Steam tag
Estimated revenue, market economics, and the top games tagged Dark on Steam.
Share of Dark 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 Dark games, grouped by the year they launched — a release-cohort trend, not a live time-series. Recent years are still accumulating revenue after launch.
Modeled estimate, not reported sales
| Year | Releases | Median rev | $100k+ | $1M+ | Total genre revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2K | approximately $571 | approximately 5% | approximately 1% | approximately $429M |
| 2025 | 2.1K | approximately $909 | approximately 7% | approximately 2% | approximately $595.7M |
| 2024 | 1.7K | approximately $744 | approximately 7% | approximately 2% | approximately $430.5M |
| 2023 | 1.1K | approximately $848 | approximately 7% | approximately 2% | approximately $752.7M |
| 2022 | 953 | approximately $871 | approximately 8% | approximately 3% | approximately $378.9M |
| 2021 | 859 | approximately $806 | approximately 7% | approximately 2% | approximately $195M |
| 2020 | 463 | approximately $1.1K | approximately 10% | approximately 3% | approximately $431.1M |
| 2019 | 213 | approximately $3K | approximately 17% | approximately 8% | approximately $500.3M |
| 2018 | 203 | approximately $6.2K | approximately 20% | approximately 5% | approximately $201.5M |
| 2017 | 142 | approximately $8.4K | approximately 23% | approximately 8% | approximately $121.9M |
| 2016 | 113 | approximately $38.2K | approximately 43% | approximately 22% | approximately $331.1M |
| 2015 | 101 | approximately $23.6K | approximately 30% | approximately 14% | approximately $258.4M |
Median beats average here: genre revenue is hit-driven, so the median shows what the typical Dark launch actually earned. Recent years accumulate revenue for a while after launch.
Leaderboard
| # | Game | Est. revenue | Reviews | Score | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hogwarts LegacySteam | approximately $344.4M | 373.9K | 90% | $59.99 |
| 2 | approximately $309.5M | 356.1K | 95% | $59.99 | |
| 3 | PhasmophobiaSteam | approximately $220.3M | 839.9K | 94% | $19.99 |
| 4 | approximately $184.5M | 185K | 96% | $69.99 | |
| 5 | Deep Rock GalacticSteam | approximately $134.3M | 380.3K | 97% | $29.99 |
| 6 | Resident Evil 4Steam | approximately $119.1M | 278.8K | 97% | $39.99 |
| 7 | Path of Exile 2Steam | approximately $117.9M | 226.6K | 75% | $29.99 |
| 8 | approximately $111.6M | 191.4K | 82% | $39.99 | |
| 9 | approximately $104.5M | 106.3K | 57% | $49.99 | |
| 10 | approximately $102.8M | 457.7K | 97% | $14.99 | |
| 11 | approximately $98M | 139.3K | 72% | $39.99 | |
| 12 | BioShock InfiniteSteam | approximately $92.9M | 145.8K | 93% | $29.99 |
| 13 | Resident Evil 2Steam | approximately $90.9M | 156.6K | 97% | $39.99 |
| 14 | Lies of PSteam | approximately $85.6M | 83K | 92% | $59.99 |
| 15 | Darkest Dungeon®Steam | approximately $81.4M | 162.7K | 92% | $24.99 |
| 16 | The Outlast TrialsSteam | approximately $79.1M | 112.3K | 92% | $39.99 |
| 17 | DELTARUNESteam | approximately $72.1M | 137.2K | 98% | $24.99 |
| 18 | Killing Floor 2Steam | approximately $69.2M | 129.5K | 88% | $29.99 |
| 19 | 007 First LightSteam | approximately $63.8M | 46.8K | 91% | $63.99 |
| 20 | Diablo® IVSteam | approximately $63.5M | 78.2K | 65% | $49.99 |
| 21 | approximately $60M | 88.5K | 85% | $39.99 | |
| 22 | InscryptionSteam | approximately $58.6M | 148.7K | 97% | $19.99 |
| 23 | approximately $57.1M | 160.2K | 90% | $19.99 | |
| 24 | UndertaleSteam | approximately $49.8M | 308.6K | 97% | $9.99 |
| 25 | approximately $49.3M | 155.5K | 92% | $19.99 | |
| 26 | approximately $49.2M | 43.7K | 65% | $59.99 | |
| 27 | Grim DawnSteam | approximately $47.2M | 109.9K | 93% | $24.99 |
| 28 | approximately $47.1M | 132.3K | 84% | $19.99 | |
| 29 | approximately $45.2M | 72.8K | 93% | $39.99 | |
| 30 | approximately $44.5M | 55.7K | 91% | $33.49 | |
| 31 | Mortal Shell IISteam | approximately $42.2M | 20.8K | 79% | $49.99 |
| 32 | DARK SOULS™ IISteam | approximately $41.7M | 46.9K | 88% | $39.99 |
| 33 | INSIDESteam | approximately $38.9M | 76K | 97% | $24.99 |
| 34 | approximately $38.6M | 108.4K | 92% | $19.99 | |
| 35 | approximately $37.1M | 87.8K | 96% | $19.99 | |
| 36 | approximately $35.8M | 32.7K | 85% | $59.99 | |
| 37 | approximately $33.6M | 50.7K | 87% | $19.99 | |
| 38 | SOMASteam | approximately $32.6M | 53K | 96% | $29.99 |
| 39 | BONELABSteam | approximately $28.9M | 20.5K | 82% | $39.99 |
| 40 | BioShock™ RemasteredSteam | approximately $26.7M | 65.2K | 83% | $19.99 |
| 41 | Dead Island 2Steam | approximately $26.6M | 29.8K | 77% | $49.99 |
| 42 | Gotham KnightsSteam | approximately $26.2M | 25.3K | 67% | $59.99 |
| 43 | approximately $25M | 47.3K | 97% | $49.99 | |
| 44 | The Evil Within 2Steam | approximately $24.5M | 31.1K | 92% | $39.99 |
| 45 | approximately $24.3M | 22.3K | 76% | $49.99 | |
| 46 | Persona 3 ReloadSteam | approximately $23.4M | 64.1K | 94% | $17.99 |
| 47 | approximately $23M | 27.4K | 91% | $49.99 | |
| 48 | Alan WakeSteam | approximately $20.4M | 60K | 90% | $14.99 |
| 49 | IXIONSteam | approximately $19.6M | 17.8K | 79% | $34.99 |
| 50 | FrostpunkSteam | approximately $19.6M | 137.6K | 93% | $5.99 |