Steam tag
Estimated revenue, market economics, and the top games tagged Beat 'em up on Steam.
For developers
Total estimated revenue of Beat 'em up 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 | Marvel's Spider-Man 2 | $48.9M | 28.8K | 83% | $59.99 |
| 2 | Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales | $48.5M | 37.4K | 93% | $49.99 |
| 3 | METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE | $42.2M | 68.8K | 96% | $29.99 |
| Year | Releases | Median rev | $100k+ | $1M+ | Total genre revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | $3.2M | 100% | 63% | $27.7M |
| 2025 | 23 | $584.6K | 87% | 39% | $74.5M |
| 2024 | 12 | $197.4K | 75% | 25% | $19.9M |
| 2023 | 15 | $426.5K | 100% | 33% | $49.4M |
| 2022 | 25 | $987.8K | 88% | 48% | $100M |
| 2021 | 17 | $1.3M | 71% | 53% | $35.4M |
| 2020 | 7 | $1.4M | 86% | 57% | $32.8M |
| 2019 | 7 | $458.4K | 100% | 29% | $4.9M |
| 2018 | 12 | $679.9K | 100% | 42% | $28.7M |
| 2017 | 15 | $998.3K | 80% | 47% | $80.1M |
| 2016 | 12 | $982.2K | 58% | 50% | $52.6M |
| 2015 | 15 | $1.2M | 80% | 73% | $56M |
Median beats average here: genre revenue is hit-driven, so the median shows what the typical Beat 'em up launch actually earned. Recent years accumulate revenue for a while after launch.
| 4 |
| Batman™: Arkham Knight |
| $39M |
| 109.5K |
| 93% |
| $19.99 |
| 5 | Castle Crashers® | $32.2M | 108.6K | 96% | $14.99 |
| 6 | Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition | $29.9M | 78.4K | 94% | $19.99 |
| 7 | Batman™: Arkham Origins | $29.4M | 64.7K | 90% | $19.99 |
| 8 | NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Ultimate Ninja STORM 4 | $27.8M | 90.5K | 91% | $14.99 |
| 9 | Injustice™ 2 | $26.5M | 24.4K | 86% | $49.99 |
| 10 | Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition | $25.8M | 60.9K | 96% | $19.99 |
| 11 | Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition | $23.3M | 55.1K | 96% | $19.99 |
| 12 | Rivals of Aether | $22.5M | 37.9K | 96% | $29.99 |
| 13 | Sifu | $20.4M | 28K | 92% | $39.99 |
| 14 | DYNASTY WARRIORS 8: Xtreme Legends Complete Edition | $20M | 14K | 84% | $49.99 |
| 15 | DRAGON BALL FighterZ | $20M | 76.4K | 90% | $14.39 |
| 16 | Hi-Fi RUSH | $19.5M | 35.7K | 97% | $29.99 |
| 17 | DRAGON BALL Z: KAKAROT | $17.6M | 58K | 93% | $19.99 |
| 18 | Gang Beasts | $14.5M | 66.6K | 86% | $7.99 |
| 19 | Another Crab's Treasure | $13M | 21.3K | 93% | $11.99 |
| 20 | Paint the Town Red | $10.6M | 32.3K | 96% | $19.99 |
| 21 | Injustice: Gods Among Us Ultimate Edition | $10.6M | 20.1K | 86% | $19.99 |
| 22 | TEKKEN 7 | $9.7M | 95.1K | 84% | $5.99 |
| 23 | Brutal Legend | $9.4M | 20.3K | 93% | $14.99 |
| 24 | Judgment | $8.7M | 12K | 94% | $39.99 |
| 25 | Bully: Scholarship Edition | $8.1M | 41.5K | 84% | $5.24 |
| 26 | Streets of Rage 4 | $8M | 19.5K | 92% | $24.99 |
| 27 | SD GUNDAM BATTLE ALLIANCE | $7.8M | 6.1K | 63% | $59.99 |
| 28 | Dust: An Elysian Tail | $7.5M | 19K | 95% | $14.99 |
| 29 | Dead as Disco | $7.2M | 12.1K | 97% | $24.99 |
| 30 | MADNESS: Project Nexus | $7.2M | 17.4K | 97% | $24.99 |
| 31 | Lost Judgment | $6.9M | 9.5K | 94% | $39.99 |
| 32 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge | $6.7M | 14.7K | 94% | $24.99 |
| 33 | Furi | $6.6M | 14K | 90% | $19.99 |
| 34 | STAR WARS™ - The Force Unleashed™ Ultimate Sith Edition | $6.4M | 12.2K | 76% | $19.99 |
| 35 | Rotwood | $5.9M | 8.1K | 75% | $29.99 |
| 36 | Absolum | $5.7M | 10.2K | 92% | $24.99 |
| 37 | Punch Club | $5.6M | 15.7K | 80% | $9.99 |
| 38 | RWBY: Grimm Eclipse | $5.5M | 11.6K | 81% | $13.39 |
| 39 | Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl | $5.5M | 5.7K | 70% | $49.99 |
| 40 | Lost Castle 2 | $5.4M | 13.1K | 78% | $17.99 |
| 41 | DNF Duel | $5.2M | 4.2K | 63% | $49.99 |
| 42 | Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties | $5.1M | 3.2K | 62% | $59.99 |
| 43 | DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE 2 | $5M | 58.6K | 90% | $4.99 |
| 44 | Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin | $4.5M | 5.7K | 92% | $29.99 |
| 45 | Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion | $4.5M | 2.4K | 63% | $69.99 |
| 46 | NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Ultimate Ninja STORM 3 Full Burst HD | $3.8M | 14.4K | 90% | $9.99 |
| 47 | Police Simulator: Patrol Officers | $3.7M | 22.4K | 76% | $5.99 |
| 48 | DmC: Devil May Cry | $3.3M | 32.7K | 93% | $4.49 |
| 49 | DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE | $3.2M | 22.1K | 90% | $6.49 |
| 50 | ONE PIECE: PIRATE WARRIORS 4 | $3.2M | 21.8K | 92% | $7.99 |