Steam tag
Estimated revenue, market economics, and the top games tagged Atmospheric on Steam.
Share of Atmospheric 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 Atmospheric 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 | 4.7K | approximately $654 | approximately 7% | approximately 2% | approximately $1.1B |
| 2025 | 4.4K | approximately $1.1K | approximately 9% | approximately 3% | approximately $2B |
| 2024 | 3.7K | approximately $919 | approximately 9% | approximately 3% | approximately $2.3B |
| 2023 | 2.7K | approximately $956 | approximately 10% | approximately 3% | approximately $1.9B |
| 2022 | 2.3K | approximately $1.2K | approximately 11% | approximately 4% | approximately $2.3B |
| 2021 | 2.3K | approximately $1.3K | approximately 11% | approximately 4% | approximately $1.3B |
| 2020 | 1.5K | approximately $1.6K | approximately 14% | approximately 6% | approximately $1.3B |
| 2019 | 832 | approximately $4.2K | approximately 19% | approximately 8% | approximately $1.2B |
| 2018 | 820 | approximately $5.6K | approximately 21% | approximately 8% | approximately $2B |
| 2017 | 627 | approximately $13.3K | approximately 27% | approximately 11% | approximately $1B |
| 2016 | 532 | approximately $40.9K | approximately 41% | approximately 20% | approximately $2.9B |
| 2015 | 364 | approximately $56.8K | approximately 42% | approximately 17% | approximately $1B |
Median beats average here: genre revenue is hit-driven, so the median shows what the typical Atmospheric launch actually earned. Recent years accumulate revenue for a while after launch.
Leaderboard
| # | Game | Est. revenue | Reviews | Score | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ELDEN RINGSteam | approximately $938.5M | 1.2M | 93% | $59.99 |
| 2 | Black Myth: WukongSteam | approximately $813.5M | 1.2M | 96% | $59.99 |
| 3 | DARK SOULS™ IIISteam | approximately $469.4M | 440.1K | 94% | $59.99 |
| 4 | Battlefield™ 6Steam | approximately $460.1M | 369.4K | 64% | $69.99 |
| 5 | approximately $454.9M | 379.4K | 86% | $59.99 | |
| 6 | No Man's SkySteam | approximately $432.1M | 420.7K | 85% | $59.99 |
| 7 | approximately $427M | 944.1K | 97% | $19.99 | |
| 8 | Forza Horizon 5Steam | approximately $396.2M | 281.8K | 89% | $59.99 |
| 9 | DayZSteam | approximately $357.6M | 469.9K | 78% | $49.99 |
| 10 | Hogwarts LegacySteam | approximately $344.4M | 373.9K | 90% | $59.99 |
| 11 | approximately $309.5M | 356.1K | 95% | $59.99 | |
| 12 | Ready or NotSteam | approximately $278.3M | 347.5K | 79% | $49.99 |
| 13 | ARC RaidersSteam | approximately $253.1M | 416.9K | 82% | $39.99 |
| 14 | The ForestSteam | approximately $247.2M | 683.1K | 96% | $19.99 |
| 15 | approximately $240.7M | 234.2K | 85% | $59.99 | |
| 16 | Sons Of The ForestSteam | approximately $236.1M | 320.8K | 88% | $29.99 |
| 17 | approximately $235.4M | 378.1K | 92% | $39.99 | |
| 18 | Forza Horizon 6Steam | approximately $229M | 99K | 82% | $69.99 |
| 19 | TerrariaSteam | approximately $189.8M | 1.6M | 97% | $9.99 |
| 20 | approximately $187.3M | 517.8K | 89% | $29.99 | |
| 21 | RimWorldSteam | approximately $179.3M | 246.8K | 98% | $34.99 |
| 22 | approximately $178.5M | 149.1K | 72% | $59.99 | |
| 23 | StarfieldSteam | approximately $160.2M | 175.5K | 57% | $49.99 |
| 24 | approximately $149.4M | 141.1K | 80% | $59.99 | |
| 25 | approximately $144.3M | 423.6K | 89% | $19.99 | |
| 26 | approximately $139.1M | 144K | 96% | $59.99 | |
| 27 | God of WarSteam | approximately $135.5M | 185K | 96% | $49.99 |
| 28 | Deep Rock GalacticSteam | approximately $134.3M | 380.3K | 97% | $29.99 |
| 29 | Fallout 4Steam | approximately $133.6M | 429.3K | 81% | $19.99 |
| 30 | approximately $133.3M | 262.8K | 92% | $39.99 | |
| 31 | HadesSteam | approximately $125.8M | 308.7K | 98% | $24.99 |
| 32 | Half-Life: AlyxSteam | approximately $123.2M | 105.5K | 98% | $59.99 |
| 33 | SubnauticaSteam | approximately $123M | 380.6K | 97% | $29.99 |
| 34 | Cities: Skylines IISteam | approximately $116.1M | 93.3K | 56% | $49.99 |
| 35 | approximately $114.1M | 317.8K | 95% | $19.99 | |
| 36 | DOOM EternalSteam | approximately $111.5M | 217.5K | 91% | $29.99 |
| 37 | approximately $108.5M | 86.1K | 92% | $59.99 | |
| 38 | Hunt: Showdown 1896Steam | approximately $106.1M | 279.1K | 74% | $29.99 |
| 39 | approximately $104.5M | 106.3K | 57% | $49.99 | |
| 40 | approximately $102.8M | 457.7K | 97% | $14.99 | |
| 41 | Hollow KnightSteam | approximately $101.7M | 562.4K | 97% | $14.99 |
| 42 | approximately $98.5M | 155.5K | 92% | $39.99 | |
| 43 | approximately $98M | 139.3K | 72% | $39.99 | |
| 44 | approximately $97.1M | 270.6K | 96% | $19.99 | |
| 45 | approximately $96.8M | 96.9K | 94% | $59.99 | |
| 46 | BioShock InfiniteSteam | approximately $92.9M | 145.8K | 93% | $29.99 |
| 47 | approximately $92.2M | 543.4K | 95% | $14.99 | |
| 48 | Resident Evil 2Steam | approximately $90.9M | 156.6K | 97% | $39.99 |
| 49 | approximately $88.3M | 109.3K | 84% | $59.99 | |
| 50 | Lies of PSteam | approximately $85.6M | 83K | 92% | $59.99 |