Steam tag
Estimated revenue, market economics, and the top games tagged Indie on Steam.
Share of Indie 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 Indie games, grouped by the year they launched — a release-cohort trend, not a live time-series. Recent years are still accumulating revenue after launch.
Modeled estimate, not reported sales
| Year | Releases | Median rev | $100k+ | $1M+ | Total genre revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14.6K | approximately $417 | approximately 5% | approximately 1% | approximately $1.9B |
| 2025 | 13.9K | approximately $636 | approximately 7% | approximately 2% | approximately $2.2B |
| 2024 | 11.7K | approximately $524 | approximately 7% | approximately 2% | approximately $2.6B |
| 2023 | 8.4K | approximately $617 | approximately 8% | approximately 2% | approximately $1.8B |
| 2022 | 7.2K | approximately $669 | approximately 8% | approximately 2% | approximately $1.7B |
| 2021 | 7K | approximately $702 | approximately 7% | approximately 2% | approximately $1.3B |
| 2020 | 6.4K | approximately $604 | approximately 8% | approximately 2% | approximately $1.9B |
| 2019 | 5.2K | approximately $734 | approximately 8% | approximately 2% | approximately $1.1B |
| 2018 | 5.7K | approximately $965 | approximately 7% | approximately 2% | approximately $1.7B |
| 2017 | 4.3K | approximately $2K | approximately 9% | approximately 3% | approximately $1.1B |
| 2016 | 3K | approximately $5.7K | approximately 13% | approximately 4% | approximately $1.7B |
| 2015 | 1.9K | approximately $9.3K | approximately 16% | approximately 5% | approximately $812.6M |
Median beats average here: genre revenue is hit-driven, so the median shows what the typical Indie launch actually earned. Recent years accumulate revenue for a while after launch.
Leaderboard
| # | Game | Est. revenue | Reviews | Score | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No Man's SkySteam | approximately $432.1M | 420.7K | 85% | $59.99 |
| 2 | 7 Days to DieSteam | approximately $431.8M | 401.2K | 87% | $44.99 |
| 3 | approximately $427M | 944.1K | 97% | $19.99 | |
| 4 | approximately $358.7M | 298K | 88% | $49.99 | |
| 5 | SatisfactorySteam | approximately $326.2M | 279.9K | 97% | $27.99 |
| 6 | Project ZomboidSteam | approximately $301.3M | 483.3K | 94% | $24.99 |
| 7 | Ready or NotSteam | approximately $278.3M | 347.5K | 79% | $49.99 |
| 8 | ValheimSteam | approximately $276.2M | 468.1K | 94% | $29.99 |
| 9 | The ForestSteam | approximately $247.2M | 683.1K | 96% | $19.99 |
| 10 | PalworldSteam | approximately $247.1M | 489.8K | 95% | $29.99 |
| 11 | Stardew ValleySteam | approximately $246.9M | 1M | 98% | $14.99 |
| 12 | Sons Of The ForestSteam | approximately $236.1M | 320.8K | 88% | $29.99 |
| 13 | Garry's ModSteam | approximately $231.5M | 1.3M | 97% | $9.99 |
| 14 | PhasmophobiaSteam | approximately $220.3M | 839.9K | 94% | $19.99 |
| 15 | FactorioSteam | approximately $205.8M | 235K | 98% | $35.00 |
| 16 | approximately $202.3M | 181.8K | 95% | $39.99 | |
| 17 | Schedule ISteam | approximately $201.7M | 317.2K | 98% | $19.99 |
| 18 | TerrariaSteam | approximately $189.8M | 1.6M | 97% | $9.99 |
| 19 | RimWorldSteam | approximately $179.3M | 246.8K | 98% | $34.99 |
| 20 | WARDOGSSteam | approximately $176.8M | 83.6K | 78% | $39.99 |
| 21 | RaftSteam | approximately $169.4M | 378.9K | 93% | $19.99 |
| 22 | approximately $144.3M | 423.6K | 89% | $19.99 | |
| 23 | SquadSteam | approximately $129.6M | 243.8K | 81% | $19.99 |
| 24 | HadesSteam | approximately $125.8M | 308.7K | 98% | $24.99 |
| 25 | SubnauticaSteam | approximately $123M | 380.6K | 97% | $29.99 |
| 26 | Risk of Rain 2Steam | approximately $113.8M | 353.1K | 94% | $24.99 |
| 27 | Scrap MechanicSteam | approximately $108.2M | 122.9K | 92% | $28.99 |
| 28 | approximately $107.8M | 118K | 60% | $44.99 | |
| 29 | approximately $106.1M | 586.8K | 84% | $14.99 | |
| 30 | ULTRAKILLSteam | approximately $103.5M | 244.5K | 97% | $22.49 |
| 31 | approximately $102.8M | 457.7K | 97% | $14.99 | |
| 32 | Hollow KnightSteam | approximately $101.7M | 562.4K | 97% | $14.99 |
| 33 | approximately $96.9M | 224.8K | 56% | $19.99 | |
| 34 | approximately $92.2M | 543.4K | 95% | $14.99 | |
| 35 | EnshroudedSteam | approximately $90.1M | 105.9K | 86% | $39.99 |
| 36 | approximately $87.5M | 154.2K | 98% | $19.99 | |
| 37 | Last EpochSteam | approximately $84.5M | 118.4K | 77% | $34.99 |
| 38 | Lethal CompanySteam | approximately $84.5M | 511K | 97% | $9.99 |
| 39 | KenshiSteam | approximately $83.3M | 116.9K | 96% | $29.99 |
| 40 | Darkest Dungeon®Steam | approximately $81.4M | 162.7K | 92% | $24.99 |
| 41 | Slay the SpireSteam | approximately $80.9M | 218.8K | 97% | $24.99 |
| 42 | DAVE THE DIVERSteam | approximately $80.3M | 162.7K | 96% | $19.99 |
| 43 | The Outlast TrialsSteam | approximately $79.1M | 112.3K | 92% | $39.99 |
| 44 | Hades IISteam | approximately $78M | 123.5K | 96% | $29.99 |
| 45 | Oxygen Not IncludedSteam | approximately $75.5M | 144K | 97% | $24.99 |
| 46 | Slime RancherSteam | approximately $74.8M | 157.5K | 98% | $19.99 |
| 47 | Dead CellsSteam | approximately $72.7M | 183.7K | 97% | $24.99 |
| 48 | DELTARUNESteam | approximately $72.1M | 137.2K | 98% | $24.99 |
| 49 | Blade and SorcerySteam | approximately $71.8M | 62.2K | 97% | $29.99 |
| 50 | BodycamSteam | approximately $71.8M | 66.2K | 80% | $33.32 |