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Devolver Digital, Inc.
29 September 2025
 

29 September 2025

 

Devolver Digital, Inc.

 

("Devolver Digital", "Devolver" or the "Company", and the Company together with all of its subsidiary undertakings "the Group")

 

Unaudited results for the six months ended 30 June 2025

 

On track to meet FY 2025 guidance

Exciting release pipeline for 2H 2025

 

Devolver Digital, the award-winning digital publisher and developer of independent ("indie") video games, announces its unaudited results for the six months ended 30 June 2025. All figures relate to this period unless otherwise stated.

 

·    Resilient revenues in line with expectations against a strong prior year comparator, which benefitted from outperformance in platform deals and back catalogue revenues.

·    Strong group-wide performance from new releases.

High Metacritic ratings and user reviews for new titles, reflecting quality and future back catalogue potential.

·    Visibility on 2H - currently on track underpinned by:

At least 8 releases in 2H 2025, with pleasing early sales;

Strong current trading on back of recent positive Steam publisher sale held in 2H 2025, vs 1H in 2024;

>65% of signed platform deals for 2025 expected to be recognised in 2H (2H 2024: c. 20% of 2024 platform deals)

 

Harry Miller, Chief Executive Officer of Devolver, said:

"Our performance in the first half of 2025 was resilient against a tough prior year comparator.  We have good visibility on the second half of the year, supported by signed platform deals, Steam publisher and seasonal sales, a healthy release schedule and strong current trading since the half year end. We're delighted with the new titles we've delivered so far in 2025. These exciting new games have been very well received and will bolster the back catalogue in the future.

 

We are also very excited about the potential of Switch 2, with three Devolver games featured in the recent Nintendo Direct showcase and several games due to be launched on the platform this year and next. We are building momentum going into 2H 2025, with at least 8 new titles including the highly anticipated releases of BALL x PIT and Quarantine Zone, on the back of the recent successes with Monster Train 2, Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition and Baby Steps . We remain confident in the rest of year and reiterate our guidance for FY 2025."

 

Current trading and outlook

·    At least 15 new titles expected for full year 2025, with 8 or more releases in 2H 2025 including Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition, Mycopunk, Stick it to the Stickman, Baby Steps, BALL x PIT and Quarantine Zone. 

·    On track to meet our guidance: revenues over US$100m and Adjusted EBITDA 1 after non-cash impairments in the high-single digit US$ millions.

·    Healthy pipeline of more than 30 new titles due for release in the future 3-year cycle to mid 2027.

 

K ey Performance Indicators*

 

 


 

 


6 months ended

 

6 months

ended

Year-on-year


30-June-25

 

30-June-24

Change

 

US$ Million

 

US$ Million

(%)





 

Revenue

38.8


51.6

(24.8%)

Gross profit

12.1


15.3

(20.4%)

Gross profit margin (%)

31.3%

 

29.6%

170 bps

Pre-tax loss for the period 3

(4.1)


(4.8)

15.9%

Net loss for the period

(11.0)


(4.5)

(147.0%)

Basic and diluted loss per share ($)

(0.023)


(0.010)

n.m.

 





Adjusted EBITDA 1 before performance-related impairments

 

0.1


 

4.7

 

n.m.

Adjusted EBITDA 1

0.1

 

3.0

n.m.

   * Preliminary unaudited results - refer to full statutory tables below in this report.

 

 

1H in line with expectations; good front catalogue momentum

·    1H 2025 trading in line with expectations, on track for a stronger 2H.

·    Exciting new releases such as Look Outside and Monster Train 2 exceeding expectations and contributing strongly to front catalogue sales across the Group in 1H.

·    Multiple Devolver games featured in Nintendo Switch 2 global reveal showcase.

·    Signed platform deals: 80% / 20% in 1H/2H FY24 versus <35% / >65% in 1H/2H FY25 .

·    Steam publisher sale in 2H 2025 vs 1H 2024 supports expected 2H revenue weighting .

Front catalogue rises 76%, cash costs down 6%

·    Revenues in line with FY 2025 full year expectations, with new release revenue up 76% v 1H 2024.

·    Back catalogue fell 38% due to high revenue cliff in 1H last year, with platform deals and Steam publisher sale 2H weighted this year.

·    Tight control of adjusted operating costs 2 , down 5.6% year-over-year as management continues to focus on cost discipline.

·    1H included a non-cash write-down of deferred tax assets totalling $6.8 million ($5.9 million related to previous period stock option expense tax losses), given lack of visibility if such deferred tax assets would be utilised.

·    Statutory net loss of US$11.0m3 (1H 2024: US$4.5m loss).

·    Cash holdings of US$34.7m as of 30 June 2025 (year-end 2024: US$41.6m).

Notes:

 

1.   Adjusted EBITDA is a non-IFRS measure and is defined as earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, amortisation (but does not exclude amortisation of capitalised software development costs), share-based payment expenses, foreign exchange gains or losses, fair value adjustments and one-time non-recurring items and non-trading items. Impairments of capitalised software development costs relating to released game performance are included in Adjusted EBITDA.

