Steam tag
Estimated revenue, market economics, and the top games tagged Animation & Modeling on Steam.
Share of Animation & Modeling 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 Animation & Modeling 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 | 42 | approximately $186 | approximately 5% | approximately 2% | approximately $1.4M |
| 2025 | 48 | approximately $171 | approximately 6% | approximately 2% | approximately $2.9M |
| 2024 | 50 | approximately $1.5K | approximately 16% | approximately 0% | approximately $2.3M |
| 2023 | 62 | approximately $4.1K | approximately 29% | approximately 0% | approximately $4.3M |
| 2022 | 36 | approximately $1.6K | approximately 14% | approximately 3% | approximately $4M |
| 2021 | 42 | approximately $74 | approximately 7% | approximately 0% | approximately $996.6K |
| 2020 | 35 | approximately $75 | approximately 6% | approximately 0% | approximately $599.5K |
| 2019 | 35 | approximately $270 | approximately 6% | approximately 0% | approximately $974.4K |
| 2018 | 39 | approximately $405 | approximately 15% | approximately 8% | approximately $36.3M |
| 2017 | 28 | approximately $0 | approximately 7% | approximately 0% | approximately $1.3M |
| 2016 | 26 | approximately $21.6K | approximately 27% | approximately 4% | approximately $11.1M |
| 2015 | 17 | approximately $20.8K | approximately 29% | approximately 6% | approximately $6.3M |
Median beats average here: genre revenue is hit-driven, so the median shows what the typical Animation & Modeling launch actually earned. Recent years accumulate revenue for a while after launch.
Leaderboard
| # | Game | Est. revenue | Reviews | Score | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wallpaper EngineSteam | approximately $32.2M | 1M | 98% | $4.99 |
| 2 | AsepriteSteam | approximately $9.3M | 27K | 99% | $19.99 |
| 3 | Clickteam Fusion 2.5Steam | approximately $4.6M | 2K | 88% | $99.99 |
| 4 | approximately $3.8M | 17K | 93% | $7.99 | |
| 5 | approximately $2.5M | 4.9K | 82% | $29.99 | |
| 6 | approximately $2.4M | 6.1K | 63% | $21.24 | |
| 7 | Houdini IndieSteam | approximately $1.6M | 275 | 92% | $299.00 |
| 8 | Rolling LineSteam | approximately $1.5M | 2.6K | 96% | $19.99 |
| 9 | SimplePlanes 2Steam | approximately $1.1M | 1.4K | 92% | $19.99 |
| 10 | Home Design 3DSteam | approximately $917.5K | 2.8K | 75% | $9.99 |
| 11 | GameGuru ClassicSteam | approximately $830.6K | 2.1K | 72% | $19.99 |
| 12 | Manga Maker ComipoSteam | approximately $827.3K | 760 | 77% | $49.99 |
| 13 | Stream AvatarsSteam | approximately $596.3K | 2.5K | 95% | $14.99 |
| 14 | FlowScapeSteam | approximately $575.4K | 1.3K | 84% | $14.99 |
| 15 | approximately $454.7K | 157 | 65% | $149.99 | |
| 16 | approximately $447.9K | 355 | 71% | $79.99 | |
| 17 | approximately $439.8K | 9K | 95% | $3.74 | |
| 18 | approximately $435.4K | 400 | 73% | $49.99 | |
| 19 | approximately $433.7K | 249 | 77% | $79.99 | |
| 20 | ShapelabSteam | approximately $423.4K | 345 | 85% | $64.99 |
| 21 | Card CreatorSteam | approximately $394.8K | 562 | 69% | $39.99 |
| 22 | Genesis NoirSteam | approximately $393.8K | 2.3K | 79% | $14.99 |
| 23 | approximately $390.4K | 72 | 97% | $249.00 | |
| 24 | KodonSteam | approximately $380.5K | 393 | 64% | $24.99 |
| 25 | Black InkSteam | approximately $358.8K | 518 | 81% | $34.99 |
| 26 | approximately $323.3K | 511 | 70% | $35.95 | |
| 27 | SRPG StudioSteam | approximately $314.7K | 271 | 84% | $59.99 |
| 28 | GameGuru MAXSteam | approximately $309.2K | 379 | 70% | $49.99 |
| 29 | RutonyChatSteam | approximately $291.7K | 1K | 73% | $14.99 |
| 30 | Spriter ProSteam | approximately $261.3K | 200 | 70% | $59.99 |
| 31 | approximately $256.6K | 3K | 93% | $4.99 | |
| 32 | approximately $250.9K | 33 | 48% | $199.99 | |
| 33 | RPG in a BoxSteam | approximately $244.8K | 479 | 93% | $19.99 |
| 34 | 3D PUZZLE - RustySteam | approximately $235.7K | 31 | 58% | $199.99 |
| 35 | 3D PUZZLE - PiratesSteam | approximately $228.1K | 30 | 73% | $199.99 |
| 36 | 3D PUZZLE - OutPostSteam | approximately $228.1K | 30 | 57% | $199.99 |
| 37 | approximately $225.8K | 177 | 66% | $79.99 | |
| 38 | approximately $221.8K | 46 | 76% | $199.99 | |
| 39 | AppGameKit StudioSteam | approximately $220K | 124 | 77% | $99.99 |
| 40 | approximately $220K | 833 | 56% | $14.99 | |
| 41 | approximately $219.1K | 434 | 97% | $14.00 | |
| 42 | approximately $215.8K | 220 | 62% | $49.99 | |
| 43 | approximately $212.9K | 28 | 57% | $199.99 | |
| 44 | approximately $210K | 248 | 84% | $49.99 | |
| 45 | approximately $207.2K | 29 | 62% | $199.99 | |
| 46 | approximately $205.3K | 30 | 73% | $199.99 | |
| 47 | Race Track BuilderSteam | approximately $198.9K | 206 | 64% | $44.99 |
| 48 | Piano GlowSteam | approximately $191.3K | 223 | 98% | $24.99 |
| 49 | approximately $157.4K | 23 | 78% | $199.99 | |
| 50 | approximately $157.4K | 23 | 65% | $199.99 |