Steam tag
Estimated revenue, market economics, and the top games tagged 2D on Steam.
Share of 2D 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 2D 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 | Project ZomboidSteam | approximately $301.3M | 483.3K | 94% | $24.99 |
| 2 | Stardew ValleySteam | approximately $246.9M | 1M | 98% | $14.99 |
Modeled estimate, not reported sales
| Year | Releases | Median rev | $100k+ | $1M+ | Total genre revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8.8K | approximately $281 | approximately 4% | approximately 1% | approximately $311.2M |
| 2025 | 8K | approximately $427 | approximately 4% | approximately 1% | approximately $546.8M |
| 2024 | 6.6K | approximately $373 | approximately 5% | approximately 1% | approximately $453.1M |
| 2023 | 4.8K | approximately $438 | approximately 6% | approximately 1% | approximately $597.8M |
| 2022 | 4.2K | approximately $560 | approximately 6% | approximately 2% | approximately $370M |
| 2021 | 3.9K | approximately $548 | approximately 6% | approximately 2% | approximately $466.8M |
| 2020 | 2.5K | approximately $558 | approximately 7% | approximately 2% | approximately $535M |
| 2019 | 1.3K | approximately $1.9K | approximately 13% | approximately 3% | approximately $544.5M |
| 2018 | 1.3K | approximately $3K | approximately 12% | approximately 4% | approximately $652.4M |
| 2017 | 954 | approximately $6.5K | approximately 14% | approximately 4% | approximately $350.6M |
| 2016 | 758 | approximately $18.1K | approximately 25% | approximately 7% | approximately $741.4M |
| 2015 | 580 | approximately $29.8K | approximately 30% | approximately 8% | approximately $344.1M |
Median beats average here: genre revenue is hit-driven, so the median shows what the typical 2D launch actually earned. Recent years accumulate revenue for a while after launch.
| 3 |
FactorioSteam |
| approximately $205.8M |
| 235K |
| 98% |
| $35.00 |
| 4 | TerrariaSteam | approximately $189.8M | 1.6M | 97% | $9.99 |
| 5 | RimWorldSteam | approximately $179.3M | 246.8K | 98% | $34.99 |
| 6 | approximately $144.3M | 423.6K | 89% | $19.99 |
| 7 | approximately $104.3M | 182.6K | 95% | $34.99 |
| 8 | approximately $102.8M | 457.7K | 97% | $14.99 |
| 9 | Hollow KnightSteam | approximately $101.7M | 562.4K | 97% | $14.99 |
| 10 | approximately $96.9M | 224.8K | 56% | $19.99 |
| 11 | approximately $92.2M | 543.4K | 95% | $14.99 |
| 12 | Bloons TD 6Steam | approximately $89.3M | 395.4K | 97% | $13.99 |
| 13 | Darkest Dungeon®Steam | approximately $81.4M | 162.7K | 92% | $24.99 |
| 14 | Slay the SpireSteam | approximately $80.9M | 218.8K | 97% | $24.99 |
| 15 | DAVE THE DIVERSteam | approximately $80.3M | 162.7K | 96% | $19.99 |
| 16 | Oxygen Not IncludedSteam | approximately $75.5M | 144K | 97% | $24.99 |
| 17 | Dead CellsSteam | approximately $72.7M | 183.7K | 97% | $24.99 |
| 18 | DELTARUNESteam | approximately $72.1M | 137.2K | 98% | $24.99 |
| 19 | Prison ArchitectSteam | approximately $65.7M | 76.6K | 86% | $29.99 |
| 20 | Cult of the LambSteam | approximately $64.4M | 129.9K | 96% | $24.99 |
| 21 | CupheadSteam | approximately $63M | 221.7K | 96% | $19.99 |
| 22 | People PlaygroundSteam | approximately $62.9M | 319.6K | 98% | $9.99 |
| 23 | BarotraumaSteam | approximately $62.7M | 90K | 94% | $34.99 |
| 24 | BalatroSteam | approximately $59.6M | 198.9K | 98% | $14.99 |
| 25 | InscryptionSteam | approximately $58.6M | 148.7K | 97% | $19.99 |
| 26 | UndertaleSteam | approximately $55.3M | 342.7K | 97% | $9.99 |
| 27 | MewgenicsSteam | approximately $51.4M | 54.3K | 90% | $29.99 |
| 28 | NoitaSteam | approximately $48.5M | 81.2K | 95% | $19.99 |
| 29 | approximately $47.5M | 102.9K | 96% | $19.99 |
| 30 | CelesteSteam | approximately $46.8M | 147.7K | 97% | $19.99 |
| 31 | GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-Steam | approximately $45.3M | 67K | 88% | $39.99 |
| 32 | Castle Crashers®Steam | approximately $41.8M | 140.9K | 96% | $14.99 |
| 33 | Geometry DashSteam | approximately $39.3M | 645.1K | 93% | $4.99 |
| 34 | Core KeeperSteam | approximately $38.1M | 66.7K | 93% | $19.99 |
| 35 | approximately $36.3M | 57.2K | 94% | $24.99 |
| 36 | approximately $34.4M | 70.3K | 65% | $23.99 |
| 37 | OMORISteam | approximately $34.2M | 88.7K | 97% | $19.99 |
| 38 | Don't StarveSteam | approximately $33.7M | 113.5K | 97% | $9.99 |
| 39 | StarboundSteam | approximately $32.9M | 123.3K | 90% | $14.99 |
| 40 | Among UsSteam | approximately $30.4M | 748.7K | 92% | $4.99 |
| 41 | Pizza TowerSteam | approximately $30.2M | 72.8K | 98% | $19.99 |
| 42 | Library Of RuinaSteam | approximately $29M | 45.2K | 94% | $29.99 |
| 43 | Plague Inc: EvolvedSteam | approximately $28.3M | 65.9K | 94% | $14.99 |
| 44 | Nine SolsSteam | approximately $27.7M | 45.8K | 94% | $29.99 |
| 45 | Enter the GungeonSteam | approximately $25.7M | 89.9K | 95% | $14.99 |
| 46 | Hotline MiamiSteam | approximately $25.4M | 128.4K | 97% | $9.99 |
| 47 | Darkest Dungeon® IISteam | approximately $25.2M | 27K | 75% | $39.99 |
| 48 | approximately $25M | 78.8K | 95% | $9.99 |
| 49 | approximately $24.6M | 80.4K | 94% | $14.99 |
| 50 | Rain WorldSteam | approximately $24.3M | 57.5K | 94% | $24.99 |