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Estimated revenue, market economics, and the top games tagged Economy on Steam.
For developers
Total estimated revenue of Economy 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 | Cities: Skylines | $203.5M | 290.5K | 93% | $29.99 |
| 2 | Crusader Kings III | $167.4M | 93.1K | 91% | $49.99 |
| 3 | Europa Universalis IV | $157.8M | 93.8K | 87% | $49.99 |
| 4 |
| Year | Releases | Median rev | $100k+ | $1M+ | Total genre revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 37 | $954.2K | 100% | 49% | $114.8M |
| 2025 | 78 | $990.2K | 92% | 50% | $465.5M |
| 2024 | 53 | $1.6M | 83% | 57% | $238.9M |
| 2023 | 46 | $967.9K | 80% | 48% | $238.1M |
| 2022 | 46 | $1.1M | 87% | 54% | $202M |
| 2021 | 54 | $841.1K | 76% | 41% | $220.9M |
| 2020 | 33 | $1.1M | 82% | 52% | $235.4M |
| 2019 | 31 | $1.6M | 97% | 65% | $284.6M |
| 2018 | 26 | $2M | 85% | 62% | $377.5M |
| 2017 | 12 | $493.5K | 67% | 33% | $50.3M |
| 2016 | 19 | $2.5M | 89% | 63% | $194.3M |
| 2015 | 19 | $706.9K | 63% | 47% | $293.9M |
Median beats average here: genre revenue is hit-driven, so the median shows what the typical Economy launch actually earned. Recent years accumulate revenue for a while after launch.
| Cities: Skylines II |
| $112.5M |
| 90.6K |
| 55% |
| $49.99 |
| 5 | Planet Coaster | $109.4M | 72K | 91% | $44.99 |
| 6 | Planet Zoo | $107.4M | 96.7K | 91% | $44.99 |
| 7 | Frostpunk | $97M | 136.2K | 93% | $29.99 |
| 8 | Sid Meier's Civilization® V | $85.3M | 127.8K | 95% | $29.99 |
| 9 | Jurassic World Evolution 2 | $84.6M | 39.2K | 91% | $59.99 |
| 10 | Victoria 3 | $83M | 40.6K | 72% | $49.99 |
| 11 | Euro Truck Simulator 2 | $75.9M | 746.6K | 97% | $4.99 |
| 12 | Sid Meier's Civilization VII | $71.6M | 43.3K | 48% | $49.99 |
| 13 | Jurassic World Evolution | $70.8M | 48.2K | 87% | $44.99 |
| 14 | Europa Universalis V | $61.5M | 29.9K | 67% | $59.99 |
| 15 | Manor Lords | $60.3M | 89K | 84% | $25.99 |
| 16 | House Flipper | $58.4M | 91.9K | 94% | $24.99 |
| 17 | EA SPORTS FC™ 26 | $57.9M | 92.3K | 50% | $17.99 |
| 18 | Anno 1800 | $53.3M | 31.9K | 81% | $59.99 |
| 19 | Prison Architect | $51.1M | 59.6K | 90% | $29.99 |
| 20 | Supermarket Simulator | $47.7M | 83.2K | 92% | $19.99 |
| 21 | X4: Foundations | $44.9M | 29.6K | 80% | $49.99 |
| 22 | Farming Simulator 25 | $43.4M | 55.2K | 87% | $29.99 |
| 23 | Farming Simulator 22 | $39M | 92K | 93% | $19.99 |
| 24 | Farming Simulator 19 | $34.8M | 76.1K | 94% | $17.99 |
| 25 | Transport Fever 2 | $32.5M | 32.1K | 90% | $39.99 |
| 26 | Ranch Simulator: Build, Hunt, Farm | $30.2M | 47.4K | 79% | $24.99 |
| 27 | Imperator: Rome | $29.2M | 26.8K | 66% | $39.99 |
| 28 | Banished | $28.8M | 43.2K | 90% | $19.99 |
| 29 | Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era | $28M | 20.8K | 88% | $39.99 |
| 30 | TCG Card Shop Simulator | $27.5M | 48.6K | 97% | $19.99 |
| 31 | Anno 117: Pax Romana | $27.4M | 12.4K | 70% | $59.99 |
| 32 | Farthest Frontier | $27.3M | 25K | 86% | $34.99 |
| 33 | Foundation | $26.1M | 24K | 87% | $34.99 |
| 34 | Jurassic World Evolution 3 | $25.5M | 12.4K | 93% | $59.99 |
| 35 | Dwarf Fortress | $23.9M | 31.3K | 95% | $29.99 |
| 36 | American Truck Simulator | $23.3M | 194.1K | 97% | $4.99 |
| 37 | Planet Coaster 2 | $21.8M | 14K | 74% | $49.99 |
| 38 | House Flipper 2 | $19.8M | 19.4K | 87% | $39.99 |
| 39 | Kingdoms and Castles | $18.5M | 31.3K | 94% | $19.99 |
| 40 | Dungeons 3 | $17.7M | 18.7K | 94% | $29.99 |
| 41 | Automation - The Car Company Tycoon Game | $17.7M | 17.7K | 94% | $29.99 |
| 42 | Going Medieval | $17.1M | 21.2K | 89% | $23.99 |
| 43 | Northgard: Definitive Edition | $17M | 68.5K | 85% | $9.79 |
| 44 | The Riftbreaker | $16.8M | 24.4K | 90% | $29.99 |
| 45 | IXION | $16.7M | 17.5K | 79% | $34.99 |
| 46 | Victoria II | $14.8M | 20K | 92% | $19.99 |
| 47 | Terra Invicta | $13.7M | 9.5K | 81% | $39.99 |
| 48 | Gas Station Simulator | $13.5M | 27.3K | 88% | $19.99 |
| 49 | Farming Simulator 17 | $12.9M | 25.8K | 93% | $14.99 |
| 50 | Last Oasis | $12.8M | 24.2K | 62% | $29.99 |