Steam tag
Estimated revenue, market economics, and the top games tagged Detective on Steam.
Share of Detective 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 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 | PhasmophobiaSteam | approximately $220.3M | 840K | 94% | $19.99 |
| 2 | approximately $57.1M | 160.2K | 90% | $19.99 | |
Modeled estimate, not reported sales
| Year | Releases | Median rev | $100k+ | $1M+ | Total genre revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 573 | approximately $811 | approximately 7% | approximately 1% | approximately $35.7M |
| 2025 | 561 | approximately $1.3K | approximately 10% | approximately 2% | approximately $40.7M |
| 2024 | 538 | approximately $929 | approximately 9% | approximately 3% | approximately $55.9M |
| 2023 | 414 | approximately $1.2K | approximately 7% | approximately 2% | approximately $63.8M |
| 2022 | 318 | approximately $1.8K | approximately 10% | approximately 3% | approximately $84.2M |
| 2021 | 313 | approximately $2.1K | approximately 11% | approximately 3% | approximately $33.3M |
| 2020 | 161 | approximately $2.6K | approximately 14% | approximately 4% | approximately $246.2M |
| 2019 | 88 | approximately $14.4K | approximately 24% | approximately 8% | approximately $55.2M |
| 2018 | 68 | approximately $9.2K | approximately 22% | approximately 9% | approximately $27.5M |
| 2017 | 58 | approximately $37.2K | approximately 29% | approximately 12% | approximately $31.4M |
| 2016 | 47 | approximately $21K | approximately 28% | approximately 11% | approximately $32.1M |
| 2015 | 34 | approximately $40.6K | approximately 29% | approximately 15% | approximately $71.2M |
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.
| 3 |
| approximately $37.1M |
| 87.8K |
| 96% |
| $19.99 |
| 4 | Persona 5 RoyalSteam | approximately $35.6M | 140.3K | 96% | $17.99 |
| 5 | approximately $33.2M | 78.4K | 96% | $19.99 |
| 6 | approximately $27.8M | 65.6K | 90% | $19.99 |
| 7 | Contraband PoliceSteam | approximately $24.2M | 25.8K | 95% | $29.99 |
| 8 | approximately $17.1M | 45.1K | 98% | $29.99 |
| 9 | approximately $13.9M | 23.4K | 83% | $39.99 |
| 10 | The Wolf Among UsSteam | approximately $12.7M | 40.3K | 98% | $12.74 |
| 11 | approximately $12.4M | 13.3K | 90% | $49.99 |
| 12 | Persona 4 GoldenSteam | approximately $12.4M | 87.6K | 97% | $9.99 |
| 13 | approximately $11.3M | 36.4K | 96% | $19.99 |
| 14 | MOUSE: P.I. For HireSteam | approximately $10.8M | 15.8K | 94% | $23.99 |
| 15 | approximately $10.4M | 35.3K | 97% | $19.99 |
| 16 | DemonologistSteam | approximately $10.1M | 18.9K | 86% | $19.99 |
| 17 | Shadows of DoubtSteam | approximately $9.5M | 17.8K | 82% | $24.99 |
| 18 | The PrecinctSteam | approximately $9.2M | 9.3K | 88% | $29.99 |
| 19 | Chants of SennaarSteam | approximately $9M | 30.6K | 98% | $19.99 |
| 20 | approximately $8.6M | 12.1K | 80% | $29.99 |
| 21 | approximately $8.3M | 17.4K | 86% | $19.99 |
| 22 | JudgmentSteam | approximately $8.1M | 12.3K | 94% | $39.99 |
| 23 | Pathologic 2Steam | approximately $7.7M | 12.2K | 92% | $34.99 |
| 24 | Strange HorticultureSteam | approximately $7.6M | 16.2K | 94% | $15.99 |
| 25 | Lost JudgmentSteam | approximately $6.6M | 9.8K | 94% | $39.99 |
| 26 | approximately $6.5M | 34K | 96% | $6.99 |
| 27 | Call of Cthulhu®Steam | approximately $5.9M | 14K | 79% | $19.99 |
| 28 | HacknetSteam | approximately $5.6M | 16.9K | 94% | $9.99 |
| 29 | approximately $5.5M | 15.6K | 90% | $9.99 |
| 30 | Shift At MidnightSteam | approximately $5.5M | 12.3K | 88% | $9.99 |
| 31 | FireworkSteam | approximately $4.7M | 44.5K | 98% | $9.99 |
| 32 | Enigma of FearSteam | approximately $4.4M | 10.3K | 97% | $20.99 |
| 33 | We Were Here ForeverSteam | approximately $4.4M | 18.9K | 90% | $17.99 |
| 34 | approximately $4.4M | 21.3K | 97% | $14.99 |
| 35 | approximately $4.3M | 5.7K | 75% | $39.99 |
| 36 | The OperatorSteam | approximately $4.2M | 8.9K | 92% | $13.99 |
| 37 | approximately $4.2M | 4.6K | 78% | $44.99 |
| 38 | approximately $4M | 8.1K | 89% | $29.99 |
| 39 | Her StorySteam | approximately $3.7M | 10.4K | 89% | $9.99 |
| 40 | GNOSIASteam | approximately $3.6M | 5.1K | 94% | $24.99 |
| 41 | approximately $3.4M | 8.7K | 97% | $29.99 |
| 42 | approximately $3.3M | 7.4K | 93% | $29.99 |
| 43 | The ThaumaturgeSteam | approximately $3.2M | 6K | 83% | $34.99 |
| 44 | approximately $3.2M | 4K | 95% | $49.99 |
| 45 | approximately $3.2M | 9K | 88% | $19.99 |
| 46 | SanfuSteam | approximately $3.2M | 17.9K | 83% | $10.99 |
| 47 | approximately $3.2M | 4.8K | 66% | $24.99 |
| 48 | PentimentSteam | approximately $3.1M | 9.8K | 95% | $9.99 |
| 49 | approximately $3M | 10.2K | 96% | $19.99 |
| 50 | approximately $3M | 9.5K | 94% | $39.99 |