Steam tag
Estimated revenue, market economics, and the top games tagged Hack and Slash on Steam.
For developers
Total estimated revenue of Hack and Slash 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 | Black Myth: Wukong | $794.8M | 1.2M | 97% | $59.99 |
| 2 | Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition | $305.9M | 352.2K | 95% | $59.99 |
| 3 | Dying Light | $149.6M | 370.3K | 95% | $24.99 |
| 4 |
| Year | Releases | Median rev | $100k+ | $1M+ | Total genre revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29 | $1.4M | 72% | 52% | $106M |
| 2025 | 60 | $849.4K | 93% | 48% | $414.6M |
| 2024 | 65 | $843.1K | 91% | 48% | $1.3B |
| 2023 | 44 | $941.1K | 80% | 48% | $306.3M |
| 2022 | 43 | $805.1K | 84% | 40% | $254.4M |
| 2021 | 46 | $566.2K | 76% | 43% | $215.3M |
| 2020 | 30 | $1M | 67% | 50% | $249.4M |
| 2019 | 22 | $875.7K | 86% | 50% | $508.3M |
| 2018 | 30 | $741.8K | 93% | 47% | $298.7M |
| 2017 | 21 | $2M | 86% | 52% | $285.4M |
| 2016 | 21 | $2.3M | 81% | 67% | $207.2M |
| 2015 | 26 | $1.4M | 85% | 73% | $226M |
Median beats average here: genre revenue is hit-driven, so the median shows what the typical Hack and Slash launch actually earned. Recent years accumulate revenue for a while after launch.
| God of War |
| $146.5M |
| 128.1K |
| 96% |
| $49.99 |
| 5 | Hades | $135.1M | 283.4K | 98% | $24.99 |
| 6 | Monster Hunter: World | $130.6M | 314.6K | 89% | $29.99 |
| 7 | Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™ | $118M | 116.1K | 89% | $49.99 |
| 8 | Path of Exile 2 | $116.4M | 165.1K | 76% | $29.99 |
| 9 | WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers | $102M | 103.8K | 56% | $49.99 |
| 10 | FOR HONOR™ | $90.2M | 162.8K | 69% | $29.99 |
| 11 | 鬼谷八荒 Tale of Immortal | $89.2M | 224.4K | 56% | $19.99 |
| 12 | STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order™ | $88.6M | 152.5K | 88% | $39.99 |
| 13 | Hades II | $78.5M | 112.3K | 96% | $29.99 |
| 14 | Diablo® IV | $71.4M | 56.6K | 70% | $49.99 |
| 15 | Last Epoch | $67.2M | 118.3K | 77% | $34.99 |
| 16 | Dead Cells | $61.3M | 154.9K | 97% | $24.99 |
| 17 | Granblue Fantasy: Relink | $56.4M | 53.9K | 90% | $39.99 |
| 18 | DYNASTY WARRIORS: ORIGINS | $55.4M | 29.7K | 93% | $69.99 |
| 19 | No Rest for the Wicked | $55.4M | 79.8K | 80% | $39.99 |
| 20 | Mount & Blade: Warband | $53.4M | 135K | 98% | $19.99 |
| 21 | God of War Ragnarök | $52.6M | 31.3K | 89% | $59.99 |
| 22 | Killing Floor 2 | $49.7M | 86.9K | 89% | $29.99 |
| 23 | Grim Dawn | $47.6M | 107K | 94% | $24.99 |
| 24 | MORDHAU | $45.8M | 91.7K | 80% | $29.99 |
| 25 | Chivalry 2 | $43.7M | 45.6K | 80% | $39.99 |
| 26 | The First Berserker: Khazan | $43.1M | 31.4K | 85% | $59.99 |
| 27 | METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE | $42.2M | 68.8K | 96% | $29.99 |
| 28 | Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice | $41.6M | 76.3K | 90% | $29.99 |
| 29 | Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™ | $39.5M | 96.5K | 93% | $19.99 |
| 30 | Nioh 2 – The Complete Edition | $39M | 50.3K | 87% | $49.99 |
| 31 | Ghostrunner | $35.2M | 66.4K | 91% | $29.99 |
| 32 | FINAL FANTASY XVI | $33.7M | 32.5K | 79% | $49.99 |
| 33 | Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem | $33M | 67.9K | 56% | $29.99 |
| 34 | Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine - Anniversary Edition | $32.8M | 33.2K | 92% | $39.99 |
| 35 | Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen | $32.5M | 48.8K | 88% | $29.99 |
| 36 | Castle Crashers® | $32.2M | 108.6K | 96% | $14.99 |
| 37 | Nioh 3 | $31.9M | 18.5K | 79% | $69.99 |
| 38 | Persona® 5 Strikers | $29.4M | 18K | 87% | $59.99 |
| 39 | Chivalry: Medieval Warfare | $29.4M | 44.5K | 83% | $24.99 |
| 40 | Maneater | $25.4M | 25.7K | 87% | $39.99 |
| 41 | Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor - Martyr | $24.1M | 22.2K | 76% | $49.99 |
| 42 | Half Sword | $22.9M | 27.3K | 71% | $24.99 |
| 43 | The Riftbreaker | $22.8M | 21.7K | 91% | $29.99 |
| 44 | Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty | $21.2M | 29.1K | 50% | $39.99 |
| 45 | Shadow Warrior | $21.1M | 26.7K | 92% | $29.99 |
| 46 | Sifu | $20.4M | 28K | 92% | $39.99 |
| 47 | DYNASTY WARRIORS 8: Xtreme Legends Complete Edition | $20M | 14K | 84% | $49.99 |
| 48 | Shadow Warrior 2 | $20M | 28.1K | 87% | $29.99 |
| 49 | Hi-Fi RUSH | $19.5M | 35.7K | 97% | $29.99 |
| 50 | Katana ZERO | $18.9M | 75.6K | 98% | $14.99 |