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London’s
gaming industry,
in focus.
The companies, capital and talent shaping gaming in London. Find the leaders. Understand the segments. See where the activity is.

An industry ecosystem,
measured in context.
MEET THE COMPANIESExplore London’s gaming leaders
24 featured companies from the funding, hiring, revenue and team-size leaderboards.
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Explore London’s gaming leaders
24 featured companies from the funding, hiring, revenue and team-size leaderboards.
Company discovery
Recorded evidence onlyExplore the live startup set in Radar
No company example met every recorded classification, independence and public-profile gate in this snapshot. The live directory may have newer qualifying companies.
Explore classified startups in Radar ↗Gaming industry KPIs in London
A few useful ratios bring the size of this ecosystem into perspective.
22 of 797 tracked companies have open roles.
155 of 797 tracked companies have a recorded round.
Share of disclosed capital received by the three largest recorded recipients.
Midpoint of 202 rounds with a disclosed amount.
Scale is concentrated. Opportunity is broader. The three largest funding recipients hold 59.7% of disclosed capital, while 80.6% of tracked companies have no recorded funding round.
Explore the segments →CAPITAL & COMPANY FORMATIONHow London gaming has grown
Recorded company formation and disclosed funding across the complete annual series shown.
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How London gaming has grown
Recorded company formation and disclosed funding across the complete annual series shown.
Disclosed funding by year
Sum of recorded funding rounds · USD
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| Year | Funding (USD) | Founded | Raising |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $44.16M | 34 | 10 |
| 2017 | $535.76M | 49 | 8 |
| 2018 | $99.66M | 53 | 11 |
| 2019 | $45.16M | 57 | 16 |
| 2020 | $102.94M | 68 | 21 |
| 2021 | $379.16M | 98 | 26 |
| 2022 | $662.85M | 60 | 36 |
| 2023 | $98.81M | 36 | 19 |
| 2024 | $31.32M | 37 | 13 |
| 2025 | $60.88M | 5 | 11 |
Funding concentration
Share of all disclosed company funding.
- Improbable33.9%
- King18.1%
- Kepler Interactive7.8%
- Other companies40.3%
Funding by stage
233 recorded rounds since 2016
Investors appearing most often
Recorded participation in gaming company rounds since 2016.
- 01Animoca Brands 7 rounds
- 02Europa 7 rounds
- 03Shima Capital 4 rounds
- 04Eldridge Industries 4 rounds
- 05Merit Circle 4 rounds
- 06Seedcamp 4 rounds
- 07Acurio Ventures 4 rounds
- 08Index Ventures 3 rounds
- 09Mechanism Capital 3 rounds
- 010Lvp 3 rounds
Recent recorded rounds
Latest recorded rounds · USDBacked by Sure Valley Ventures and EWOR and others.
Largest and notable recorded rounds
Each card is one recorded roundBacked by Horizons Ventures and Andreessen Horowitz and others.
Backed by NetEase Games.
Backed by Andreessen Horowitz and SoftBank and others.
Backed by Access Industries and Lightspeed Venture Partners and others.
Backed by MultiversX.
Participating investors were not recorded in this snapshot.
Backed by Eldridge Industries and Access Industries and others.
Backed by NetEase Games.
Participating investors were not recorded in this snapshot.
Backed by Horizons Ventures and Temasek and others.
THE BUSINESS BEHIND THE ACTIVITYRevenue, profitability & financial strength
Annual accounts for reporting companies linked to this landscape, on like-for-like currency and reporting bases.
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Revenue, profitability & financial strength
Annual accounts for reporting companies linked to this landscape, on like-for-like currency and reporting bases.
Display conversions use the dated reference rates above. Where a verified rate is unavailable, figures retain their source currency. Each reporting cohort keeps its currency and accounting basis separate.
FY2025 · company accounts; aggregate reporting threshold not met · 5 reporting entities from 222 eligible matches.
Sum of reporting-entity revenue; not London market sales.
Combined result for the same cohort.
Combined net income ÷ combined revenue.
The middle covered reporting entity.
None of 5 covered entities.
Share of covered revenue from the five largest entities.
Annual account trend
Reported cohort totals by year; coverage is stated for every period.
Bar height shows revenue. Changes in coverage can affect totals.
