Playstack earnings surged 52% in H1 2025 to £30.7m

• The sturdy effects apply a report 2024 with 7.1m devices bought and over 150m hours performed.
• Playstack was once named Ukie Indie Writer of the Yr and winner of the Broaden:Megastar Publishing Megastar award.
• Playstack ranked amongst PocketGamer.biz’s Most sensible 50 UK Recreation Makers.

Playstack reported sturdy enlargement in H1 2025 with earnings up 52% year-on-year to £30.7 million ($41.4m) from £20.2m ($27.2m) in 2024.

That is in keeping with the writer’s meantime effects, which confirmed prolonged momentum for its hit titles Balatro and Abiotic Issue, which in combination bought over 3m devices within the first part of the yr. 

This follows a report 2024, when Playstack bought 7.1m devices and avid gamers logged greater than 150m hours throughout its video games.

Award-winning yr

Previous within the yr, Playstack was once named Ukie Indie Writer of the Yr and received the Broaden:Megastar Publishing Megastar award.

Its hit sport Balatro additionally picked up more than one accolades, together with BAFTA Very best Debut Recreation. The writer was once additionally named amongst PocketGamer.biz’s Most sensible 50 UK Recreation Makers of 2025.

“2025 has observed our momentum proceed, as we paintings to the plan we’ve had from the start,” stated Playstack CEO Harvey Elliott.  

“The consequences and accolades underpin that our transparent and simple technique to uncover the most productive titles anyplace they is also, in any style and throughout platforms, has situated us to profit from marketplace alternatives.

He added: “Our crew believes that passionately supporting our builders and handing over excellence in publishing is vital to our good fortune, and can proceed to give a boost to our need to grow to be the main UK indie writer.”