Game Marketplace Research Trends: A State of the Art Bibliometric Analysis

This study examines research patterns in the game marketplace as a crucial factor for achieving success in the gaming industry.This research utilized a bibliometric analysis of 1000 publications obtained from Scopus from 1973 to 2025.The bibliometric examined notable trends and collaborative trends in gaming marketplace research within the business domain.Additionally, supporting analyses like annual contributions, three-field analysis, temporal source production, contributing countries, word clouds, clusters, networks, and theme evaluations are integrated to augment the comprehension of the current status of gaming marketplace research.The bibliometrics indicate that the study trends in the game marketplace for 2024 are linked to supply chain management, blockchain, marketplaces, e-commerce, and commerce platforms.There has been a consistent increase in the game marketplace research since its initial identification.The examined countries, including the USA, China, the UK, India, and Canada, represented the top five nations in scientific production related to gaming marketplace research.Indonesia ranks seventh in terms of scientific production.The most prevalent keywords in the word cloud are game theory, commerce, electronic commerce, sales, competition, and others.This study theme discovered ten prominent cluster networks.The most prominent thematic map identified pertains to automotive themes.This investigation verifies the persistence of research trends and trajectories inside the game marketplace.This approach aids both researchers and the gaming industry identify and leverage pertinent research advantages.