Profitability has two perspectives
FY2025 · 5 reporting entities
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| Company / reporting entity | Revenue | Net profit / loss | Net margin | Revenue growth | Total assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tap Ego ↗10559197 | £0.0m | £-0.1m | -697.1% | — | — |
| SarumXR ↗13141579 | £0.0m | £0.0m | +53.6% | — | — |
| Mind Pump Games ↗08549394 | £0.0m | £0.0m | +45.9% | — | — |
| DC1AB ↗12581612 | £0.0m | £-0.0m | — | — | — |
| Fireslug Studios ↗12602222 | £0.0m | £0.0m | — | — | — |
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How does gaming compare?
Each pair uses the same year, currency and reporting basis. Cohort overlap is disclosed.
| Industry | Covered / eligible | Revenue total | Median revenue | Net profit / loss | Aggregate margin | Profitable share | Overlap |
|---|
Available-account cohorts are not estimates of whole industries. Overlapping entities can occur in more than one cohort; do not add cohort totals.
Coverage, calculations & financial sources
Filed annual accounts for exact designated national identifiers. Every aggregate and peer pair uses one fiscal year, source currency and reporting basis; periods, coverage and overlap are explicit; 2026 partials are excluded.
The same up to eight reporting entities remain open across years, filters and sorts. Other company figures are available in Radar.
Source currencies and accounting bases stay separate. Missing accounts are excluded rather than treated as zero. Exact reporting periods appear on company previews. Annual totals can change with coverage and do not measure growth of a fixed company cohort.
Web traffic, app reach and release cadence
How the London companies on this page show up online: the sites people visit, the apps they install, and how often those apps ship.
Busiest websites
17 of the 797 companies on this page carry a measured traffic record (2.1%); these are the largest of those, by monthly visits. The median among them is 296,801 visits.
| Company | Monthly visits | Authority | Mobile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faceitfaceit.com | 91,872,875 | 67 | 1.9% |
| PSNProfilespsnprofiles.com | 14,004,287 | 54 | 73.7% |
| Kingking.com | 10,648,783 | 69 | 97.9% |
| Tebextebex.io | 5,914,460 | 49 | 17.8% |
| Super Cheatssupercheats.com | 4,427,611 | 50 | 91.1% |
| Sinopia Olivesolitr.com | 3,646,079 | 56 | 26.7% |
| Square Enixsquare-enix-games.com | 1,717,522 | 54 | 57.2% |
| PC Game Benchmarkpcgamebenchmark.com | 742,071 | 43 | 28.7% |
| PlayCanvasplaycanvas.com | 296,801 | 42 | 30.4% |
| TextAdventurestextadventures.co.uk | 212,142 | 34 | 76.9% |
Visits and authority are third-party web estimates, not company-reported figures.
Most-installed apps
156 of these companies (19.6%) publish at least one Android app — 1,016 apps in all, carrying 3.8B installs between them.
| App | Installs | Rating | Store category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head Ball 2 - Online SoccerMasomo | 229.1M | 4.5 | Sports |
| Piano - Music Keyboard & TilesGismart | 158.2M | 4.1 | Music |
| Real Guitar - Music Band GameGismart | 134.5M | 3.1 | Music |
| Plague Inc.Ndemic Creations | 132.3M | 4.7 | Simulation |
| Woodoku - Wood Block PuzzleTripledot | 130.3M | 4.1 | Puzzle |
| Crazy Plane LandingBoombit Games | 80.5M | 3.7 | Simulation |
| CSR RacingNaturalMotion | 74.7M | 3.7 | Racing |
| Triple Tile: Match Puzzle GameTripledot | 74.4M | 4.8 | Casual |
| Rebel RacingHutch | 72.7M | 4.5 | Racing |
| Get Color - Water Sort PuzzleTripledot | 66M | 4.8 | Puzzle |
Installs are lifetime totals to date at the June 2026 store reading — a measure of reach, not of people using an app today.
