Steam tag
Estimated revenue, market economics, and the top games tagged Horror on Steam.
Share of Horror 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 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 DieSteam | approximately $431.8M | 401.2K | 87% | $44.99 |
| 2 | DayZSteam | approximately $357.6M | 469.9K | 78% | $49.99 |
Modeled estimate, not reported sales
| Year | Releases | Median rev | $100k+ | $1M+ | Total genre revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2.5K | approximately $663 | approximately 6% | approximately 2% | approximately $612.8M |
| 2025 | 2.9K | approximately $935 | approximately 6% | approximately 2% | approximately $535.5M |
| 2024 | 2.4K | approximately $967 | approximately 7% | approximately 2% | approximately $1.2B |
| 2023 | 1.5K | approximately $988 | approximately 9% | approximately 3% | approximately $972.3M |
| 2022 | 1.2K | approximately $906 | approximately 8% | approximately 3% | approximately $513.3M |
| 2021 | 997 | approximately $1.1K | approximately 8% | approximately 4% | approximately $467.4M |
| 2020 | 773 | approximately $1.3K | approximately 12% | approximately 5% | approximately $1.1B |
| 2019 | 483 | approximately $2.5K | approximately 17% | approximately 7% | approximately $599.6M |
| 2018 | 517 | approximately $3.4K | approximately 16% | approximately 4% | approximately $951.3M |
| 2017 | 396 | approximately $7K | approximately 19% | approximately 7% | approximately $446.9M |
| 2016 | 384 | approximately $19.2K | approximately 28% | approximately 12% | approximately $560.7M |
| 2015 | 245 | approximately $20.7K | approximately 27% | approximately 10% | approximately $371.9M |
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.
| 3 |
Ready or NotSteam |
| approximately $278.3M |
| 347.5K |
| 79% |
| $49.99 |
| 4 | The ForestSteam | approximately $247.2M | 683.1K | 96% | $19.99 |
| 5 | Sons Of The ForestSteam | approximately $236.1M | 320.8K | 88% | $29.99 |
| 6 | PhasmophobiaSteam | approximately $220.3M | 839.9K | 94% | $19.99 |
| 7 | approximately $184.5M | 185K | 96% | $69.99 |
| 8 | Deep Rock GalacticSteam | approximately $134.3M | 380.3K | 97% | $29.99 |
| 9 | approximately $133.3M | 262.8K | 92% | $39.99 |
| 10 | Left 4 Dead 2Steam | approximately $129.1M | 1.1M | 98% | $9.99 |
| 11 | Half-Life: AlyxSteam | approximately $123.2M | 105.5K | 98% | $59.99 |
| 12 | SubnauticaSteam | approximately $123M | 380.6K | 97% | $29.99 |
| 13 | Resident Evil 4Steam | approximately $119.1M | 278.8K | 97% | $39.99 |
| 14 | Path of Exile 2Steam | approximately $117.9M | 226.6K | 75% | $29.99 |
| 15 | DOOM EternalSteam | approximately $111.5M | 217.5K | 91% | $29.99 |
| 16 | Hunt: Showdown 1896Steam | approximately $106.1M | 279.1K | 74% | $29.99 |
| 17 | approximately $102.8M | 457.7K | 97% | $14.99 |
| 18 | approximately $98M | 139.3K | 72% | $39.99 |
| 19 | approximately $97.1M | 270.6K | 96% | $19.99 |
| 20 | approximately $92.2M | 543.4K | 95% | $14.99 |
| 21 | Resident Evil 2Steam | approximately $90.9M | 156.6K | 97% | $39.99 |
| 22 | approximately $88.3M | 109.3K | 84% | $59.99 |
| 23 | approximately $85.9M | 72K | 86% | $29.99 |
| 24 | Lethal CompanySteam | approximately $84.5M | 511K | 97% | $9.99 |
| 25 | Darkest Dungeon®Steam | approximately $81.4M | 162.7K | 92% | $24.99 |
| 26 | Subnautica 2Steam | approximately $80.7M | 127.7K | 91% | $29.99 |
| 27 | The Outlast TrialsSteam | approximately $79.1M | 112.3K | 92% | $39.99 |
| 28 | BodycamSteam | approximately $71.8M | 66.2K | 80% | $33.32 |
| 29 | DOOMSteam | approximately $71.6M | 221.8K | 96% | $19.99 |
| 30 | Killing Floor 2Steam | approximately $69.2M | 129.5K | 88% | $29.99 |
| 31 | StraySteam | approximately $68.8M | 178.6K | 97% | $29.99 |
| 32 | approximately $68.3M | 24K | 91% | $69.99 |
| 33 | GroundedSteam | approximately $68.1M | 95.9K | 90% | $39.99 |
| 34 | Fallout 76Steam | approximately $65.4M | 140.8K | 72% | $39.99 |
| 35 | Days GoneSteam | approximately $63.8M | 117.2K | 93% | $39.99 |
| 36 | R.E.P.O.Steam | approximately $62.9M | 425.2K | 96% | $9.99 |
| 37 | People PlaygroundSteam | approximately $62.9M | 319.2K | 98% | $9.99 |
| 38 | BarotraumaSteam | approximately $62.7M | 90K | 94% | $34.99 |
| 39 | The Long DarkSteam | approximately $58.8M | 123.9K | 89% | $19.99 |
| 40 | InscryptionSteam | approximately $58.6M | 148.7K | 97% | $19.99 |
| 41 | approximately $57.6M | 70.1K | 86% | $39.99 |
| 42 | Call of Duty®: WWIISteam | approximately $57.2M | 47.1K | 70% | $59.99 |
| 43 | approximately $57.1M | 160.2K | 90% | $19.99 |
| 44 | UndertaleSteam | approximately $55.3M | 342.7K | 97% | $9.99 |
| 45 | Alien: IsolationSteam | approximately $54.8M | 67K | 93% | $39.99 |
| 46 | Metro ExodusSteam | approximately $53.2M | 136K | 90% | $29.99 |
| 47 | MewgenicsSteam | approximately $51.4M | 54.3K | 90% | $29.99 |
| 48 | Metro 2033 ReduxSteam | approximately $50.6M | 142.1K | 92% | $19.99 |
| 49 | Half-Life 2Steam | approximately $50.2M | 279.7K | 98% | $9.99 |
| 50 | approximately $49.2M | 43.7K | 65% | $59.99 |