2.   Adjusted operating costs reflect recurrent cash operating expenses and include: payroll, professional fees, travel & entertainment and other administrative expenses. Total statutory operating costs fell 23.3% year-over-year in 1H 2025.

3.   Including non-cash impact of US$0.6m of share-based payments and US$7.0m of tax expense, which includes a US$6.8m write-down of deferred tax assets relating primarily to stock options.

 

About Devolver Digital

 

Devolver is an award-winning video games publisher in the indie games space with a balanced portfolio of third-party and own-IP. Devolver has an emphasis on premium games and has published more than 135 titles, with more than 30 titles in the pipeline scheduled for release over the next three years. Devolver has in-house studios developing first-party IP titles and a complementary publishing brand. Devolver is registered in Wilmington, Delaware, USA.

 

Enquiries :

 

Devolver Digital, Inc.

Harry Miller, Chief Executive Officer

Graeme Struthers, Chief Operating Officer

Daniel Widdicombe, Chief Financial Officer

 

                           [email protected]

 

Zeus (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker)

David Foreman / Kieran Russell (Investment Banking)

Ben Robertson (Equity Capital Markets)

 

+44 (0)20 3829 5000

 

 

Panmure Liberum (Joint Broker)

Max Jones / Dru Danford / Shalin Bhamra (Investment Banking)

Rupert Dearden (Corporate Broking)

 

 

+44 (0)20 3100 2000

FTI Consulting (Communications) 

Jamie Ricketts / Dwight Burden / Valerija Cymbal / Usama Ali

                   [email protected]

                +44 (0)20 3727 1000

 

 



OPERATING REVIEW

 

1H 2025 - robust performance with increase in new titles to 7 releases

Devolver released 7 new well-received titles in 1H 2025 - Look Outside, The Talos Principle - Reawakened, Moroi, Gorn 2, Shotgun Cop Man, Monster Train 2 and Tron: Catalyst. High Metacritic scores and positive user ratings are important as they help to bolster the longevity of releases, with the average Metacritic rating of 77 secured in 1H 2025.

1H 2025 front catalogue revenues rose 76% year-over-year, with a number of new releases exceeding expectations so far. After two quieter years of new releases in 2023 and 2024, and with only 3 new game releases in 1H 2024, the new wave of content this year will inject fresh impetus into prospective back catalogue next year and beyond.

We expect that 1H 2025 revenues will account for less than 40% of the full year 2025 projected total, with the majority of revenues being generated in the seasonally stronger second half. 1H 2024 had a high first-half weighted revenue profile, driven by the timing of platform deals for front and back catalogue, the Steam publisher sale in May 2024, and a large content update from fan favourite Cult of the Lamb earlier in January 2024. These three factors drove 1H 2024 revenues up to 49% of full year revenue. The absence of these drivers in the first half of 2025 resulted in a 38% fall in back catalogue versus last year.

Strong front catalogue performance and continued excitement for 2H

1H 2025 saw the release of some exciting new games including Look Outside, an inexpensive early-year survival horror RPG release developed by Francis Coulombe which garnered an overwhelmingly positive response from gamers and a high Metacritic score of 83. A user review on Gamespace.com captured the excitement, noting that this "gameplay-rich masterpiece" was created in just half a year and is "capable of delivering many indescribable emotions that are worth experiencing for yourself. " We look forward to much more from Look Outside as more content-drops come to the market in future.

 

Monster Train 2 ("MT2") is the sequel to the extremely popular roguelike deck-builder developed by Shiny Shoe and released in 2020. MT2, published by our subsidiary Big Fan Games, is another game that came hot out of the traps this year also with an overwhelmingly positive response from gamers and a very high 87 Metacritic score, further bolstered by a Game Pass subscription deal upon release.

 

The Talos Principle: Reawakened , the Definitive Edition of the original game released in 2014, was developed by our studio subsidiary Croteam. Its release in April 2025 was met with an 87 Metacritic score as well as very positive reviews elsewhere in the market.

 

Gorn 2 , a Virtual Reality-only sequel to the highly successful original game released in 2019, was also released in April this year. It was developed by Cortopia and Free Lives and received very positive reviews in the market. Meta has identified it as the best-selling Premium Game on its platform to date in 2025.

 

While the first half of the year was marked by a number of high quality well-received releases, titles scheduled for release in the second half will drive further momentum as Devolver continues to excite its fans with unique, creative games. Among those already released at the start of the second half, Stronghold Crusader: DE already exceeded our high expectations for the title, while recently released Baby Steps has secured a positive initial Metacritic score of 77 on PC.

Nintendo Switch 2 reveal event

Another area of excitement was the full reveal of Switch 2 at Nintendo's April 2025 showcase event, in which three future Devolver games were highlighted. Subsequent to the 1H period end, the Tokyo Games Show featured three Devolver game reveals which will come to Switch 2 - BALL x PIT, Skate Story and Possessors - with a positive reception worldwide for the reveal.

