Steam tag
Estimated revenue, market economics, and the top games tagged Action-Adventure on Steam.
Share of Action-Adventure 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 Action-Adventure games, grouped by the year they launched — a release-cohort trend, not a live time-series. Recent years are still accumulating revenue after launch.
Modeled estimate, not reported sales
| Year | Releases | Median rev | $100k+ | $1M+ | Total genre revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2.4K | approximately $428 | approximately 7% | approximately 2% | approximately $1B |
| 2025 | 3.1K | approximately $636 | approximately 8% | approximately 2% | approximately $972.7M |
| 2024 | 2.8K | approximately $643 | approximately 9% | approximately 3% | approximately $2.2B |
| 2023 | 2.1K | approximately $595 | approximately 8% | approximately 3% | approximately $1.4B |
| 2022 | 1.7K | approximately $675 | approximately 9% | approximately 3% | approximately $722.8M |
| 2021 | 1.6K | approximately $558 | approximately 8% | approximately 2% | approximately $450.1M |
| 2020 | 798 | approximately $819 | approximately 8% | approximately 3% | approximately $199.2M |
| 2019 | 277 | approximately $3.1K | approximately 16% | approximately 8% | approximately $151.2M |
| 2018 | 210 | approximately $8K | approximately 21% | approximately 9% | approximately $184.1M |
| 2017 | 170 | approximately $9.4K | approximately 21% | approximately 8% | approximately $127.7M |
| 2016 | 118 | approximately $15.1K | approximately 24% | approximately 8% | approximately $158.9M |
| 2015 | 51 | approximately $38.1K | approximately 24% | approximately 10% | approximately $24.3M |
Median beats average here: genre revenue is hit-driven, so the median shows what the typical Action-Adventure launch actually earned. Recent years accumulate revenue for a while after launch.
Leaderboard
| # | Game | Est. revenue | Reviews | Score | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Black Myth: WukongSteam | approximately $813.5M | 1.2M | 96% | $59.99 |
| 2 | Hogwarts LegacySteam | approximately $344.4M | 373.9K | 90% | $59.99 |
| 3 | Sons Of The ForestSteam | approximately $236.1M | 320.8K | 88% | $29.99 |
| 4 | approximately $220.9M | 226.7K | 84% | $59.99 | |
| 5 | approximately $197.4M | 174.9K | 84% | $69.99 | |
| 6 | approximately $184.5M | 185K | 96% | $69.99 | |
| 7 | StarfieldSteam | approximately $160.2M | 175.5K | 57% | $49.99 |
| 8 | approximately $139.1M | 144K | 96% | $59.99 | |
| 9 | Resident Evil 4Steam | approximately $119.1M | 278.8K | 97% | $39.99 |
| 10 | approximately $108.5M | 86.1K | 92% | $59.99 | |
| 11 | Borderlands 4Steam | approximately $108.1M | 58.2K | 59% | $69.99 |
| 12 | approximately $104.5M | 106.3K | 57% | $49.99 | |
| 13 | approximately $97.1M | 270.6K | 96% | $19.99 | |
| 14 | approximately $96.9M | 224.8K | 56% | $19.99 | |
| 15 | approximately $96.8M | 96.9K | 94% | $59.99 | |
| 16 | approximately $88.3M | 109.3K | 84% | $59.99 | |
| 17 | approximately $85.9M | 72K | 86% | $29.99 | |
| 18 | Split FictionSteam | approximately $85.3M | 127.2K | 97% | $32.49 |
| 19 | Lethal CompanySteam | approximately $84.5M | 511K | 97% | $9.99 |
| 20 | V RisingSteam | approximately $84M | 137.3K | 89% | $34.99 |
| 21 | Portal 2Steam | approximately $83.8M | 467.1K | 99% | $9.99 |
| 22 | approximately $83.5M | 156.3K | 94% | $29.99 | |
| 23 | The Outlast TrialsSteam | approximately $79.1M | 112.3K | 92% | $39.99 |
| 24 | approximately $74.6M | 26.2K | 87% | $69.99 | |
| 25 | Dragon's Dogma 2Steam | approximately $73M | 117.5K | 62% | $39.99 |
| 26 | approximately $69.6M | 72.8K | 86% | $29.99 | |
| 27 | approximately $68.3M | 24K | 91% | $69.99 | |
| 28 | approximately $66.5M | 30.4K | 81% | $53.99 | |
| 29 | 007 First LightSteam | approximately $63.8M | 46.8K | 91% | $63.99 |
| 30 | Days GoneSteam | approximately $63.8M | 117.2K | 93% | $39.99 |
| 31 | approximately $62.9M | 146.4K | 96% | $29.99 | |
| 32 | approximately $60M | 88.5K | 85% | $39.99 | |
| 33 | approximately $57.6M | 70.1K | 86% | $39.99 | |
| 34 | approximately $55.2M | 39.9K | 75% | $27.99 | |
| 35 | Green HellSteam | approximately $53.9M | 102.8K | 85% | $24.99 |
| 36 | PRAGMATASteam | approximately $53.8M | 53.5K | 97% | $59.99 |
| 37 | God of War RagnarökSteam | approximately $51.8M | 50.4K | 89% | $59.99 |
| 38 | approximately $49.2M | 43.7K | 65% | $59.99 | |
| 39 | approximately $49.1M | 45.4K | 94% | $59.99 | |
| 40 | Slime Rancher 2Steam | approximately $48.8M | 50.2K | 95% | $29.99 |
| 41 | NoitaSteam | approximately $48.5M | 81.2K | 95% | $19.99 |
| 42 | approximately $47.8M | 78.6K | 88% | $39.99 | |
| 43 | approximately $47.7M | 56.7K | 93% | $49.99 | |
| 44 | approximately $44.7M | 55.7K | 91% | $49.99 | |
| 45 | INSIDESteam | approximately $38.9M | 76K | 97% | $24.99 |
| 46 | WindroseSteam | approximately $37.8M | 52.9K | 87% | $29.99 |
| 47 | It Takes TwoSteam | approximately $37.4M | 270.2K | 95% | $11.99 |
| 48 | approximately $37.1M | 87.8K | 96% | $19.99 | |
| 49 | approximately $36.2M | 68.8K | 92% | $39.99 | |
| 50 | approximately $35.8M | 32.6K | 85% | $59.99 |