Steam tag
Estimated revenue, market economics, and the top games tagged Base Building on Steam.
Share of Base Building 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 Base Building 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 | 7 Days to DieSteam | approximately $431.8M | 401.2K | 87% | $44.99 |
| 2 | SatisfactorySteam | approximately $326.2M | 279.9K | 97% | $27.99 |
Modeled estimate, not reported sales
| Year | Releases | Median rev | $100k+ | $1M+ | Total genre revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 776 | approximately $3.3K | approximately 17% | approximately 7% | approximately $1B |
| 2025 | 749 | approximately $4.5K | approximately 24% | approximately 9% | approximately $863.5M |
| 2024 | 637 | approximately $1.9K | approximately 23% | approximately 8% | approximately $1.8B |
| 2023 | 485 | approximately $2.5K | approximately 18% | approximately 6% | approximately $282.6M |
| 2022 | 324 | approximately $2.9K | approximately 22% | approximately 9% | approximately $498.2M |
| 2021 | 319 | approximately $2.1K | approximately 22% | approximately 10% | approximately $468.1M |
| 2020 | 228 | approximately $3.3K | approximately 21% | approximately 11% | approximately $618.6M |
| 2019 | 112 | approximately $26.3K | approximately 41% | approximately 21% | approximately $458.1M |
| 2018 | 92 | approximately $13K | approximately 33% | approximately 17% | approximately $586.3M |
| 2017 | 62 | approximately $50.5K | approximately 44% | approximately 19% | approximately $194.8M |
| 2016 | 44 | approximately $201.5K | approximately 64% | approximately 32% | approximately $53.2M |
| 2015 | 42 | approximately $284.9K | approximately 55% | approximately 31% | approximately $122.1M |
Median beats average here: genre revenue is hit-driven, so the median shows what the typical Base Building launch actually earned. Recent years accumulate revenue for a while after launch.
| 3 |
ValheimSteam |
| approximately $276.2M |
| 468.1K |
| 94% |
| $29.99 |
| 4 | PalworldSteam | approximately $247.1M | 489.8K | 95% | $29.99 |
| 5 | Sons Of The ForestSteam | approximately $236.1M | 320.8K | 88% | $29.99 |
| 6 | FactorioSteam | approximately $205.8M | 235K | 98% | $35.00 |
| 7 | Schedule ISteam | approximately $201.7M | 317.2K | 98% | $19.99 |
| 8 | RimWorldSteam | approximately $179.3M | 246.8K | 98% | $34.99 |
| 9 | RaftSteam | approximately $169.4M | 378.9K | 93% | $19.99 |
| 10 | SquadSteam | approximately $129.6M | 243.8K | 81% | $19.99 |
| 11 | SubnauticaSteam | approximately $123M | 380.6K | 97% | $29.99 |
| 12 | Manor LordsSteam | approximately $112M | 91.9K | 84% | $39.99 |
| 13 | Scrap MechanicSteam | approximately $108.2M | 122.9K | 92% | $28.99 |
| 14 | approximately $107.8M | 118K | 60% | $44.99 |
| 15 | approximately $106.1M | 586.8K | 84% | $14.99 |
| 16 | approximately $104.3M | 182.6K | 95% | $34.99 |
| 17 | Dune: AwakeningSteam | approximately $91M | 79.2K | 71% | $24.99 |
| 18 | EnshroudedSteam | approximately $90.1M | 105.9K | 86% | $39.99 |
| 19 | V RisingSteam | approximately $84M | 137.3K | 89% | $34.99 |
| 20 | KenshiSteam | approximately $83.3M | 116.9K | 96% | $29.99 |
| 21 | Subnautica 2Steam | approximately $80.7M | 127.7K | 91% | $29.99 |
| 22 | Oxygen Not IncludedSteam | approximately $75.5M | 144K | 97% | $24.99 |
| 23 | approximately $69.1M | 95.8K | 86% | $39.99 |
| 24 | GroundedSteam | approximately $68.1M | 95.9K | 90% | $39.99 |
| 25 | Fallout 76Steam | approximately $65.4M | 140.8K | 72% | $39.99 |
| 26 | Cult of the LambSteam | approximately $64.4M | 129.9K | 96% | $24.99 |
| 27 | Prison ArchitectSteam | approximately $64.3M | 74.9K | 88% | $29.99 |
| 28 | ICARUSSteam | approximately $62.1M | 68.7K | 75% | $34.99 |
| 29 | approximately $61.2M | 68.8K | 85% | $34.99 |
| 30 | Space EngineersSteam | approximately $58.6M | 134.5K | 89% | $19.99 |
| 31 | TimberbornSteam | approximately $56.9M | 41.9K | 96% | $34.99 |
| 32 | Abiotic FactorSteam | approximately $56.1M | 59.3K | 96% | $34.99 |
| 33 | This War of MineSteam | approximately $55.9M | 97.8K | 94% | $19.99 |
| 34 | approximately $55.2M | 39.9K | 75% | $27.99 |
| 35 | Green HellSteam | approximately $53.9M | 102.8K | 85% | $24.99 |
| 36 | Medieval DynastySteam | approximately $52.3M | 52.4K | 90% | $34.99 |
| 37 | approximately $49.2M | 70.1K | 83% | $29.99 |
| 38 | approximately $48.5M | 60.1K | 91% | $24.99 |
| 39 | approximately $47.5M | 102.9K | 96% | $19.99 |
| 40 | Dyson Sphere ProgramSteam | approximately $47.4M | 91.8K | 97% | $19.99 |
| 41 | approximately $47M | 108.5K | 90% | $29.99 |
| 42 | ASTRONEERSteam | approximately $38.8M | 118.9K | 92% | $29.99 |
| 43 | FoxholeSteam | approximately $38.7M | 53.1K | 79% | $29.99 |
| 44 | Core KeeperSteam | approximately $38.1M | 66.7K | 93% | $19.99 |
| 45 | WindroseSteam | approximately $37.8M | 52.9K | 87% | $29.99 |
| 46 | Against the StormSteam | approximately $37.6M | 37.6K | 94% | $29.99 |
| 47 | House FlipperSteam | approximately $37M | 112.1K | 94% | $24.99 |
| 48 | Dwarf FortressSteam | approximately $35.4M | 31.5K | 95% | $29.99 |
| 49 | approximately $34.4M | 27.4K | 91% | $39.99 |
| 50 | FoundationSteam | approximately $34.2M | 24.3K | 87% | $34.99 |