Steam tag
Estimated revenue, market economics, and the top games tagged Building on Steam.
Share of 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.
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Total estimated revenue of 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 | approximately $454.9M | 379.4K | 86% | $59.99 | |
| 2 | 7 Days to DieSteam | approximately $431.8M | 401.2K | 87% | $44.99 |
Modeled estimate, not reported sales
| Year | Releases | Median rev | $100k+ | $1M+ | Total genre revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1.2K | approximately $2.4K | approximately 16% | approximately 6% | approximately $1B |
| 2025 | 1.1K | approximately $4.2K | approximately 21% | approximately 7% | approximately $1.1B |
| 2024 | 879 | approximately $2.1K | approximately 19% | approximately 7% | approximately $1.8B |
| 2023 | 752 | approximately $2.3K | approximately 17% | approximately 6% | approximately $594.8M |
| 2022 | 565 | approximately $4.3K | approximately 22% | approximately 7% | approximately $490.1M |
| 2021 | 554 | approximately $1.7K | approximately 18% | approximately 8% | approximately $439.4M |
| 2020 | 401 | approximately $2.3K | approximately 19% | approximately 11% | approximately $501M |
| 2019 | 205 | approximately $12.2K | approximately 35% | approximately 19% | approximately $606M |
| 2018 | 174 | approximately $12.9K | approximately 33% | approximately 18% | approximately $794.4M |
| 2017 | 132 | approximately $15.8K | approximately 33% | approximately 14% | approximately $258.2M |
| 2016 | 104 | approximately $83K | approximately 47% | approximately 23% | approximately $832.9M |
| 2015 | 94 | approximately $48K | approximately 44% | approximately 26% | approximately $422.9M |
Median beats average here: genre revenue is hit-driven, so the median shows what the typical Building launch actually earned. Recent years accumulate revenue for a while after launch.
| 3 |
SatisfactorySteam |
| approximately $326.2M |
| 279.9K |
| 97% |
| $27.99 |
| 4 | Project ZomboidSteam | approximately $301.3M | 483.3K | 94% | $24.99 |
| 5 | ValheimSteam | approximately $276.2M | 468.1K | 94% | $29.99 |
| 6 | The ForestSteam | approximately $247.2M | 683.1K | 96% | $19.99 |
| 7 | PalworldSteam | approximately $247.1M | 489.8K | 95% | $29.99 |
| 8 | Stardew ValleySteam | approximately $246.9M | 1M | 98% | $14.99 |
| 9 | Sons Of The ForestSteam | approximately $236.1M | 320.8K | 88% | $29.99 |
| 10 | Garry's ModSteam | approximately $231.5M | 1.3M | 97% | $9.99 |
| 11 | Cities: SkylinesSteam | approximately $206.5M | 299.3K | 90% | $29.99 |
| 12 | FactorioSteam | approximately $205.8M | 235K | 98% | $35.00 |
| 13 | Schedule ISteam | approximately $201.7M | 317.2K | 98% | $19.99 |
| 14 | TerrariaSteam | approximately $189.8M | 1.6M | 97% | $9.99 |
| 15 | RimWorldSteam | approximately $179.3M | 246.8K | 98% | $34.99 |
| 16 | RaftSteam | approximately $169.4M | 378.9K | 93% | $19.99 |
| 17 | Cities: Skylines IISteam | approximately $116.1M | 93.3K | 56% | $49.99 |
| 18 | Manor LordsSteam | approximately $112M | 91.9K | 84% | $39.99 |
| 19 | Scrap MechanicSteam | approximately $108.2M | 122.9K | 92% | $28.99 |
| 20 | approximately $107.8M | 118K | 60% | $44.99 |
| 21 | approximately $106.1M | 586.8K | 84% | $14.99 |
| 22 | Dune: AwakeningSteam | approximately $91M | 79.2K | 71% | $24.99 |
| 23 | EnshroudedSteam | approximately $90.1M | 105.9K | 86% | $39.99 |
| 24 | V RisingSteam | approximately $84M | 137.3K | 89% | $34.99 |
| 25 | KenshiSteam | approximately $83.3M | 116.9K | 96% | $29.99 |
| 26 | Oxygen Not IncludedSteam | approximately $75.5M | 144K | 97% | $24.99 |
| 27 | Cult of the LambSteam | approximately $64.4M | 129.9K | 96% | $24.99 |
| 28 | Prison ArchitectSteam | approximately $64.3M | 74.9K | 88% | $29.99 |
| 29 | approximately $64.2M | 32K | 26% | $49.99 |
| 30 | People PlaygroundSteam | approximately $62.9M | 319.2K | 98% | $9.99 |
| 31 | ICARUSSteam | approximately $62.1M | 68.7K | 75% | $34.99 |
| 32 | approximately $61.2M | 68.8K | 85% | $34.99 |
| 33 | approximately $59.6M | 84.1K | 92% | $11.99 |
| 34 | Space EngineersSteam | approximately $58.6M | 134.5K | 89% | $19.99 |
| 35 | TimberbornSteam | approximately $56.9M | 41.9K | 96% | $34.99 |
| 36 | Abiotic FactorSteam | approximately $56.1M | 59.3K | 96% | $34.99 |
| 37 | Green HellSteam | approximately $53.9M | 102.8K | 85% | $24.99 |
| 38 | Europa Universalis VSteam | approximately $52.7M | 31.7K | 64% | $59.99 |
| 39 | Medieval DynastySteam | approximately $52.3M | 52.4K | 90% | $34.99 |
| 40 | Slime Rancher 2Steam | approximately $48.8M | 50.2K | 95% | $29.99 |
| 41 | approximately $48.5M | 60.1K | 91% | $24.99 |
| 42 | Farming Simulator 25Steam | approximately $48.5M | 58.6K | 87% | $29.99 |
| 43 | My Summer CarSteam | approximately $48.4M | 117.8K | 95% | $14.99 |
| 44 | Dyson Sphere ProgramSteam | approximately $47.4M | 91.8K | 97% | $19.99 |
| 45 | Kerbal Space ProgramSteam | approximately $39.3M | 147.2K | 96% | $9.99 |
| 46 | ASTRONEERSteam | approximately $38.8M | 118.9K | 92% | $29.99 |
| 47 | Core KeeperSteam | approximately $38.1M | 66.7K | 93% | $19.99 |
| 48 | WindroseSteam | approximately $37.8M | 52.9K | 87% | $29.99 |
| 49 | Against the StormSteam | approximately $37.6M | 37.6K | 94% | $29.99 |
| 50 | House FlipperSteam | approximately $37M | 112.1K | 94% | $24.99 |