Steam tag
Estimated revenue, market economics, and the top games tagged Metroidvania on Steam.
Share of Metroidvania 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 Metroidvania 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 $144.3M | 423.6K | 89% | $19.99 | |
| 2 | Hollow KnightSteam | approximately $101.7M | 562.4K | 97% | $14.99 |
Modeled estimate, not reported sales
| Year | Releases | Median rev | $100k+ | $1M+ | Total genre revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 220 | approximately $2.7K | approximately 10% | approximately 1% | approximately $10M |
| 2025 | 285 | approximately $4.1K | approximately 15% | approximately 4% | approximately $180.9M |
| 2024 | 262 | approximately $2.3K | approximately 15% | approximately 4% | approximately $71.7M |
| 2023 | 221 | approximately $1.9K | approximately 18% | approximately 4% | approximately $36.4M |
| 2022 | 175 | approximately $1.8K | approximately 17% | approximately 4% | approximately $48.3M |
| 2021 | 180 | approximately $1.5K | approximately 15% | approximately 6% | approximately $67.1M |
| 2020 | 110 | approximately $3.2K | approximately 14% | approximately 6% | approximately $122M |
| 2019 | 79 | approximately $4.2K | approximately 24% | approximately 8% | approximately $40.1M |
| 2018 | 62 | approximately $46.5K | approximately 40% | approximately 21% | approximately $106.7M |
| 2017 | 56 | approximately $15.5K | approximately 29% | approximately 13% | approximately $139M |
| 2016 | 66 | approximately $19.4K | approximately 30% | approximately 14% | approximately $38M |
| 2015 | 26 | approximately $45.4K | approximately 31% | approximately 8% | approximately $19.4M |
Median beats average here: genre revenue is hit-driven, so the median shows what the typical Metroidvania launch actually earned. Recent years accumulate revenue for a while after launch.
| 3 |
Dead CellsSteam |
| approximately $72.7M |
| 183.7K |
| 97% |
| $24.99 |
| 4 | approximately $62.9M | 146.4K | 96% | $29.99 |
| 5 | approximately $38M | 51K | 87% | $39.99 |
| 6 | approximately $37.1M | 87.8K | 96% | $19.99 |
| 7 | approximately $33.2M | 78.4K | 96% | $19.99 |
| 8 | Nine SolsSteam | approximately $27.7M | 45.8K | 94% | $29.99 |
| 9 | Rain WorldSteam | approximately $24.3M | 57.5K | 94% | $24.99 |
| 10 | approximately $20.4M | 175.6K | 88% | $7.99 |
| 11 | approximately $19.7M | 57.6K | 93% | $19.99 |
| 12 | approximately $15M | 16.9K | 96% | $39.99 |
| 13 | approximately $13.9M | 20.8K | 79% | $29.99 |
| 14 | ANIMAL WELLSteam | approximately $13.4M | 24.6K | 96% | $17.49 |
| 15 | ASTLIBRA RevisionSteam | approximately $13.1M | 31.9K | 95% | $24.99 |
| 16 | CARRIONSteam | approximately $12.7M | 36K | 94% | $19.99 |
| 17 | TUNICSteam | approximately $11.5M | 18.6K | 91% | $29.99 |
| 18 | approximately $9.7M | 18.8K | 95% | $13.74 |
| 19 | Salt and SanctuarySteam | approximately $8.8M | 21.9K | 89% | $17.99 |
| 20 | Death's DoorSteam | approximately $8.5M | 22.2K | 93% | $19.99 |
| 21 | Rogue Legacy 2Steam | approximately $8.3M | 15.2K | 91% | $24.99 |
| 22 | approximately $7.6M | 45.9K | 94% | $9.99 |
| 23 | approximately $7.6M | 19.1K | 95% | $14.99 |
| 24 | AntichamberSteam | approximately $7M | 17.8K | 95% | $19.99 |
| 25 | Rogue LegacySteam | approximately $7M | 18.9K | 92% | $14.99 |
| 26 | approximately $6.6M | 71.6K | 95% | $4.99 |
| 27 | approximately $6.2M | 6.5K | 85% | $39.99 |
| 28 | Tails of IronSteam | approximately $6.1M | 15.2K | 88% | $24.99 |
| 29 | WindblownSteam | approximately $5.8M | 10.4K | 89% | $24.99 |
| 30 | Have a Nice DeathSteam | approximately $5.7M | 10.8K | 86% | $24.99 |
| 31 | approximately $5.6M | 7.1K | 90% | $39.99 |
| 32 | SupralandSteam | approximately $5.6M | 15.4K | 95% | $19.99 |
| 33 | The MessengerSteam | approximately $5.2M | 13.3K | 93% | $19.99 |
| 34 | Rabi-RibiSteam | approximately $5.2M | 12.3K | 95% | $17.99 |
| 35 | Touhou Luna NightsSteam | approximately $5.2M | 15K | 97% | $17.99 |
| 36 | Blasphemous 2Steam | approximately $4.1M | 21.7K | 91% | $11.24 |
| 37 | approximately $3.9M | 6.9K | 87% | $29.99 |
| 38 | SteamWorld Dig 2Steam | approximately $3.9M | 9.1K | 95% | $19.99 |
| 39 | LunacidSteam | approximately $3.6M | 11.6K | 91% | $13.99 |
| 40 | AfterimageSteam | approximately $3.5M | 10.5K | 77% | $24.99 |
| 41 | Cave Story+Steam | approximately $3.3M | 8.3K | 93% | $14.99 |
| 42 | FEZSteam | approximately $3.2M | 16.3K | 93% | $9.99 |
| 43 | Axiom VergeSteam | approximately $3.2M | 6.6K | 90% | $19.99 |
| 44 | approximately $3.1M | 7.5K | 93% | $19.99 |
| 45 | The SwapperSteam | approximately $3M | 7.6K | 94% | $14.99 |
| 46 | approximately $3M | 7.3K | 86% | $15.99 |
| 47 | The Last FaithSteam | approximately $2.9M | 5.7K | 85% | $27.99 |
| 48 | OwlboySteam | approximately $2.9M | 6.1K | 83% | $19.99 |
| 49 | approximately $2.9M | 3.8K | 76% | $39.99 |
| 50 | approximately $2.8M | 12K | 93% | $9.99 |