We see this as an indication of Nintendo's view of the ongoing importance of indie games publishing. Devolver has historically had success with Switch 1, publishing over 40 games on the platform over the years. Since Switch 2 sales began in June 2025 it has already sold c.6m units, ahead of expectations to date, which is an early sign that it could become as popular as the original. We look forward to several Devolver games coming to Switch 2 later this year and into 2026.

 

Summer Game Fest 2025

2025's Summer Game Fest in June this year highlighted several pending Devolver releases including a showcase dedicated to Kenny Sun, the solo developer of BALL x PIT, developer Heart Machine's Possessors, and Sam Eng's Skate Story.

Continued focus on cost control

Devolver successfully controlled adjusted operating expenses in 1H 2025, with a 5.6% fall versus 1H 2024, led by control of travel, entertainment and other administrative expenses. Total statutory operating costs fell by 23.3% year-over-year, as non-cash stock compensation expense and amortisation of acquired IP diminished during the period. The company is continuing to focus on cost savings from operations at the same time as working to reduce development costs of first-party and third-party games.

 

FINANCIAL REVIEW

Unaudited first half 2025 results to 30 June 2025

The unaudited financial results included in this announcement cover the Group's combined activities for the six months ended 30th June 2025 (prepared in accordance with applicable International Financial Reporting Standards, "IFRS").

 

Adjusted results

 

The following refers to Adjusted results, as presented in the financial statements contained within this release. Adjusted results exclude any one-time exceptional items during the respective half-year periods.

 

Adjusted EBITDA results are not intended to replace statutory results and are prepared to provide a more comparable indication of the Group's core business performance by removing the impact of certain items including exceptional items (material and non-recurring), and other, non-trading, items that are reported separately. These results have been presented to provide users with additional information and analysis of the Group's performance, consistent with how the Board monitors results. Further details of adjustments are given in Note 4 to the condensed financial statements contained within this semi-annual results release.

 

P&L results and margins

 

Devolver Digital's first half 2025 p erformance was in line with expectations, with 7 new title releases compared to 3 titles released in 1H 2024. New release revenues rose 76% versus the 1H of 2024, on the back of the increased number of titles.

 

As anticipated however, overall revenues and back catalogue revenues in particular had a difficult year over year comparison, falling 38% versus 1H 2024, for three reasons:

 

1)   Front- and back-catalogue platform deals in 2024 were unusually highly weighted to the first half, with c. 80% of total deals for the year recorded by the end of June 2024. By contrast, based on signed deals for 2025, < 35% of the full year projected total was reflected in 1H 2025, with the balance to be reflected in 2H 2025.

2)   Fan favourite Cult of The Lamb released a major content update in early 2024 which boosted 1H 2024 revenues significantly. The next significant content update for the title will come in early 2026 and will include a paid DLC, providing an expected early boost to the start of next year, but will not benefit back catalogue contribution from this title in 2025.

3)   The Devolver Steam publisher sale was held in May last year, whereas this year it was held in mid-September, providing a solid contribution to second half revenues. As such the substantial back-catalogue revenue surge from 1H 2024's publisher sale was not repeated in 1H 2025.

As a result of the above factors 1H 2025 revenues of US$38.8m fell 24.8% year-over-year. Gross profit fell in line with revenues while gross margins after impairments held steady at 31.3% in the first half of 2025 (1H 2024: 29.6%). Margins remained stable, balanced by the benefit in the first half of greater new release revenue in recoup (with no royalty outpayments) offset by a lack of first-party IP platform deals which were substantial in 1H 2024 particularly with the renewal of a Microsoft Game Pass deal for Astroneer, System Era's popular expandable game.

 

1H 2025 Adjusted EBITDA after non-cash impairments was US$0.1m, compared to a US$3.0m profit in the first half of 2024, primarily due to the higher weighting of revenue in 1H 2024 compared to this first half.

 

Cost control initiatives helped reduce adjusted operating expenses for the period, down by 5.6% to US$12.7m (1H 2024: US$13.4m), principally due to a reduction in travel, entertainment and other administrative expenses. Overall operating costs fell 23.3% to US$16.4m (1H 2024: US$21.4m), due largely to falls in non-cash stock compensation expense and amortisation of acquired IP.

 

During 1H 2025, the Group made a non-cash write-down of deferred tax assets totalling $6.8 million, of which $5.9 million related to previous period Stock Option Expense tax losses, given lack of visibility if such deferred tax assets would be utilised. Statutory net loss for 1H 2025 was US$11.0m, versus a US$4.5m loss in 1H 2024.

 

Cash Balances

 

Cash holdings at end of June 2025 were US $34.7m, a reduction of US$6.9m compared to year-end 2024's level of US$41.6m, on the back of continued investment into game development. Devolver has no borrowings across the Group.

