countries

8.1 Asia-Pacific PC Games Market Size (2018-2029)

8.2 Asia-Pacific PC Games Market Growth Rate by Region: 2018 VS 2022 VS 2029

8.3 Asia-Pacific PC Games Market Size by Region (2018-2023)

8.4 Asia-Pacific PC Games Market Size by Region (2024-2029)

8.5 China

8.6 Japan

8.7 South Korea

8.8 Southeast Asia

8.9 India

8.10 Australia

9.1 Latin America PC Games Market Size (2018-2029)

9.2 Latin America PC Games Market Growth Rate by Country: 2018 VS 2022 VS 2029

9.3 Latin America PC Games Market Size by Country (2018-2023)

9.4 Latin America PC Games Market Size by Country (2024-2029)

9.5 Mexico

9.6 Brazil

10.1 Middle East & Africa PC Games Market Size (2018-2029)

10.2 Middle East & Africa PC Games Market Growth Rate by Country: 2018 VS 2022 VS 2029

10.3 Middle East & Africa PC Games Market Size by Country (2018-2023)

10.4 Middle East & Africa PC Games Market Size by Country (2024-2029)

10.5 Turkey

10.6 Saudi Arabia

10.7 UAE

11.1 Blizzard Entertainment

11.1.1 Blizzard Entertainment Company Detail

11.1.2 Blizzard Entertainment Business Overview

11.1.3 Blizzard Entertainment PC Games Introduction

11.1.4 Blizzard Entertainment Revenue in PC Games Business (2018-2023)

11.1.5 Blizzard Entertainment Recent Development

11.2 Electronic Arts

11.2.1 Electronic Arts Company Detail

11.2.2 Electronic Arts Business Overview

11.2.3 Electronic Arts PC Games Introduction

11.2.4 Electronic Arts Revenue in PC Games Business (2018-2023)

11.2.5 Electronic Arts Recent Development

11.3 Tencent

11.3.1 Tencent Company Detail

11.3.2 Tencent Business Overview

11.3.3 Tencent PC Games Introduction

11.3.4 Tencent Revenue in PC Games Business (2018-2023)

11.3.5 Tencent Recent Development

11.4 UBISOFT

11.4.1 UBISOFT Company Detail

11.4.2 UBISOFT Business Overview

11.4.3 UBISOFT PC Games Introduction

11.4.4 UBISOFT Revenue in PC Games Business (2018-2023)

11.4.5 UBISOFT Recent Development

11.5 THQ

11.5.1 THQ Company Detail

11.5.2 THQ Business Overview

11.5.3 THQ PC Games Introduction

11.5.4 THQ Revenue in PC Games Business (2018-2023)

11.5.5 THQ Recent Development

11.6 CAPCOM

11.6.1 CAPCOM Company Detail

11.6.2 CAPCOM Business Overview

11.6.3 CAPCOM PC Games Introduction

11.6.4 CAPCOM Revenue in PC Games Business (2018-2023)

11.6.5 CAPCOM Recent Development

11.7 Microsoft Game Studios

11.7.1 Microsoft Game Studios Company Detail

11.7.2 Microsoft Game Studios Business Overview

11.7.3 Microsoft Game Studios PC Games Introduction

11.7.4 Microsoft Game Studios Revenue in PC Games Business (2018-2023)

11.7.5 Microsoft Game Studios Recent Development

11.8 EIDOS

11.8.1 EIDOS Company Detail

11.8.2 EIDOS Business Overview

11.8.3 EIDOS PC Games Introduction

11.8.4 EIDOS Revenue in PC Games Business (2018-2023)

11.8.5 EIDOS Recent Development

11.9 ROCKSTAR

11.9.1 ROCKSTAR Company Detail

11.9.2 ROCKSTAR Business Overview

11.9.3 ROCKSTAR PC Games Introduction

11.9.4 ROCKSTAR Revenue in PC Games Business (2018-2023)

11.9.5 ROCKSTAR Recent Development

11.10 SIERRA

11.10.1 SIERRA Company Detail

11.10.2 SIERRA Business Overview

11.10.3 SIERRA PC Games Introduction

11.10.4 SIERRA Revenue in PC Games Business (2018-2023)

11.10.5 SIERRA Recent Development

11.11 KONAMI

11.11.1 KONAMI Company Detail

11.11.2 KONAMI Business Overview

11.11.3 KONAMI PC Games Introduction

11.11.4 KONAMI Revenue in PC Games Business (2018-2023)

