Steam tag
Estimated revenue, market economics, and the top games tagged Lovecraftian on Steam.
Share of Lovecraftian 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 Lovecraftian 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 | Darkest Dungeon®Steam | approximately $81.4M | 162.7K | 92% | $24.99 |
| 2 | DREDGESteam | approximately $44.3M | 57.1K | 96% | $19.99 |
Modeled estimate, not reported sales
| Year | Releases | Median rev | $100k+ | $1M+ | Total genre revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 188 | approximately $2.5K | approximately 11% | approximately 2% | approximately $14.5M |
| 2025 | 199 | approximately $2.3K | approximately 14% | approximately 2% | approximately $23.2M |
| 2024 | 199 | approximately $2.1K | approximately 13% | approximately 5% | approximately $36.6M |
| 2023 | 131 | approximately $3.1K | approximately 20% | approximately 8% | approximately $118.5M |
| 2022 | 134 | approximately $1.8K | approximately 12% | approximately 6% | approximately $45.5M |
| 2021 | 81 | approximately $3.3K | approximately 20% | approximately 9% | approximately $21.1M |
| 2020 | 71 | approximately $9.1K | approximately 20% | approximately 10% | approximately $31.4M |
| 2019 | 35 | approximately $15.7K | approximately 31% | approximately 14% | approximately $15.3M |
| 2018 | 37 | approximately $6.1K | approximately 24% | approximately 14% | approximately $58M |
| 2017 | 37 | approximately $18K | approximately 35% | approximately 8% | approximately $23.4M |
| 2016 | 33 | approximately $33.3K | approximately 42% | approximately 24% | approximately $103.8M |
| 2015 | 21 | approximately $15.8K | approximately 24% | approximately 10% | approximately $37.4M |
Median beats average here: genre revenue is hit-driven, so the median shows what the typical Lovecraftian launch actually earned. Recent years accumulate revenue for a while after launch.
| 3 |
| approximately $36.3M |
| 57.2K |
| 94% |
| $24.99 |
| 4 | SOMASteam | approximately $32.6M | 53K | 96% | $29.99 |
| 5 | Darkest Dungeon® IISteam | approximately $25.2M | 27K | 75% | $39.99 |
| 6 | approximately $14.4M | 53K | 96% | $19.99 |
| 7 | SIGNALISSteam | approximately $14.2M | 34.6K | 97% | $19.99 |
| 8 | CARRIONSteam | approximately $12.7M | 36K | 94% | $19.99 |
| 9 | Returnal™Steam | approximately $10.7M | 11.1K | 81% | $59.99 |
| 10 | DemonologistSteam | approximately $10.1M | 18.9K | 86% | $19.99 |
| 11 | approximately $9.2M | 27.7K | 88% | $19.99 |
| 12 | Still Wakes the DeepSteam | approximately $8.9M | 13.2K | 87% | $34.99 |
| 13 | Cultist SimulatorSteam | approximately $8.4M | 14.2K | 80% | $19.99 |
| 14 | Strange HorticultureSteam | approximately $7.6M | 16.2K | 94% | $15.99 |
| 15 | Hell is UsSteam | approximately $7.3M | 6.8K | 85% | $27.99 |
| 16 | Quake ChampionsSteam | approximately $7.1M | 39.1K | 74% | $9.99 |
| 17 | approximately $6.4M | 12.2K | 70% | $19.99 |
| 18 | MagicraftSteam | approximately $6M | 16.9K | 93% | $11.99 |
| 19 | Call of Cthulhu®Steam | approximately $5.9M | 13.9K | 79% | $19.99 |
| 20 | approximately $5.3M | 57.5K | 84% | $5.99 |
| 21 | approximately $5.1M | 8.3K | 86% | $29.99 |
| 22 | WORLD OF HORRORSteam | approximately $4.9M | 9.9K | 90% | $19.99 |
| 23 | DUSKSteam | approximately $4.3M | 25.5K | 97% | $7.99 |
| 24 | approximately $4.3M | 5.7K | 75% | $39.99 |
| 25 | SUNLESS SEASteam | approximately $4M | 9.6K | 83% | $18.99 |
| 26 | Amnesia: RebirthSteam | approximately $3.9M | 9.3K | 77% | $29.99 |
| 27 | approximately $3.8M | 15.5K | 97% | $11.99 |
| 28 | approximately $3.8M | 4.1K | 69% | $29.99 |
| 29 | 20 Minutes Till DawnSteam | approximately $3.7M | 29.2K | 90% | $4.99 |
| 30 | GloomwoodSteam | approximately $3.7M | 8.4K | 95% | $19.99 |
| 31 | LabyrinthineSteam | approximately $3.6M | 17.5K | 84% | $9.99 |
| 32 | Blood WestSteam | approximately $3.5M | 6.7K | 90% | $12.49 |
| 33 | Look OutsideSteam | approximately $3.5M | 14.8K | 98% | $9.99 |
| 34 | approximately $3.2M | 5.2K | 80% | $24.99 |
| 35 | approximately $3.2M | 9K | 88% | $19.99 |
| 36 | approximately $3.2M | 4K | 48% | $39.99 |
| 37 | Scarlet HollowSteam | approximately $3.1M | 5.3K | 98% | $23.99 |
| 38 | approximately $3M | 6K | 62% | $29.99 |
| 39 | Alone in the DarkSteam | approximately $3M | 4.9K | 78% | $39.99 |
| 40 | Pathologic 3Steam | approximately $2.8M | 2.8K | 80% | $34.99 |
| 41 | We Need To Go DeeperSteam | approximately $2.8M | 6K | 86% | $15.99 |
| 42 | Yog-Sothoth’s YardSteam | approximately $2.8M | 13.9K | 94% | $10.99 |
| 43 | The Room 4: Old SinsSteam | approximately $2.6M | 18.4K | 98% | $8.99 |
| 44 | DepersonalizationSteam | approximately $2.6M | 6.9K | 93% | $19.99 |
| 45 | The RoomSteam | approximately $2.4M | 31.8K | 98% | $4.99 |
| 46 | HellpointSteam | approximately $2.4M | 4.5K | 73% | $34.99 |
| 47 | CrawlSteam | approximately $2.3M | 7.3K | 95% | $14.99 |
| 48 | Strange AntiquitiesSteam | approximately $2.3M | 3.6K | 95% | $17.99 |
| 49 | Devil DaggersSteam | approximately $2.3M | 9.5K | 95% | $9.99 |
| 50 | Impostor FactorySteam | approximately $2.2M | 12.9K | 96% | $9.99 |