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Estimated revenue, market economics, and the top games tagged 4X on Steam.
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Total estimated revenue of 4X 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 | Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI | $580.2M | 376.5K | 86% | $59.99 |
| 2 | Stellaris | $277.7M | 196.1K | 86% | $49.99 |
| 3 | Total War: WARHAMMER II | $190.4M | 121.4K | 93% | $59.99 |
| 4 |
| Year | Releases | Median rev | $100k+ | $1M+ | Total genre revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | $2.2M | 100% | 67% | $47.7M |
| 2025 | 8 | $2.4M | 88% | 75% | $167.2M |
| 2024 | 17 | $2M | 82% | 71% | $108.7M |
| 2023 | 12 | $2.1M | 92% | 58% | $59.4M |
| 2022 | 9 | $1.1M | 100% | 56% | $14.8M |
| 2021 | 9 | $1.1M | 89% | 67% | $112.9M |
| 2020 | 7 | $1M | 100% | 57% | $176.3M |
| 2019 | 7 | $1.1M | 86% | 57% | $9.5M |
| 2018 | 6 | $9.9M | 100% | 83% | $83.7M |
| 2017 | 10 | $2.5M | 70% | 60% | $239.7M |
| 2016 | 7 | $5.3M | 86% | 57% | $969.5M |
| 2015 | 8 | $1.5M | 88% | 75% | $23.5M |
Median beats average here: genre revenue is hit-driven, so the median shows what the typical 4X launch actually earned. Recent years accumulate revenue for a while after launch.
| Crusader Kings III |
| $167.4M |
| 93.1K |
| 91% |
| $49.99 |
| 5 | Europa Universalis IV | $157.8M | 93.8K | 87% | $49.99 |
| 6 | Total War: WARHAMMER | $105.9M | 52.3K | 78% | $59.99 |
| 7 | Sid Meier's Civilization® V | $85.3M | 127.8K | 95% | $29.99 |
| 8 | Sid Meier's Civilization VII | $71.6M | 43.3K | 48% | $49.99 |
| 9 | Europa Universalis V | $61.5M | 29.9K | 67% | $59.99 |
| 10 | Manor Lords | $60.3M | 89K | 84% | $25.99 |
| 11 | Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition | $60M | 94.6K | 86% | $39.99 |
| 12 | X4: Foundations | $44.9M | 29.6K | 80% | $49.99 |
| 13 | HUMANKIND™ | $38.8M | 28.6K | 69% | $49.99 |
| 14 | Age of Wonders 4 | $31.9M | 22.7K | 81% | $49.99 |
| 15 | Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition | $31.2M | 36.1K | 96% | $24.99 |
| 16 | Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™ | $30.8M | 23.1K | 61% | $39.99 |
| 17 | STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack | $29.6M | 42.9K | 98% | $19.99 |
| 18 | Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era | $28M | 20.8K | 88% | $39.99 |
| 19 | Farthest Frontier | $27.3M | 25K | 86% | $34.99 |
| 20 | ENDLESS Space™ 2 | $21.2M | 23K | 83% | $39.99 |
| 21 | Kingdoms and Castles | $18.5M | 31.3K | 94% | $19.99 |
| 22 | Northgard: Definitive Edition | $17M | 68.5K | 85% | $9.79 |
| 23 | Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War | $15.8M | 18.4K | 82% | $39.99 |
| 24 | ENDLESS Legend™ | $14.8M | 19K | 83% | $29.99 |
| 25 | Terra Invicta | $13.7M | 9.5K | 81% | $39.99 |
| 26 | Age of Wonders III | $10M | 12.8K | 80% | $29.99 |
| 27 | Songs of Conquest | $9.5M | 13.5K | 86% | $7.49 |
| 28 | Anno 2070™ | $9.4M | 12.7K | 60% | $19.99 |
| 29 | Against the Storm | $8.4M | 36.8K | 94% | $8.99 |
| 30 | Anno 2205™ | $8.4M | 6.3K | 70% | $39.99 |
| 31 | Galactic Civilizations III | $8.1M | 10.4K | 77% | $29.99 |
| 32 | Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic | $7.5M | 26.6K | 91% | $9.99 |
| 33 | Total War: ROME REMASTERED | $7.3M | 13.6K | 77% | $29.99 |
| 34 | Sins of a Solar Empire II | $6.5M | 8.5K | 84% | $24.99 |
| 35 | Distant Worlds 2 | $5.3M | 3.5K | 71% | $49.99 |
| 36 | Master of Orion | $5.3M | 8.2K | 77% | $24.99 |
| 37 | Dune: Spice Wars | $5.2M | 13.5K | 79% | $13.99 |
| 38 | Songs of Syx | $5.1M | 8.9K | 94% | $24.99 |
| 39 | Empires of the Undergrowth | $4.7M | 18.4K | 94% | $8.99 |
| 40 | Norland | $4.6M | 10.2K | 82% | $14.99 |
| 41 | Millennia | $4.6M | 3K | 67% | $39.99 |
| 42 | Total Conflict: Resistance | $4.3M | 5.3K | 74% | $29.99 |
| 43 | Age of Wonders: Planetfall | $4.2M | 6.6K | 80% | $29.99 |
| 44 | Airships: Conquer the Skies | $4M | 6.6K | 96% | $24.99 |
| 45 | Starpoint Gemini Warlords | $4M | 3.6K | 73% | $34.99 |
| 46 | ENDLESS Space™ - Definitive Edition | $3.8M | 9.6K | 81% | $9.99 |
| 47 | A Total War Saga: TROY | $3.7M | 3.7K | 72% | $39.99 |
| 48 | Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion | $3.6M | 16.3K | 93% | $5.99 |
| 49 | Ara History Untold: Anniversary Edition | $3.2M | 2.3K | 69% | $49.99 |
| 50 | Star Trek: Infinite | $3.1M | 3.5K | 43% | $29.99 |