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Game developers working on selected genres worldwide 2017, by employment type

Percentage of game developers working on selected game genres worldwide as of March 2017, by type of employment

The data displays the percentage of game developers working on selected game genres worldwide in 2017, broken down by type of employment. According to the survey findings, more than half of the responding game developers who were self-employed were developing action games, followed by 40% who were working on casual games.

Action 50 52 43
Action Adventure 26 27 18
Adventure 19 31 33
Role playing 29 35 38
Sports 13 6 18
Strategy 34 36 20
Simulation 20 25 30
Serious 12 16 33
Casual 32 40 35
Art 5 12 15
Party 8 7 13
Exercise 3 2 5
Other 8 6 8