Steam tag
Estimated revenue, market economics, and the top games tagged Life Sim on Steam.
Share of Life 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 Life 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 | Stardew ValleySteam | approximately $246.9M | 1M | 98% | $14.99 |
| 2 | approximately $59.6M | 84.2K | 92% | $11.99 | |
Modeled estimate, not reported sales
| Year | Releases | Median rev | $100k+ | $1M+ | Total genre revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1.1K | approximately $1.7K | approximately 11% | approximately 3% | approximately $203.6M |
| 2025 | 909 | approximately $3.2K | approximately 18% | approximately 5% | approximately $337.5M |
| 2024 | 599 | approximately $1.7K | approximately 17% | approximately 4% | approximately $164M |
| 2023 | 419 | approximately $2.9K | approximately 16% | approximately 4% | approximately $138.6M |
| 2022 | 358 | approximately $3.4K | approximately 16% | approximately 6% | approximately $96.7M |
| 2021 | 250 | approximately $1.7K | approximately 12% | approximately 6% | approximately $86.9M |
| 2020 | 165 | approximately $1.4K | approximately 12% | approximately 4% | approximately $30.4M |
| 2019 | 41 | approximately $42.7K | approximately 37% | approximately 20% | approximately $77.7M |
| 2018 | 41 | approximately $6.8K | approximately 27% | approximately 12% | approximately $25M |
| 2017 | 20 | approximately $86.4K | approximately 45% | approximately 15% | approximately $14.6M |
| 2016 | 16 | approximately $35.4K | approximately 44% | approximately 13% | approximately $267.9M |
| 2015 | 13 | approximately $15.2K | approximately 23% | approximately 0% | approximately $1.1M |
Median beats average here: genre revenue is hit-driven, so the median shows what the typical Life Sim launch actually earned. Recent years accumulate revenue for a while after launch.
| 3 |
| approximately $39.4M |
| 50.1K |
| 96% |
| $16.99 |
| 4 | Wobbly LifeSteam | approximately $37.5M | 36.1K | 97% | $16.24 |
| 5 | My Time at PortiaSteam | approximately $36.1M | 44.3K | 91% | $29.99 |
| 6 | My Time at SandrockSteam | approximately $36.1M | 29.1K | 88% | $39.99 |
| 7 | Crime Scene CleanerSteam | approximately $35M | 34.5K | 98% | $29.99 |
| 8 | approximately $32.8M | 56.9K | 95% | $19.99 |
| 9 | Coral IslandSteam | approximately $26.7M | 27.7K | 89% | $29.99 |
| 10 | approximately $26.4M | 52.8K | 94% | $19.99 |
| 11 | UnpackingSteam | approximately $23.9M | 40.9K | 93% | $19.99 |
| 12 | BellwrightSteam | approximately $22.5M | 21.7K | 80% | $29.99 |
| 13 | DinkumSteam | approximately $19.6M | 29.2K | 92% | $19.99 |
| 14 | approximately $19.4M | 38.7K | 97% | $14.99 |
| 15 | Fields of MistriaSteam | approximately $19M | 35.4K | 97% | $13.99 |
| 16 | approximately $15.7M | 11.5K | 98% | $29.99 |
| 17 | Big AmbitionsSteam | approximately $14.6M | 14.7K | 92% | $25.99 |
| 18 | approximately $14.2M | 9.7K | 93% | $39.99 |
| 19 | approximately $13.5M | 22.1K | 92% | $23.99 |
| 20 | Mon BazouSteam | approximately $13.5M | 20.8K | 97% | $15.99 |
| 21 | Volcano PrincessSteam | approximately $13.1M | 49.2K | 98% | $10.99 |
| 22 | Starsand IslandSteam | approximately $12.8M | 7.1K | 77% | $39.99 |
| 23 | approximately $12M | 21.2K | 78% | $16.99 |
| 24 | Two Point MuseumSteam | approximately $10.5M | 13.5K | 95% | $29.99 |
| 25 | Youtubers LifeSteam | approximately $9.8M | 15.4K | 77% | $19.99 |
| 26 | approximately $9.6M | 8.5K | 92% | $29.99 |
| 27 | My Winter CarSteam | approximately $9.4M | 19.3K | 94% | $14.99 |
| 28 | approximately $9.2M | 13.2K | 89% | $19.99 |
| 29 | WobbledogsSteam | approximately $9.2M | 13.8K | 98% | $19.99 |
| 30 | approximately $9.1M | 44.8K | 93% | $7.99 |
| 31 | Travellers RestSteam | approximately $8.6M | 18.2K | 88% | $17.99 |
| 32 | approximately $8.6M | 5.3K | 85% | $34.99 |
| 33 | approximately $8.5M | 13.3K | 82% | $19.99 |
| 34 | The Guild 3Steam | approximately $8M | 8K | 60% | $29.99 |
| 35 | Luma IslandSteam | approximately $8M | 12.7K | 84% | $11.99 |
| 36 | Sengoku DynastySteam | approximately $7.9M | 7.9K | 75% | $29.99 |
| 37 | Chinese ParentsSteam | approximately $7.5M | 27K | 91% | $9.99 |
| 38 | approximately $7.4M | 5.8K | 93% | $39.99 |
| 39 | Car Dealer SimulatorSteam | approximately $7.4M | 10.6K | 89% | $13.99 |
| 40 | Waterpark SimulatorSteam | approximately $7.3M | 14.4K | 96% | $12.99 |
| 41 | approximately $6.8M | 16.8K | 98% | $11.99 |
| 42 | approximately $6.4M | 4.1K | 94% | $49.99 |
| 43 | PotionomicsSteam | approximately $6.3M | 7.4K | 90% | $24.99 |
| 44 | Project HospitalSteam | approximately $5.8M | 8.4K | 89% | $24.99 |
| 45 | Tiny BookshopSteam | approximately $5.7M | 7.8K | 96% | $19.99 |
| 46 | approximately $5.7M | 7.3K | 92% | $19.99 |
| 47 | approximately $5.7M | 5.1K | 73% | $14.99 |
| 48 | approximately $5.4M | 9.2K | 89% | $19.99 |
| 49 | approximately $5.3M | 19.6K | 94% | $9.99 |
| 50 | The TenantsSteam | approximately $5.3M | 7.8K | 79% | $19.99 |