Steam tag
Estimated revenue, market economics, and the top games tagged Free To Play on Steam.
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.
Leaderboard
| # | Game | Est. revenue | Reviews | Score | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | House Flipper | $58.4M | 91.9K | 94% | $24.99 |
| 2 | Soulmask | $22.2M | 22K | 77% | $29.99 |
| 3 | Rhythm Doctor | $13.9M | 26.7K | 98% | $19.99 |
| 4 |
| Year | Releases | Median rev | $100k+ | $1M+ | Total genre revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1.7K | $0 | 1% | 0% | $34.2M |
| 2025 | 2.9K | $0 | 1% | 0% | $29.1M |
| 2024 | 2.7K | $0 | 0% | 0% | $7.6M |
| 2023 | 1.3K | $0 | 0% | 0% | $9.1M |
| 2022 | 1.2K | $0 | 0% | 0% | $2.1M |
| 2021 | 984 | $0 | 0% | 0% | $1.9M |
| 2020 | 944 | $0 | 0% | 0% | $2M |
| 2019 | 665 | $0 | 1% | 0% | $5M |
| 2018 | 605 | $0 | 0% | 0% | $63.4M |
| 2017 | 442 | $0 | 1% | 0% | $5.9M |
| 2016 | 309 | $0 | 3% | 1% | $5.4M |
| 2015 | 171 | $0 | 1% | 0% | $753.1K |
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.
| $8.3M |
| 26.9K |
| 85% |
| $9.99 |
| 5 | Brotato | $7.4M | 116.6K | 96% | $4.99 |
| 6 | Shatterline | $6.9M | 29.1K | 73% | $9.99 |
| 7 | Soundpad | $5.3M | 102.8K | 96% | $4.99 |
| 8 | The Spell Brigade | $4.7M | 16.2K | 81% | $12.99 |
| 9 | Tourist Bus Simulator | $3.3M | 3.5K | 66% | $29.99 |
| 10 | BMX Streets | $3.3M | 4.3K | 81% | $24.99 |
| 11 | Occupy Mars: The Game | $3.2M | 2.7K | 69% | $29.99 |
| 12 | Emberward | $2.3M | 3.8K | 97% | $19.99 |
| 13 | NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Ultimate Ninja STORM Revolution | $2.1M | 9K | 84% | $9.89 |
| 14 | Roadside Research | $2M | 4.4K | 86% | $12.99 |
| 15 | Drunken Wrestlers 2 | $1.9M | 18.7K | 87% | $3.99 |
| 16 | The Descendant | $1.9M | 7.2K | 88% | $14.99 |
| 17 | Sub Rosa | $1.8M | 3.4K | 69% | $19.99 |
| 18 | Kindergarten 2 | $1.7M | 5.7K | 98% | $14.99 |
| 19 | Vagante | $1.6M | 5K | 89% | $14.99 |
| 20 | Bus Simulator 16 | $1.3M | 3.8K | 71% | $9.99 |
| 21 | RENNSPORT | $1.3M | 1.5K | 46% | $24.99 |
| 22 | The Complex: Found Footage | $1.3M | 9.9K | 93% | $4.99 |
| 23 | gogh: Focus with Your Avatar | $1.2M | 5.2K | 91% | $7.19 |
| 24 | Blazing Beaks | $1.1M | 2.6K | 83% | $14.99 |
| 25 | Spilled! | $1.1M | 5.2K | 94% | $5.99 |
| 26 | Lightmatter | $1M | 2.9K | 91% | $19.99 |
| 27 | Journey to the West | $774.2K | 1.7K | 81% | $19.99 |
| 28 | Battle of Empires : 1914-1918 | $673K | 2.1K | 69% | $8.99 |
| 29 | Garbage Day | $599.3K | 1.1K | 32% | $14.99 |
| 30 | Company of Heroes 2 - Ardennes Assault | $593.5K | 1K | 56% | $19.99 |
| 31 | Gunscape | $593.1K | 1.2K | 66% | $19.99 |
| 32 | Retail Royale | $586.7K | 5.4K | 76% | $4.99 |
| 33 | Leaf it Alone | $552.5K | 5K | 96% | $3.89 |
| 34 | Party Club | $540.8K | 3.4K | 72% | $4.99 |
| 35 | CATO: Buttered Cat | $532.9K | 3K | 98% | $10.99 |
| 36 | Tower Factory | $480.3K | 1.2K | 89% | $11.99 |
| 37 | A Webbing Journey | $459.4K | 1.3K | 99% | $9.99 |
| 38 | My Little Blacksmith Shop | $418K | 1.2K | 70% | $9.99 |
| 39 | Survival Machine | $403.6K | 785 | 71% | $19.99 |
| 40 | KALPA: Cosmic Symphony | $397.2K | 834 | 86% | $19.99 |
| 41 | YoloMouse - Cursor Changer | $387.6K | 2.9K | 92% | $4.99 |
| 42 | Garden Galaxy | $384.5K | 2.6K | 98% | $9.99 |
| 43 | Cossacks: Back to War | $383.1K | 3K | 89% | $4.99 |
| 44 | Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium | $365.5K | 1.3K | 68% | $14.99 |
| 45 | My Bimbo Dream | $349.3K | 652 | 79% | $14.99 |
| 46 | OZMAFIA!! | $341K | 684 | 82% | $13.99 |
| 47 | Space Simulation Toolkit | $334.4K | 507 | 81% | $24.99 |
| 48 | Caravanners | $308.9K | 801 | 40% | $10.79 |
| 49 | Succubus Successor: Delilah's Juicy Journey | $294.2K | 763 | 91% | $14.99 |
| 50 | Backseat Drivers | $288.8K | 1.2K | 79% | $6.99 |