Steam tag
Estimated revenue, market economics, and the top games tagged Cute on Steam.
Share of Cute 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 Cute 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 | Stardew ValleySteam | approximately $246.9M | 1M | 98% | $14.99 |
| 2 | approximately $144.3M | 423.6K | 89% | $19.99 | |
Modeled estimate, not reported sales
| Year | Releases | Median rev | $100k+ | $1M+ | Total genre revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3.8K | approximately $460 | approximately 5% | approximately 1% | approximately $271M |
| 2025 | 4K | approximately $751 | approximately 6% | approximately 2% | approximately $599.7M |
| 2024 | 3.2K | approximately $587 | approximately 6% | approximately 1% | approximately $234.4M |
| 2023 | 2.3K | approximately $734 | approximately 7% | approximately 2% | approximately $211.7M |
| 2022 | 1.9K | approximately $1K | approximately 9% | approximately 3% | approximately $430.3M |
| 2021 | 1.8K | approximately $907 | approximately 8% | approximately 2% | approximately $287.6M |
| 2020 | 1.1K | approximately $1.1K | approximately 9% | approximately 2% | approximately $196.7M |
| 2019 | 528 | approximately $3.1K | approximately 14% | approximately 5% | approximately $140.4M |
| 2018 | 465 | approximately $4.4K | approximately 17% | approximately 6% | approximately $313.4M |
| 2017 | 310 | approximately $10K | approximately 20% | approximately 7% | approximately $291.8M |
| 2016 | 264 | approximately $18.1K | approximately 29% | approximately 9% | approximately $416.8M |
| 2015 | 174 | approximately $38.3K | approximately 33% | approximately 7% | approximately $106.4M |
Median beats average here: genre revenue is hit-driven, so the median shows what the typical Cute launch actually earned. Recent years accumulate revenue for a while after launch.
| 3 |
Hollow KnightSteam |
| approximately $101.7M |
| 562.4K |
| 97% |
| $14.99 |
| 4 | Bloons TD 6Steam | approximately $89.3M | 395.4K | 97% | $13.99 |
| 5 | approximately $87.5M | 154.2K | 98% | $19.99 |
| 6 | Slime RancherSteam | approximately $74.8M | 157.5K | 98% | $19.99 |
| 7 | StraySteam | approximately $68.8M | 178.6K | 97% | $29.99 |
| 8 | GroundedSteam | approximately $68.1M | 95.9K | 90% | $39.99 |
| 9 | Cult of the LambSteam | approximately $64.4M | 129.9K | 96% | $24.99 |
| 10 | approximately $62.9M | 146.4K | 96% | $29.99 |
| 11 | UndertaleSteam | approximately $55.3M | 342.7K | 97% | $9.99 |
| 12 | PRAGMATASteam | approximately $53.8M | 53.5K | 97% | $59.99 |
| 13 | MewgenicsSteam | approximately $51.4M | 54.3K | 90% | $29.99 |
| 14 | Slime Rancher 2Steam | approximately $48.8M | 50.2K | 95% | $29.99 |
| 15 | CelesteSteam | approximately $46.8M | 147.7K | 97% | $19.99 |
| 16 | SPORE™Steam | approximately $46.2M | 72.8K | 93% | $19.99 |
| 17 | Castle Crashers®Steam | approximately $41.8M | 140.9K | 96% | $14.99 |
| 18 | TemtemSteam | approximately $40.2M | 39.3K | 81% | $44.99 |
| 19 | approximately $39.1M | 22.6K | 89% | $59.99 |
| 20 | Wobbly LifeSteam | approximately $37.5M | 36.1K | 97% | $16.24 |
| 21 | approximately $36.3M | 57.2K | 94% | $24.99 |
| 22 | Wallpaper EngineSteam | approximately $32.2M | 1M | 98% | $4.99 |
| 23 | Planet ZooSteam | approximately $29.6M | 97.8K | 91% | $13.49 |
| 24 | Escape From DuckovSteam | approximately $29.2M | 104.5K | 84% | $17.99 |
| 25 | Enter the GungeonSteam | approximately $25.7M | 89.9K | 95% | $14.99 |
| 26 | Rain WorldSteam | approximately $24.3M | 57.5K | 94% | $24.99 |
| 27 | UnpackingSteam | approximately $23.9M | 40.9K | 93% | $19.99 |
| 28 | Party AnimalsSteam | approximately $23.7M | 79.4K | 80% | $9.99 |
| 29 | A Hat in TimeSteam | approximately $21.9M | 53.5K | 98% | $29.99 |
| 30 | approximately $20.9M | 13.6K | 91% | $59.99 |
| 31 | approximately $20M | 32.3K | 88% | $24.99 |
| 32 | approximately $19.7M | 57.6K | 93% | $19.99 |
| 33 | To the MoonSteam | approximately $19.6M | 86.5K | 96% | $9.99 |
| 34 | approximately $19.4M | 38.7K | 97% | $14.99 |
| 35 | Fields of MistriaSteam | approximately $19M | 35.4K | 97% | $13.99 |
| 36 | approximately $19M | 18.1K | 91% | $59.99 |
| 37 | approximately $17.1M | 37.2K | 89% | $19.99 |
| 38 | approximately $16.2M | 22.4K | 93% | $39.99 |
| 39 | approximately $16.2M | 156.1K | 98% | $4.99 |
| 40 | OCTOPATH TRAVELER IISteam | approximately $15.8M | 17.6K | 93% | $23.99 |
| 41 | approximately $15.3M | 53.6K | 96% | $14.99 |
| 42 | Rhythm DoctorSteam | approximately $14.4M | 27K | 98% | $19.99 |
| 43 | approximately $14.1M | 12.5K | 94% | $39.99 |
| 44 | Tiny GladeSteam | approximately $14M | 24.7K | 97% | $14.99 |
| 45 | ANIMAL WELLSteam | approximately $13.4M | 24.6K | 96% | $17.49 |
| 46 | Volcano PrincessSteam | approximately $13.1M | 49.2K | 98% | $10.99 |
| 47 | Farm TogetherSteam | approximately $13.1M | 22.1K | 94% | $19.99 |
| 48 | BIOMUTANTSteam | approximately $12.7M | 20.2K | 66% | $39.99 |
| 49 | CARRIONSteam | approximately $12.7M | 36K | 94% | $19.99 |
| 50 | approximately $12.4M | 13.3K | 90% | $49.99 |