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Estimated revenue, market economics, and the top games tagged Education on Steam.
For developers
Total estimated revenue of Education 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 | Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition | $183.8M | 87.7K | 88% | $59.99 |
| 2 | Kerbal Space Program | $126.7M | 118.6K | 96% | $39.99 |
| 3 | House Flipper | $58.4M | 91.9K | 94% | $24.99 |
| 4 |
| Year | Releases | Median rev | $100k+ | $1M+ | Total genre revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | $215.4K | 63% | 13% | $3.8M |
| 2025 | 21 | $33.7K | 48% | 38% | $27.5M |
| 2024 | 22 | $196.9K | 59% | 23% | $22.3M |
| 2023 | 28 | $322K | 61% | 29% | $22M |
| 2022 | 37 | $503.1K | 57% | 32% | $40.3M |
| 2021 | 38 | $822.3 | 42% | 13% | $46.6M |
| 2020 | 43 | $623.4 | 23% | 9% | $14.8M |
| 2019 | 33 | $31 | 24% | 15% | $47.1M |
| 2018 | 44 | $849.6 | 27% | 16% | $98.8M |
| 2017 | 36 | $351.5 | 28% | 14% | $66.1M |
| 2016 | 26 | $1.9K | 23% | 12% | $39M |
| 2015 | 21 | $118.3K | 52% | 38% | $193.9M |
Median beats average here: genre revenue is hit-driven, so the median shows what the typical Education launch actually earned. Recent years accumulate revenue for a while after launch.
| Universe Sandbox |
| $31.8M |
| 31.7K |
| 96% |
| $29.99 |
| 5 | City Car Driving | $29.8M | 35.7K | 83% | $24.99 |
| 6 | Car Mechanic Simulator 2018 | $28.5M | 56.1K | 91% | $19.99 |
| 7 | PC Building Simulator | $26.3M | 52.7K | 94% | $19.99 |
| 8 | Car Mechanic Simulator 2021 | $21.8M | 37.9K | 96% | $24.99 |
| 9 | X-Plane 11 | $17.9M | 20.1K | 93% | $29.99 |
| 10 | Automation - The Car Company Tycoon Game | $17.7M | 17.7K | 94% | $29.99 |
| 11 | Gas Station Simulator | $13.5M | 27.3K | 88% | $19.99 |
| 12 | SpaceEngine | $13.1M | 16.1K | 96% | $29.99 |
| 13 | WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition | $13.1M | 13.1K | 98% | $29.99 |
| 14 | Eco | $12.4M | 14K | 81% | $29.99 |
| 15 | Car Mechanic Simulator 2015 | $10.4M | 14.6K | 92% | $19.99 |
| 16 | Valiant Hearts: The Great War™ / Soldats Inconnus : Mémoires de la Grande Guerre™ | $9.8M | 27.4K | 96% | $14.99 |
| 17 | 911 Operator | $8.7M | 19.7K | 89% | $14.99 |
| 18 | Liftoff®: FPV Drone Racing | $8.1M | 13.7K | 95% | $19.99 |
| 19 | Chinese Parents | $8M | 26.8K | 91% | $9.99 |
| 20 | Rocksmith® 2014 Edition REMASTERED LEARN & PLAY | $7.7M | 25.2K | 88% | $9.99 |
| 21 | Scribblenauts Unlimited | $7.6M | 12.4K | 94% | $19.99 |
| 22 | Ultimate General: Civil War | $7.6M | 8.5K | 89% | $29.99 |
| 23 | Project Hospital | $6.8M | 9.2K | 89% | $24.99 |
| 24 | Two Point Campus | $6.6M | 8.1K | 88% | $29.99 |
| 25 | Poly Bridge | $6.2M | 18.6K | 91% | $9.99 |
| 26 | Democracy 3 | $6.2M | 6.2K | 74% | $24.99 |
| 27 | Democracy 4 | $5.6M | 6.4K | 82% | $29.99 |
| 28 | Age of History 3 | $5.6M | 18.3K | 85% | $9.99 |
| 29 | Prehistoric Kingdom | $5.3M | 6.5K | 90% | $29.99 |
| 30 | 112 Operator | $4.8M | 7.3K | 89% | $24.99 |
| 31 | Let's School | $4M | 7.4K | 93% | $19.99 |
| 32 | Action! - Gameplay Recording and Streaming | $3.8M | 6.9K | 85% | $29.99 |
| 33 | Police Simulator: Patrol Officers | $3.7M | 22.4K | 76% | $5.99 |
| 34 | Clickteam Fusion 2.5 | $3.5M | 1.5K | 88% | $99.99 |
| 35 | Pharaoh™: A New Era | $3.3M | 5.3K | 75% | $22.99 |
| 36 | Poly Bridge 2 | $3.3M | 8.2K | 95% | $14.99 |
| 37 | while True: learn() | $3.1M | 8.2K | 91% | $12.99 |
| 38 | The Farmer Was Replaced | $3M | 8.9K | 96% | $9.99 |
| 39 | Ship Graveyard Simulator 2 | $2.8M | 4.1K | 77% | $24.99 |
| 40 | Construction Simulator | $2.7M | 14.2K | 81% | $7.49 |
| 41 | Turing Complete | $2.7M | 5.4K | 96% | $19.99 |
| 42 | Production Line : Car factory simulation | $2.5M | 3.5K | 82% | $24.99 |
| 43 | Human Resource Machine | $2.5M | 4.7K | 94% | $14.99 |
| 44 | Animal Shelter | $2.4M | 4.1K | 88% | $19.99 |
| 45 | SHENZHEN I/O | $2.4M | 4.5K | 95% | $14.99 |
| 46 | Ships At Sea | $2.3M | 2.4K | 69% | $24.99 |
| 47 | Electrician Simulator | $2.3M | 4.3K | 80% | $17.99 |
| 48 | Chill with You : Lo-Fi Story | $2.2M | 11.9K | 98% | $11.99 |
| 49 | Cheap Car Repair | $2.1M | 3K | 92% | $19.69 |
| 50 | Juno: New Origins | $2M | 3.5K | 89% | $19.99 |