Steam tag
Estimated revenue, market economics, and the top games tagged Immersive Sim on Steam.
Share of Immersive Sim 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 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 ForestSteam | approximately $236.1M | 320.8K | 88% | $29.99 |
| 2 | approximately $149.4M | 141.1K | 80% | $59.99 |
Modeled estimate, not reported sales
| Year | Releases | Median rev | $100k+ | $1M+ | Total genre revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1.4K | approximately $1.8K | approximately 12% | approximately 3% | approximately $332.4M |
| 2025 | 1.4K | approximately $2K | approximately 14% | approximately 4% | approximately $609.5M |
| 2024 | 1.1K | approximately $1.7K | approximately 14% | approximately 4% | approximately $991.5M |
| 2023 | 739 | approximately $1.2K | approximately 12% | approximately 4% | approximately $215.6M |
| 2022 | 574 | approximately $1.8K | approximately 17% | approximately 5% | approximately $217.2M |
| 2021 | 425 | approximately $1.6K | approximately 13% | approximately 5% | approximately $237.4M |
| 2020 | 192 | approximately $2K | approximately 19% | approximately 7% | approximately $238.9M |
| 2019 | 65 | approximately $6K | approximately 31% | approximately 15% | approximately $103.4M |
| 2018 | 58 | approximately $19.7K | approximately 40% | approximately 21% | approximately $226.9M |
| 2017 | 61 | approximately $36.3K | approximately 34% | approximately 13% | approximately $178.8M |
| 2016 | 35 | approximately $58.7K | approximately 46% | approximately 23% | approximately $94.5M |
| 2015 | 20 | approximately $364.8K | approximately 65% | approximately 30% | approximately $64.4M |
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.
| 3 | SquadSteam | approximately $129.6M | 180.6K | 83% | $19.99 |
| 4 | approximately $96M | 944.4K | 97% | $4.99 |
| 5 | approximately $87.6M | 203.4K | 89% | $19.99 |
| 6 | KenshiSteam | approximately $83.3M | 116.9K | 96% | $29.99 |
| 7 | NBA 2K25Steam | approximately $82.2M | 42.9K | 59% | $69.99 |
| 8 | BodycamSteam | approximately $71.8M | 66.2K | 80% | $33.32 |
| 9 | approximately $67.5M | 22.6K | 60% | $69.99 |
| 10 | 007 First LightSteam | approximately $63.8M | 46.8K | 91% | $63.99 |
| 11 | approximately $59.6M | 84.2K | 92% | $11.99 |
| 12 | Abiotic FactorSteam | approximately $56.1M | 59.3K | 96% | $34.99 |
| 13 | approximately $52.7M | 82.1K | 79% | $39.99 |
| 14 | Europa Universalis VSteam | approximately $52.7M | 31.7K | 64% | $59.99 |
| 15 | Medieval DynastySteam | approximately $52.3M | 52.4K | 90% | $34.99 |
| 16 | approximately $48.5M | 60.1K | 91% | $24.99 |
| 17 | Farming Simulator 25Steam | approximately $48.5M | 58.6K | 87% | $29.99 |
| 18 | PowerWash SimulatorSteam | approximately $48.4M | 58.8K | 96% | $24.99 |
| 19 | Farming Simulator 22Steam | approximately $47.1M | 92.9K | 93% | $19.99 |
| 20 | SnowRunnerSteam | approximately $41.7M | 56.4K | 90% | $29.99 |
| 21 | approximately $40.7M | 35.7K | 88% | $44.99 |
| 22 | approximately $40.4M | 59.3K | 87% | $24.99 |
| 23 | approximately $39.5M | 69.5K | 87% | $29.99 |
| 24 | approximately $39.4M | 50.1K | 96% | $16.99 |
| 25 | X4: FoundationsSteam | approximately $38.4M | 25.3K | 79% | $49.99 |
| 26 | House FlipperSteam | approximately $37M | 112.1K | 94% | $24.99 |
| 27 | NBA 2K26Steam | approximately $36.5M | 25.6K | 67% | $69.99 |
| 28 | Farthest FrontierSteam | approximately $33.4M | 25.6K | 86% | $34.99 |
| 29 | MX BikesSteam | approximately $33.1M | 37.4K | 94% | $34.99 |
| 30 | Universe SandboxSteam | approximately $32.3M | 32.3K | 96% | $29.99 |
| 31 | approximately $31.7M | 48.6K | 79% | $24.99 |
| 32 | PreySteam | approximately $29.8M | 54.7K | 91% | $29.99 |
| 33 | The Planet CrafterSteam | approximately $29.6M | 74.2K | 96% | $23.99 |
| 34 | approximately $28.3M | 38.1K | 93% | $19.99 |
| 35 | approximately $28M | 38.7K | 96% | $24.99 |
| 36 | Dishonored 2Steam | approximately $26.7M | 43K | 90% | $29.99 |
| 37 | approximately $26.4M | 52.8K | 94% | $19.99 |
| 38 | approximately $26M | 20.7K | 90% | $69.99 |
| 39 | Le Mans UltimateSteam | approximately $25.3M | 20.3K | 79% | $21.99 |
| 40 | House Flipper 2Steam | approximately $24.2M | 20.1K | 87% | $39.99 |
| 41 | Contraband PoliceSteam | approximately $24.2M | 25.8K | 95% | $29.99 |
| 42 | approximately $22.7M | 196.6K | 97% | $4.99 |
| 43 | approximately $22.7M | 13.1K | 63% | $59.99 |
| 44 | Thief SimulatorSteam | approximately $22M | 39.9K | 88% | $19.99 |
| 45 | BioShock™ RemasteredSteam | approximately $21.5M | 52.5K | 84% | $19.99 |
| 46 | Forza MotorsportSteam | approximately $21.1M | 12.2K | 51% | $69.99 |
| 47 | RoadCraftSteam | approximately $19.7M | 16.4K | 75% | $39.99 |
| 48 | The Last CaretakerSteam | approximately $19.4M | 13.9K | 86% | $34.99 |
| 49 | approximately $18M | 18K | 94% | $29.99 |
| 50 | Cruelty SquadSteam | approximately $16M | 23.2K | 96% | $19.99 |