$59.99Black Myth: Wukong
Game Science
$1.2B
$1B – $3.1B
97%1,150,098 reviewsAction
2472 games
Games
$59.99
$59.99ELDEN RING
FromSoftware, Inc.
$988.8M
$824M – $2.5B
93%1,056,677 reviewsAction
$38.49Call of Duty®
Treyarch
$971.1M
$669.7M – $2B
59%714,114 reviewsAction
$59.99Baldur's Gate 3
Larian Studios
$843.2M
$702.7M – $2.1B
97%760,662 reviewsAdventure
$59.99Cyberpunk 2077
CD PROJEKT RED
$781M
$679.1M – $2B
84%844,921 reviewsRpg
$39.99HELLDIVERS™ 2
Arrowhead Game Studios
$772.3M
$594.1M – $1.8B
76%1,017,635 reviewsAction
$39.99Rust
Facepunch Studios
$676.4M
$520.3M – $1.6B
87%1,227,784 reviewsAction
$59.99Red Dead Redemption 2
Rockstar Games
$627M
$501.6M – $1.5B
92%733,542 reviewsAction
$19.99Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Ubisoft Montreal
$565.8M
$492M – $1.5B
84%1,398,584 reviewsAction
$39.99The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
CD PROJEKT RED
$439.7M
$314.1M – $942.3M
96%835,349 reviewsRpg
$69.99Monster Hunter Wilds
CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
$394.5M
$272.1M – $816.3M
58%218,415 reviewsAction
$59.99DARK SOULS™ III
FromSoftware, Inc.
$364.9M
$243.3M – $729.9M
94%413,775 reviewsAction
$59.99Battlefield™ 2042
DICE
$359M
$239.4M – $718.1M
47%297,774 reviewsAction
$59.99Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI
Firaxis Games
$352.6M
$251.9M – $755.6M
87%349,920 reviewsStrategy
$44.997 Days to Die
The Fun Pimps
$349.6M
$249.7M – $749.1M
89%370,046 reviewsAction
$59.99Hogwarts Legacy
Avalanche Software
$335.8M
$258.3M – $775M
90%321,395 reviewsAction
$49.99DayZ
Bohemia Interactive
$331.2M
$236.6M – $709.7M
77%430,252 reviewsAction
$59.99New World: Aeternum
Amazon Game Studios
$322.8M
$230.6M – $691.8M
69%286,878 reviewsAction
$23.99No Man's Sky
Hello Games
$313.7M
$241.3M – $723.9M
83%352,858 reviewsAction
$49.99Hearts of Iron IV
Paradox Development Studio
$290.8M
$171.1M – $513.2M
89%342,150 reviewsSimulation
$59.99Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition
FromSoftware, Inc.
$275.4M
$220.3M – $661M
95%322,234 reviewsAction
$49.99Ready or Not
VOID Interactive
$263.6M
$181.8M – $545.5M
89%236,196 reviewsAction
$19.99Phasmophobia
Kinetic Games
$261.3M
$193.6M – $580.7M
96%768,779 reviewsAction
$19.99Euro Truck Simulator 2
SCS Software
$260.9M
$163.1M – $489.2M
97%867,404 reviewsIndie
$59.99Forza Horizon 5
Playground Games
$252.1M
$186.8M – $560.3M
89%225,629 reviewsAction
$49.99Battlefield™ V
DICE
$244M
$162.6M – $487.9M
71%250,288 reviewsAction
$29.99Palworld
Pocketpair
$241.7M
$166.7M – $500M
94%380,709 reviewsAction
$49.99Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
TaleWorlds Entertainment
$240.5M
$171.8M – $515.4M
88%264,391 reviewsAction
$19.99Dead by Daylight
Behaviour Interactive Inc.
$236.4M
$168.9M – $506.6M
79%797,216 reviewsAction
$29.99Monster Hunter: World
CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
$227.4M
$156.8M – $470.4M
88%493,390 reviewsAction
$39.99Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition
Rare Ltd
$218.7M
$156.2M – $468.7M
89%355,238 reviewsAction
$59.99Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition
Techland
$217.7M
$161.3M – $483.8M
79%194,830 reviewsAction
$19.79Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
Saber Interactive
$208M
$154.1M – $462.3M
83%162,585 reviewsAction
$69.99EA SPORTS FC™ 24
EA Canada
$207.5M
$125.8M – $377.3M
58%109,574 reviewsSimulation
$29.99Squad
Offworld
$204.5M
$141M – $423.1M
83%210,551 reviewsAction
$59.99Call of Duty®: Black Ops III
Treyarch
$203.9M
$131.6M – $394.7M
84%215,026 reviewsAction
$39.99Satisfactory
Coffee Stain Studios
$200.1M
$142.9M – $428.7M
97%232,064 reviewsAdventure
$49.99Starfield
Bethesda Game Studios
$197.5M
$127.4M – $382.3M
57%165,527 reviewsRpg
$14.99Stardew Valley
ConcernedApe
$197.4M
$119.6M – $358.9M
98%886,195 reviewsIndie
$39.99The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
Bethesda Game Studios
$192.7M
$148.2M – $444.7M
92%337,058 reviewsRpg
What Steam Games Actually Earn
Games analyzed
2,472
with revenue estimates
Median revenue
$6.2M
Half of all games earn less
Mean revenue
$22.1M
3.6× the median — a few hits skew the average
Top genre
Simulation
median $17.6M
Median revenue by genre
Simulation: median $17.6M, mean $45.4M, 40 games. Strategy: median $11.6M, mean $32.7M, 28 games. RPG: median $11.5M, mean $63M, 38 games. Racing: median $9M, mean $19.4M, 10 games. Indie: median $7.6M, mean $27.4M, 59 games. Action: median $6M, mean $20.8M, 2141 games. Adventure: median $5.8M, mean $23.2M, 116 games. Casual: median $5.1M, mean $19.1M, 38 games
Simulation (40)$17.6M
Strategy (28)$11.6M
RPG (38)$11.5M
Racing (10)$9M
Indie (59)$7.6M
Action (2,141)$6M
Adventure (116)$5.8M
Casual (38)$5.1M
·
Methodology: gross-revenue estimates use the Boxleiter method (review count × sales multiplier), taking the midpoint of the confidence range. Genres with fewer than 10 games are hidden. Per-game details and sources are on each game page.