Path of Exile 2 was a massive success for the developers at Grinding Gear Games. Now they have released their business numbers and they are impressive.
How much money did they earn? With the launch of Path of Exile 2, the developers of Grinding Gear Games made a lot of money. In numbers, that amounts to around 95.3 million euros profit after taxes (not revenue) in the fiscal year 2025, which lasted 15 months, from October 1, 2024, to December 31, 2025 (as of June 24, 26, 2:45 PM). The developer reports this in their annual Annual Report, which you can access online as a PDF.
If you look at the numbers from the previous fiscal year, the profits are even more impressive. The profit after taxes in the previous year was only around 19 million euros. So in one year and three months, they have more than quadrupled their own profits.
Here you can see the new expansion for Path of Exile 2 in the trailer:
A change leads to a lot of money
How did they do it? The developers at Grinding Gear Games celebrated massive success with the release of Path of Exile 2 in Early Access on Steam. The game was a bestseller for weeks and even during the strong pre-Christmas period.
However, the actual trick was to offer the Early Access of the game as a purchased version. While the title is supposed to be free later, everyone who wants to play during development could start for 27.75 euros.
The good sales have provided significant revenue for the actual Free2Play game.
How else do you make money? The developers of Path of Exile 2 and its predecessor have always relied on Pay2Convenience and skins as microtransactions. Usually, the inventory space and trading in the auction house are so limited that players end up buying more bags.
Especially because players receive countless items, currencies, and more in the endgame, it’s almost a must to buy additional bags to avoid constantly having to sort the inventory.
Players see this as fair and willingly spend money on the title. The promise that all skins from Path of Exile (1) will be included in the new installment also ensured that veterans looked into the new part without much fuss.
At the same time, many players discovered the ARPG through the second part, which also led to conflicts.
Have you ever spent money on Path of Exile 2 or its predecessor aside from the actual purchase price? If so, feel free to let us know in the comments what for! Grinding Gear Games can be pleased with the high profits, but it also reflects years of development work. Path of Exile 2 is expected to be released in full in 2026: The head of Path of Exile 2 talks about the date for the full release, saying the new expansion is the last step
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