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Estimated revenue, market economics, and the top games tagged Detective on Steam.
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Total estimated revenue of Detective 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 | Phasmophobia | $231.7M | 679.6K | 95% | $13.99 |
| 2 | Persona 5 Royal | $127.4M | 88.6K | 96% | $59.99 |
| 3 | Batman™: Arkham Knight | $39M | 109.5K | 93% | $19.99 |
| 4 |
| Year | Releases | Median rev | $100k+ | $1M+ | Total genre revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | $357.3K | 75% | 25% | $15.5M |
| 2025 | 28 | $558.4K | 82% | 36% | $33.2M |
| 2024 | 30 | $747.9K | 80% | 47% | $51.3M |
| 2023 | 26 | $343.5K | 77% | 35% | $54.1M |
| 2022 | 27 | $998.9K | 81% | 48% | $173M |
| 2021 | 31 | $373.3K | 77% | 23% | $34.1M |
| 2020 | 24 | $354.3K | 71% | 17% | $269.3M |
| 2019 | 20 | $400.7K | 75% | 35% | $41.5M |
| 2018 | 15 | $334.3K | 73% | 27% | $21.3M |
| 2017 | 19 | $725.3K | 79% | 37% | $30.6M |
| 2016 | 15 | $599.6K | 80% | 33% | $43.6M |
| 2015 | 11 | $678.7K | 82% | 45% | $48.4M |
Median beats average here: genre revenue is hit-driven, so the median shows what the typical Detective launch actually earned. Recent years accumulate revenue for a while after launch.
| Batman™: Arkham Origins |
| $29.4M |
| 64.7K |
| 90% |
| $19.99 |
| 5 | Persona 4 Golden | $28.4M | 86.2K | 97% | $19.99 |
| 6 | Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition | $25.8M | 60.9K | 96% | $19.99 |
| 7 | Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition | $23.3M | 55.1K | 96% | $19.99 |
| 8 | Contraband Police | $20.7M | 25.3K | 95% | $29.99 |
| 9 | Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc | $16.8M | 37.8K | 96% | $19.99 |
| 10 | Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy | $16.8M | 44.2K | 98% | $29.99 |
| 11 | The Wolf Among Us | $14.8M | 39.8K | 98% | $14.99 |
| 12 | Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony | $13.6M | 22.9K | 83% | $39.99 |
| 13 | MOUSE: P.I. For Hire | $10.3M | 14.4K | 94% | $29.99 |
| 14 | Return of the Obra Dinn | $10.3M | 34.7K | 97% | $19.99 |
| 15 | Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter | $10.3M | 14.4K | 80% | $29.99 |
| 16 | The Precinct | $9.1M | 9K | 87% | $29.99 |
| 17 | Shadows of Doubt | $8.9M | 17.5K | 82% | $24.99 |
| 18 | Demonologist | $8.7M | 23.9K | 85% | $19.99 |
| 19 | Judgment | $8.7M | 12K | 94% | $39.99 |
| 20 | Murdered: Soul Suspect | $8.2M | 17.3K | 86% | $19.99 |
| 21 | Firework | $7.8M | 44.2K | 98% | $9.99 |
| 22 | Pathologic 2 | $7.7M | 12.1K | 92% | $34.99 |
| 23 | Lost Judgment | $6.9M | 9.5K | 94% | $39.99 |
| 24 | Murders on the Yangtze River | $6.8M | 20.9K | 97% | $14.99 |
| 25 | Enigma of Fear | $6.6M | 10.2K | 97% | $29.99 |
| 26 | Batman - The Telltale Series | $6.4M | 18K | 88% | $14.99 |
| 27 | Unheard - Voices of Crime | $6.4M | 33.7K | 96% | $6.99 |
| 28 | Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You | $5.5M | 15.5K | 90% | $9.99 |
| 29 | Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective | $4.9M | 8.4K | 98% | $29.99 |
| 30 | The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles | $4.6M | 9.3K | 94% | $39.99 |
| 31 | We Were Here Forever | $4.6M | 18.5K | 91% | $17.99 |
| 32 | Chants of Sennaar | $4.5M | 32.7K | 98% | $9.99 |
| 33 | Alone in the Dark | $4.1M | 4.8K | 78% | $39.99 |
| 34 | Cyber Manhunt | $3.8M | 15.6K | 92% | $9.99 |
| 35 | Sanfu | $3.8M | 17.7K | 83% | $10.99 |
| 36 | Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments | $3.7M | 7K | 89% | $29.99 |
| 37 | Her Story | $3.7M | 10.4K | 89% | $9.99 |
| 38 | GNOSIA | $3.7M | 5K | 94% | $24.99 |
| 39 | Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy | $3.6M | 4.4K | 88% | $49.99 |
| 40 | Pathologic 3 | $3.6M | 2.7K | 80% | $34.99 |
| 41 | Sherlock Holmes Chapter One | $3.6M | 4.4K | 78% | $44.99 |
| 42 | Deceive Inc. | $3.6M | 7.9K | 81% | $19.99 |
| 43 | 428: Shibuya Scramble | $3.4M | 3.9K | 95% | $49.99 |
| 44 | Zero Escape: The Nonary Games | $3.2M | 7.3K | 93% | $29.99 |
| 45 | The Vanishing of Ethan Carter | $3.2M | 9K | 88% | $19.99 |
| 46 | Hypnospace Outlaw | $3.2M | 5.5K | 97% | $19.99 |
| 47 | The Roottrees are Dead | $3.1M | 9.4K | 97% | $19.99 |
| 48 | Batman: The Enemy Within - The Telltale Series | $3.1M | 10.6K | 92% | $14.99 |
| 49 | This Is the Police 2 | $3.1M | 6.6K | 75% | $14.99 |
| 50 | Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE Plus | $3.1M | 2.2K | 81% | $59.99 |