Steam tag
Estimated revenue, market economics, and the top games tagged Based On A Novel on Steam.
For developers
Total estimated revenue of Based On A Novel 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 | Metro 2033 Redux | $49.4M | 138.7K | 92% | $19.99 |
| 2 | Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™ | $39.5M | 96.5K | 93% | $19.99 |
| 3 | S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl | $23.7M | 48K | 95% | $19.99 |
| 4 |
| Year | Releases | Median rev | $100k+ | $1M+ | Total genre revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | $1.4M | 100% | 100% | $1.4M |
| 2022 | 1 | $1.9M | 100% | 100% | $1.9M |
| 2021 | 2 | $1.5M | 100% | 50% | $3M |
| 2019 | 1 | $362.3K | 100% | 0% | $362.3K |
| 2017 | 1 | $1.9M | 100% | 100% | $1.9M |
| 2016 | 1 | $814.6K | 100% | 0% | $814.6K |
Median beats average here: genre revenue is hit-driven, so the median shows what the typical Based On A Novel launch actually earned. Recent years accumulate revenue for a while after launch.
| Alice: Madness Returns |
| $7.4M |
| 30.1K |
| 91% |
| $9.99 |
| 5 | Mount & Blade: With Fire & Sword | $5.2M | 14K | 88% | $9.99 |
| 6 | The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing | $4M | 10.2K | 83% | $14.99 |
| 7 | Record of Lodoss War-Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth- | $2.6M | 7.4K | 93% | $19.99 |
| 8 | The Testament of Sherlock Holmes | $2.1M | 3.9K | 80% | $19.99 |
| 9 | Lost Eidolons | $1.9M | 2.4K | 68% | $34.99 |
| 10 | Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth | $1.9M | 5.9K | 92% | $19.99 |
| 11 | Agatha Christie - Murder on the Orient Express | $1.4M | 1.2K | 84% | $39.99 |
| 12 | Agatha Christie - The ABC Murders | $814.6K | 3.1K | 81% | $14.99 |
| 13 | Call of Cthulhu®: Dark Corners of the Earth | $396.3K | 3.3K | 68% | $4.99 |
| 14 | Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot: The First Cases | $373.3K | 1.4K | 75% | $19.99 |
| 15 | Nancy Drew®: Midnight in Salem | $362.3K | 1.1K | 55% | $21.99 |
| 16 | I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream | $154.7K | 3.5K | 89% | $2.49 |
| 17 | The 39 Steps | $7.6K | 432 | 81% | $0.99 |
| 18 | Spec Ops: The Line | — | 56.2K | 93% | — |
| 19 | The Lord of the Rings Online™ | $0 | 23K | 81% | Free |