Usually, it’s game by AAA giants that carry the industry, but now it’s the smaller studios that are breaking records, with Windrose joining a string of indie and AA darlings in reaching massive sales counts. A new report from Alinea Analytics indicates that Windrose , a new game from a new studio, was the best-selling game of April 2026, with Crimson Desert , another original title, though from a somewhat known developer, coming in at second place. The pirate adventure game incorporating survival crafting elements soared to 1.7 million shipped copies, followed by the mentioned Crimson Desert at 1.6 million, as well as FC 26 and Pragmata, both of which clocked in 1.4 million copies sold. Slay the Spire 2 , an indie game, came in fifth at a million shipped copies, proving that small studios can and will carve out a good chunk of the market share so long as their game has something to offer.…