Steam tag
Estimated revenue, market economics, and the top games tagged Free To Play on Steam.
Share of Free To Play 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 Free To Play 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 | 2.5K | approximately $0 | approximately 1% | approximately 0% | approximately $43.4M |
| 2025 | 2.9K | approximately $0 | approximately 1% | approximately 0% | approximately $33.1M |
| 2024 | 2.8K | approximately $0 | approximately 0% | approximately 0% | approximately $6.6M |
| 2023 | 1.4K | approximately $0 | approximately 0% | approximately 0% | approximately $12M |
| 2022 | 1.3K | approximately $0 | approximately 0% | approximately 0% | approximately $11M |
| 2021 | 1.1K | approximately $0 | approximately 1% | approximately 0% | approximately $8.9M |
| 2020 | 1.1K | approximately $0 | approximately 1% | approximately 0% | approximately $35.4M |
| 2019 | 798 | approximately $0 | approximately 1% | approximately 0% | approximately $5.5M |
| 2018 | 733 | approximately $0 | approximately 1% | approximately 0% | approximately $41.3M |
| 2017 | 537 | approximately $0 | approximately 1% | approximately 0% | approximately $8.3M |
| 2016 | 400 | approximately $0 | approximately 3% | approximately 0% | approximately $4.2M |
| 2015 | 210 | approximately $0 | approximately 2% | approximately 0% | approximately $1.4M |
Median beats average here: genre revenue is hit-driven, so the median shows what the typical Free To Play launch actually earned. Recent years accumulate revenue for a while after launch.
Leaderboard
| # | Game | Est. revenue | Reviews | Score | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | House FlipperSteam | approximately $37M | 112.1K | 94% | $24.99 |
| 2 | approximately $33.1M | 55.1K | 86% | $34.99 | |
| 3 | SoulmaskSteam | approximately $21.1M | 22.5K | 77% | $29.99 |
| 4 | AwesomenautsSteam | approximately $16.5M | 26.9K | 85% | $19.99 |
| 5 | Rhythm DoctorSteam | approximately $14.4M | 27K | 98% | $19.99 |
| 6 | BrotatoSteam | approximately $9.9M | 119.2K | 96% | $4.99 |
| 7 | Quake ChampionsSteam | approximately $7.1M | 39.1K | 74% | $9.99 |
| 8 | ShatterlineSteam | approximately $6.9M | 29K | 73% | $9.99 |
| 9 | approximately $6.4M | 9K | 84% | $29.99 | |
| 10 | SoundpadSteam | approximately $5.9M | 104.6K | 96% | $4.99 |
| 11 | approximately $5.5M | 4.8K | 55% | $59.99 | |
| 12 | BMX StreetsSteam | approximately $4.3M | 4.4K | 80% | $24.99 |
| 13 | The Spell BrigadeSteam | approximately $4.2M | 16.9K | 81% | $12.99 |
| 14 | approximately $3.2M | 3.2K | 70% | $29.99 | |
| 15 | EmberwardSteam | approximately $2.4M | 4.2K | 97% | $16.99 |
| 16 | Screw DriversSteam | approximately $1.9M | 6.8K | 85% | $7.99 |
| 17 | How Many Dudes?Steam | approximately $1.9M | 3.1K | 89% | $14.99 |
| 18 | approximately $1.9M | 5.5K | 91% | $11.99 | |
| 19 | Roadside ResearchSteam | approximately $1.9M | 4.9K | 86% | $14.99 |
| 20 | ERA ONESteam | approximately $1.9M | 1.6K | 87% | $29.99 |
| 21 | Sub RosaSteam | approximately $1.7M | 3.4K | 69% | $19.99 |
| 22 | approximately $1.7M | 3.5K | 66% | $14.99 | |
| 23 | approximately $1.6M | 1.3K | 68% | $59.99 | |
| 24 | Pass the FearSteam | approximately $1.6M | 3.3K | 78% | $15.19 |
| 25 | Leaf it AloneSteam | approximately $1.4M | 6.5K | 96% | $5.99 |
| 26 | approximately $1.3M | 3.1K | 78% | $29.99 | |
| 27 | RENNSPORTSteam | approximately $1.3M | 1.5K | 46% | $24.99 |
| 28 | WanderburgSteam | approximately $1.3M | 2.9K | 79% | $14.99 |
| 29 | VaganteSteam | approximately $1.3M | 4.1K | 90% | $14.99 |
| 30 | approximately $1.3M | 9.9K | 93% | $4.99 | |
| 31 | Kindergarten 2Steam | approximately $1.3M | 5.8K | 98% | $14.99 |
| 32 | approximately $1.2M | 7.6K | 75% | $9.99 | |
| 33 | Spilled!Steam | approximately $1.1M | 5.3K | 94% | $5.99 |
| 34 | Drunken Wrestlers 2Steam | approximately $1.1M | 18.8K | 87% | $3.99 |
| 35 | Bus Simulator 16Steam | approximately $845.4K | 2.4K | 67% | $9.99 |
| 36 | NBA THE RUNSteam | approximately $767.6K | 954 | 68% | $29.99 |
| 37 | LightmatterSteam | approximately $767.2K | 2.9K | 92% | $19.99 |
| 38 | Gladio MoriSteam | approximately $750.3K | 1.4K | 83% | $15.99 |
| 39 | Tower FactorySteam | approximately $724.5K | 1.3K | 90% | $14.99 |
| 40 | approximately $673.4K | 2.1K | 69% | $8.99 | |
| 41 | Journey to the WestSteam | approximately $671.8K | 1.7K | 81% | $19.99 |
| 42 | Blazing BeaksSteam | approximately $635.4K | 2.6K | 83% | $14.99 |
| 43 | Retail RoyaleSteam | approximately $550K | 5.4K | 77% | $4.99 |
| 44 | approximately $534.2K | 750 | 44% | $19.99 | |
| 45 | Caravanners Steam | approximately $512K | 819 | 39% | $17.99 |
| 46 | HorizonSteam | approximately $507.6K | 475 | 59% | $29.99 |
| 47 | A Webbing JourneySteam | approximately $507.1K | 1.4K | 99% | $9.99 |
| 48 | approximately $506.4K | 1.2K | 69% | $9.99 | |
| 49 | Fruit Ninja VRSteam | approximately $469K | 879 | 81% | $14.99 |
| 50 | CATO: Buttered CatSteam | approximately $447.8K | 3.1K | 98% | $10.99 |