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Estimated revenue, market economics, and the top games tagged Immersive Sim on Steam.
For developers
Total estimated revenue of Immersive Sim 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 | Sons Of The Forest | $200.9M | 314.8K | 88% | $29.99 |
| 2 | Squad | $166.3M | 240.3K | 81% | $39.99 |
| 3 | S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl | $165.8M | 102.4K | 81% | $59.99 |
| 4 |
| Year | Releases | Median rev | $100k+ | $1M+ | Total genre revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 48 | $1.3M | 92% | 63% | $168.2M |
| 2025 | 113 | $1.1M | 91% | 51% | $506.1M |
| 2024 | 91 | $1.2M | 82% | 55% | $931.5M |
| 2023 | 65 | $913.5K | 83% | 45% | $200.1M |
| 2022 | 66 | $765.6K | 74% | 38% | $163.1M |
| 2021 | 55 | $523.2K | 56% | 31% | $165.2M |
| 2020 | 34 | $424.6K | 71% | 35% | $262.4M |
| 2019 | 14 | $4M | 86% | 71% | $101.6M |
| 2018 | 18 | $4M | 100% | 67% | $206.1M |
| 2017 | 12 | $2.1M | 100% | 75% | $138.8M |
| 2016 | 10 | $15M | 100% | 80% | $153.6M |
| 2015 | 7 | $3.7M | 86% | 71% | $62.7M |
Median beats average here: genre revenue is hit-driven, so the median shows what the typical Immersive Sim launch actually earned. Recent years accumulate revenue for a while after launch.
| NBA 2K25 |
| $93.4M |
| 42.8K |
| 59% |
| $69.99 |
| 5 | theHunter: Call of the Wild™ | $86.4M | 200.6K | 89% | $19.99 |
| 6 | Euro Truck Simulator 2 | $75.9M | 746.6K | 97% | $4.99 |
| 7 | 007 First Light | $71.6M | 41.7K | 92% | $69.99 |
| 8 | Europa Universalis V | $59.2M | 29.9K | 67% | $59.99 |
| 9 | House Flipper | $58.4M | 91.9K | 94% | $24.99 |
| 10 | Abiotic Factor | $57.4M | 57.3K | 96% | $34.99 |
| 11 | No Rest for the Wicked | $55.4M | 79.8K | 80% | $39.99 |
| 12 | Supermarket Simulator | $47.7M | 83.2K | 92% | $19.99 |
| 13 | Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 | $46M | 21.1K | 58% | $69.99 |
| 14 | X4: Foundations | $44.9M | 29.6K | 80% | $49.99 |
| 15 | Bodycam | $44.8M | 44.2K | 76% | $33.32 |
| 16 | Farming Simulator 25 | $43.4M | 55.2K | 87% | $29.99 |
| 17 | Dishonored 2 | $40.6M | 66.3K | 90% | $29.99 |
| 18 | Farming Simulator 22 | $39M | 92K | 93% | $19.99 |
| 19 | Medieval Dynasty | $38.2M | 51.6K | 90% | $34.99 |
| 20 | Undisputed | $37.7M | 22.5K | 59% | $49.99 |
| 21 | Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon | $34.4M | 33.5K | 88% | $44.99 |
| 22 | PowerWash Simulator | $34.2M | 58.4K | 96% | $24.99 |
| 23 | MX Bikes | $32.2M | 36.3K | 94% | $34.99 |
| 24 | Universe Sandbox | $31.8M | 31.7K | 96% | $29.99 |
| 25 | Stormworks: Build and Rescue | $31.4M | 59.2K | 90% | $24.99 |
| 26 | Indiana Jones and the Great Circle | $31.1M | 19.9K | 90% | $69.99 |
| 27 | Ranch Simulator: Build, Hunt, Farm | $30.2M | 47.4K | 79% | $24.99 |
| 28 | Prey | $29.5M | 54.2K | 91% | $29.99 |
| 29 | Kenshi | $29.5M | 96.7K | 95% | $11.99 |
| 30 | Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad with Rising Storm | $28.2M | 38.1K | 93% | $19.99 |
| 31 | Deus Ex: Mankind Divided | $28.1M | 42.1K | 76% | $29.99 |
| 32 | TCG Card Shop Simulator | $27.5M | 48.6K | 97% | $19.99 |
| 33 | Farthest Frontier | $27.3M | 25K | 86% | $34.99 |
| 34 | Forza Motorsport | $26.6M | 12.6K | 51% | $69.99 |
| 35 | PC Building Simulator | $26.3M | 52.7K | 94% | $19.99 |
| 36 | BioShock™ Remastered | $26.3M | 64.3K | 83% | $19.99 |
| 37 | Disney Dreamlight Valley | $24.9M | 24.4K | 92% | $39.99 |
| 38 | HITMAN World of Assassination | $24.7M | 56.5K | 88% | $27.99 |
| 39 | ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS XIV | $24.1M | 15.8K | 63% | $59.99 |
| 40 | Le Mans Ultimate | $23.5M | 18.9K | 79% | $39.99 |
| 41 | Thief Simulator | $23.4M | 39.5K | 88% | $19.99 |
| 42 | American Truck Simulator | $23.3M | 194.1K | 97% | $4.99 |
| 43 | The Planet Crafter | $22.5M | 72K | 96% | $23.99 |
| 44 | Car Mechanic Simulator 2021 | $21.8M | 37.9K | 96% | $24.99 |
| 45 | Contraband Police | $20.7M | 25.3K | 95% | $29.99 |
| 46 | House Flipper 2 | $19.8M | 19.4K | 87% | $39.99 |
| 47 | Dishonored | $18.5M | 87.3K | 98% | $9.99 |
| 48 | Automation - The Car Company Tycoon Game | $17.7M | 17.7K | 94% | $29.99 |
| 49 | Session: Skate Sim | $17.2M | 15.8K | 83% | $9.99 |
| 50 | Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIII | $16.7M | 7.6K | 58% | $59.99 |