App reach by segment
The busiest app inside each of this page’s own segments, with the quarterly release trend behind it (2024Q1–2026Q2).
| Segment | Apps | Installs | Leading app | Release trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mobile Gaming | 924 | 3.8B | Head Ball 2 - Online Soccer 229.1M | |
| Pc & Console Gaming | 133 | 213.4M | Plague Inc. 132.3M | |
| Gambling Tech | 11 | 43.9M | 88 Fortunes™ Casino Slot Games 9.7M | |
| Gaming Tech | 16 | 9.1M | PokeRaid - for Pokémon GO Raid 6.3M | |
| Social Platforms | 3 | 6.8M | PokeMate - for Pokémon GO 298.5K | |
| Esports | 42 | 3.6M | FACEIT: CS2 Command Centre 1.8M | |
| Disease Self Management | 3 | 189.9K | GUM Playbrush 159.1K | |
| Virtual Reality | 5 | 56.8K | Epiko Regal: Tower Defense TD 56.8K |
A company can carry several segment tags, so these rows overlap and should not be added together. Trend lines are zero-based and share one quarter grid, so a flat line is a quiet segment, not a missing one.
Release cadence by quarter
New apps published, beside apps whose most recent update landed in that quarter — the second bar is how much of the shelf is still being maintained.
Darker bars are new releases, lighter bars apps updated. 983 of 1,016 apps carry a release date. The series ends at 2026Q1, the last quarter that closed before the June 2026 reading.
INSIDE THE INDUSTRYThe London gaming market map
Explore the segments behind the headline numbers.
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The London gaming market map
Explore the segments behind the headline numbers.
Where companies are building
Rank segments by scale, hiring or disclosed funding.
Companies can sit in several segments. Counts and funding overlap.
Consumer digital
The largest measured segment in this report snapshot.
14 companies hiring · $1.5B disclosed funding
Explore in RadarHow companies make money
Common revenue models; a company can use more than one.
THE COMPANIES IN MOTIONWho is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work
Recorded corporate activity linked to companies in this landscape.
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Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work
Recorded corporate activity linked to companies in this landscape.
Recent corporate headlines 10 dated reports
Spirit AI, a Beijing robotics startup, raised nearly 2 billion yuan ($290M), valuing it above 10 billion yuan.
Levellr, a London, UK–based AI insights platform helping brands and game studios understand and monitor Discord, next-generation communities, and user voice data, has raised $2.5 million in Seed funding.
Tripledot Studios' $800 million purchase of AppLovin’s gaming division were also significant strategic moves of the year.
The deal was announced after her appearance on a popular business pitch show, where Sara Davies, Deborah Meaden and Touker Suleyman each pledged £10,000 for a 1 % equity stake in the company.
Nazara Technologies announced that the company has completed the acquisition of 100 per cent of the issued share capital of Curve Digital Entertainment Ltd for around Rs 247 crore (GBP 21.7 million).
London-based gaming tech start-up Latent Technology has raised $8m in a seed funding round co-led by Albion VC and Spark Capital. The round saw participation from Root Ventures and Alumni Ventures.
On Tuesday, Nazara Technologies announced that it has acquired UK-based PC and Console Gaming Publisher (Curve Games) for an amount of Rs 247 crores.
Square Enix has revealed plans to open officially licensed café and shop locations in Los Angeles and Shinjuku, Tokyo.
SciPlay saw D2C account for a record 25% of sales in Q4 2025, or $48m, up from 13% the year prior.
London-listed Gaming Realms has posted record results for 2025 as revenue increased by 10 per cent to £31.4 million
Full recorded event mix
Top 10 categories among 97 recorded events in the 24-month window.
IPO pipeline
1 companies with recorded IPO activity
IPO · Nasdaq1 reports
Leadership moves
3 tracked people moves
Appointment Chief People Officer
Appointment Director of Singular Barcelona Team
Appointment General Director of Singular Madrid Team
Contract wins
1 recorded customer wins
Customer: PlayStar CasinoGaming
Workforce actions
6 companies with reported reductions
137 rolescost reduction
200 rolescost reduction
25.0% rolesbusiness downturn
Scale not stated rolescost reduction
Scale not stated rolesstrategic shift
18 rolesrestructuring
Earnings pulse
Reported company results in the recorded window.
Median across 21 reported growth observations; companies may contribute multiple periods.
