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Estimated revenue, market economics, and the top games tagged 2.5D on Steam.
For developers
Total estimated revenue of 2.5D 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 | DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO | $100.5M | 49.2K | 89% | $69.99 |
| 2 | This War of Mine | $55.6M | 97.3K | 94% | $19.99 |
| 3 | Mortal Kombat 1 | $45.3M | 48.5K | 72% | $49.99 |
| 4 |
| Year | Releases | Median rev | $100k+ | $1M+ | Total genre revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | $972.3K | 100% | 38% | $20.5M |
| 2025 | 29 | $737.5K | 86% | 38% | $55M |
| 2024 | 36 | $512.5K | 75% | 39% | $151.4M |
| 2023 | 20 | $986.5K | 80% | 50% | $109.2M |
| 2022 | 27 | $1M | 74% | 52% | $45.6M |
| 2021 | 30 | $503.7K | 73% | 37% | $78.6M |
| 2020 | 14 | $616.2K | 79% | 21% | $8.6M |
| 2019 | 20 | $730.4K | 80% | 40% | $60M |
| 2018 | 13 | $560.6K | 85% | 31% | $20.2M |
| 2017 | 13 | $578.9K | 85% | 38% | $76.6M |
| 2016 | 14 | $491.6K | 93% | 43% | $83.7M |
| 2015 | 14 | $1.2M | 100% | 50% | $42.1M |
Median beats average here: genre revenue is hit-driven, so the median shows what the typical 2.5D launch actually earned. Recent years accumulate revenue for a while after launch.
| Little Nightmares |
| $39.5M |
| 116.3K |
| 95% |
| $19.99 |
| 5 | INSIDE | $38.4M | 75.1K | 97% | $24.99 |
| 6 | GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE- | $37.4M | 66.3K | 88% | $39.99 |
| 7 | OCTOPATH TRAVELER™ | $30.1M | 16.8K | 86% | $59.99 |
| 8 | Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition | $29.1M | 71.1K | 95% | $19.99 |
| 9 | Injustice™ 2 | $26.5M | 24.4K | 86% | $49.99 |
| 10 | Mortal Kombat X | $24.7M | 60.4K | 86% | $19.99 |
| 11 | OCTOPATH TRAVELER II | $21.9M | 16.8K | 94% | $59.99 |
| 12 | Wandering Sword | $21.5M | 43.4K | 95% | $24.99 |
| 13 | Little Nightmares III | $18.3M | 20.5K | 47% | $39.99 |
| 14 | My Friend Pedro | $11M | 28.3K | 96% | $19.99 |
| 15 | Injustice: Gods Among Us Ultimate Edition | $10.6M | 20.1K | 86% | $19.99 |
| 16 | Songs of Conquest | $9.5M | 13.5K | 86% | $7.49 |
| 17 | Wildermyth | $8.7M | 18.2K | 95% | $24.99 |
| 18 | Little Nightmares II | $8.7M | 58K | 93% | $9.89 |
| 19 | FAR: Lone Sails | $8.3M | 26.2K | 95% | $14.99 |
| 20 | GUILTY GEAR Xrd REV 2 | $7.9M | 11K | 94% | $29.99 |
| 21 | DOOM + DOOM II | $7.1M | 28.6K | 97% | $9.99 |
| 22 | Tactics Ogre: Reborn | $6.8M | 4.5K | 73% | $49.99 |
| 23 | TRIANGLE STRATEGY | $6.7M | 3.7K | 80% | $59.99 |
| 24 | DRAGON QUEST III HD-2D Remake | $6.6M | 4.9K | 77% | $59.99 |
| 25 | Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days | $6.1M | 9.2K | 89% | $19.99 |
| 26 | Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes | $6M | 4.6K | 76% | $49.99 |
| 27 | Rivals of Aether II | $5.9M | 9.7K | 80% | $29.99 |
| 28 | Lost Castle 2 | $5.4M | 13.1K | 78% | $17.99 |
| 29 | DNF Duel | $5.2M | 4.2K | 63% | $49.99 |
| 30 | SD GUNDAM G GENERATION CROSS RAYS | $5.2M | 8.2K | 82% | $29.99 |
| 31 | OCTOPATH TRAVELER 0 | $5.1M | 3.6K | 78% | $49.99 |
| 32 | Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth1 | $5.1M | 12.3K | 94% | $14.99 |
| 33 | Deadlight | $5M | 12.8K | 79% | $14.99 |
| 34 | Terra Nil | $4.6M | 8.7K | 87% | $24.99 |
| 35 | Town of Salem | $4.5M | 36.3K | 88% | $4.99 |
| 36 | Worms Revolution | $4.2M | 9.1K | 87% | $14.99 |
| 37 | REPLACED | $4.1M | 8.5K | 84% | $19.99 |
| 38 | STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R | $4M | 4K | 93% | $49.99 |
| 39 | Spaceflight Simulator | $3.9M | 9.5K | 97% | $14.99 |
| 40 | ULTIMATE MARVEL VS. CAPCOM 3 | $3.8M | 7.7K | 92% | $24.99 |
| 41 | Dungeon Alchemist | $3.5M | 3.9K | 95% | $44.99 |
| 42 | Mr. Prepper | $3.4M | 4.7K | 82% | $19.99 |
| 43 | Terraforming Mars | $3.3M | 7.2K | 71% | $19.99 |
| 44 | Rogue: Genesia | $3.3M | 8.5K | 91% | $14.99 |
| 45 | Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree | $3.3M | 3.7K | 76% | $39.99 |
| 46 | The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales | $3.3M | 2K | 79% | $59.99 |
| 47 | ANNO: Mutationem | $3.2M | 6.6K | 81% | $24.99 |
| 48 | FEZ | $3.2M | 16.2K | 93% | $9.99 |
| 49 | JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R | $3.2M | 17.4K | 91% | $9.99 |
| 50 | OPUS: Echo of Starsong - Full Bloom Edition | $3.1M | 9.4K | 96% | $24.99 |