 

CURRENT TRADING OUTLOOK

Our busy release schedule for 2H 2025 has already featured Stronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition (DE) from our subsidiary Firefly, Stick it to the Stickman and Baby Steps. Stronghold Crusader: DE has been a great success with over 300,000 units sold since release, exceeding our already high expectations for the title. Baby Steps recently released with an initial Metacritic score of 77 on PC and very positive user reviews. We look forward to several pending releases for the coming months, including BALL x PIT, Quarantine Zone and Possessors, as well as Megatech, the second Paid Downloadable Content (PDLC) release from System Era for their game Astroneer due for release this November.

Trading for the full year 2025 continues to be in line with guidance with revenues exceeding US$100 million and Adjusted EBITDA in the high single-digit US$ millions and expected improvements through 2026 and 2027. We are encouraged by the recent string of positive releases during the first nine months of this year, with multiple new games outperforming our expectations so far. We hope to continue this trend to combine with our ongoing focus on cost control to meet our guidance and keep marking improvements in performance. The Board believes that we will continue to show steady progress, and we look forward to reporting more success moving into 2026.

 

Harry Miller

Chief Executive Officer



 

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss

 

 


Unaudited


Unaudited


Audited



6 months ended

 

6 months ended

 

Year ended



30-Jun-25

 

30-Jun-24

 

31-Dec-24

 

 Note

US$'000

 

US$'000

 

US$'000

Revenue

     2 

38,780

 

51,583 

 

104,781 

Cost of sales


(26,631)


(36,327)


(74,716)

Gross profit


12,149

 

15,256

 

30,065

Administrative expenses


(16,445)


(21,439)


(38,729)

Other (expenses) / income


(157)


1,134


1,496

Operating loss


(4,453)


(5,049)


(7,168)

Finance costs


(81)


(61)


(288)

Finance income


467


272


769

Loss before taxation


(4,067)


(4,838)


(6,687)

Income tax (expense) / benefit


(6,980)


366


328

Loss for the period


(11,047)

 

(4,472)


(6,359)

Loss for the period is attributable to:







Equity holders of the parent


(11,043)


(4,414)


(6,141)

Non-controlling interests


(4)


(58)


(218)

Loss for the period


(11,047)


(4,472)


(6,359)

Basic and diluted loss per share ($)

(0.023)


(0.010)


(0.013)

Non-IFRS measures







Adjusted EBITDA* before performance-related impairments

 

4

 

135


 

4,713


 

9,610

Adjusted EBITDA*

4

135


2,967


5,083

 

 

* Adjusted EBITDA is a non-IFRS measure and is defined as earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, amortisation (but does not exclude amortisation of capitalised software development costs), share-based payment expenses, foreign exchange gains or losses, fair value adjustments and one-time non-recurring items and non-trading items. Impairments of capitalised software development costs relating to released game performance are included in Adjusted EBITDA.

 

 

 

 



 

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income

 

 


Unaudited


Unaudited


Audited

 


6 months ended


6 months ended


Year ended



30-Jun-25


    30-Jun-24


    31-Dec-24



US$'000


US$'000


US$'000








Loss for the period


(11,047)

 

(4,472)

 

(6,359)








Other comprehensive income: Items that may be reclassified







subsequently to profit or loss







Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations


 

              1,496


 

(329)


 

(644)








Total comprehensive loss for the period


 

             (9,551)

 

 

(4,801)

 

 

(7,003)

Total comprehensive loss is attributable to:







Equity holders of the parent


(9,547)


(4,743)


(6,785)

Non-controlling interests


(4)


(58)


(218)

Total comprehensive loss for the period


 

(9,551)

 

 

(4,801)

 

 

(7,003)

 



 

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Financial Position

 


Unaudited


Unaudited


Audited

 


As at


As at


As at

 


30-Jun-25


30-Jun-24


31-Dec-24

 

Note

US$'000


US$'000


US$'000

ASSETS







Non-current assets







Intangible assets







  - goodwill 

5

31,902


31,902


31,902

  - software development costs

5

71,999


60,340


64,828

  - purchased intellectual property

5

31,875


37,166


34,509

Property, plant and equipment


187


190


162

Right of use asset


835


845


967

Employee loans


327


594


327

Deferred tax assets


743


10,968


7,554

Total non-current assets


137,868


142,005


140,249

Current assets







Trade and other receivables


11,862


21,561


16,855

Cash and cash equivalents


34,726


31,926


41,645

Employee loans


450


227


442

Short-term investments


-


-


464

Current tax asset


1,699


1,227


1,570

Total current assets


48,737


54,941


60,976

Total assets


186,605


196,946


201,225

EQUITY AND LIABILITIES







Equity







Share capital


47


45


47

Share premium


157,683


146,106


157,683

Retained earnings


32,048


44,219


43,514

Translation reserve


258


(923)


(1,238)

Capital redemption reserve


(33,868)