Mergers and acquisitions
Company-linked deal reports; status is preserved as recorded.
| Acquirer → target | Status | Date | Value / context |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tripledot→applovin | Announced | 2026-01-13 | $800.0M |
| supercell→Space Ape Games ↗ | Completed | 2025-08-06 | Not stated in snapshot |
| nazara→Curve Games ↗ | 2025-07-22 | $28.9M | |
| nazara technologies→Fusebox Games ↗ | Announced | 2025-07-20 | Not stated in snapshot |
| nazara technologies→Curve Digital ↗ | Completed | 2025-06-11 | Not stated in snapshot |
| applovin→Tripledot ↗ | Announced | 2025-05-16 | $400.0M |
A discussion or rumour is not a completed transaction. An unstated value is not zero.
PEOPLE & OPPORTUNITYThe talent market
Recorded hiring and workforce signals from the available source snapshot.
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The talent market
Recorded hiring and workforce signals from the available source snapshot.
Most advertised job titles
No repeated job title is supported by this snapshot.
0 tracked postings mention remote work.
Companies hiring
Large employers
| Company | Employees |
|---|---|
| Improbable ↗ | 849 |
| SciPlay ↗ | 632 |
| Boomerang ↗ | 480 |
| Square Enix ↗ | 368 |
| Tripledot ↗ | 135 |
| Gaming Realms ↗ | 60 |
| Marmalade Game Studio ↗ | 60 |
| Immersive Gamebox ↗ | 51 |
THE PEOPLE BUILDING THE FIELDFounders and leaders
392 founders and chief executives across 285 companies.
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Founders and leaders
392 founders and chief executives across 285 companies.
Herman Narula
Improbable ↗Owner Ozymandias Productions. University of Cambridge 2012
Richie Zhu
Kepler Interactive ↗Ex - Makers Fund, McKinsey & Company, Peking University 2014
Lior Shiff
Tripledot ↗Co-Founder On The Spot Development, Ex-Co-Founder Luna Labs, Co-Founder Product Madness. Tel Aviv University BA 1997…
Will Dean
Immersive Gamebox ↗Co-Founder CoachCube.AI, Tough Mudder, ex-Foreign and Commonwealth Office. University of Bristol BSc 2003, HBS MBA 2009
John Earner
Space Ape Games ↗Space Ape Games, ex-Accel Partners, ex-Llustre, University of California, Berkeley - Walter A. Haas School of Business, 2005
Ruslan Akhmerov
110 Industries ↗Lancaster University 2016
Kam Punia
Pixion ↗Ecomi, ex-Onstar, ex-Red Man Gaming, University of Greenwich, 2008
Mikel Bober-Irizar
Iconicgames ↗Co-Founder-Iconic, ForecomAI · University of Cambridge BA 2022 & MEng Aug-2023
Alessandro Avallone
Faceit ↗Stermy Brand, ex-GameTime, Founder Ultimate Gaming Championship.
Callum Cooper-Brighting
Netspeak Games ↗Ex-Improbable, Bloomberg LP, Headstrong Games, Stock & Asset Management. Qantm College BSc 2011, Birmingham City University MSc 2012
Susan Cummings
Petaverse ↗Runwild Entertainment, ex-Co-Founder Fictioneers, Tiny Rebel Studios, Zoo Games, 2K Games, Rockstar Games. Brandeis University BA 1994
Jorge Santos
Latent Technology ↗BME Institute, ex-Co-Founder Jobs, Embark Studios, Electronic Arts, BEEVA, Cheerfy. Complutense University of Madrid 2015
Education networks
43 profiles with education records.
Prior employers
11 profiles with prior-work records.
Profiles cover recorded founders and leaders; contact details remain in Radar.
NEWS INTELLIGENCEHow this industry appears in the news
32,970 articles in the measured 12-month window.
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How this industry appears in the news
32,970 articles in the measured 12-month window.
News volume trends
Gaming coverage tagged London · articles per complete quarter
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| Quarter | Articles |
|---|---|
| 2021Q2 | 6,479 |
| 2021Q3 | 6,165 |
| 2021Q4 | 5,840 |
| 2022Q1 | 6,285 |
| 2022Q2 | 6,963 |
| 2022Q3 | 9,506 |
| 2022Q4 | 8,510 |
| 2023Q1 | 7,533 |
| 2023Q2 | 8,221 |
| 2023Q3 | 6,543 |
| 2023Q4 | 6,617 |
| 2024Q1 | 7,489 |
| 2024Q2 | 7,296 |
| 2024Q3 | 7,248 |
| 2024Q4 | 7,655 |
| 2025Q1 | 9,565 |
| 2025Q2 | 7,132 |
| 2025Q3 | 9,665 |
| 2025Q4 | 7,500 |
| 2026Q1 | 8,109 |
Article volume measures coverage, not market sales.
