Market report
How much games really earn on Steam — the whole market at a glance, from estimated total revenue to the long tail. Estimates, shown honestly.
Over time
Estimated revenue generated each month across the Steam games we track a review histogram for — the month-over-month change in their modeled totals. Cumulative over the window shown: $54B. A tracked sample, not the whole store; a modeled estimate, not reported sales.
Revenue distribution
77% of released Steam games are estimated to earn under $10k lifetime. The market is steeply top-heavy — a few hits carry most of the revenue.
Supply
Outcomes
Genres
Genres
What a typical game in each genre earns — not the total, which a handful of hits can dominate.
Figures are modeled estimates, not reported sales. How we estimate →