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Estimated revenue, market economics, and the top games tagged Cold War on Steam.
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Total estimated revenue of Cold War 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 | Arma Reforger | $48.9M | 54.2K | 80% | $39.99 |
| 2 | Call of Duty®: Black Ops | $42.4M | 42.9K | 91% | $39.99 |
| 3 | METAL GEAR SOLID Δ: SNAKE EATER | $31.4M | 18.3K | 84% | $69.99 |
| 4 |
| Year | Releases | Median rev | $100k+ | $1M+ | Total genre revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | $1.4M | 100% | 100% | $1.4M |
| 2025 | 2 | $16M | 100% | 50% | $32M |
| 2024 | 7 | $1.4M | 86% | 71% | $38.5M |
| 2023 | 4 | $1.3M | 75% | 75% | $51.5M |
| 2022 | 7 | $670.3K | 86% | 29% | $11.6M |
| 2021 | 8 | $213.9K | 50% | 25% | $8.4M |
| 2020 | 5 | $0 | 20% | 0% | $817K |
| 2019 | 4 | $477.7K | 75% | 25% | $2.1M |
| 2018 | 3 | $1.3M | 100% | 67% | $6.4M |
| 2017 | 7 | $2.2M | 86% | 57% | $17.7M |
| 2016 | 4 | $444.8K | 100% | 25% | $2.1M |
| 2015 | 1 | $0 | 0% | 0% | $0 |
Median beats average here: genre revenue is hit-driven, so the median shows what the typical Cold War launch actually earned. Recent years accumulate revenue for a while after launch.
| Wargame: Red Dragon |
| $19.7M |
| 19.7K |
| 89% |
| $29.99 |
| 5 | WARNO | $17.9M | 15.8K | 80% | $39.99 |
| 6 | Sea Power : Naval Combat in the Missile Age | $11.7M | 5.5K | 90% | $49.99 |
| 7 | METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES | $7.7M | 18K | 85% | $17.99 |
| 8 | The Bureau: XCOM Declassified | $7.4M | 12.1K | 70% | $19.99 |
| 9 | Tropico 4 | $7.1M | 12.7K | 92% | $14.99 |
| 10 | Gunner, HEAT, PC! | $6.5M | 7.9K | 92% | $29.99 |
| 11 | Sprocket | $6.2M | 12.6K | 93% | $19.99 |
| 12 | Cold Waters | $5.6M | 4.7K | 87% | $39.99 |
| 13 | Age of History 3 | $5.6M | 18.3K | 85% | $9.99 |
| 14 | Soundpad | $5.3M | 102.8K | 96% | $4.99 |
| 15 | Phantom Doctrine | $4.6M | 4.7K | 74% | $39.99 |
| 16 | Xenonauts | $4.5M | 5.1K | 87% | $24.99 |
| 17 | Rising Storm 2: Vietnam | $3.6M | 59K | 87% | $2.49 |
| 18 | Wargame: Airland Battle | $2.8M | 3.6K | 87% | $19.99 |
| 19 | Regiments | $2.6M | 2.9K | 88% | $29.99 |
| 20 | Arma: Cold War Assault Remastered | $2.5M | 6.4K | 80% | $9.99 |
| 21 | I Expect You To Die | $2.2M | 2.8K | 95% | $24.99 |
| 22 | Jazzpunk: Director's Cut | $1.7M | 6.3K | 94% | $14.99 |
| 23 | DEFCON | $1.6M | 4.3K | 87% | $11.99 |
| 24 | '83 | $1.4M | 1.2K | 68% | $29.99 |
| 25 | Metro Awakening | $1.4M | 3.5K | 75% | $17.99 |
| 26 | Wargame: European Escalation | $1.3M | 3.4K | 78% | $9.99 |
| 27 | Sniper Elite | $1.3M | 4.2K | 76% | $7.99 |
| 28 | METAL GEAR SOLID 3: Snake Eater - Master Collection Version | $1.3M | 6.7K | 89% | $9.99 |
| 29 | 60 Parsecs! | $1.3M | 4.1K | 89% | $9.99 |
| 30 | IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 | $1.3M | 3.2K | 87% | $9.99 |
| 31 | UnMetal | $1.2M | 3.5K | 94% | $19.99 |
| 32 | Rule the Waves 3 | $1.2M | 1.1K | 87% | $39.99 |
| 33 | Radio Commander: Vietnam '64 | $1.2M | 2K | 72% | $19.99 |
| 34 | Twilight Struggle | $1.1M | 3K | 86% | $9.99 |
| 35 | Arms Trade Tycoon: Tanks | $1M | 1.1K | 68% | $29.99 |
| 36 | ICBM: Escalation | $981.8K | 1.4K | 87% | $29.99 |
| 37 | Tiny Combat Arena | $915.8K | 1.6K | 82% | $13.99 |
| 38 | Supreme Ruler Ultimate | $891.8K | 1.3K | 77% | $19.99 |
| 39 | ICBM | $788.8K | 1.9K | 92% | $19.99 |
| 40 | Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game | $772.8K | 2.1K | 90% | $9.99 |
| 41 | Tropico 3 | $765.8K | 1.9K | 89% | $9.99 |
| 42 | First Strike | $765.6K | 2K | 75% | $11.99 |
| 43 | Men of War: Assault Squad 2 - Cold War | $743.5K | 1.3K | 26% | $19.99 |
| 44 | Military Conflict: Vietnam | $670.3K | 2.3K | 91% | $14.99 |
| 45 | Line War | $670K | 1.2K | 80% | $24.99 |
| 46 | Toy Soldiers: Complete | $631.9K | 1.2K | 78% | $14.99 |
| 47 | Vietnam War | $596K | 1.7K | 84% | $14.99 |
| 48 | Tunguska: The Visitation - Final Cut | $487.7K | 1.8K | 88% | $14.99 |
| 49 | Red Matter | $466.6K | 1.2K | 90% | $24.99 |
| 50 | I Expect You To Die 2: The Spy and the Liar | $427.8K | 1.3K | 96% | $24.99 |