Steam tag
Estimated revenue, market economics, and the top games tagged 1990's on Steam.
Share of 1990's games by estimated lifetime revenue. Averages hide this — a few hits pull the mean far above what a typical game in the genre makes.
For developers
Total estimated revenue of 1990's games, grouped by the year they launched — a release-cohort trend, not a live time-series. Recent years are still accumulating revenue after launch.
Leaderboard
| # | Game | Est. revenue | Reviews | Score | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Counter-StrikeSteam | approximately $45.3M | 261.9K | 97% | $9.99 |
| 2 | Half-LifeSteam | approximately $32.5M | 164.3K | 96% | $9.99 |
Modeled estimate, not reported sales
| Year | Releases | Median rev | $100k+ | $1M+ | Total genre revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1K | approximately $571 | approximately 5% | approximately 1% | approximately $51.6M |
| 2025 | 1.1K | approximately $921 | approximately 8% | approximately 2% | approximately $98.2M |
| 2024 | 856 | approximately $647 | approximately 7% | approximately 2% | approximately $53.3M |
| 2023 | 664 | approximately $895 | approximately 8% | approximately 2% | approximately $91.1M |
| 2022 | 534 | approximately $929 | approximately 8% | approximately 3% | approximately $43M |
| 2021 | 429 | approximately $688 | approximately 7% | approximately 2% | approximately $37.8M |
| 2020 | 222 | approximately $618 | approximately 9% | approximately 2% | approximately $27.4M |
| 2019 | 78 | approximately $2.5K | approximately 21% | approximately 8% | approximately $22M |
| 2018 | 103 | approximately $6.3K | approximately 9% | approximately 4% | approximately $28.7M |
| 2017 | 69 | approximately $5.9K | approximately 16% | approximately 1% | approximately $7M |
| 2016 | 64 | approximately $17.7K | approximately 22% | approximately 3% | approximately $10.8M |
| 2015 | 58 | approximately $50.5K | approximately 36% | approximately 7% | approximately $38.8M |
Median beats average here: genre revenue is hit-driven, so the median shows what the typical 1990's launch actually earned. Recent years accumulate revenue for a while after launch.
| 3 |
Pizza TowerSteam |
| approximately $30.2M |
| 72.8K |
| 98% |
| $19.99 |
| 4 | approximately $24.6M | 80.4K | 94% | $14.99 |
| 5 | approximately $24.6M | 17.1K | 93% | $69.99 |
| 6 | approximately $17.7M | 22.3K | 92% | $39.99 |
| 7 | Wandering SwordSteam | approximately $16.7M | 45.7K | 95% | $24.99 |
| 8 | Automobilista 2Steam | approximately $13.9M | 16.1K | 92% | $39.99 |
| 9 | My Winter CarSteam | approximately $9.4M | 19.3K | 94% | $14.99 |
| 10 | approximately $8.5M | 18.3K | 89% | $21.99 |
| 11 | approximately $8.3M | 10.5K | 96% | $19.90 |
| 12 | DOOM + DOOM IISteam | approximately $7.2M | 29.1K | 97% | $9.99 |
| 13 | approximately $6.5M | 4.3K | 75% | $49.99 |
| 14 | approximately $6.2M | 15.7K | 84% | $19.99 |
| 15 | approximately $5.6M | 25.3K | 94% | $9.99 |
| 16 | approximately $5.5M | 4.8K | 55% | $59.99 |
| 17 | Shift At MidnightSteam | approximately $5.5M | 12.3K | 88% | $9.99 |
| 18 | approximately $5.1M | 11K | 96% | $19.99 |
| 19 | Worms ArmageddonSteam | approximately $4.7M | 11K | 94% | $14.99 |
| 20 | Killer FrequencySteam | approximately $4.7M | 5.1K | 93% | $24.99 |
| 21 | approximately $4.6M | 5.9K | 86% | $39.99 |
| 22 | Half-Life: SourceSteam | approximately $4.4M | 16.7K | 69% | $9.99 |
| 23 | approximately $4.4M | 9.1K | 91% | $24.99 |
| 24 | DUSKSteam | approximately $4.3M | 25.5K | 97% | $7.99 |
| 25 | approximately $4.2M | 32.8K | 99% | $5.99 |
| 26 | approximately $4.2M | 4K | 93% | $24.99 |
| 27 | Punch ClubSteam | approximately $4.1M | 15.8K | 80% | $9.99 |
| 28 | MULLET MADJACKSteam | approximately $3.9M | 9.6K | 98% | $12.99 |
| 29 | approximately $3.9M | 6.9K | 87% | $29.99 |
| 30 | Sonic OriginsSteam | approximately $3.9M | 6.5K | 77% | $29.99 |
| 31 | UNBEATABLESteam | approximately $3.9M | 7.7K | 92% | $27.99 |
| 32 | Crow CountrySteam | approximately $3.8M | 8.4K | 98% | $19.99 |
| 33 | QuakeSteam | approximately $3.8M | 16.4K | 96% | $9.99 |
| 34 | Keep DrivingSteam | approximately $3.8M | 6.5K | 94% | $17.99 |
| 35 | Blood WestSteam | approximately $3.5M | 6.7K | 90% | $12.49 |
| 36 | Ion FurySteam | approximately $3.3M | 6.8K | 93% | $24.99 |
| 37 | approximately $3.2M | 29K | 95% | $4.99 |
| 38 | approximately $3.2M | 11K | 89% | $29.99 |
| 39 | Sonic Adventure DXSteam | approximately $3.1M | 18.8K | 92% | $7.99 |
| 40 | approximately $3M | 10.2K | 96% | $19.99 |
| 41 | AMID EVILSteam | approximately $3M | 7.7K | 93% | $19.99 |
| 42 | approximately $3M | 2.1K | 95% | $49.99 |
| 43 | approximately $2.9M | 3.2K | 84% | $31.99 |
| 44 | approximately $2.9M | 2.7K | 95% | $39.99 |
| 45 | Midnight Ghost HuntSteam | approximately $2.9M | 5.4K | 80% | $19.99 |
| 46 | approximately $2.8M | 2.5K | 94% | $49.99 |
| 47 | approximately $2.8M | 35K | 91% | $4.99 |
| 48 | Gone HomeSteam | approximately $2.7M | 18.5K | 77% | $7.49 |
| 49 | approximately $2.7M | 1.4K | 71% | $49.99 |
| 50 | approximately $2.7M | 19.6K | 97% | $4.99 |