Steam tag
Estimated revenue, market economics, and the top games tagged Desktop Companion on Steam.
Share of Desktop Companion 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 Desktop Companion 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 | 170 | approximately $922 | approximately 3% | approximately 0% | approximately $2M |
| 2025 | 59 | approximately $12.4K | approximately 22% | approximately 3% | approximately $9.7M |
| 2024 | 5 | approximately $17.3K | approximately 40% | approximately 40% | approximately $10.4M |
| 2023 | 3 | approximately $3.7K | approximately 33% | approximately 0% | approximately $201.6K |
| 2022 | 1 | approximately $0 | approximately 0% | approximately 0% | approximately $0 |
| 2020 | 1 | approximately $256.6K | approximately 100% | approximately 0% | approximately $256.6K |
| 2019 | 1 | approximately $0 | approximately 0% | approximately 0% | approximately $0 |
| 2018 | 1 | approximately $0 | approximately 0% | approximately 0% | approximately $0 |
Median beats average here: genre revenue is hit-driven, so the median shows what the typical Desktop Companion launch actually earned. Recent years accumulate revenue for a while after launch.
Leaderboard
| # | Game | Est. revenue | Reviews | Score | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | approximately $6.8M | 16.8K | 98% | $11.99 | |
| 2 | Cast n ChillSteam | approximately $4.8M | 8.7K | 95% | $14.99 |
| 3 | Rusty's RetirementSteam | approximately $3.6M | 14.9K | 97% | $6.99 |
| 4 | Tiny PastureSteam | approximately $1.2M | 8.6K | 92% | $4.07 |
| 5 | approximately $628.1K | 2.6K | 76% | $6.99 | |
| 6 | Ropuka's Idle IslandSteam | approximately $520K | 4.3K | 95% | $3.99 |
| 7 | Ithya: Magic StudiesSteam | approximately $437.1K | 2.2K | 98% | $10.99 |
| 8 | approximately $327.5K | 2.7K | 96% | $5.99 | |
| 9 | CornerpondSteam | approximately $282.9K | 2.7K | 97% | $2.99 |
| 10 | approximately $276.5K | 1.2K | 79% | $7.99 | |
| 11 | approximately $256.6K | 3K | 93% | $4.99 | |
| 12 | approximately $254.5K | 2.3K | 93% | $3.99 | |
| 13 | approximately $237.6K | 3.5K | 97% | $4.99 | |
| 14 | approximately $215.5K | 1.7K | 97% | $9.99 | |
| 15 | Virtual Cottage 2Steam | approximately $203.2K | 678 | 97% | $7.99 |
| 16 | approximately $197.8K | 1.4K | 94% | $4.99 | |
| 17 | My Little LifeSteam | approximately $186.8K | 1.2K | 89% | $3.89 |
| 18 | Desktop DefenderSteam | approximately $165.8K | 1.8K | 92% | $4.99 |
| 19 | Your MotherSteam | approximately $159.2K | 10.7K | 92% | $0.99 |
| 20 | ScagJPTSteam | approximately $148.3K | 899 | 98% | $4.99 |
| 21 | Tap Tap LootSteam | approximately $131.3K | 952 | 78% | $6.99 |
| 22 | MateEngineSteam | approximately $112.1K | 1K | 97% | $5.49 |
| 23 | approximately $72.3K | 451 | 97% | $4.19 | |
| 24 | Nanomon Virtual PetSteam | approximately $71.2K | 150 | 87% | $14.99 |
| 25 | My Little SpiderSteam | approximately $65.9K | 430 | 94% | $3.24 |
| 26 | Idle WatersSteam | approximately $63.7K | 396 | 95% | $3.59 |
| 27 | approximately $59.6K | 440 | 84% | $3.99 | |
| 28 | Focus GroveSteam | approximately $53.9K | 225 | 98% | $8.99 |
| 29 | approximately $51.9K | 171 | 88% | $9.99 | |
| 30 | Village TaleSteam | approximately $51.4K | 324 | 82% | $5.99 |
| 31 | Mushroom NookSteam | approximately $47K | 430 | 98% | $3.99 |
| 32 | WhimsideSteam | approximately $46.1K | 440 | 92% | $5.85 |
| 33 | approximately $45.9K | 284 | 92% | $5.99 | |
| 34 | Incremental InfinitySteam | approximately $35.4K | 163 | 58% | $4.99 |
| 35 | Desktop Cat CafeSteam | approximately $34.8K | 95 | 78% | $6.49 |
| 36 | Little AviarySteam | approximately $32.2K | 257 | 87% | $3.99 |
| 37 | The Dream GlobeSteam | approximately $30.4K | 403 | 95% | $2.99 |
| 38 | Nano NeighborsSteam | approximately $28.2K | 158 | 82% | $3.99 |
| 39 | Petunia's PurgatorySteam | approximately $23.7K | 88 | 95% | $6.99 |
| 40 | Desktop FishingSteam | approximately $23.5K | 361 | 91% | $3.49 |
| 41 | Desktop DetectiveSteam | approximately $22.7K | 154 | 89% | $4.99 |
| 42 | DelveggSteam | approximately $22.5K | 78 | 94% | $6.99 |
| 43 | Book of FeiSteam | approximately $19.5K | 372 | 94% | $2.99 |
| 44 | Pat the CatSteam | approximately $19.3K | 217 | 99% | $4.99 |
| 45 | LootborneSteam | approximately $18.4K | 341 | 67% | $1.69 |
| 46 | approximately $17.9K | 115 | 73% | $4.19 | |
| 47 | approximately $17.7K | 62 | 98% | $7.99 | |
| 48 | BuGardenSteam | approximately $17.4K | 114 | 97% | $3.99 |
| 49 | Hamster TalkSteam | approximately $17.3K | 100 | 95% | $4.99 |
| 50 | approximately $17.3K | 166 | 89% | $7.99 |