Steam tag
Estimated revenue, market economics, and the top games tagged Linear on Steam.
Share of Linear 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 Linear 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 | 2K | approximately $270 | approximately 2% | approximately 0% | approximately $25.8M |
| 2025 | 2.4K | approximately $343 | approximately 3% | approximately 0% | approximately $105.8M |
| 2024 | 2K | approximately $326 | approximately 3% | approximately 0% | approximately $64M |
| 2023 | 1.5K | approximately $374 | approximately 3% | approximately 1% | approximately $50.7M |
| 2022 | 1.3K | approximately $348 | approximately 3% | approximately 0% | approximately $74.2M |
| 2021 | 1.2K | approximately $405 | approximately 2% | approximately 1% | approximately $24.5M |
| 2020 | 414 | approximately $378 | approximately 3% | approximately 1% | approximately $7.9M |
| 2019 | 134 | approximately $1K | approximately 4% | approximately 1% | approximately $4.4M |
| 2018 | 95 | approximately $2.6K | approximately 7% | approximately 2% | approximately $6M |
| 2017 | 105 | approximately $3.9K | approximately 9% | approximately 3% | approximately $9.5M |
| 2016 | 43 | approximately $26.4K | approximately 30% | approximately 7% | approximately $15.6M |
| 2015 | 35 | approximately $14.4K | approximately 26% | approximately 6% | approximately $5.1M |
Median beats average here: genre revenue is hit-driven, so the median shows what the typical Linear launch actually earned. Recent years accumulate revenue for a while after launch.
Leaderboard
| # | Game | Est. revenue | Reviews | Score | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BioShock InfiniteSteam | approximately $92.9M | 145.8K | 93% | $29.99 |
| 2 | approximately $49.2M | 43.7K | 65% | $59.99 | |
| 3 | approximately $42.8M | 43.3K | 91% | $39.99 | |
| 4 | approximately $42.1M | 39.9K | 89% | $39.99 | |
| 5 | approximately $39.4M | 39.9K | 89% | $39.99 | |
| 6 | approximately $35.8M | 32.7K | 85% | $59.99 | |
| 7 | approximately $29.3M | 30.6K | 73% | $49.99 | |
| 8 | approximately $28.6M | 32.1K | 66% | $39.99 | |
| 9 | approximately $27.8M | 61.1K | 93% | $19.99 | |
| 10 | approximately $22.8M | 25.6K | 65% | $39.99 | |
| 11 | To the MoonSteam | approximately $19.6M | 86.5K | 96% | $9.99 |
| 12 | approximately $17.2M | 15.7K | 96% | $49.99 | |
| 13 | approximately $16.4M | 44.3K | 95% | $14.99 | |
| 14 | Remember MeSteam | approximately $13.5M | 17.1K | 83% | $29.99 |
| 15 | approximately $13.5M | 27.3K | 94% | $19.99 | |
| 16 | SANABISteam | approximately $13M | 45.2K | 97% | $14.99 |
| 17 | approximately $9.4M | 13.4K | 95% | $29.99 | |
| 18 | MachinariumSteam | approximately $7.7M | 20.8K | 95% | $19.99 |
| 19 | HomefrontSteam | approximately $7.1M | 13.4K | 62% | $19.99 |
| 20 | MechWarrior 5: ClansSteam | approximately $6.9M | 5.9K | 74% | $29.99 |
| 21 | approximately $6.4M | 12.2K | 70% | $19.99 | |
| 22 | Medal of Honor™Steam | approximately $5.9M | 11.2K | 77% | $19.99 |
| 23 | approximately $5.8M | 11.7K | 89% | $19.99 | |
| 24 | Until ThenSteam | approximately $5.6M | 19.4K | 97% | $19.99 |
| 25 | RWBY: Grimm EclipseSteam | approximately $5.5M | 11.6K | 81% | $19.99 |
| 26 | approximately $4.9M | 19.9K | 87% | $11.99 | |
| 27 | RAGESteam | approximately $4.5M | 18.3K | 78% | $9.99 |
| 28 | approximately $4.4M | 9.1K | 91% | $24.99 | |
| 29 | Max PayneSteam | approximately $4.2M | 15.9K | 89% | $9.99 |
| 30 | Word GameSteam | approximately $4.1M | 6.4K | 93% | $34.99 |
| 31 | Call of Duty® (2003)Steam | approximately $3.9M | 7.9K | 95% | $19.99 |
| 32 | Finding ParadiseSteam | approximately $3.8M | 18.1K | 98% | $9.99 |
| 33 | COCOONSteam | approximately $3.2M | 9.1K | 95% | $24.99 |
| 34 | Exo OneSteam | approximately $3M | 5.3K | 90% | $16.99 |
| 35 | approximately $3M | 7.3K | 86% | $15.99 | |
| 36 | approximately $2.9M | 2.7K | 95% | $39.99 | |
| 37 | approximately $2.9M | 2.7K | 81% | $17.49 | |
| 38 | FINAL FANTASY® XIIISteam | approximately $2.8M | 20K | 75% | $6.39 |
| 39 | My Little PuppySteam | approximately $2.7M | 5K | 98% | $24.99 |
| 40 | INDIKASteam | approximately $2.6M | 7K | 89% | $24.99 |
| 41 | Hitman: Absolution™Steam | approximately $2.6M | 63.8K | 93% | $1.99 |
| 42 | MindsEyeSteam | approximately $2.6M | 3.3K | 48% | $34.99 |
| 43 | approximately $2.6M | 14.5K | 82% | $12.99 | |
| 44 | Until We DieSteam | approximately $2.3M | 4.6K | 63% | $16.99 |
| 45 | Impostor FactorySteam | approximately $2.2M | 12.9K | 96% | $9.99 |
| 46 | approximately $2.2M | 7.3K | 86% | $19.99 | |
| 47 | Lost Soul Aside™Steam | approximately $2.1M | 2K | 59% | $59.99 |
| 48 | approximately $1.9M | 4.3K | 86% | $17.99 | |
| 49 | Thomas Was AloneSteam | approximately $1.9M | 9.4K | 94% | $9.99 |
| 50 | approximately $1.8M | 22.4K | 87% | $3.99 |