11.11.5 KONAMI Recent Development

13.1 Research Methodology

13.1.1 Methodology/Research Approach

13.1.2 Data Source

13.2 Disclaimer

13.3 Author Details

List of Tables

    Table 1. Global PC Games Market Size Growth Rate by Type (US$ Million): 2018 VS 2022 VS 2029

    Table 2. Key Players of MMO

    Table 3. Key Players of Adventure

    Table 4. Key Players of Action

    Table 5. Key Players of Shooter

    Table 6. Key Players of Combat

    Table 7. Key Players of Sports

    Table 8. Key Players of Role-Playing

    Table 9. Key Players of Others

    Table 10. Global PC Games Market Size Growth by Application (US$ Million): 2018 VS 2022 VS 2029

    Table 11. Global PC Games Market Size by Region (US$ Million): 2018 VS 2022 VS 2029

    Table 12. Global PC Games Market Size by Region (2018-2023) & (US$ Million)

    Table 13. Global PC Games Market Share by Region (2018-2023)

    Table 14. Global PC Games Forecasted Market Size by Region (2024-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Table 15. Global PC Games Market Share by Region (2024-2029)

    Table 16. PC Games Market Trends

    Table 17. PC Games Market Drivers

    Table 18. PC Games Market Challenges

    Table 19. PC Games Market Restraints

    Table 20. Global PC Games Revenue by Players (2018-2023) & (US$ Million)

    Table 21. Global PC Games Market Share by Players (2018-2023)

    Table 22. Global Top PC Games Players by Company Type (Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3) & (based on the Revenue in PC Games as of 2022)

    Table 23. Ranking of Global Top PC Games Companies by Revenue (US$ Million) in 2022

    Table 24. Global 5 Largest Players Market Share by PC Games Revenue (CR5 and HHI) & (2018-2023)

    Table 25. Key Players Headquarters and Area Served

    Table 26. Key Players PC Games Product Solution and Service

    Table 27. Date of Enter into PC Games Market

    Table 28. Mergers & Acquisitions, Expansion Plans

    Table 29. Global PC Games Market Size by Type (2018-2023) & (US$ Million)

    Table 30. Global PC Games Revenue Market Share by Type (2018-2023)

    Table 31. Global PC Games Forecasted Market Size by Type (2024-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Table 32. Global PC Games Revenue Market Share by Type (2024-2029)

    Table 33. Global PC Games Market Size by Application (2018-2023) & (US$ Million)

    Table 34. Global PC Games Revenue Market Share by Application (2018-2023)

    Table 35. Global PC Games Forecasted Market Size by Application (2024-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Table 36. Global PC Games Revenue Market Share by Application (2024-2029)

    Table 37. North America PC Games Market Size Growth Rate by Country (US$ Million): 2018 VS 2022 VS 2029

    Table 38. North America PC Games Market Size by Country (2018-2023) & (US$ Million)

    Table 39. North America PC Games Market Size by Country (2024-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Table 40. Europe PC Games Market Size Growth Rate by Country (US$ Million): 2018 VS 2022 VS 2029

    Table 41. Europe PC Games Market Size by Country (2018-2023) & (US$ Million)

    Table 42. Europe PC Games Market Size by Country (2024-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Table 43. Asia-Pacific PC Games Market Size Growth Rate by Region (US$ Million): 2018 VS 2022 VS 2029

