Steam tag
Estimated revenue, market economics, and the top games tagged 2D Platformer on Steam.
Share of 2D Platformer games by estimated lifetime revenue. Averages hide this — a few hits pull the mean far above what a typical game in the genre makes.
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Total estimated revenue of 2D Platformer games, grouped by the year they launched — a release-cohort trend, not a live time-series. Recent years are still accumulating revenue after launch.
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Modeled estimate, not reported sales
| Year | Releases | Median rev | $100k+ | $1M+ | Total genre revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1.9K | approximately $185 | approximately 2% | approximately 0% | approximately $28M |
| 2025 | 2K | approximately $306 | approximately 3% | approximately 0% | approximately $37.3M |
| 2024 | 1.8K | approximately $278 | approximately 4% | approximately 1% | approximately $84.2M |
| 2023 | 1.4K | approximately $296 | approximately 5% | approximately 1% | approximately $108M |
| 2022 | 1.3K | approximately $460 | approximately 5% | approximately 1% | approximately $47.1M |
| 2021 | 1.2K | approximately $422 | approximately 4% | approximately 0% | approximately $39.3M |
| 2020 | 736 | approximately $339 | approximately 4% | approximately 1% | approximately $83.7M |
| 2019 | 172 | approximately $1K | approximately 10% | approximately 2% | approximately $29.6M |
| 2018 | 132 | approximately $1.6K | approximately 13% | approximately 6% | approximately $72M |
| 2017 | 96 | approximately $4.9K | approximately 14% | approximately 5% | approximately $39.8M |
| 2016 | 68 | approximately $12.1K | approximately 19% | approximately 10% | approximately $67.5M |
| 2015 | 51 | approximately $24.7K | approximately 16% | approximately 2% | approximately $4.1M |
Median beats average here: genre revenue is hit-driven, so the median shows what the typical 2D Platformer launch actually earned. Recent years accumulate revenue for a while after launch.
| 3 |
INSIDESteam |
| approximately $38.9M |
| 76K |
| 97% |
| $24.99 |
| 4 | Pizza TowerSteam | approximately $30.2M | 72.8K | 98% | $19.99 |
| 5 | Rain WorldSteam | approximately $24.3M | 57.5K | 94% | $24.99 |
| 6 | BattleBlock Theater®Steam | approximately $22.4M | 72.9K | 97% | $14.99 |
| 7 | Katana ZEROSteam | approximately $19M | 76.2K | 98% | $14.99 |
| 8 | approximately $17.2M | 15.7K | 96% | $49.99 |
| 9 | approximately $15.3M | 53.6K | 96% | $14.99 |
| 10 | SANABISteam | approximately $13M | 45.2K | 97% | $14.99 |
| 11 | approximately $12.3M | 36.5K | 94% | $11.99 |
| 12 | approximately $11.6M | 22.1K | 95% | $19.99 |
| 13 | Super Meat BoySteam | approximately $10.9M | 39.2K | 94% | $14.99 |
| 14 | Spelunky 2Steam | approximately $10M | 22K | 93% | $19.99 |
| 15 | Rogue Legacy 2Steam | approximately $8.3M | 15.2K | 91% | $24.99 |
| 16 | 觅长生Steam | approximately $7.8M | 32.1K | 93% | $14.99 |
| 17 | Neon AbyssSteam | approximately $7.6M | 23.6K | 86% | $19.99 |
| 18 | approximately $6.5M | 4.3K | 75% | $49.99 |
| 19 | Night in the WoodsSteam | approximately $6.4M | 20.3K | 95% | $19.99 |
| 20 | Rivals of Aether IISteam | approximately $6M | 10K | 80% | $14.99 |
| 21 | UFO 50Steam | approximately $6M | 7.5K | 95% | $24.99 |
| 22 | Have a Nice DeathSteam | approximately $5.7M | 10.8K | 86% | $24.99 |
| 23 | approximately $5.5M | 4.8K | 55% | $59.99 |
| 24 | The MessengerSteam | approximately $5.2M | 13.3K | 93% | $19.99 |
| 25 | ROUNDSSteam | approximately $4.7M | 44.7K | 95% | $5.99 |
| 26 | approximately $4.7M | 10.6K | 95% | $13.99 |
| 27 | BraidSteam | approximately $4.6M | 10K | 93% | $14.99 |
| 28 | REPLACEDSteam | approximately $4.3M | 9.9K | 85% | $15.99 |
| 29 | NevaSteam | approximately $4.2M | 10.7K | 94% | $19.99 |
| 30 | approximately $4.2M | 4K | 93% | $24.99 |
| 31 | Mina the HollowerSteam | approximately $4.2M | 8.6K | 88% | $19.99 |
| 32 | Blasphemous 2Steam | approximately $4.1M | 21.7K | 91% | $11.24 |
| 33 | Sonic OriginsSteam | approximately $3.9M | 6.5K | 77% | $29.99 |
| 34 | SteamWorld Dig 2Steam | approximately $3.9M | 9.1K | 95% | $19.99 |
| 35 | AfterimageSteam | approximately $3.5M | 10.5K | 77% | $24.99 |
| 36 | approximately $3.3M | 7.3K | 95% | $9.99 |
| 37 | approximately $3.3M | 17.9K | 91% | $9.99 |
| 38 | Mega Man 11Steam | approximately $3.3M | 5.5K | 89% | $29.99 |
| 39 | ANNO: MutationemSteam | approximately $3.2M | 6.6K | 81% | $24.99 |
| 40 | SONIC SUPERSTARSSteam | approximately $3.2M | 3.9K | 68% | $39.99 |
| 41 | approximately $3.1M | 8K | 88% | $14.99 |
| 42 | approximately $3M | 7.3K | 86% | $15.99 |
| 43 | approximately $2.9M | 8.5K | 96% | $9.99 |
| 44 | OwlboySteam | approximately $2.9M | 6.1K | 83% | $19.99 |
| 45 | approximately $2.8M | 12K | 93% | $9.99 |
| 46 | WebbedSteam | approximately $2.8M | 13.8K | 98% | $9.99 |
| 47 | We Need To Go DeeperSteam | approximately $2.8M | 6K | 86% | $15.99 |
| 48 | approximately $2.8M | 6.6K | 96% | $19.99 |
| 49 | Super Bunny ManSteam | approximately $2.7M | 12.5K | 85% | $14.99 |
| 50 | approximately $2.5M | 7.1K | 92% | $14.99 |