Steam tag
Estimated revenue, market economics, and the top games tagged Interactive Fiction on Steam.
Share of Interactive Fiction 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 Interactive Fiction 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 | approximately $25M | 47.3K | 97% | $49.99 | |
| 2 | approximately $23M | 27.4K | 91% | $49.99 |
Modeled estimate, not reported sales
| Year | Releases | Median rev | $100k+ | $1M+ | Total genre revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1.1K | approximately $489 | approximately 5% | approximately 2% | approximately $53M |
| 2025 | 1.2K | approximately $852 | approximately 7% | approximately 1% | approximately $55.4M |
| 2024 | 904 | approximately $687 | approximately 6% | approximately 2% | approximately $54.8M |
| 2023 | 653 | approximately $1K | approximately 7% | approximately 2% | approximately $63.1M |
| 2022 | 613 | approximately $1.3K | approximately 8% | approximately 2% | approximately $71.7M |
| 2021 | 495 | approximately $1.6K | approximately 8% | approximately 3% | approximately $50.3M |
| 2020 | 299 | approximately $1.1K | approximately 8% | approximately 2% | approximately $60.6M |
| 2019 | 108 | approximately $4.1K | approximately 17% | approximately 4% | approximately $16.8M |
| 2018 | 75 | approximately $2.9K | approximately 21% | approximately 3% | approximately $8.8M |
| 2017 | 73 | approximately $4.9K | approximately 19% | approximately 7% | approximately $20M |
| 2016 | 66 | approximately $11K | approximately 12% | approximately 3% | approximately $9.7M |
| 2015 | 52 | approximately $17.5K | approximately 19% | approximately 6% | approximately $8.9M |
Median beats average here: genre revenue is hit-driven, so the median shows what the typical Interactive Fiction launch actually earned. Recent years accumulate revenue for a while after launch.
| 3 | approximately $20.6M | 34.4K | 97% | $8.99 |
| 4 | To the MoonSteam | approximately $19.6M | 86.5K | 96% | $9.99 |
| 5 | approximately $14.2M | 59.8K | 99% | $14.99 |
| 6 | approximately $8.4M | 60.1K | 94% | $6.29 |
| 7 | Hobo: Tough LifeSteam | approximately $7.8M | 10.1K | 84% | $29.99 |
| 8 | Not For BroadcastSteam | approximately $7.8M | 12.7K | 94% | $24.99 |
| 9 | approximately $6.4M | 12.2K | 70% | $19.99 |
| 10 | Esoteric EbbSteam | approximately $5.8M | 9.7K | 95% | $24.99 |
| 11 | Tavern Keeper 🍻Steam | approximately $5.8M | 4.7K | 94% | $29.99 |
| 12 | Until ThenSteam | approximately $5.6M | 19.4K | 97% | $19.99 |
| 13 | approximately $5.5M | 15.6K | 90% | $9.99 |
| 14 | Shift At MidnightSteam | approximately $5.5M | 12.3K | 88% | $9.99 |
| 15 | approximately $5.1M | 4.7K | 79% | $34.99 |
| 16 | The InvincibleSteam | approximately $5M | 13.7K | 88% | $29.99 |
| 17 | approximately $4.8M | 26.1K | 98% | $12.99 |
| 18 | Killer FrequencySteam | approximately $4.7M | 5.1K | 93% | $24.99 |
| 19 | GorogoaSteam | approximately $4.6M | 20.8K | 97% | $14.99 |
| 20 | Until Dawn™Steam | approximately $4.6M | 5.3K | 83% | $59.99 |
| 21 | approximately $4.6M | 5.9K | 86% | $39.99 |
| 22 | Easy Delivery Co.Steam | approximately $4.5M | 10.5K | 95% | $12.99 |
| 23 | SCARLET NEXUSSteam | approximately $4.3M | 18.2K | 80% | $14.39 |
| 24 | Finding ParadiseSteam | approximately $4.3M | 20.4K | 98% | $9.99 |
| 25 | approximately $4.2M | 13.1K | 88% | $19.99 |
| 26 | The OperatorSteam | approximately $4.2M | 8.9K | 92% | $13.99 |
| 27 | approximately $4.2M | 4.9K | 96% | $24.99 |
| 28 | SuzerainSteam | approximately $4.1M | 11.9K | 92% | $19.99 |
| 29 | Little MisfortuneSteam | approximately $4.1M | 14.2K | 92% | $19.99 |
| 30 | PyreSteam | approximately $3.9M | 9.4K | 90% | $19.99 |
| 31 | Her StorySteam | approximately $3.7M | 10.4K | 89% | $9.99 |
| 32 | Citizen SleeperSteam | approximately $3.7M | 10.6K | 92% | $19.99 |
| 33 | approximately $3.6M | 1.5K | 96% | $59.99 |
| 34 | Before Your EyesSteam | approximately $3.5M | 24K | 98% | $9.99 |
| 35 | Mirror 2: Project XSteam | approximately $3.2M | 115.6K | 24% | $1.99 |
| 36 | Scarlet HollowSteam | approximately $3.1M | 5.3K | 98% | $23.99 |
| 37 | PentimentSteam | approximately $3.1M | 9.8K | 95% | $19.99 |
| 38 | approximately $3M | 10.2K | 96% | $19.99 |
| 39 | approximately $3M | 6K | 62% | $29.99 |
| 40 | approximately $2.8M | 9.5K | 96% | $24.99 |
| 41 | Yog-Sothoth’s YardSteam | approximately $2.8M | 13.9K | 94% | $10.99 |
| 42 | approximately $2.8M | 11K | 98% | $17.99 |
| 43 | Gone HomeSteam | approximately $2.7M | 18.5K | 77% | $7.49 |
| 44 | Death and TaxesSteam | approximately $2.6M | 8.6K | 86% | $12.99 |
| 45 | Nobody Wants to DieSteam | approximately $2.5M | 5.8K | 83% | $24.99 |
| 46 | Donut CountySteam | approximately $2.5M | 12.2K | 92% | $12.99 |
| 47 | approximately $2.4M | 7.6K | 92% | $19.99 |
| 48 | School DaysSteam | approximately $2.4M | 8K | 77% | $14.99 |
| 49 | approximately $2.3M | 3.8K | 86% | $39.99 |
| 50 | approximately $2.3M | 34K | 96% | $2.79 |