    Table 44. Asia-Pacific PC Games Market Size by Region (2018-2023) & (US$ Million)

    Table 45. Asia-Pacific PC Games Market Size by Region (2024-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Table 46. Latin America PC Games Market Size Growth Rate by Country (US$ Million): 2018 VS 2022 VS 2029

    Table 47. Latin America PC Games Market Size by Country (2018-2023) & (US$ Million)

    Table 48. Latin America PC Games Market Size by Country (2024-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Table 49. Middle East & Africa PC Games Market Size Growth Rate by Country (US$ Million): 2018 VS 2022 VS 2029

    Table 50. Middle East & Africa PC Games Market Size by Country (2018-2023) & (US$ Million)

    Table 51. Middle East & Africa PC Games Market Size by Country (2024-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Table 52. Blizzard Entertainment Company Detail

    Table 53. Blizzard Entertainment Business Overview

    Table 54. Blizzard Entertainment PC Games Product

    Table 55. Blizzard Entertainment Revenue in PC Games Business (2018-2023) & (US$ Million)

    Table 56. Blizzard Entertainment Recent Development

    Table 57. Electronic Arts Company Detail

    Table 58. Electronic Arts Business Overview

    Table 59. Electronic Arts PC Games Product

    Table 60. Electronic Arts Revenue in PC Games Business (2018-2023) & (US$ Million)

    Table 61. Electronic Arts Recent Development

    Table 62. Tencent Company Detail

    Table 63. Tencent Business Overview

    Table 64. Tencent PC Games Product

    Table 65. Tencent Revenue in PC Games Business (2018-2023) & (US$ Million)

    Table 66. Tencent Recent Development

    Table 67. UBISOFT Company Detail

    Table 68. UBISOFT Business Overview

    Table 69. UBISOFT PC Games Product

    Table 70. UBISOFT Revenue in PC Games Business (2018-2023) & (US$ Million)

    Table 71. UBISOFT Recent Development

    Table 72. THQ Company Detail

    Table 73. THQ Business Overview

    Table 74. THQ PC Games Product

    Table 75. THQ Revenue in PC Games Business (2018-2023) & (US$ Million)

    Table 76. THQ Recent Development

    Table 77. CAPCOM Company Detail

    Table 78. CAPCOM Business Overview

    Table 79. CAPCOM PC Games Product

    Table 80. CAPCOM Revenue in PC Games Business (2018-2023) & (US$ Million)

    Table 81. CAPCOM Recent Development

    Table 82. Microsoft Game Studios Company Detail

    Table 83. Microsoft Game Studios Business Overview

    Table 84. Microsoft Game Studios PC Games Product

    Table 85. Microsoft Game Studios Revenue in PC Games Business (2018-2023) & (US$ Million)

    Table 86. Microsoft Game Studios Recent Development

    Table 87. EIDOS Company Detail

    Table 88. EIDOS Business Overview

    Table 89. EIDOS PC Games Product

    Table 90. EIDOS Revenue in PC Games Business (2018-2023) & (US$ Million)

    Table 91. EIDOS Recent Development

    Table 92. ROCKSTAR Company Detail

    Table 93. ROCKSTAR Business Overview

    Table 94. ROCKSTAR PC Games Product

    Table 95. ROCKSTAR Revenue in PC Games Business (2018-2023) & (US$ Million)

    Table 96. ROCKSTAR Recent Development

    Table 97. SIERRA Company Detail

    Table 98. SIERRA Business Overview

    Table 99. SIERRA PC Games Product

    Table 100. SIERRA Revenue in PC Games Business (2018-2023) & (US$ Million)

    Table 101. SIERRA Recent Development

    Table 102. KONAMI Company Detail

    Table 103. KONAMI Business Overview

    Table 104. KONAMI PC Games Product

    Table 105. KONAMI Revenue in PC Games Business (2018-2023) & (US$ Million)