(34,505)


(34,469)

Equity attributable to owners of the parent


156,168


    154,942

 

165,537

 

Non-controlling interest


(306)


(142)


(302)

Total equity


155,862


154,800

 

165,235

Non-current liabilities







Trade and other payables


1,524


10,332


10,569

Deferred tax liabilities


-


238


-

Lease liability


748


782


876

Total non-current liabilities


2,272


11,352


11,445

Current liabilities







Trade and other payables


25,667


26,977


19,953

Lease liability


251


173


228

Deferred revenue


2,000


1,985


3,950

Current tax liability


553


1,659


414

Total current liabilities


28,471

 

30,794


24,545

Total liabilities


30,743

 

42,146


35,990

Total equity and liabilities


186,605


196,946


201,225

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity

 

 

 

 

 

Share capital

Share premium

Translation reserve

Retained earnings

Capital redemption reserve

Total Devolver equity

Non-controlling interest

Total equity

 

 

US$'000

US$'000

US$'000

US$'000

US$'000

US$'000

US$'000

US$'000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at 31 December 2024 (audited)

 

47

157,683

(1,238)

43,514

(34,469)

165,537

(302)

165,235

Loss for the period


-

-

-

(11,043)

-

(11,043)

(4)

(11,047)

Currency translation  differences


-

-

1,496

-

-

1,496

-

1,496

Other movements


-

-

-

(267)

601

334

-

334

Transactions with owners in their capacity as owners:










Share Transfer from EBT


-

-

-

(767)

-

(767)

-

(767)

Share-based payments


-

-

-

611

-

611

-

611

Total transactions with owners


-

-

(156)

-

(156)

-

(156)

Balance at 30 June 2025  (unaudited)

 

47

157,683

258

32,048

(33,868)

156,168

(306)

155,862

 

 

 

Share capital

Share premium

Translation reserve

Retained earnings

Capital redemption reserve

Total Devolver equity

Non-controlling interest

Total equity

 

 

 

US$'000

US$'000

US$'000

US$'000

US$'000

US$'000

US$'000

US$'000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at 31 December 2023 (audited)

 

45

146,106

(594)

47,092

(34,531)

158,118

(84)

158,034

Loss for the period


-

-

-

(4,414)

-

(4,414)

(58)

(4,472)

Currency translation  differences


 

-

 

-

 

(329)

 

-

 

-

 

(329)

 

-

 

(329)

Other movements


-

-

-

(150)

26

(124)

-

(124)

Fair value adjustment


-

-

-

(647)

-

(647)

-

(647)

Transactions with owners in their capacity as owners:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other movements


-

-

-

(76)

-

(76)

-

(76)

Share-based payments

 

-

-

-

2,414

-

2,414

-

2,414

Total transactions with owners


-

-

-

2,338

-

2,338

-

2,338

Balance at 30 June 2024  (unaudited)

 

45

146,106

(923)

44,219

(34,505)      

154,942

(142)

154,800

 

 

 

 

 

Share capital

Share premium

Translation reserve

Retained earnings

Capital redemption reserve

Total Devolver equity

Non-controlling interest

Total equity

 

 

 

US$'000

US$'000

US$'000

US$'000

US$'000

US$'000

US$'000

US$'000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at 31 December 2023 (audited)

 

45

146,106

(594)

47,092

(34,531)

158,118

(84)

158,034

Loss for the period


-

-

-

(6,141)

-

(6,141)

(218)

(6,359)

Currency translation  differences


 

-

 

-

 

(644)

 

-

 

-

 

(644)

 

-

 

(644)

Other movements


-

-

-

(106)

62

(44)

-

(44)

Fair value adjustment


-

-

-

(737)

-

(737)

-

(737)

Transactions with owners in their capacity as owners:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other movements


-

-

-

(105)

-

(105)

-

(105)

Share-based payments

 

-

-

-

3,511

-

3,511

-

3,511

Share placement

 

2

9,785

-

-

-

9,787

-

9,787

System Era deferred share consideration

 

-

1,792

-

-

-

1,792


1,792

Total transactions with owners


2

11,577

-

3,406

-

14,985

-

14,985

Balance at 31 December 2024  (audited)

 

47

157,683

(1,238)

43,514

(34,469)      

165,537

(302)

165,235

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

 

 


Unaudited


Unaudited


Audited

 


6 months ended


6 months ended


Year ended

 


30-Jun-25


30-Jun-24


31-Dec-24

 


US$'000


US$'000


US$'000

 







Loss for the period before taxation


(4,067)


(4,838)


(6,687)

Adjustments for:







Depreciation of tangible fixed assets


66


94


155

Depreciation of right of use assets


131


108


220

Amortisation of intangible assets


11,004


13,335


24,861

Impairment of intangible assets


499


1,746


4,527

Finance income


(467)


(326)


(769)

Finance costs


81


115


288

Share-based payment charge


611


2,398


3,511

Foreign exchange movements


288


(150)


