Steam tag
Estimated revenue, market economics, and the top games tagged Design & Illustration on Steam.
Share of Design & Illustration 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 Design & Illustration 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 | House FlipperSteam | approximately $37M | 112.1K | 94% | $24.99 |
| 2 | Wallpaper EngineSteam | approximately $32.2M | 1M | 98% | $4.99 |
Modeled estimate, not reported sales
| Year | Releases | Median rev | $100k+ | $1M+ | Total genre revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 131 | approximately $713 | approximately 8% | approximately 4% | approximately $9.9M |
| 2025 | 159 | approximately $474 | approximately 10% | approximately 1% | approximately $8.4M |
| 2024 | 142 | approximately $677 | approximately 11% | approximately 4% | approximately $29.6M |
| 2023 | 144 | approximately $1.4K | approximately 17% | approximately 4% | approximately $38.8M |
| 2022 | 89 | approximately $869 | approximately 16% | approximately 4% | approximately $19.1M |
| 2021 | 83 | approximately $303 | approximately 4% | approximately 1% | approximately $7.4M |
| 2020 | 60 | approximately $369 | approximately 13% | approximately 2% | approximately $3.2M |
| 2019 | 49 | approximately $2.2K | approximately 6% | approximately 0% | approximately $1.3M |
| 2018 | 57 | approximately $2K | approximately 12% | approximately 5% | approximately $72.4M |
| 2017 | 45 | approximately $869 | approximately 18% | approximately 4% | approximately $8.2M |
| 2016 | 39 | approximately $38K | approximately 26% | approximately 3% | approximately $13.2M |
| 2015 | 18 | approximately $21.6K | approximately 33% | approximately 6% | approximately $6.7M |
Median beats average here: genre revenue is hit-driven, so the median shows what the typical Design & Illustration launch actually earned. Recent years accumulate revenue for a while after launch.
| 3 |
House Flipper 2Steam |
| approximately $24.2M |
| 20.1K |
| 87% |
| $39.99 |
| 4 | Tiny GladeSteam | approximately $14M | 24.7K | 97% | $14.99 |
| 5 | AsepriteSteam | approximately $9.3M | 27K | 99% | $19.99 |
| 6 | approximately $6.8M | 16.8K | 98% | $11.99 |
| 7 | approximately $5.7M | 27.5K | 88% | $8.99 |
| 8 | The TenantsSteam | approximately $5.3M | 7.8K | 79% | $19.99 |
| 9 | approximately $3.8M | 11.4K | 74% | $16.99 |
| 10 | King of RetailSteam | approximately $3.7M | 3.6K | 88% | $25.99 |
| 11 | approximately $3.7M | 4.6K | 97% | $24.99 |
| 12 | Hidden FolksSteam | approximately $2.3M | 9.6K | 97% | $14.99 |
| 13 | Hotel RenovatorSteam | approximately $2.2M | 2.8K | 77% | $24.99 |
| 14 | approximately $2.2M | 7K | 89% | $9.99 |
| 15 | approximately $2M | 6.8K | 88% | $9.99 |
| 16 | approximately $1.9M | 5.5K | 91% | $11.99 |
| 17 | House BuilderSteam | approximately $1.8M | 2.6K | 80% | $19.99 |
| 18 | approximately $1.8M | 882 | 68% | $49.99 |
| 19 | Low-Budget RepairsSteam | approximately $1.8M | 2.4K | 67% | $19.99 |
| 20 | Houdini IndieSteam | approximately $1.6M | 275 | 92% | $299.00 |
| 21 | LEGO® BricktalesSteam | approximately $1.4M | 2.1K | 83% | $29.99 |
| 22 | Rule the Waves 3Steam | approximately $1.4M | 1.1K | 87% | $23.99 |
| 23 | My Dream SetupSteam | approximately $1.4M | 7K | 91% | $5.99 |
| 24 | DressmakerSteam | approximately $1.4M | 1.8K | 97% | $13.49 |
| 25 | MoonbreakerSteam | approximately $1.3M | 1.5K | 84% | $29.99 |
| 26 | Ore Factory Squad ⛏️Steam | approximately $1.3M | 1.9K | 89% | $12.99 |
| 27 | approximately $1.3M | 2.8K | 82% | $18.99 |
| 28 | RPG Maker XPSteam | approximately $1.2M | 2K | 93% | $24.99 |
| 29 | BladesongSteam | approximately $1.2M | 1.6K | 95% | $19.99 |
| 30 | approximately $1.2M | 1.6K | 76% | $11.99 |
| 31 | approximately $1.2M | 1.5K | 85% | $17.99 |
| 32 | approximately $1.1M | 1.4K | 95% | $24.99 |
| 33 | DystopikaSteam | approximately $978.7K | 3.5K | 96% | $6.99 |
| 34 | Builder SimulatorSteam | approximately $929.8K | 2.3K | 72% | $19.99 |
| 35 | Home Design 3DSteam | approximately $917.5K | 2.8K | 75% | $9.99 |
| 36 | GameGuru ClassicSteam | approximately $830.6K | 2.1K | 72% | $19.99 |
| 37 | Manga Maker ComipoSteam | approximately $827.3K | 760 | 77% | $49.99 |
| 38 | approximately $805.8K | 1K | 89% | $24.99 |
| 39 | FireAlpaca SESteam | approximately $803.7K | 1.1K | 89% | $39.99 |
| 40 | Espresso TycoonSteam | approximately $802.1K | 1.3K | 84% | $19.99 |
| 41 | Small SpacesSteam | approximately $753.6K | 1.7K | 89% | $9.09 |
| 42 | approximately $733K | 2.8K | 83% | $14.99 |
| 43 | Castle FlipperSteam | approximately $706.6K | 1.1K | 64% | $18.99 |
| 44 | approximately $644.8K | 1.1K | 98% | $11.24 |
| 45 | Furnish MasterSteam | approximately $634.8K | 1.2K | 82% | $14.99 |
| 46 | openCanvas 7Steam | approximately $632.9K | 545 | 76% | $59.99 |
| 47 | Umurangi GenerationSteam | approximately $622.3K | 1.2K | 91% | $14.99 |
| 48 | openCanvas 6Steam | approximately $621.6K | 571 | 86% | $49.99 |
| 49 | approximately $609.5K | 1.3K | 90% | $12.99 |
| 50 | Fish GameSteam | approximately $608.9K | 647 | 93% | $14.99 |