Tone of coverage over time
Most-covered companies
Company share of voice
174 recorded company events across 22 companies; percentages use that event total.
Leading coverage topics
Gaming coverage tagged London · ranked by full-period article count.
Recent and prior counts use the source comparison windows.
Topics gaining and losing attention
United Kingdom comparison coverage
| Keyword | Recent | Prior | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| countries | 4,191 | 1,861 | 125% |
| tariff negotiations | 2,238 | 775 | 189% |
| stock performance | 1,449 | 753 | 92% |
| free trade deals | 1,253 | 386 | 225% |
| trade dispute mechanisms | 987 | 274 | 260% |
| bilateral trade | 958 | 298 | 221% |
| exchange rates | 848 | 76 | 1016% |
| multilateral diplomacy | 834 | 447 | 87% |
| forex liquidity | 826 | 19 | 4247% |
| gold spot price | 801 | 27 | 2867% |
| free casino games | 192 | 1,250 | -85% |
| simulated gambling apps | 185 | 1,250 | -85% |
| social casino | 170 | 1,242 | -86% |
| fun play casinos | 184 | 1,241 | -85% |
| sweepstakes casino | 174 | 1,239 | -86% |
Event and signal lenses
United Kingdom comparison coverage
Regulatory Risk
618,617 classified articlesterritories, disputed islands, countries
17.4% critical · 11.8% positiveFunding Momentum
48,680 classified articlesclub valuation, currency intervention policies, inflation reports fx
36.6% critical · 44.2% positiveGrowth
91,324 classified articlesgdp growth rate, gdp acceleration, earnings report
29.4% critical · 48.9% positiveGaming coverage tagged London. Topic labels describe recorded classifications and can include broad context.
RESEARCH SIGNALSWhat Gaming research is working on
7,757 papers in the recorded worldwide scope.
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What Gaming research is working on
7,757 papers in the recorded worldwide scope.
Research orientation
Contribution mix
Tone counts: 7,513 positive · 232 neutral · 12 negative.
- Rendering188 papers
- Computer graphics98 papers
- Game engine93 papers
- Real-time rendering70 papers
- Virtual reality27 papers
- Image-based modeling and rendering27 papers
- Animation27 papers
- Visualization23 papers
Landmark: 3D MODELLING AND VISUALIZATION BASED ON THE UNITY GAME ENGINE – ADVANTAGES AND CHALLENGES
- Rendering73 papers
- Computer graphics24 papers
- Real-time rendering21 papers
- Game engine13 papers
- Tiled rendering13 papers
- Visualization12 papers
- Virtual reality12 papers
- Perception8 papers
Landmark: The Investigation on Using Unity3D Game Engine in Urban Design Study
- Rendering4,653 papers
- Computer graphics1,723 papers
- Real-time rendering1,268 papers
- Game engine916 papers
- Visualization572 papers
- Virtual reality489 papers
- 3D rendering432 papers
- Tiled rendering405 papers
Landmark: Rendering synthetic objects into real scenes
Leading institutions
Leading researchers
Highly cited breakthrough-labelled papers
- Rendering synthetic objects into real scenes969 citations
- IBRNet: Learning Multi-View Image-Based Rendering654 citations
- 4D Gaussian Splatting for Real-Time Dynamic Scene Rendering447 citations
- Advances in Neural Rendering316 citations
- Deep appearance models for face rendering282 citations
Common problems researchers identify
301 papers · 6 recurring themes
Common problems researchers identify · 01Game Engine / Video Game Design
61 papers20.3% of this theme group
Game engine (42) · Video game design (6) · Game design (9) · Video game (5)
Performance Analysis and Optimization Techniques in Unity 3D
Adopting game technology for architectural visualization
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 182.6 |
| 2023 | 192.0 |
| 2024 | 192.2 |
| 2025 | 179.2 |
Common problems researchers identify · 02Game Engine / Human–Computer Interaction
60 papers19.9% of this theme group
Game engine (50) · Human–computer interaction (21) · Video game development (13) · Game programming (8)
A framework for game engine selection for gamification and serious games
