Steam tag
Estimated revenue, market economics, and the top games tagged Horror on Steam.
For developers
Total estimated revenue of Horror 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 | 7 Days to Die | $457.9M | 275.4K | 87% | $44.99 |
| 2 | Ready or Not | $296.3M | 259.8K | 79% | $49.99 |
| 3 | DayZ | $292.9M | 384.8K | 78% | $49.99 |
| 4 |
| Year | Releases | Median rev | $100k+ | $1M+ | Total genre revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 51 | $855.5K | 94% | 45% | $509.3M |
| 2025 | 123 | $562.3K | 85% | 37% | $505.5M |
| 2024 | 159 | $492.5K | 75% | 36% | $1.1B |
| 2023 | 119 | $439.3K | 76% | 32% | $1B |
| 2022 | 103 | $523.9K | 71% | 37% | $586.8M |
| 2021 | 97 | $337.3K | 66% | 34% | $393.7M |
| 2020 | 111 | $289.4K | 67% | 33% | $1.2B |
| 2019 | 85 | $523.4K | 71% | 35% | $571.4M |
| 2018 | 82 | $429.8K | 73% | 29% | $895.1M |
| 2017 | 78 | $594.8K | 76% | 31% | $413.2M |
| 2016 | 112 | $416.9K | 71% | 42% | $607.4M |
| 2015 | 69 | $318.4K | 64% | 33% | $449.7M |
Median beats average here: genre revenue is hit-driven, so the median shows what the typical Horror launch actually earned. Recent years accumulate revenue for a while after launch.
| $266.2M |
| 179.5K |
| 96% |
| $69.99 |
| 5 | Phasmophobia | $231.7M | 679.6K | 95% | $13.99 |
| 6 | Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition | $230.2M | 162.9K | 79% | $59.99 |
| 7 | The Forest | $216.9M | 577.4K | 96% | $19.99 |
| 8 | Sons Of The Forest | $200.9M | 314.8K | 88% | $29.99 |
| 9 | Don't Starve Together | $164.6M | 539.4K | 95% | $14.99 |
| 10 | Subnautica | $162.4M | 376.9K | 97% | $29.99 |
| 11 | Deep Rock Galactic | $152.2M | 301.5K | 97% | $29.99 |
| 12 | Dying Light | $149.6M | 370.3K | 95% | $24.99 |
| 13 | Detroit: Become Human | $142.2M | 219.7K | 96% | $39.99 |
| 14 | Halo: The Master Chief Collection | $137.1M | 260.4K | 92% | $39.99 |
| 15 | Resident Evil 4 | $136M | 266.6K | 97% | $39.99 |
| 16 | Half-Life: Alyx | $131.9M | 92.3K | 98% | $59.99 |
| 17 | Left 4 Dead 2 | $121.5M | 806.5K | 98% | $9.99 |
| 18 | Path of Exile 2 | $116.4M | 165.1K | 76% | $29.99 |
| 19 | DOOM Eternal | $115.7M | 186.2K | 91% | $29.99 |
| 20 | Resident Evil 2 | $114.8M | 218.1K | 97% | $39.99 |
| 21 | The Last of Us™ Part I | $102.6M | 106.4K | 84% | $59.99 |
| 22 | Tomb Raider Game of the Year | $96.2M | 268K | 96% | $19.99 |
| 23 | Dead Space | $92M | 60.8K | 91% | $59.99 |
| 24 | The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth | $87.7M | 390.7K | 97% | $14.99 |
| 25 | Dying Light: The Beast | $87.7M | 69.6K | 87% | $59.99 |
| 26 | Darkest Dungeon® | $83.5M | 160.6K | 92% | $24.99 |
| 27 | Hunt: Showdown 1896 | $80.3M | 211K | 75% | $29.99 |
| 28 | Subnautica 2 | $71.1M | 123.1K | 91% | $29.99 |
| 29 | DOOM | $71M | 219.9K | 96% | $19.99 |
| 30 | R.E.P.O. | $70.2M | 329.8K | 96% | $9.99 |
| 31 | Days Gone | $67.5M | 81.7K | 93% | $39.99 |
| 32 | Inscryption | $65.2M | 133.6K | 97% | $19.99 |
| 33 | REMNANT II® | $64.4M | 45.7K | 83% | $49.99 |
| 34 | Fallout 76 | $63.1M | 77.5K | 75% | $39.99 |
| 35 | Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach | $62.3M | 64.8K | 87% | $39.99 |
| 36 | Call of Duty®: WWII | $60.6M | 46.5K | 70% | $59.99 |
| 37 | The Isle | $59.9M | 116.5K | 80% | $19.99 |
| 38 | Grounded | $59.4M | 95K | 90% | $39.99 |
| 39 | Lethal Company | $58.9M | 509.7K | 97% | $9.99 |
| 40 | The Long Dark | $58.3M | 122.9K | 89% | $19.99 |
| 41 | People Playground | $58.3M | 295.5K | 99% | $9.99 |
| 42 | The Last of Us™ Part II Remastered | $55.3M | 52.7K | 91% | $49.99 |
| 43 | Undertale | $53.4M | 331.2K | 97% | $9.99 |
| 44 | Metro Exodus | $53.1M | 134.1K | 90% | $29.99 |
| 45 | The Callisto Protocol™ | $52.3M | 43.5K | 65% | $59.99 |
| 46 | Killing Floor 2 | $49.7M | 86.9K | 89% | $29.99 |
| 47 | Metro 2033 Redux | $49.4M | 138.7K | 92% | $19.99 |
| 48 | Call of Duty®: Black Ops II | $48.5M | 49.1K | 86% | $39.99 |
| 49 | Mewgenics | $47.9M | 51.6K | 90% | $29.99 |
| 50 | Mortal Kombat 1 | $45.3M | 48.5K | 72% | $49.99 |