Steam tag
Estimated revenue, market economics, and the top games tagged Incremental on Steam.
Share of Incremental 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 Incremental 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 | Cookie ClickerSteam | approximately $13.6M | 93.4K | 96% | $4.99 |
| 2 | Book of DemonsSteam | approximately $5M | 9.4K | 91% | $24.99 |
Modeled estimate, not reported sales
| Year | Releases | Median rev | $100k+ | $1M+ | Total genre revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1.6K | approximately $551 | approximately 4% | approximately 0% | approximately $37M |
| 2025 | 1.1K | approximately $378 | approximately 5% | approximately 0% | approximately $26.6M |
| 2024 | 869 | approximately $156 | approximately 3% | approximately 0% | approximately $12.5M |
| 2023 | 441 | approximately $417 | approximately 4% | approximately 1% | approximately $11.5M |
| 2022 | 405 | approximately $619 | approximately 3% | approximately 0% | approximately $5.5M |
| 2021 | 396 | approximately $437 | approximately 3% | approximately 1% | approximately $24.1M |
| 2020 | 150 | approximately $474 | approximately 3% | approximately 1% | approximately $4.6M |
| 2019 | 85 | approximately $678 | approximately 8% | approximately 0% | approximately $3.5M |
| 2018 | 119 | approximately $790 | approximately 6% | approximately 2% | approximately $8.8M |
| 2017 | 76 | approximately $890 | approximately 3% | approximately 0% | approximately $1.5M |
| 2016 | 36 | approximately $3.7K | approximately 11% | approximately 3% | approximately $2.3M |
| 2015 | 18 | approximately $22.2K | approximately 28% | approximately 0% | approximately $1.2M |
Median beats average here: genre revenue is hit-driven, so the median shows what the typical Incremental launch actually earned. Recent years accumulate revenue for a while after launch.
| 3 |
| approximately $4.2M |
| 32.8K |
| 99% |
| $5.99 |
| 4 | Scritchy ScratchySteam | approximately $4.1M | 15.9K | 94% | $6.99 |
| 5 | Startup CompanySteam | approximately $2.9M | 6.2K | 81% | $12.99 |
| 6 | Bills Must Be PaidSteam | approximately $2.5M | 10.8K | 97% | $6.99 |
| 7 | (the) Gnorp ApologueSteam | approximately $2.5M | 10K | 95% | $6.99 |
| 8 | Dragon CliffSteam | approximately $2.4M | 8.2K | 89% | $9.99 |
| 9 | MoncageSteam | approximately $2.1M | 5.6K | 92% | $14.99 |
| 10 | ChillquariumSteam | approximately $1.8M | 8.4K | 92% | $5.99 |
| 11 | approximately $1.8M | 5.2K | 93% | $12.99 |
| 12 | approximately $1.7M | 4.3K | 87% | $9.99 |
| 13 | NodebusterSteam | approximately $1.6M | 14.1K | 97% | $2.99 |
| 14 | ShelldiverSteam | approximately $1.6M | 18.1K | 99% | $4.99 |
| 15 | OutpathSteam | approximately $1.5M | 3.1K | 93% | $14.99 |
| 16 | Berry Bury BerrySteam | approximately $1.5M | 8.9K | 98% | $7.99 |
| 17 | BitCraft OnlineSteam | approximately $1.5M | 3.8K | 73% | $15.99 |
| 18 | Ravenous DevilsSteam | approximately $1.4M | 9.9K | 93% | $4.99 |
| 19 | Leaf it AloneSteam | approximately $1.4M | 6.5K | 96% | $5.99 |
| 20 | Tiny PastureSteam | approximately $1.2M | 8.6K | 92% | $4.07 |
| 21 | AdorablesSteam | approximately $1.1M | 1.4K | 77% | $29.99 |
| 22 | approximately $1.1M | 7.7K | 94% | $12.99 |
| 23 | Fortune MillSteam | approximately $1M | 3.8K | 82% | $5.99 |
| 24 | CauldronSteam | approximately $999.1K | 1.8K | 93% | $14.99 |
| 25 | Tower WizardSteam | approximately $984.6K | 8.9K | 97% | $2.99 |
| 26 | Weedcraft IncSteam | approximately $980.3K | 1.7K | 80% | $19.99 |
| 27 | HorripilantSteam | approximately $937.1K | 3.1K | 93% | $7.99 |
| 28 | Hearth and HamletSteam | approximately $920.8K | 2.2K | 79% | $7.99 |
| 29 | Orb of CreationSteam | approximately $904.9K | 2.2K | 84% | $11.99 |
| 30 | DigseumSteam | approximately $897.6K | 8.2K | 98% | $2.99 |
| 31 | Swag and SorcerySteam | approximately $874.6K | 2.3K | 55% | $12.99 |
| 32 | MicrocivilizationSteam | approximately $862.5K | 1.5K | 79% | $17.99 |
| 33 | approximately $860.2K | 5.6K | 93% | $14.99 |
| 34 | To The CoreSteam | approximately $816.4K | 5.2K | 93% | $7.99 |
| 35 | Gamblers TableSteam | approximately $785.6K | 3.1K | 75% | $6.99 |
| 36 | Stone Story RPGSteam | approximately $688.5K | 995 | 91% | $29.99 |
| 37 | Keep on Mining!Steam | approximately $669.5K | 8.4K | 93% | $4.99 |
| 38 | Scale the DepthsSteam | approximately $656K | 2.1K | 88% | $9.99 |
| 39 | approximately $628.1K | 2.6K | 76% | $6.99 |
| 40 | approximately $605.3K | 876 | 93% | $19.99 |
| 41 | Weapon Shop FantasySteam | approximately $581.3K | 1.8K | 79% | $9.99 |
| 42 | Insaniquarium DeluxeSteam | approximately $570.4K | 6.9K | 97% | $4.99 |
| 43 | PlanteraSteam | approximately $568.4K | 5.9K | 89% | $2.99 |
| 44 | Chef KnightSteam | approximately $560.5K | 2.6K | 95% | $5.99 |
| 45 | Supermarket ChaosSteam | approximately $556K | 3.5K | 93% | $3.99 |
| 46 | approximately $550.5K | 2.5K | 94% | $19.99 |
| 47 | Ropuka's Idle IslandSteam | approximately $520K | 4.3K | 95% | $3.99 |
| 48 | Rock BottomSteam | approximately $517.4K | 1.8K | 94% | $7.99 |
| 49 | Astro ProspectorSteam | approximately $510.5K | 3.3K | 91% | $4.99 |
| 50 | Q-UPSteam | approximately $505.7K | 1.2K | 94% | $9.99 |