Steam tag
Estimated revenue, market economics, and the top games tagged Dating Sim on Steam.
Share of Dating Sim 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 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.
Modeled estimate, not reported sales
| Year | Releases | Median rev | $100k+ | $1M+ | Total genre revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 380 | approximately $1.6K | approximately 11% | approximately 3% | approximately $85.5M |
| 2025 | 369 | approximately $3K | approximately 13% | approximately 3% | approximately $185.6M |
| 2024 | 352 | approximately $2.1K | approximately 12% | approximately 1% | approximately $48.3M |
| 2023 | 219 | approximately $1.9K | approximately 14% | approximately 5% | approximately $217.3M |
| 2022 | 182 | approximately $2.8K | approximately 11% | approximately 7% | approximately $94.9M |
| 2021 | 141 | approximately $3.2K | approximately 11% | approximately 6% | approximately $22.7M |
| 2020 | 107 | approximately $3.9K | approximately 20% | approximately 7% | approximately $149.6M |
| 2019 | 50 | approximately $5.3K | approximately 14% | approximately 6% | approximately $8.3M |
| 2018 | 41 | approximately $8.9K | approximately 32% | approximately 10% | approximately $54M |
| 2017 | 29 | approximately $17.4K | approximately 34% | approximately 7% | approximately $18.6M |
| 2016 | 27 | approximately $67.9K | approximately 41% | approximately 11% | approximately $266.2M |
| 2015 | 19 | approximately $13.9K | approximately 16% | approximately 5% | approximately $50.6M |
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.
Leaderboard
| # | Game | Est. revenue | Reviews | Score | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stardew ValleySteam | approximately $246.9M | 1M | 98% | $14.99 |
| 2 | approximately $111.6M | 191.4K | 82% | $39.99 | |
| 3 | ULTRAKILLSteam | approximately $103.5M | 244.7K | 97% | $29.99 |
| 4 | approximately $96.9M | 224.8K | 56% | $19.99 | |
| 5 | UndertaleSteam | approximately $49.8M | 308.6K | 97% | $9.99 |
| 6 | My Time at SandrockSteam | approximately $36.1M | 29.1K | 88% | $39.99 |
| 7 | Wallpaper EngineSteam | approximately $35.8M | 1M | 98% | $4.99 |
| 8 | Persona 5 RoyalSteam | approximately $35.6M | 140.3K | 96% | $17.99 |
| 9 | approximately $34.4M | 30.2K | 93% | $48.99 | |
| 10 | approximately $34.4M | 70.3K | 65% | $23.99 | |
| 11 | Coral IslandSteam | approximately $26.7M | 27.7K | 89% | $29.99 |
| 12 | Persona 3 ReloadSteam | approximately $23.4M | 64.1K | 94% | $17.99 |
| 13 | approximately $20.6M | 34.4K | 97% | $8.99 | |
| 14 | Fields of MistriaSteam | approximately $19M | 35.4K | 97% | $13.99 |
| 15 | Path Of WuxiaSteam | approximately $18.2M | 30.4K | 78% | $34.99 |
| 16 | approximately $13.9M | 23.4K | 83% | $39.99 | |
| 17 | STEINS;GATESteam | approximately $13.6M | 27.1K | 97% | $29.99 |
| 18 | Volcano PrincessSteam | approximately $13.1M | 49.2K | 98% | $10.99 |
| 19 | Persona 4 GoldenSteam | approximately $12.4M | 87.6K | 97% | $9.99 |
| 20 | Senren＊BankaSteam | approximately $11.8M | 37.2K | 98% | $34.99 |
| 21 | Neon WhiteSteam | approximately $10.3M | 20.9K | 98% | $24.99 |
| 22 | approximately $8.4M | 60.1K | 94% | $6.29 | |
| 23 | Chinese ParentsSteam | approximately $7.5M | 27K | 91% | $9.99 |
| 24 | approximately $7.4M | 5.8K | 93% | $39.99 | |
| 25 | approximately $6.4M | 4.1K | 94% | $49.99 | |
| 26 | PotionomicsSteam | approximately $6.3M | 7.4K | 90% | $24.99 |
| 27 | Azur Lane CrosswaveSteam | approximately $5.5M | 7.4K | 69% | $39.99 |
| 28 | approximately $5M | 3.7K | 88% | $59.99 | |
| 29 | approximately $4.6M | 11.1K | 82% | $17.99 | |
| 30 | Sun HavenSteam | approximately $4.2M | 22.1K | 80% | $7.49 |
| 31 | approximately $4.2M | 4.9K | 96% | $24.99 | |
| 32 | ClanfolkSteam | approximately $4.1M | 4.1K | 92% | $29.99 |
| 33 | Blood TrailSteam | approximately $3.7M | 7.6K | 80% | $24.99 |
| 34 | 侠客风云传(Tale of Wuxia)Steam | approximately $3.7M | 6.5K | 76% | $16.99 |
| 35 | approximately $3.6M | 2.5K | 91% | $59.99 | |
| 36 | approximately $3.5M | 3.5K | 63% | $59.99 | |
| 37 | Magical PrincessSteam | approximately $3.5M | 8.2K | 97% | $11.99 |
| 38 | Roots of PachaSteam | approximately $3.5M | 4.6K | 94% | $24.99 |
| 39 | approximately $3.1M | 2.5K | 74% | $39.99 | |
| 40 | Scarlet HollowSteam | approximately $3.1M | 5.3K | 98% | $23.99 |
| 41 | approximately $3M | 3.7K | 41% | $39.99 | |
| 42 | Rune Factory 5Steam | approximately $2.9M | 2.1K | 76% | $39.99 |
| 43 | Yog-Sothoth’s YardSteam | approximately $2.8M | 13.9K | 94% | $10.99 |
| 44 | New Gundam BreakerSteam | approximately $2.8M | 2.4K | 43% | $49.99 |
| 45 | Hatoful BoyfriendSteam | approximately $2.7M | 7.6K | 94% | $9.99 |
| 46 | MOTORSLICESteam | approximately $2.7M | 5.8K | 85% | $19.99 |
| 47 | 小白兔电商~Bunny e-ShopSteam | approximately $2.6M | 10.2K | 94% | $7.25 |
| 48 | School DaysSteam | approximately $2.4M | 8K | 77% | $14.99 |
| 49 | Emily is Away <3Steam | approximately $2.4M | 6.8K | 91% | $9.99 |
| 50 | approximately $2.3M | 6.1K | 96% | $11.99 |