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Estimated revenue, market economics, and the top games tagged Game Development on Steam.
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Total estimated revenue of Game Development 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 | Wallpaper Engine | $42.3M | 1M | 98% | $4.99 |
| 2 | The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe | $12.1M | 35.5K | 94% | $24.99 |
| 3 | Assetto Corsa Rally | $10.1M | 10.1K | 88% | $29.99 |
| 4 |
| Year | Releases | Median rev | $100k+ | $1M+ | Total genre revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | $301K | 50% | 25% | $8M |
| 2025 | 12 | $189 | 25% | 8% | $11.6M |
| 2024 | 15 | $11K | 20% | 7% | $3M |
| 2023 | 22 | $46.6 | 23% | 5% | $6.8M |
| 2022 | 10 | $98.5K | 50% | 10% | $13.5M |
| 2021 | 22 | $358.1 | 5% | 0% | $1.3M |
| 2020 | 26 | $1.1K | 15% | 8% | $9.8M |
| 2019 | 21 | $101.2 | 10% | 0% | $439.8K |
| 2018 | 17 | $20.7K | 35% | 18% | $48.3M |
| 2017 | 3 | $0 | 0% | 0% | $62.5K |
| 2016 | 9 | $87.2K | 44% | 11% | $9.2M |
| 2015 | 9 | $36.8K | 33% | 22% | $7.2M |
Median beats average here: genre revenue is hit-driven, so the median shows what the typical Game Development launch actually earned. Recent years accumulate revenue for a while after launch.
| Aseprite |
| $8.2M |
| 26.3K |
| 99% |
| $19.99 |
| 5 | s&box | $7.4M | 9K | 59% | $19.99 |
| 6 | Need for Speed™ Hot Pursuit Remastered | $7M | 14.2K | 81% | $29.99 |
| 7 | Software Inc. | $5.9M | 7.8K | 94% | $22.99 |
| 8 | Mad Games Tycoon 2 | $5.3M | 7.7K | 94% | $24.99 |
| 9 | Clickteam Fusion 2.5 | $3.5M | 1.5K | 88% | $99.99 |
| 10 | KartKraft™ | $3.1M | 4K | 72% | $24.99 |
| 11 | MMORPG Tycoon 2 | $2M | 3.1K | 86% | $24.99 |
| 12 | Arctic Eggs | $1.9M | 6K | 96% | $9.99 |
| 13 | Houdini Indie | $1.6M | 273 | 92% | $299.00 |
| 14 | GameGuru Classic | $1M | 2.1K | 72% | $13.99 |
| 15 | City Game Studio: Your Game Dev Adventure Begins | $976.1K | 1.9K | 92% | $19.99 |
| 16 | Brickadia | $927.5K | 1.4K | 80% | $19.99 |
| 17 | Braid, Anniversary Edition | $786.6K | 1.8K | 93% | $19.99 |
| 18 | Beam Eye Tracker | $623.2K | 954 | 88% | $23.99 |
| 19 | FPS Monitor – hardware in-game & desktop overlays | $582.4K | 2.3K | 83% | $12.99 |
| 20 | Crushed In Time | $526.8K | 1.1K | 90% | $24.99 |
| 21 | Homebrew - Patent Unknown | $518.7K | 971 | 72% | $14.99 |
| 22 | Last Remains | $500K | 987 | 52% | $19.99 |
| 23 | RPG in a Box | $497.3K | 465 | 93% | $49.99 |
| 24 | SMILE GAME BUILDER | $437.4K | 287 | 85% | $69.99 |
| 25 | YoloMouse - Cursor Changer | $387.6K | 2.9K | 92% | $4.99 |
| 26 | Game Dev Story | $384K | 1.5K | 90% | $8.99 |
| 27 | Indie Game: The Movie | $374.2K | 1.9K | 92% | $9.99 |
| 28 | Leadwerks Game Engine 5 | $372.3K | 342 | 73% | $49.99 |
| 29 | GameGuru MAX | $338.5K | 379 | 69% | $49.99 |
| 30 | Black Ink | $320K | 462 | 82% | $34.99 |
| 31 | SRPG Studio | $319.3K | 275 | 84% | $59.99 |
| 32 | Kodon | $305.5K | 393 | 64% | $24.99 |
| 33 | ACTION SANDBOX | $295K | 1K | 72% | $9.99 |
| 34 | MovieMator Video Editor Pro - Movie Maker, Video Editing Software | $220K | 834 | 56% | $7.49 |
| 35 | iFAction Game Maker | $216.2K | 150 | 73% | $69.99 |
| 36 | Pixel Art Academy: Learn Mode | $212.6K | 395 | 97% | $14.00 |
| 37 | Pixel Game Maker MV | $168.3K | 602 | 68% | $14.44 |
| 38 | AppGameKit Studio | $152.8K | 123 | 76% | $69.99 |
| 39 | Tabletop Creator Pro | $150.7K | 143 | 78% | $59.00 |
| 40 | 1BITDRAGON | $137.8K | 284 | 94% | $29.99 |
| 41 | 001 Game Creator: 2025 Edition | $118.3K | 299 | 77% | $19.99 |
| 42 | S2ENGINE HD | $115.9K | 293 | 73% | $19.99 |
| 43 | Press Any Button | $90.3K | 3.8K | 90% | $1.99 |
| 44 | J.A.C.K. | $87.2K | 294 | 94% | $14.99 |
| 45 | Axis Game Factory's AGFPRO v3 | $86.5K | 370 | 63% | $9.99 |
| 46 | THE CORRIDOR | $85K | 3.6K | 94% | $1.99 |
| 47 | Tobiano | $75.2K | 78 | 77% | $24.99 |
| 48 | Game Corp DX | $73.1K | 3.1K | 88% | $0.74 |
| 49 | RPG Maker XP | $65K | 1.2K | 94% | $2.49 |
| 50 | Pro Motion NG | $62.5K | 142 | 93% | $24.99 |