Coupling BIM and Game Engine Technologies for Construction Knowledge Enhancement
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 1268.3 |
| 2023 | 1423.0 |
| 2024 | 1474.9 |
| 2025 | 663.5 |
Common problems researchers identify · 03Rendering / Computer Graphics
59 papers19.6% of this theme group
Rendering (53) · Computer graphics (37) · Real-time rendering (23) · Graphics (13)
A review of real-time rendering technology based on mobile internet platforms
Multimedia Image Rendering on a Distribued Computer System
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 404.3 |
| 2023 | 402.0 |
| 2024 | 371.1 |
| 2025 | 336.9 |
Common problems researchers identify · 04Rendering / 3D Rendering
55 papers18.3% of this theme group
Rendering (54) · 3D rendering (20) · Image-based modeling and rendering (19) · Real-time rendering (24)
Real time ray tracing of point-based models
Rendering Portals in Virtual Reality
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 14.9 |
| 2023 | 18.7 |
| 2024 | 11.0 |
| 2025 | 18.5 |
Common problems researchers identify · 05Real-Time Rendering / Rendering
49 papers16.3% of this theme group
Real-time rendering (35) · Rendering (48) · Tiled rendering (13) · Computer graphics (27)
Real-time Realistic Rendering and Lighting of Forests
Research on realistic tree rendering technology
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 6.5 |
| 2023 | 7.5 |
| 2024 | 3.3 |
| 2025 | 4.5 |
Common problems researchers identify · 06Rendering / Subdivision
17 papers5.6% of this theme group
Rendering (15) · Subdivision (3) · Subdivision surface (2) · Color rendering index (2)
Implicit surface octrees for ray tracing point models
Abstract Subdivision Surfaces in Character Animation
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 3.5 |
| 2023 | 3.3 |
| 2024 | 2.3 |
| 2025 | 2.7 |
Cautions
88 papers · 4 recurring themes
Cautions · 01Rendering / Real-Time Rendering
45 papers51.1% of this theme group
Rendering (44) · Real-time rendering (19) · Computer graphics (18) · Tiled rendering (11)
Multi-resolution depth-of-field rendering
Realistic Rendering Of Virtual Worlds
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 6.5 |
| 2023 | 7.5 |
| 2024 | 3.3 |
| 2025 | 4.5 |
Cautions · 02Game Engine / Human–Computer Interaction
19 papers21.6% of this theme group
Game engine (16) · Human–computer interaction (4) · Game design (4) · Video game development (4)
The Investigation on Using Unity3D Game Engine in Urban Design Study
Mathematics Learning by Programming in a Game Engine: Development of Knowledge and Student Motivation
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 1342.4 |
| 2023 | 1499.1 |
| 2024 | 1556.9 |
| 2025 | 758.6 |
Cautions · 03Virtual Reality / Rendering
16 papers18.2% of this theme group
Virtual reality (8) · Rendering (16) · Perception (5) · Virtual actor (3)
The Impact of Reflection Approximations on Visual Quality in Virtual Reality
Video1_The Effect of Virtual Human Rendering Style on User Perceptions of Visual Cues.MOV
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 1617.5 |
| 2023 | 1799.7 |
| 2024 | 2168.5 |
| 2025 | 2050.2 |
Cautions · 04Ray Tracing / Computer Graphics
8 papers9.1% of this theme group
Ray tracing (3) · Computer graphics (5) · DirectX (2) · Rendering (7)
Combining Rasterization and Ray Tracing Techniques to Approximate Global Illumination in Real-Time
Ray tracing for HoloVizio light field displays
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 16.6 |
| 2023 | 21.9 |
| 2024 | 21.6 |
| 2025 | 22.4 |
Opportunities
5,636 papers · 7 recurring themes
Opportunities · 01Rendering / Volume Rendering
1,680 papers29.8% of this theme group
Rendering (1,650) · Volume rendering (235) · Computer graphics (552) · Tiled rendering (250)
An Improved Method for Volume Rendering
Volume Rendering
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 22.8 |
| 2023 | 28.8 |
| 2024 | 20.2 |
| 2025 | 20.4 |
Opportunities · 02Rendering / Real-Time Rendering
