Steam tag
Estimated revenue, market economics, and the top games tagged Bullet Hell on Steam.
Share of Bullet Hell 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 Bullet Hell 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 | Risk of Rain 2Steam | approximately $113.8M | 353.1K | 94% | $24.99 |
| 2 | DELTARUNESteam | approximately $72.1M | 137.2K | 98% | $24.99 |
Modeled estimate, not reported sales
| Year | Releases | Median rev | $100k+ | $1M+ | Total genre revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1.2K | approximately $330 | approximately 3% | approximately 1% | approximately $36.3M |
| 2025 | 1.1K | approximately $606 | approximately 4% | approximately 1% | approximately $168M |
| 2024 | 928 | approximately $623 | approximately 6% | approximately 1% | approximately $45.5M |
| 2023 | 724 | approximately $614 | approximately 9% | approximately 2% | approximately $72.6M |
| 2022 | 514 | approximately $614 | approximately 6% | approximately 1% | approximately $40M |
| 2021 | 360 | approximately $422 | approximately 5% | approximately 1% | approximately $12.7M |
| 2020 | 315 | approximately $506 | approximately 5% | approximately 2% | approximately $142M |
| 2019 | 189 | approximately $1.2K | approximately 8% | approximately 2% | approximately $15.2M |
| 2018 | 181 | approximately $2.3K | approximately 10% | approximately 3% | approximately $28.8M |
| 2017 | 130 | approximately $5.9K | approximately 12% | approximately 3% | approximately $72.2M |
| 2016 | 118 | approximately $14.7K | approximately 22% | approximately 3% | approximately $47.5M |
| 2015 | 90 | approximately $12.8K | approximately 12% | approximately 3% | approximately $66.7M |
Median beats average here: genre revenue is hit-driven, so the median shows what the typical Bullet Hell launch actually earned. Recent years accumulate revenue for a while after launch.
| 3 |
CupheadSteam |
| approximately $63M |
| 221.7K |
| 96% |
| $19.99 |
| 4 | UndertaleSteam | approximately $55.3M | 342.7K | 97% | $9.99 |
| 5 | Enter the GungeonSteam | approximately $25.7M | 89.9K | 95% | $14.99 |
| 6 | MegabonkSteam | approximately $24.1M | 106.3K | 94% | $5.99 |
| 7 | Vampire SurvivorsSteam | approximately $23.2M | 265.9K | 98% | $4.99 |
| 8 | approximately $15.7M | 48.3K | 86% | $12.99 |
| 9 | RoboquestSteam | approximately $12.3M | 24.4K | 95% | $24.99 |
| 10 | Returnal™Steam | approximately $10.7M | 11.1K | 81% | $59.99 |
| 11 | Just Shapes & BeatsSteam | approximately $10.3M | 26.1K | 98% | $19.99 |
| 12 | BrotatoSteam | approximately $9.9M | 111.6K | 96% | $4.99 |
| 13 | Soulstone SurvivorsSteam | approximately $9.8M | 26.8K | 91% | $14.99 |
| 14 | BALL x PITSteam | approximately $9.7M | 27.2K | 95% | $9.89 |
| 15 | Deadzone: RogueSteam | approximately $9.4M | 16.7K | 82% | $24.99 |
| 16 | Hero SiegeSteam | approximately $7.6M | 47.9K | 67% | $7.99 |
| 17 | Neon AbyssSteam | approximately $7.6M | 23.6K | 86% | $19.99 |
| 18 | Crab ChampionsSteam | approximately $7.4M | 31.2K | 98% | $9.99 |
| 19 | FuriSteam | approximately $6.7M | 14.1K | 90% | $19.99 |
| 20 | Nova DriftSteam | approximately $6.4M | 14.6K | 96% | $17.99 |
| 21 | The Binding of IsaacSteam | approximately $6.4M | 62.9K | 95% | $4.99 |
| 22 | MagicraftSteam | approximately $6M | 16.9K | 93% | $11.99 |
| 23 | Halls of TormentSteam | approximately $5.7M | 31.9K | 95% | $6.66 |
| 24 | approximately $5.5M | 13.1K | 94% | $19.99 |
| 25 | Azur Lane CrosswaveSteam | approximately $5.5M | 7.4K | 69% | $39.99 |
| 26 | Nuclear ThroneSteam | approximately $5.3M | 19.8K | 96% | $11.99 |
| 27 | Rabi-RibiSteam | approximately $5.2M | 12.3K | 95% | $17.99 |
| 28 | approximately $5.2M | 15.5K | 92% | $14.99 |
| 29 | Touhou Luna NightsSteam | approximately $5.2M | 15K | 97% | $17.99 |
| 30 | Pax AutocraticaSteam | approximately $4.5M | 3.5K | 92% | $29.99 |
| 31 | approximately $4.5M | 11.4K | 90% | $19.99 |
| 32 | The Spell BrigadeSteam | approximately $4.2M | 16.9K | 81% | $12.99 |
| 33 | Rabbit and SteelSteam | approximately $4M | 11.6K | 97% | $14.99 |
| 34 | Death Must DieSteam | approximately $4M | 21.8K | 90% | $6.99 |
| 35 | 20 Minutes Till DawnSteam | approximately $3.7M | 29.2K | 90% | $4.99 |
| 36 | Rogue: GenesiaSteam | approximately $3.6M | 8.6K | 91% | $14.99 |
| 37 | One Step From EdenSteam | approximately $3.4M | 7.7K | 93% | $19.99 |
| 38 | VOID/BREAKERSteam | approximately $3.1M | 2.8K | 92% | $29.99 |
| 39 | approximately $2.8M | 9.5K | 87% | $14.99 |
| 40 | approximately $2.8M | 8.3K | 98% | $14.99 |
| 41 | EverhoodSteam | approximately $2.8M | 14K | 95% | $9.99 |
| 42 | Dungeon MunchiesSteam | approximately $2.6M | 7.2K | 97% | $19.99 |
| 43 | Tiny RoguesSteam | approximately $2.4M | 10.8K | 96% | $9.99 |
| 44 | Pistol WhipSteam | approximately $2.4M | 4.1K | 94% | $29.99 |
| 45 | Devil DaggersSteam | approximately $2.3M | 9.5K | 95% | $9.99 |
| 46 | approximately $2.2M | 6.4K | 69% | $12.99 |
| 47 | Battle RamSteam | approximately $2.2M | 2.7K | 84% | $29.99 |
| 48 | TEVISteam | approximately $2.2M | 4.1K | 89% | $29.99 |
| 49 | KillsquadSteam | approximately $2.1M | 3.5K | 70% | $29.99 |
| 50 | Dead EstateSteam | approximately $2M | 6.7K | 95% | $14.99 |