(141)

Fair value adjustments


320


-


-

Other non-cash movements


(446)


(119)


(2,208)

Movements in working capital:







Receivables


5,672


(7,693)


3,997

Payables


(4,207)


(115)


(3,956)

Cash inflow from operations


9,485


4,555


23,798

Taxation paid


(1,923)


(83)


(1,534)

Taxation received


64


-



Net cash inflow from operating activities


7,626

 

4,472

 

22,264








Cash flows from investing activities







Purchase of intangible assets


(15,491)


(15,009)


(30,654)

Purchase of tangible assets


(90)


(56)


(51)

Net cash outflow from investing activities


(15,581)

 

(15,065)

 

(30,705)








Cash flows from financing activities







Share placement


-


-


9,785

Interest received


459


317


751

Interest paid


(524)


(77)


(171)

Repayment of lease liabilities


(106)


(72)


(160)

Net cash (outflow)/inflow from financing activities


(171)

 

168

 

10,205

 







Cash and cash equivalents


 

 

 

 

 

Net (decrease)/increase in the period


(8,126)

 

(10,425)

 

1,764

At 1 January*


41,645


42,651


40,424

Foreign exchange movements


1,207


(300)


(543)

At 30 June / 31 December


34,726

 

31,926

 

41,645

 

* In its financial reporting for the year ended 31 December 2024, the Group revised the classification of certain investment balances in its reported financials for the year ended 31 December 2023, reclassifying $0.4 million to long-term investments and $1.8 million to short-term investments from cash and cash equivalents.

Note 1: Basis of preparation 

 

These condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the recognition and measurement requirements of International Accounting Standard 34 Interim Financial Reporting. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for fair presentation have been included. The condensed consolidated financial statements as at and for the six months ended June 30, 2025 have been prepared on the same basis as the audited annual financial statements.

 

Operating results for the six months ended June 30, 2025 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2025. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Group's annual report for the year ended December 31, 2024.

 

The Directors are confident that the Group will remain cash positive and will have sufficient funds to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for a period of at least 12 months from the date of this first half 2025 announcement and have therefore prepared this unaudited semi-annual announcement on a going concern basis.

 

Tax charged within 6 months ended 30 June 2025 has been calculated by applying the effective rate of tax which is expected to apply to the Group for the year ending 31 December 2025 as required by IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting.

 

The financial presentation in this release should be read in conjunction with the notes to the consolidated financial statements as at and for the first half ended 30 June 2025, as contained within this release.

 

These preliminary unaudited financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors on 26 September 2025.



 

Note 2: Revenue

 

 

 


Unaudited


Unaudited


Audited

 

 


6 months ended


6 months ended


Year ended

 



30-Jun-25


    30-Jun-24


    31-Dec-24

 



US$'000


US$'000


US$'000








 

Revenue analysed by class of business:


 

 

 

 

 

 

Game publishing


38,780


51,583


104,781

 

Revenue analysed by timing of revenue:







 

Transferred at a point in time


38,780


51,583


104,781

 

 

The Group does not provide any information on the geographical breakdown of revenues, as game publishing revenue is earned via third-party distribution platforms which hold the sales data of end consumers.

 

 

Note 3: Earnings Per Share



Unaudited


Unaudited


Audited



6 months ended


6 months ended


Year ended



30-Jun-25


30-Jun-24


31-Dec-24



US$'000


US$'000


US$'000



 


 


 

Loss attributable to owners of the company


(11,043)


(4,414)


(6,141)

Weighted average number of shares


474,500,242


444,832,441


456,953,855

Dilutive effect of share options


-


-


-

Weighted average number of diluted shares


474,500,242


444,832,441


456,953,855

Basic and diluted loss per share ($)


(0.023)


(0.010)


(0.013)

 







 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Note 4: Adjusted Results

 


Unaudited


Unaudited


Audited

 


6 months ended


6 months ended


Year ended



30-Jun-25


30-Jun-24


31-Dec-24

 


US$'000


US$'000


US$'000

Revenue







Reported Revenue


38,780


51,583


104,781

Reported Revenue growth


(24.8)%


18.0%


13.5%








Gross Profit







Reported Gross Profit


12,149


15,256


30,065

Reported Gross Profit margin


31.3%


29.6%


28.7%

Performance-related impairments


-


1,746


4,527

Impairment of cancelled unreleased titles


499


-


-

Adjusted Gross Profit


12,648

 

17,002

 

34,592

Adjusted Gross Profit margin, pre performance-related impairment


 

32.6%


 

33.0%


 

33.0%








Adjusted EBITDA*







Adjusted EBITDA


135

 

2,967


5,083

Adjusted EBITDA margin


0.3%


5.8%


4.9%

Performance-related impairments


-


1,746


4,527

Adjusted EBITDA pre performance-related impairment


 

135

 

 

4,713

 

 

9,610

Adjusted EBITDA margin, pre performance-related impairment


 