    Table 106. KONAMI Recent Development

    Table 107. Research Programs/Design for This Report

    Table 108. Key Data Information from Secondary Sources

    Table 109. Key Data Information from Primary Sources

List of Figures

    Figure 1. Global PC Games Market Size Comparison by Type (2023-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 2. Global PC Games Market Share by Type: 2022 VS 2029

    Figure 3. MMO Features

    Figure 4. Adventure Features

    Figure 5. Action Features

    Figure 6. Shooter Features

    Figure 7. Combat Features

    Figure 8. Sports Features

    Figure 9. Role-Playing Features

    Figure 10. Others Features

    Figure 11. Global PC Games Market Size Comparison by Application (2023-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 12. Global PC Games Market Share by Application: 2022 VS 2029

    Figure 13. Individual Case Studies

    Figure 14. Professional Case Studies

    Figure 15. PC Games Report Years Considered

    Figure 16. Global PC Games Market Size (US$ Million), Year-over-Year: 2018-2029

    Figure 17. Global PC Games Market Size, (US$ Million), 2018 VS 2022 VS 2029

    Figure 18. Global PC Games Market Share by Region: 2022 VS 2029

    Figure 19. Global PC Games Market Share by Players in 2022

    Figure 20. Global Top PC Games Players by Company Type (Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3) & (based on the Revenue in PC Games as of 2022)

    Figure 21. The Top 10 and 5 Players Market Share by PC Games Revenue in 2022

    Figure 22. North America PC Games Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 23. North America PC Games Market Share by Country (2018-2029)

    Figure 24. United States PC Games Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 25. Canada PC Games Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 26. Europe PC Games Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 27. Europe PC Games Market Share by Country (2018-2029)

    Figure 28. Germany PC Games Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 29. France PC Games Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 30. U.K. PC Games Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 31. Italy PC Games Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 32. Russia PC Games Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 33. Nordic Countries PC Games Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 34. Asia-Pacific PC Games Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 35. Asia-Pacific PC Games Market Share by Region (2018-2029)

    Figure 36. China PC Games Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 37. Japan PC Games Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 38. South Korea PC Games Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 39. Southeast Asia PC Games Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 40. India PC Games Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 41. Australia PC Games Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 42. Latin America PC Games Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 43. Latin America PC Games Market Share by Country (2018-2029)

    Figure 44. Mexico PC Games Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 45. Brazil PC Games Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 46. Middle East & Africa PC Games Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 47. Middle East & Africa PC Games Market Share by Country (2018-2029)

    Figure 48. Turkey PC Games Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 49. Saudi Arabia PC Games Market Size YoY Growth (2018-2029) & (US$ Million)

    Figure 50. Blizzard Entertainment Revenue Growth Rate in PC Games Business (2018-2023)

    Figure 51. Electronic Arts Revenue Growth Rate in PC Games Business (2018-2023)

    Figure 52. Tencent Revenue Growth Rate in PC Games Business (2018-2023)

    Figure 53. UBISOFT Revenue Growth Rate in PC Games Business (2018-2023)

    Figure 54. THQ Revenue Growth Rate in PC Games Business (2018-2023)

    Figure 55. CAPCOM Revenue Growth Rate in PC Games Business (2018-2023)

    Figure 56. Microsoft Game Studios Revenue Growth Rate in PC Games Business (2018-2023)

    Figure 57. EIDOS Revenue Growth Rate in PC Games Business (2018-2023)

    Figure 58. ROCKSTAR Revenue Growth Rate in PC Games Business (2018-2023)

    Figure 59. SIERRA Revenue Growth Rate in PC Games Business (2018-2023)

    Figure 60. KONAMI Revenue Growth Rate in PC Games Business (2018-2023)

    Figure 61. Bottom-up and Top-down Approaches for This Report

    Figure 62. Data Triangulation

    Figure 63. Key Executives Interviewed