Steam tag
Estimated revenue, market economics, and the top games tagged Hero Shooter on Steam.
Share of Hero Shooter 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 Hero Shooter 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 $240.7M | 234.3K | 85% | $59.99 | |
| 2 | MarathonSteam | approximately $49.1M | 64.3K | 77% | $39.99 |
Modeled estimate, not reported sales
| Year | Releases | Median rev | $100k+ | $1M+ | Total genre revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 121 | approximately $220 | approximately 3% | approximately 2% | approximately $51.5M |
| 2025 | 153 | approximately $306 | approximately 7% | approximately 1% | approximately $14.3M |
| 2024 | 150 | approximately $141 | approximately 6% | approximately 1% | approximately $8.1M |
| 2023 | 162 | approximately $280 | approximately 6% | approximately 1% | approximately $4.2M |
| 2022 | 149 | approximately $374 | approximately 4% | approximately 3% | approximately $24.9M |
| 2021 | 139 | approximately $282 | approximately 3% | approximately 2% | approximately $26.1M |
| 2020 | 77 | approximately $316 | approximately 5% | approximately 4% | approximately $25M |
| 2019 | 10 | approximately $1.2K | approximately 10% | approximately 10% | approximately $12.8M |
| 2018 | 13 | approximately $248 | approximately 8% | approximately 0% | approximately $303.2K |
| 2017 | 6 | approximately $34.3K | approximately 33% | approximately 33% | approximately $4.6M |
| 2016 | 4 | approximately $21.9K | approximately 25% | approximately 25% | approximately $44.3M |
| 2015 | 5 | approximately $9.8K | approximately 40% | approximately 40% | approximately $243.6M |
Median beats average here: genre revenue is hit-driven, so the median shows what the typical Hero Shooter launch actually earned. Recent years accumulate revenue for a while after launch.
| 3 |
| approximately $44.3M |
| 30.2K |
| 62% |
| $59.99 |
| 4 | Battlefield™ 2042Steam | approximately $23.4M | 325.7K | 47% | $5.99 |
| 5 | Titanfall® 2Steam | approximately $13.9M | 286.7K | 96% | $4.49 |
| 6 | Gears 5Steam | approximately $12.8M | 25.3K | 71% | $29.99 |
| 7 | approximately $8.1M | 45.6K | 90% | $8.99 |
| 8 | Crosshair XSteam | approximately $7.5M | 45.8K | 93% | $9.99 |
| 9 | Quake ChampionsSteam | approximately $7.1M | 39.1K | 74% | $9.99 |
| 10 | ShatterlineSteam | approximately $6.9M | 29K | 73% | $9.99 |
| 11 | Crysis 2 RemasteredSteam | approximately $4.6M | 9.6K | 89% | $29.99 |
| 12 | Crysis 3 RemasteredSteam | approximately $4M | 8.3K | 88% | $29.99 |
| 13 | approximately $3.8M | 4.7K | 70% | $14.99 |
| 14 | approximately $3.3M | 18.8K | 71% | $8.99 |
| 15 | approximately $2.9M | 9.9K | 83% | $12.99 |
| 16 | Friends vs FriendsSteam | approximately $2.6M | 14.9K | 83% | $9.99 |
| 17 | Raw DataSteam | approximately $2.5M | 2.5K | 76% | $39.99 |
| 18 | approximately $2.3M | 4.4K | 66% | $19.99 |
| 19 | SUPERHOT VRSteam | approximately $2M | 9.7K | 82% | $9.99 |
| 20 | approximately $1.9M | 6.3K | 88% | $9.99 |
| 21 | Wild AssaultSteam | approximately $1.4M | 4.3K | 68% | $14.99 |
| 22 | Them and UsSteam | approximately $1.1M | 1.2K | 76% | $39.99 |
| 23 | approximately $1.1M | 9.3K | 87% | $4.99 |
| 24 | Perfect Heist 2Steam | approximately $1M | 4.8K | 93% | $9.99 |
| 25 | IRON REBELLIONSteam | approximately $807.5K | 860 | 85% | $24.99 |
| 26 | TRIBES 3: RivalsSteam | approximately $800.6K | 1.4K | 62% | $19.99 |
| 27 | Wild BastardsSteam | approximately $700.7K | 798 | 74% | $34.99 |
| 28 | Arken AgeSteam | approximately $662.2K | 708 | 91% | $39.99 |
| 29 | Heroes of ValorSteam | approximately $579.4K | 1.5K | 90% | $14.99 |
| 30 | Project Warlock IISteam | approximately $542.4K | 1.4K | 81% | $16.99 |
| 31 | approximately $481.3K | 2.2K | 67% | $9.99 |
| 32 | approximately $475.1K | 1.7K | 98% | $10.99 |
| 33 | approximately $413.8K | 1K | 96% | $14.99 |
| 34 | RIPOUTSteam | approximately $413.2K | 1.2K | 60% | $19.99 |
| 35 | approximately $388.4K | 755 | 53% | $19.99 |
| 36 | Deceive Inc.Steam | approximately $320.9K | 7.9K | 81% | $1.99 |
| 37 | approximately $284.8K | 737 | 73% | $19.99 |
| 38 | AXYOSSteam | approximately $250.6K | 2.3K | 51% | $4.99 |
| 39 | KvarkSteam | approximately $225.3K | 503 | 86% | $19.99 |
| 40 | Bleeding EdgeSteam | approximately $208.4K | 1.6K | 65% | $7.49 |
| 41 | Superhero SimulatorSteam | approximately $207.8K | 972 | 75% | $5.99 |
| 42 | approximately $194.7K | 490 | 85% | $16.99 |
| 43 | AcquittedSteam | approximately $190.2K | 756 | 96% | $7.95 |
| 44 | KILLER INNSteam | approximately $176.5K | 767 | 43% | $9.99 |
| 45 | Monday Night CombatSteam | approximately $166.9K | 1.2K | 79% | $4.99 |
| 46 | Wee Tanks!Steam | approximately $166.3K | 610 | 90% | $9.99 |
| 47 | approximately $157.4K | 23 | 52% | $199.99 |
| 48 | The Living RemainSteam | approximately $156.9K | 304 | 80% | $19.99 |
| 49 | AGAINSTSteam | approximately $145.2K | 315 | 70% | $19.99 |
| 50 | approximately $123.4K | 33 | 61% | $199.99 |