0.3%


 

9.1%


 

9.2%








* Adjusted EBITDA is a non-IFRS measure and is defined as earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, amortisation (but does not exclude amortisation of capitalised software development costs), share-based payment expenses, foreign exchange gains or losses, fair value adjustments and one-time non-recurring items and non-trading items. Impairments of capitalised software development costs relating to released game performance are included in Adjusted EBITDA.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A reconciliation from the operating loss to adjusted EBITDA is set out in the table below:

 


 

Unaudited

 

Unaudited

 

Audited


 

6 months ended

 

6 months ended

 

Year ended


 

30-Jun-25

 

30-Jun-24

 

31-Dec-24


 

US$'000

 

US$'000

 

US$'000








Operating Loss


(4,453)

 

(5,049)

 

(7,168)

Share-based payment expenses


611


2,414


3,511

Amortisation of intellectual property


2,634


4,840


7,497

Depreciation of property, plant and equipment


66


94


155

Depreciation of right-of-use asset


131


108


220

Loss / (gain) on foreign exchange differences


288


(150)


(141)

Impairment of cancelled unreleased titles


499


-


-

Present value adjustment to deferred consideration


320


-


251

Other taxes


-


-


48

Non-recurring, one-time expenses


39


710


710

Adjusted EBITDA


135


2,967


5,083

Performance-related impairments

 

-


1,746


4,527

Adjusted EBITDA pre performance-related impairments

 

135

 

4,713

 

9,610

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Note 5: Intangible Assets


Purchased intellectual property

Software development cost

Subtotal other intangibles

 

 

Goodwill

 

 

Total

 

US$'000

US$'000

US$'000

US$'000

US$'000

Cost






As at 31 December 2024 (audited)

79,959

154,709

234,668

79,569

314,237

Additions

-

16,040

16,040

-

16,040

As at 30 June 2025 (unaudited)

79,959

170,749

250,708

79,569

330,277







Amortisation and impairment






As at 31 December 2024 (audited)

45,450

89,881

135,331

47,667

182,998

Amortisation charge for the period

2,634

8,370

11,004

-

11,004

Impairment charge for the period

-

499

499

-

499

As at 30 June 2025 (unaudited)

48,084

98,750

146,834

47,667

194,501







Carrying amount






As at 31 December 2024 (audited)

34,509

64,828

99,337

31,902

131,239

As at 30 June 2025 (unaudited)

31,875

71,999

103,874

31,902

135,776

 

 


Purchased intellectual property

Software development cost

Subtotal other intangibles

 

 

Goodwill

 

 

Total

 

US$'000

US$'000

US$'000

US$'000

US$'000

Cost






As at 31 December 2023 (audited)

79,959

121,920

201,879

79,630

281,509

Additions

-

16,652

16,652

-

16,652

Fair value adjustment

-

-

-

(61)

(61)

As at 30 June 2024 (unaudited)

79,959

138,572

218,531

79,569

298,100







Amortisation and impairment






As at 31 December 2023 (audited)

37,953

67,990

105,943

47,667

153,610

Amortisation charge for the period

4,840

8,496

13,336

-

13,336

Impairment charge for the period

-

1,746

1,746

-

1,746

As at 30 June 2024 (unaudited)

42,793

78,232

121,025

47,667

168,692







Carrying amount






As at 31 December 2023 (audited)

42,006

53,930

95,936

31,963

127,899

As at 30 June 2024 (unaudited)

37,166

60,340

97,506

31,902

129,408

 


Intellectual property

Software development cost

Subtotal other intangibles

 

 

Goodwill

 

 

Total

 

US$'000

US$'000

US$'000

US$'000

US$'000

Cost






As at 31 December 2023 (audited)

79,959

121,920

201,879

79,630

281,509

Additions

-

32,789

32,789

-

32,789

Fair value adjustment

-

-

-

(61)

(61)

As at 31 December 2024 (audited)

79,959

154,709

234,668

79,569

314,237







Amortisation and impairment






As at 31 December 2023 (audited)

37,953

67,990

105,943

47,667

153,610

Amortisation charge for the period

7,497

17,364

24,861

-

24,861

Impairment charge for the period

-

4,527

4,527

-

4,527

As at 31 December 2024 (audited)

45,450

89,881

135,331

47,667

182,998







Carrying amount






As at 31 December 2023 (audited)

42,006

53,930

95,936

31,963

127,899

As at 31 December 2024 (audited)

34,509

64,828

99,337

31,902

131,239

 

 

Note 6: Impairment to Software Development Costs

 

The Group assessed software development costs for indicators of impairment, considering both qualitative and quantitative factors.

 

During the period ended 30 June 2025, management discontinued development of a title. Following a reassessment of the project's commercial prospects, the title was determined to be no longer commercially viable and the related development costs no longer expected to generate future economic benefits.

 

The Group therefore recognised an impairment loss of $0.5 million within Cost of Sales, reducing the carrying value of software development costs attributable to this cancelled, unreleased title as at 30 June 2025.

