Steam tag
Estimated revenue, market economics, and the top games tagged Basketball on Steam.
Share of Basketball 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 Basketball 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 | 37 | approximately $767 | approximately 5% | approximately 3% | approximately $8.4M |
| 2025 | 46 | approximately $722 | approximately 11% | approximately 2% | approximately $37.5M |
| 2024 | 29 | approximately $719 | approximately 10% | approximately 7% | approximately $84.2M |
| 2023 | 36 | approximately $634 | approximately 11% | approximately 0% | approximately $1.1M |
| 2022 | 26 | approximately $906 | approximately 12% | approximately 0% | approximately $741.7K |
| 2021 | 26 | approximately $857 | approximately 8% | approximately 0% | approximately $609.3K |
| 2020 | 12 | approximately $906 | approximately 0% | approximately 0% | approximately $64.5K |
| 2019 | 10 | approximately $336 | approximately 0% | approximately 0% | approximately $47.3K |
| 2018 | 7 | approximately $1.4K | approximately 0% | approximately 0% | approximately $79.7K |
| 2017 | 6 | approximately $6.6K | approximately 0% | approximately 0% | approximately $77.3K |
| 2016 | 4 | approximately $23.3K | approximately 25% | approximately 0% | approximately $494.8K |
| 2015 | 4 | approximately $1.1K | approximately 0% | approximately 0% | approximately $21.4K |
Median beats average here: genre revenue is hit-driven, so the median shows what the typical Basketball launch actually earned. Recent years accumulate revenue for a while after launch.
Leaderboard
| # | Game | Est. revenue | Reviews | Score | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NBA 2K25Steam | approximately $82.2M | 42.9K | 59% | $69.99 |
| 2 | NBA 2K26Steam | approximately $36.5M | 25.6K | 67% | $69.99 |
| 3 | NBA 2K27Steam | approximately $7.5M | 2.8K | 51% | $69.99 |
| 4 | FlatOut 2Steam | approximately $5.3M | 22.2K | 96% | $9.99 |
| 5 | approximately $1.7M | 1.6K | 75% | $44.99 | |
| 6 | NBA THE RUNSteam | approximately $767.6K | 955 | 68% | $29.99 |
| 7 | All-In-One Sports VRSteam | approximately $528.8K | 770 | 84% | $19.99 |
| 8 | Hoop LandSteam | approximately $455.7K | 722 | 96% | $14.99 |
| 9 | approximately $448K | 629 | 79% | $19.99 | |
| 10 | Old Retro ShooterSteam | approximately $238.5K | 45 | 51% | $199.99 |
| 11 | SnowboardSteam | approximately $238K | 41 | 34% | $199.99 |
| 12 | approximately $189.5K | 34 | 44% | $199.99 | |
| 13 | approximately $158.5K | 178 | 70% | $24.99 | |
| 14 | Double Dragon ReviveSteam | approximately $137.6K | 199 | 65% | $34.99 |
| 15 | approximately $134.5K | 140 | 69% | $29.99 | |
| 16 | Battle for Sea 3DSteam | approximately $127.7K | 22 | 32% | $199.99 |
| 17 | approximately $120.4K | 165 | 70% | $19.99 | |
| 18 | approximately $116.4K | 32 | 50% | $199.99 | |
| 19 | approximately $113.8K | 25 | 48% | $199.99 | |
| 20 | approximately $108.6K | 203 | 79% | $9.99 | |
| 21 | approximately $108K | 198 | 86% | $14.99 | |
| 22 | approximately $85.7K | 167 | 73% | $14.99 | |
| 23 | approximately $79K | 221 | 86% | $9.99 | |
| 24 | approximately $57.5K | 290 | 96% | $9.99 | |
| 25 | approximately $49.1K | 213 | 75% | $8.99 | |
| 26 | approximately $42.3K | 49 | 73% | $49.99 | |
| 27 | approximately $39.1K | 430 | 83% | $4.99 | |
| 28 | approximately $38.5K | 136 | 73% | $9.99 | |
| 29 | Midnight HoopsSteam | approximately $37K | 283 | 90% | $3.49 |
| 30 | approximately $36.5K | 116 | 62% | $13.99 | |
| 31 | RoboDunkSteam | approximately $35.4K | 95 | 96% | $14.99 |
| 32 | Basketball ClassicsSteam | approximately $34.5K | 186 | 92% | $9.99 |
| 33 | VR SUPER SPORTSSteam | approximately $33.5K | 122 | 56% | $12.99 |
| 34 | Pile Up! Box by BoxSteam | approximately $33.2K | 100 | 92% | $14.99 |
| 35 | approximately $32.6K | 61 | 41% | $14.99 | |
| 36 | NockSteam | approximately $31.4K | 57 | 88% | $19.99 |
| 37 | approximately $29.5K | 38 | 74% | $19.99 | |
| 38 | approximately $29.1K | 46 | 46% | $19.99 | |
| 39 | Lacrosse 26Steam | approximately $25.7K | 19 | 89% | $34.99 |
| 40 | approximately $25.4K | 46 | 80% | $14.99 | |
| 41 | KUNKUN Defender 2Steam | approximately $25.3K | 343 | 94% | $4.99 |
| 42 | approximately $24.7K | 58 | 67% | $9.99 | |
| 43 | Blacktop HoopsSteam | approximately $23.7K | 18 | 78% | $29.99 |
| 44 | approximately $23.5K | 62 | 37% | $9.99 | |
| 45 | Grapple HoopsSteam | approximately $23.1K | 90 | 71% | $11.99 |
| 46 | approximately $22.4K | 45 | 60% | $14.99 | |
| 47 | approximately $21.1K | 26 | 69% | $19.99 | |
| 48 | approximately $19.2K | 54 | 78% | $15.00 | |
| 49 | Pickup Basketball VRSteam | approximately $18.3K | 77 | 78% | $9.99 |
| 50 | Full Court HeroesSteam | approximately $18K | 27 | 41% | $15.99 |