1,093 papers19.4% of this theme group
Rendering (1,083) · Real-time rendering (639) · Computer graphics (698) · Terrain (143)
Real-Time Painterly Rendering of Terrains
Techniques for Real Time Spectral Rendering
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 635.9 |
| 2023 | 637.1 |
| 2024 | 529.8 |
| 2025 | 673.3 |
Opportunities · 03Game Engine / Video Game Development
983 papers17.4% of this theme group
Game engine (735) · Video game development (153) · Game design (126) · Game programming (71)
DESIGNING VIRTUAL WORKPLACE USING UNITY 3D GAME ENGINE
An Improved Approach for Mechanics Simulation Based on Game Engine
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 191.8 |
| 2023 | 199.3 |
| 2024 | 204.1 |
| 2025 | 201.7 |
Opportunities · 04Global Illumination / Rendering
660 papers11.7% of this theme group
Global illumination (263) · Rendering (646) · Radiance (99) · Bidirectional reflectance distribution function (57)
Real-Time Rendering for Multi-Layered Translucent Materials such as Human Skin under Dynamic Environment Lighting
Real-time rendering with complex natural illumination
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 30.1 |
| 2023 | 39.6 |
| 2024 | 19.9 |
| 2025 | 21.0 |
Opportunities · 05Rendering / Computer Graphics
522 papers9.3% of this theme group
Rendering (510) · Computer graphics (297) · Real-time rendering (165) · Shader (83)
GPU-Based Volume Rendering Techniques
Image Volume Rendering based on GPU Computing
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 8.1 |
| 2023 | 8.3 |
| 2024 | 7.1 |
| 2025 | 6.6 |
Opportunities · 06Virtual Reality / Human–Computer Interaction
464 papers8.2% of this theme group
Virtual reality (251) · Human–computer interaction (162) · Game engine (205) · Augmented reality (74)
Creating Interactive and Realistic Augmented Reality Experiences
PERFORMING 3D MEASUREMENTS IN A VR ENVIRONMENT
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 1913.0 |
| 2023 | 2108.8 |
| 2024 | 2371.0 |
| 2025 | 2078.6 |
Opportunities · 07Gaussian / Rendering
234 papers4.2% of this theme group
Gaussian (172) · Rendering (231) · Real-time rendering (84) · Gaussian process (9)
4D Gaussian Splatting for Real-Time Dynamic Scene Rendering
Real-time Rendering Optimization with Gaussian Splatting
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 22.8 |
| 2023 | 20.5 |
| 2024 | 18.3 |
| 2025 | 42.1 |
How this field compares with the research baseline
Orientation shares compared with 25,000 papers in the reference sample.
| Research orientation | This field | Reference sample |
|---|---|---|
| Breakthrough | 42.3% | 26.6% |
| Promising | 36.9% | 37.0% |
| Descriptive | 11.6% | 17.5% |
| Problem-identifying | 4.0% | 9.6% |
| Comparative | 3.9% | 4.1% |
| Cautionary | 1.2% | 4.3% |
| Critical | 0.1% | 0.9% |
Concerns receiving less research attention
Counts and shares refer to the stated research pool. A low count describes how much of that research is recorded here, not the absence of a real-world concern.
| Concern / example paper | Papers | Share | Raised as a problem | Worldwide share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy & datacenter footprintPower Consumption Model of a Mobile GPU Based on Rendering Complexity | 7 | 0.1% | 0 (0.0%) | 0.1% |
| Privacy & surveillanceHuman dragons playing in cyberspace | 2 | 0.03% | 0 (0.0%) | 0.03% |
| Safety & misuseUncertainty-Aware 4D Gaussian Splatting for Monocular Occluded Human Rendering | 1 | 0.01% | 0 (0.0%) | 0.01% |
| Water use | 0 | 0.0% | 0 (%) | 0.0% |
| Carbon & emissions of compute | 0 | 0.0% | 0 (%) | 0.0% |
| Hardware, e-waste & supply chain | 0 | 0.0% | 0 (%) | 0.0% |
| Labour & data work | 0 | 0.0% | 0 (%) | 0.0% |
| Bias & fairness | 0 | 0.0% | 0 (%) | 0.0% |
| Concentration of compute power | 0 | 0.0% | 0 (%) | 0.0% |
Institution and researcher rankings use citations to their covered work. Research scope: worldwide. This may be broader than the company geography.
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