Games industry publisher ICv2 surveys retailers to ask which RPGs are selling the best.
Spoiler: It’s D&D.
| Rank | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dungeons and Dragons | Wizards of the Coast |
| 2 | Pathfinder | Paizo |
| 3 | D&D 5E | Darrington, Goodman |
| 4 | G.I. Joe RPG | Renegade Game Studios |
| 5 | Power Rangers RPG | Renegade Game Studios |
This year’s report includes two games from Renegade Game Studios, the only publisher listed twice in this report. G.I. Joe and Power Rangers RPGs are in positions 4 and 5.
ICv2 publishes more of their research in two ways; to paid up subscribers to their site and via the Internal Correspondence magazine. The latter is available to buy for $10 from DriveThuRPG.
Internal Correspondence does not just cover RPGs, but hobby games more generally and graphic novels, including manga.
The dates look off; DriveThruRPG reports that Internal Correspondence #102 was updated in July, but the edition ICv2 links to is the lite-weight blurb confirms the date range.
This issue includes: Spring 2022 market reports and top seller lists for games and comics/graphic novels. Also features the full year 2021 market size analysis and breakdown for hobby games and comics.
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