 

In assessing value in use for games identified with indicators of impairment, the Group has prepared a cash flow forecast reflecting management's estimations of future performance of these titles. Key assumptions on which this forecast was based includes title revenue generation and revenue decay curves.

 

The cash flows were discounted to their present value utilising a pre-tax discount rate of 20.6%, calculated based on the particular circumstances of the Group and its CGUs, derived from its Weighted Average Cost of Capital. Based on this assessment, none of the titles tested under this method showed impairment, as the discounted future cash flows supported their carrying amounts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note 7: Financial Instruments

 

Financial assets and liabilities analysed by the categories were as follows:

 


 

Unaudited

 

Unaudited

 

Audited


 

6 months ended

 

6 months ended

 

Year ended


 

30-Jun-25

 

30-Jun-24

 

31-Dec-24


 

US$'000

 

US$'000

 

US$'000








Financial assets at amortised cost:







Trade and other receivables


12,639


22,382


15,268

Short-term investments


-


-


464

Cash and cash equivalents


34,726


31,926


41,645

 


47,365

 

54,308

 

57,377

 







Financial liabilities at amortised cost:







Trade and other payables


14,726


17,685


15,910

Lease liabilities


999


955


1,104

Deferred consideration


9,506


11,366


9,186

 


25,231

 

30,006

 

26,200

 







Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss:







Contingent consideration


1,524


1,405


1,391

 

 

Fair values of financial assets and liabilities

 

The Group measures financial instruments at fair value using the following hierarchy:

·      Level 1 - Quoted prices in active markets.

·      Level 2 - Valuations based on observable market data.

·      Level 3 - Valuations based on unobservable inputs.

 

Except for contingent consideration, which is measured using Level 3 inputs, all of the Group's financial instruments are classified as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.


At 30 June 2025, the Group recognised contingent consideration of $1.5 million (31 December 2024: $1.4 million), relating to share option grants issued to the sellers of an acquired subsidiary. The fair value is based on the exercise price of the options, with fluctuations arising primarily from:

 

·      the denomination of exercise prices in GBP and retranslation into USD; and

·      changes in the estimate of the number of options expected to be exercised.

 


Contingent


consideration


$'000



Balance at 1 January 2025

       1,391

Unrealised fair value changes recognised in profit or loss

          133

Balance at 30 June 2025

       1,524

 

 

Financial Risk Management

The Group's financial risk exposures and management approach remain consistent with those disclosed in the annual financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024. There have been no material changes in the nature of the Group's risks or the processes applied to manage them during the six-month period ended 30 June 2025.

 

Foreign exchange risk

The Group continues to receive and remit payments in Euros, US Dollars and Pounds. Foreign currency risk is managed through natural hedging, with excess balances transferred into USD or GBP at the earliest opportunity.

 

Liquidity risk

Management continues to monitor cash balances and forecasts on a regular basis to ensure sufficient liquidity is maintained to meet obligations as they fall due. No liquidity issues were encountered in the period.

 

Credit risk

Credit risk management processes remain unchanged. The Group's exposure to credit losses continues to be low, reflecting the blue-chip nature of its customers and the absence of significant historical write-offs. Expected credit losses on financial assets measured at amortised cost remain immaterial. Cash and cash equivalents are held with counterparties rated investment grade or above, and investments continue to be focused on bonds and senior unsecured debt instruments with recognised credit ratings.

 

Note 8: Deferred Tax

 

Deferred tax assets have been recognised in respect of all tax losses and other temporary differences giving rise to deferred tax assets where the Group believes it is probable that these assets will be recovered. During the period, the Group reassessed the recoverability of the deferred tax assets relating to US federal and state taxes. Given the history of tax losses and the challenges in reliably estimating when the deferred tax assets would be recognised, in particular for deferred tax assets relating to Stock Options, the Group derecognised deferred tax assets totalling $6.8 million, of which $5.9 million related to Stock Options. Management will continue to monitor and reassess the recognition of deferred tax assets as appropriate.

 

Note 9: Events After the Reporting Date

 

On July 4, 2025, the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" (OBBBA) was signed into law. Key corporate tax provisions of the OBBBA include the reinstatement of 100% bonus depreciation, immediate expensing of domestic research and experimental expenditures (Section 174) , modifications to Section 163(j) interest limitations, updates to GILTI and FDII provisions, amendments to energy credits, and expanded Section 162(m) aggregation requirements.

 

The effects of newly enacted tax legislation will be recognized in the period of enactment. Consequently, the impact of the OBBBA will be reflected in the Group's financial statements for the year ended 2025. The Group is currently evaluating the implications of the OBBBA. While no material change in tax expense is anticipated, the Group expects that certain balance sheet items, including tax payable and deferred tax assets, may be materially affected as a result of the new legislation, largely in relation to the changes in Section 174 R&D cost treatments.

 

 

 

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