Steam tag
Estimated revenue, market economics, and the top games tagged Dating Sim on Steam.
For developers
Total estimated revenue of Dating Sim 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 Valley | $243.2M | 1M | 98% | $14.99 |
| 2 | Persona 5 Royal | $127.4M | 88.6K | 96% | $59.99 |
| 3 | ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN | $122.1M | 127.6K | 83% | $39.99 |
| 4 |
| Year | Releases | Median rev | $100k+ | $1M+ | Total genre revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | $2.3M | 100% | 69% | $88.7M |
| 2025 | 34 | $627.5K | 79% | 35% | $208.6M |
| 2024 | 24 | $408.4K | 67% | 21% | $107.8M |
| 2023 | 20 | $992.4K | 80% | 50% | $199M |
| 2022 | 21 | $1.2M | 81% | 57% | $187.3M |
| 2021 | 14 | $1.3M | 79% | 64% | $17.5M |
| 2020 | 15 | $890.2K | 80% | 47% | $167.1M |
| 2019 | 4 | $778.9K | 75% | 50% | $7M |
| 2018 | 8 | $1.5M | 75% | 50% | $59.3M |
| 2017 | 7 | $768.2K | 86% | 29% | $17M |
| 2016 | 8 | $163.8K | 75% | 38% | $261.4M |
| 2015 | 5 | $434.2K | 60% | 20% | $54.6M |
Median beats average here: genre revenue is hit-driven, so the median shows what the typical Dating Sim launch actually earned. Recent years accumulate revenue for a while after launch.
| ULTRAKILL |
| $101.2M |
| 208K |
| 97% |
| $29.99 |
| 5 | 鬼谷八荒 Tale of Immortal | $89.2M | 224.4K | 56% | $19.99 |
| 6 | Persona 3 Reload | $77M | 40.7K | 95% | $59.99 |
| 7 | The Scroll of Taiwu : Beyond The Dome | $62.2M | 69.6K | 66% | $29.99 |
| 8 | DYNASTY WARRIORS: ORIGINS | $55.4M | 29.7K | 93% | $69.99 |
| 9 | Undertale | $53.4M | 331.2K | 97% | $9.99 |
| 10 | Wallpaper Engine | $42.3M | 1M | 98% | $4.99 |
| 11 | Path Of Wuxia | $31.1M | 30.4K | 78% | $34.99 |
| 12 | My Time at Sandrock | $29.4M | 28.8K | 88% | $39.99 |
| 13 | Persona 4 Golden | $28.4M | 86.2K | 97% | $19.99 |
| 14 | Senren＊Banka | $21M | 36.5K | 98% | $34.99 |
| 15 | Coral Island | $20.8M | 27.2K | 89% | $29.99 |
| 16 | Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut | $16.2M | 32.9K | 97% | $17.99 |
| 17 | Sun Haven | $16.1M | 25.2K | 81% | $24.99 |
| 18 | Volcano Princess | $14.6M | 48.5K | 98% | $10.99 |
| 19 | Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony | $13.6M | 22.9K | 83% | $39.99 |
| 20 | STEINS;GATE | $13.2M | 26.4K | 97% | $29.99 |
| 21 | Fields of Mistria | $11.4M | 28.8K | 98% | $13.99 |
| 22 | The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty | $11.1M | 59.6K | 94% | $9.99 |
| 23 | Chinese Parents | $8M | 26.8K | 91% | $9.99 |
| 24 | STORY OF SEASONS: Grand Bazaar | $7.3M | 4K | 94% | $49.99 |
| 25 | 河洛群俠傳 (Ho Tu Lo Shu ： The Books of Dragon) | $5.9M | 11K | 82% | $17.99 |
| 26 | STORY OF SEASONS: Friends of Mineral Town | $5.6M | 5.7K | 93% | $39.99 |
| 27 | Blood Trail | $5.4M | 7.5K | 80% | $24.99 |
| 28 | Potionomics | $5.3M | 7.3K | 90% | $24.99 |
| 29 | Azur Lane Crosswave | $5.2M | 7.4K | 69% | $39.99 |
| 30 | Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties | $5.1M | 3.2K | 62% | $59.99 |
| 31 | 侠客风云传(Tale of Wuxia) | $4.6M | 7.6K | 77% | $16.99 |
| 32 | School Days | $4.5M | 7.7K | 76% | $14.99 |
| 33 | Yog-Sothoth’s Yard | $4.1M | 13.6K | 94% | $10.99 |
| 34 | Magical Princess | $4.1M | 7.5K | 97% | $14.99 |
| 35 | Neon White | $3.7M | 20.4K | 98% | $9.99 |
| 36 | I Was a Teenage Exocolonist | $3.2M | 4.7K | 96% | $24.99 |
| 37 | The Weeping Swan: Ten Days of the City's Fall | $3.2M | 9K | 59% | $11.99 |
| 38 | Potion Permit | $3.1M | 5.4K | 79% | $19.99 |
| 39 | 小白兔电商~Bunny e-Shop | $3M | 10.2K | 94% | $10.99 |
| 40 | The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV | $2.9M | 2.5K | 91% | $59.99 |
| 41 | SYNDUALITY Echo of Ada | $2.9M | 3.7K | 41% | $34.99 |
| 42 | New Gundam Breaker | $2.8M | 2.4K | 43% | $49.99 |
| 43 | Hatoful Boyfriend | $2.7M | 7.6K | 94% | $9.99 |
| 44 | MOTORSLICE | $2.6M | 5.2K | 86% | $19.99 |
| 45 | Rune Factory 5 | $2.5M | 2.1K | 77% | $39.99 |
| 46 | Divinity: Dragon Commander | $2.4M | 2K | 73% | $39.99 |
| 47 | The Three Kingdoms: Rebirth | $2.3M | 3K | 91% | $19.99 |
| 48 | Matchmaking Inc. | $2.2M | 7.2K | 89% | $8.99 |
| 49 | Love, Money, Rock'n'Roll | $2.1M | 7.2K | 79% | $9.99 |
| 50 | Scarlet Hollow | $2.1M | 5K | 98% | $24.99 |