Steam tag
Estimated revenue, market economics, and the top games tagged Choose Your Own Adventure on Steam.
For developers
Total estimated revenue of Choose Your Own Adventure 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 | DayZ | $292.9M | 384.8K | 78% | $49.99 |
| 2 | Crimson Desert | $235M | 164.4K | 84% | $69.99 |
| 3 | Assassin's Creed® Odyssey | $194M | 185.6K | 89% | $59.99 |
| 4 |
| Year | Releases | Median rev | $100k+ | $1M+ | Total genre revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | $2.7M | 87% | 73% | $307.1M |
| 2025 | 34 | $664.1K | 85% | 35% | $97.2M |
| 2024 | 37 | $605.1K | 81% | 38% | $95.3M |
| 2023 | 46 | $549.3K | 76% | 28% | $177.8M |
| 2022 | 39 | $785.2K | 77% | 38% | $46.1M |
| 2021 | 37 | $578.6K | 78% | 35% | $47M |
| 2020 | 26 | $315.2K | 65% | 35% | $61M |
| 2019 | 13 | $704.9K | 92% | 38% | $123.2M |
| 2018 | 8 | $5.1M | 63% | 63% | $506.2M |
| 2017 | 12 | $988.1K | 83% | 50% | $72.5M |
| 2016 | 12 | $257K | 58% | 25% | $17.6M |
| 2015 | 14 | $723.6K | 71% | 36% | $17.8M |
Median beats average here: genre revenue is hit-driven, so the median shows what the typical Choose Your Own Adventure launch actually earned. Recent years accumulate revenue for a while after launch.
| 鬼谷八荒 Tale of Immortal |
| $89.2M |
| 224.4K |
| 56% |
| $19.99 |
| 5 | People Playground | $58.3M | 295.5K | 99% | $9.99 |
| 6 | Anno 1800 | $53.3M | 31.9K | 81% | $59.99 |
| 7 | The Elder Scrolls® Online | $49.1M | 161K | 81% | $19.99 |
| 8 | Metaphor: ReFantazio | $48.7M | 24.4K | 90% | $69.99 |
| 9 | Gothic 1 Remake | $42.9M | 36.4K | 89% | $49.99 |
| 10 | The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series | $29M | 45.9K | 97% | $49.99 |
| 11 | Anno 117: Pax Romana | $27.4M | 12.4K | 70% | $59.99 |
| 12 | The Walking Dead | $27.3M | 80K | 97% | $14.99 |
| 13 | Sultan's Game | $26.9M | 34.6K | 94% | $24.99 |
| 14 | Disney Dreamlight Valley | $24.9M | 24.4K | 92% | $39.99 |
| 15 | Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut | $16.2M | 32.9K | 97% | $17.99 |
| 16 | Watch Dogs®: Legion | $14.8M | 12.3K | 56% | $59.99 |
| 17 | The Wolf Among Us | $14.8M | 39.8K | 98% | $14.99 |
| 18 | Life is Strange: Before the Storm | $13.6M | 37.8K | 93% | $16.99 |
| 19 | The Walking Dead: Season Two | $12.5M | 33.8K | 97% | $14.99 |
| 20 | Life is Strange: Double Exposure | $11.5M | 10.3K | 69% | $49.99 |
| 21 | Mon Bazou | $10.9M | 20.4K | 97% | $15.99 |
| 22 | Not For Broadcast | $9.2M | 12.5K | 94% | $24.99 |
| 23 | The Walking Dead: The Final Season | $9M | 21.4K | 95% | $19.99 |
| 24 | Avorion | $9M | 14.5K | 90% | $24.99 |
| 25 | Road 96 🛣️ | $8.4M | 25.6K | 92% | $19.96 |
| 26 | Cultist Simulator | $8.3M | 14K | 80% | $19.99 |
| 27 | FTL: Faster Than Light | $7.8M | 78.3K | 95% | $3.49 |
| 28 | Yes, Your Grace | $7.4M | 14K | 87% | $19.99 |
| 29 | The Bazaar | $7.2M | 14.9K | 71% | $19.99 |
| 30 | Tales from the Borderlands | $6.8M | 19.4K | 94% | $19.99 |
| 31 | The Walking Dead: A New Frontier | $6.6M | 18.5K | 83% | $14.99 |
| 32 | Batman - The Telltale Series | $6.4M | 18K | 88% | $14.99 |
| 33 | Griftlands | $5.9M | 14.4K | 94% | $19.99 |
| 34 | WitchSpring R | $5.5M | 8.1K | 96% | $34.99 |
| 35 | The Henry Stickmin Collection | $5.3M | 58.6K | 99% | $5.99 |
| 36 | 60 Seconds! Reatomized | $5.2M | 19.3K | 94% | $9.99 |
| 37 | Life is Strange: Reunion | $5.1M | 5.3K | 90% | $39.99 |
| 38 | Word Game | $5.1M | 6.4K | 93% | $34.99 |
| 39 | Hand of Fate | $5.1M | 10.7K | 89% | $19.99 |
| 40 | Until Dawn™ | $5.1M | 5.1K | 83% | $59.99 |
| 41 | The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles | $4.6M | 9.3K | 94% | $39.99 |
| 42 | School Days | $4.5M | 7.7K | 76% | $14.99 |
| 43 | PARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo | $4.1M | 7K | 96% | $19.99 |
| 44 | Magical Princess | $4.1M | 7.5K | 97% | $14.99 |
| 45 | Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator 2 | $4M | 7.4K | 84% | $19.99 |
| 46 | Pixel Piracy | $3.9M | 7.4K | 65% | $14.99 |
| 47 | 60 Seconds! | $3.7M | 11.7K | 85% | $8.99 |
| 48 | Her Story | $3.7M | 10.4K | 89% | $9.99 |
| 49 | Tavern Keeper 🍻 | $3.7M | 4.6K | 94% | $23.99 |
| 50 | Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy | $3.6M | 4.4K | 88% | $49.99 |