Steam tag
Estimated revenue, market economics, and the top games tagged 2D Platformer on Steam.
For developers
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.
Leaderboard
| # | Game | Est. revenue | Reviews | Score | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | INSIDE | $38.4M | 75.1K | 97% | $24.99 |
| 2 | Noita | $37.2M | 87.9K | 95% | $19.99 |
| 3 | Pizza Tower | $24.2M | 72.2K | 98% | $19.99 |
| 4 |
| Year | Releases | Median rev | $100k+ | $1M+ | Total genre revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | $703.7K | 100% | 27% | $13.6M |
| 2025 | 33 | $531.2K | 76% | 36% | $25.1M |
| 2024 | 50 | $459.6K | 76% | 24% | $76.1M |
| 2023 | 39 | $678.4K | 87% | 36% | $96.8M |
| 2022 | 40 | $262.4K | 65% | 15% | $28.4M |
| 2021 | 35 | $324.6K | 77% | 14% | $23M |
| 2020 | 29 | $149.4K | 62% | 24% | $62.6M |
| 2019 | 15 | $369.9K | 80% | 20% | $25.4M |
| 2018 | 15 | $1.3M | 93% | 60% | $34.5M |
| 2017 | 12 | $859.3K | 83% | 42% | $30.9M |
| 2016 | 15 | $783.9K | 73% | 40% | $66.7M |
| 2015 | 10 | $366.8K | 70% | 10% | $4.6M |
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.
| $22.3M |
| 72.8K |
| 97% |
| $14.99 |
| 5 | Katana ZERO | $18.9M | 75.6K | 98% | $14.99 |
| 6 | SONIC X SHADOW GENERATIONS | $16.9M | 15.2K | 97% | $49.99 |
| 7 | Ultimate Chicken Horse | $16.2M | 52.9K | 96% | $14.99 |
| 8 | Rain World | $15.7M | 55K | 94% | $11.24 |
| 9 | BlazBlue Entropy Effect | $14.4M | 35.6K | 94% | $19.99 |
| 10 | SANABI | $12.2M | 44.5K | 97% | $14.99 |
| 11 | 觅长生 | $12.1M | 31.7K | 93% | $14.99 |
| 12 | Blasphemous 2 | $10.4M | 20.4K | 91% | $29.99 |
| 13 | Celeste | $10.2M | 144.2K | 97% | $4.99 |
| 14 | Neon Abyss | $7.8M | 23.6K | 86% | $19.99 |
| 15 | Spelunky 2 | $7.2M | 21.8K | 93% | $19.99 |
| 16 | Rogue Legacy 2 | $6.9M | 15.1K | 91% | $24.99 |
| 17 | Night in the Woods | $6.4M | 20.1K | 95% | $19.99 |
| 18 | Rivals of Aether II | $5.9M | 9.7K | 80% | $29.99 |
| 19 | The Messenger | $5.5M | 13.1K | 93% | $19.99 |
| 20 | Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl | $5.5M | 5.7K | 70% | $49.99 |
| 21 | Have a Nice Death | $5.2M | 10.7K | 86% | $24.99 |
| 22 | Door Kickers: Action Squad | $4.7M | 10.6K | 95% | $13.99 |
| 23 | Braid | $4.6M | 9.9K | 93% | $14.99 |
| 24 | Neva | $4.5M | 10.3K | 94% | $19.99 |
| 25 | UFO 50 | $4.4M | 7.4K | 95% | $24.99 |
| 26 | PARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo | $4.1M | 7K | 96% | $19.99 |
| 27 | Prince of Persia The Lost Crown | $4.1M | 6.7K | 84% | $29.99 |
| 28 | REPLACED | $4.1M | 8.5K | 84% | $19.99 |
| 29 | STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R | $4M | 4K | 93% | $49.99 |
| 30 | Planet of Lana | $4M | 10.2K | 93% | $19.99 |
| 31 | SteamWorld Dig 2 | $3.8M | 9K | 95% | $19.99 |
| 32 | Mina the Hollower | $3.7M | 7.8K | 89% | $19.99 |
| 33 | Sonic Origins | $3.4M | 6.3K | 76% | $29.99 |
| 34 | ANNO: Mutationem | $3.2M | 6.6K | 81% | $24.99 |
| 35 | JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R | $3.2M | 17.4K | 91% | $9.99 |
| 36 | Chinese Online Game | $3.1M | 10.4K | 86% | $6.49 |
| 37 | Hue | $3M | 11.3K | 93% | $14.99 |
| 38 | F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch | $3M | 7.1K | 86% | $15.99 |
| 39 | SONIC SUPERSTARS | $3M | 3.8K | 68% | $39.99 |
| 40 | Mark of the Ninja: Remastered | $2.9M | 6.9K | 96% | $19.99 |
| 41 | Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight | $2.8M | 11.8K | 93% | $9.99 |
| 42 | Thank Goodness You're Here! | $2.7M | 8.2K | 96% | $19.99 |
| 43 | Webbed | $2.7M | 15.2K | 98% | $9.99 |
| 44 | Mega Man 11 | $2.6M | 4.2K | 90% | $29.99 |
| 45 | Anomaly Agent | $2.5M | 9.8K | 95% | $11.99 |
| 46 | Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition | $2.5M | 7.1K | 92% | $14.99 |
| 47 | Shelldiver | $2.4M | 16K | 99% | $4.99 |
| 48 | Trine 2: Complete Story | $2.1M | 22K | 95% | $3.99 |
| 49 | Mega Man X Legacy Collection | $2.1M | 4.9K | 79% | $19.99 |
| 50 | Threefold Recital | $2M | 5.6K | 98% | $14.99 |