Steam tag
Estimated revenue, market economics, and the top games tagged Hand-drawn on Steam.
Share of Hand-drawn 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 Hand-drawn 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 | approximately $144.3M | 423.6K | 89% | $19.99 | |
| 2 | Hollow KnightSteam | approximately $101.8M | 562.6K | 97% | $14.99 |
Modeled estimate, not reported sales
| Year | Releases | Median rev | $100k+ | $1M+ | Total genre revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1.4K | approximately $551 | approximately 5% | approximately 1% | approximately $67.2M |
| 2025 | 1.5K | approximately $730 | approximately 6% | approximately 1% | approximately $291.4M |
| 2024 | 1.4K | approximately $623 | approximately 5% | approximately 1% | approximately $86.4M |
| 2023 | 837 | approximately $1.2K | approximately 8% | approximately 3% | approximately $222.6M |
| 2022 | 733 | approximately $995 | approximately 7% | approximately 3% | approximately $88.4M |
| 2021 | 733 | approximately $1.1K | approximately 8% | approximately 2% | approximately $60.7M |
| 2020 | 415 | approximately $1.3K | approximately 10% | approximately 3% | approximately $141.2M |
| 2019 | 146 | approximately $2.5K | approximately 12% | approximately 3% | approximately $13.6M |
| 2018 | 125 | approximately $2.7K | approximately 15% | approximately 6% | approximately $36.1M |
| 2017 | 103 | approximately $6.4K | approximately 20% | approximately 11% | approximately $195.2M |
| 2016 | 68 | approximately $28.7K | approximately 26% | approximately 9% | approximately $16.3M |
| 2015 | 48 | approximately $16K | approximately 23% | approximately 8% | approximately $24.1M |
Median beats average here: genre revenue is hit-driven, so the median shows what the typical Hand-drawn launch actually earned. Recent years accumulate revenue for a while after launch.
| 3 |
| approximately $96.7M |
| 190.2K |
| 57% |
| $19.99 |
| 4 | Hades IISteam | approximately $78M | 123.6K | 96% | $20.99 |
| 5 | CupheadSteam | approximately $63M | 221.7K | 96% | $19.99 |
| 6 | approximately $36.8M | 47.2K | 95% | $29.99 |
| 7 | OMORISteam | approximately $34.2M | 88.7K | 97% | $19.99 |
| 8 | Nine SolsSteam | approximately $27.7M | 45.8K | 94% | $29.99 |
| 9 | Darkest Dungeon® IISteam | approximately $25.2M | 27K | 75% | $39.99 |
| 10 | HadesSteam | approximately $23.1M | 308.7K | 98% | $6.24 |
| 11 | approximately $20M | 32.3K | 88% | $24.99 |
| 12 | GRISSteam | approximately $19.7M | 96.5K | 96% | $14.99 |
| 13 | DorfromantikSteam | approximately $14.7M | 27.5K | 97% | $13.99 |
| 14 | approximately $14.2M | 59.8K | 99% | $14.99 |
| 15 | Volcano PrincessSteam | approximately $13.1M | 49.2K | 98% | $10.99 |
| 16 | WildermythSteam | approximately $12M | 18.3K | 95% | $24.99 |
| 17 | ArmelloSteam | approximately $11.1M | 16.1K | 82% | $24.99 |
| 18 | The Banner SagaSteam | approximately $11.1M | 16K | 89% | $24.99 |
| 19 | MOUSE: P.I. For HireSteam | approximately $10.8M | 15.8K | 94% | $29.99 |
| 20 | approximately $9.6M | 39.5K | 96% | $11.99 |
| 21 | approximately $9.1M | 44.8K | 93% | $7.99 |
| 22 | Streets of Rage 4Steam | approximately $8.8M | 17.3K | 93% | $24.99 |
| 23 | MECCHA CHAMELEONSteam | approximately $8.1M | 89.6K | 88% | $5.99 |
| 24 | approximately $7.9M | 32.1K | 97% | $8.99 |
| 25 | Backpack BattlesSteam | approximately $7.8M | 20.7K | 91% | $14.99 |
| 26 | MachinariumSteam | approximately $7.7M | 20.9K | 95% | $19.99 |
| 27 | Choo-Choo CharlesSteam | approximately $7.6M | 17.9K | 91% | $19.99 |
| 28 | approximately $7.6M | 45.9K | 94% | $9.99 |
| 29 | StacklandsSteam | approximately $7.5M | 29.2K | 96% | $7.99 |
| 30 | approximately $6.5M | 45.4K | 97% | $4.99 |
| 31 | AbsolumSteam | approximately $5.9M | 10.8K | 92% | $24.99 |
| 32 | Esoteric EbbSteam | approximately $5.8M | 8.8K | 95% | $24.99 |
| 33 | Fran BowSteam | approximately $5.8M | 23.1K | 97% | $14.99 |
| 34 | Tiny BookshopSteam | approximately $5.7M | 7.8K | 96% | $19.99 |
| 35 | Night in the WoodsSteam | approximately $5.6M | 17.8K | 95% | $19.99 |
| 36 | Bopl BattleSteam | approximately $5.6M | 25.9K | 97% | $9.99 |
| 37 | FireworkSteam | approximately $4.7M | 44.5K | 98% | $9.99 |
| 38 | GorogoaSteam | approximately $4.6M | 20.8K | 97% | $14.99 |
| 39 | approximately $4.4M | 9.1K | 91% | $24.99 |
| 40 | NevaSteam | approximately $4.2M | 10.7K | 94% | $19.99 |
| 41 | approximately $4.2M | 4.9K | 96% | $24.99 |
| 42 | SuzerainSteam | approximately $4.1M | 11.9K | 92% | $19.99 |
| 43 | In Stars And TimeSteam | approximately $4.1M | 8.9K | 97% | $19.99 |
| 44 | UNBEATABLESteam | approximately $3.9M | 7.8K | 92% | $27.99 |
| 45 | Citizen SleeperSteam | approximately $3.7M | 10.6K | 92% | $19.99 |
| 46 | Bear and BreakfastSteam | approximately $3.6M | 5.4K | 89% | $19.99 |
| 47 | PyreSteam | approximately $3.5M | 8.4K | 90% | $19.99 |
| 48 | Before Your EyesSteam | approximately $3.5M | 24K | 98% | $9.99 |
| 49 | Planet of LanaSteam | approximately $3.5M | 10.7K | 93% | $19.99 |
| 50 | Gremlins, Inc.Steam | approximately $3.4M | 6.6K | 85% | $19.99 |