Budget

Why video games cost so much to make

Scope, scope, scope

May 12 • Julie Belzanne and Antoine Mayerowitz

Did games really get more costly to make?

By how much, since when, and for whom? We have the receipts.

Apr 14 • Antoine Mayerowitz and Julie Belzanne

How much does it cost to make a video game?

We built a model to estimate the budget of 100,000 games. Here's what we found.

Nov 4, 2025 • Julie Belzanne and Antoine Mayerowitz

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