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Devolver Digital Reveals Its Best Selling Game

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On April 21, 2025

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Devolver Digital reveals its best-selling games, posting a top-10 list.
Cult of the Lamb comes in at number 1, generating over $90 million in revenue.
Astroneer, Stronghold, and Serious Sam follow that up with 80, 50, and 45 million respectively.

Devolver Digital has recently revealed that the best-selling title published by the company was the popular Cult of the Lamb. The roguelike game was massively popular, quickly becoming Devolver Digital’s most well-known hit and generating a revenue of over $90 million.

Founded by game industry veterans in 2009, Devolver Digital started its activities by publishing games in the Serious Sam franchise. The publisher’s focus started to change with the release of Hotline Miami in 2012, developed by Dennaton Games. After this widely popular release, the company started to publish more indie games, including dozens of new titles, with highlights such as The Talos Principle in 2014, Gris in 2018, Katana Zero in 2019, and Cult of the Lamb in 2022.

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Now, Devolver Digital has published a report showcasing its top 10 franchises by revenue by 2024, which was shared by industry analyst mauronl on social media. The numbers consider the lifetime revenue figures for entire franchises since Devolver Digital was founded, and surprisingly, Cult of the Lamb, a fairly new IP with only one game, appears at the top, with a revenue of over $90 million. The title is followed by another hit with only one game: Astroneer, which generated over $80 million in revenue for the publisher. The next one on the list is the Stronghold series, which had nine games and brought in over $50 million.

Devolver’s Best-Selling Franchises

Devolver Digital shared some lifetime revenue figures for several of its franchises. Cult of the Lamb has been the most succesful, with revenue exceeding $90M. Astroneer revenue tops $80M, while Stronghold sales brought in over $50M. Serious Sam made over $45M across 11 titles.
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Cult of the Lamb (revenue of over $90 million)
Astroneer (over $80 million)
Stronghold (over $50 million)
Serious Sam (over $45 million)
Gungeon (over $40 million)
Shadow Warrior (over $35 million)
Hotline Miami (over $30 million)
The Talos Principle (over $20 million)
Reigns (over $20 million)
Gorn (over $20 million)

Fans may be surprised to discover that, despite its 11 games, the Serious Sam franchise appears in fourth, with $45 million in revenue, and the popular Hotline Miami franchise appears in sixth, with $30 million. Other franchises published by Devolver Digital that appeared in the list include Gungeon (5th), Shadow Warrior (6th), The Talos Principle (8th), Reigns (9th), and Gorn (10th).

Considering how widely praised Cult of the Lamb is, it’s only somewhat surprising to see it at the top. With addictive roguelike mechanics and an adorable art style, Cult of the Lamb currently holds an average critic score of 84 on OpenCritic. This success led the game to have multiple DLC packs and expansions, which certainly has impacted the revenue it generated over the years.

The data also indicates that Nintendo Switch is Devolver Digital’s most popular console platform, with over 9 million units of its games sold on it. Slides from Devolver Digital then highlighted an opportunity after the Switch 2’s upcoming release in June 2025, indicating that it’s possible that the platform will be big for the publisher.