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Estimated revenue, market economics, and the top games tagged Metroidvania on Steam.
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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 | Hollow Knight: Silksong | $134.4M | 415.1K | 89% | $19.99 |
| 2 | Hollow Knight | $99.9M | 552.5K | 97% | $14.99 |
| 3 | STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order™ | $88.6M | 152.5K | 88% | $39.99 |
| 4 |
| Year | Releases | Median rev | $100k+ | $1M+ | Total genre revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | $918.7K | 100% | 25% | $3.9M |
| 2025 | 18 | $1.1M | 100% | 56% | $162.9M |
| 2024 | 25 | $767.7K | 92% | 36% | $62.3M |
| 2023 | 21 | $741.1K | 95% | 29% | $33.4M |
| 2022 | 25 | $562.6K | 84% | 24% | $43.2M |
| 2021 | 25 | $569.7K | 88% | 44% | $65.5M |
| 2020 | 12 | $1.1M | 92% | 50% | $133.8M |
| 2019 | 14 | $1.1M | 93% | 50% | $104.9M |
| 2018 | 19 | $1.7M | 95% | 74% | $107.8M |
| 2017 | 10 | $1.6M | 100% | 70% | $127M |
| 2016 | 16 | $651.1K | 81% | 44% | $68.5M |
| 2015 | 9 | $310.5K | 89% | 22% | $19.1M |
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.
| Ori and the Will of the Wisps |
| $77.7M |
| 135.2K |
| 97% |
| $29.99 |
| 5 | Dead Cells | $61.3M | 154.9K | 97% | $24.99 |
| 6 | CONTROL Ultimate Edition | $35.1M | 62.2K | 86% | $39.99 |
| 7 | Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition | $29.1M | 71.1K | 95% | $19.99 |
| 8 | Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition | $25.8M | 60.9K | 96% | $19.99 |
| 9 | Nine Sols | $24.7M | 43.7K | 94% | $29.99 |
| 10 | Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition | $23.3M | 55.1K | 96% | $19.99 |
| 11 | ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights | $18.6M | 45.2K | 94% | $24.99 |
| 12 | Skul: The Hero Slayer | $17.4M | 57.4K | 93% | $19.99 |
| 13 | Rain World | $15.7M | 55K | 94% | $11.24 |
| 14 | Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove | $15M | 16.9K | 96% | $39.99 |
| 15 | Darksiders III | $13.7M | 17.3K | 76% | $39.99 |
| 16 | Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition | $13.6M | 20.5K | 79% | $29.99 |
| 17 | ASTLIBRA Revision | $13.3M | 31.2K | 95% | $24.99 |
| 18 | ANIMAL WELL | $12.3M | 24.3K | 96% | $24.99 |
| 19 | CARRION | $11.3M | 34.4K | 94% | $19.99 |
| 20 | Blasphemous 2 | $10.4M | 20.4K | 91% | $29.99 |
| 21 | ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist | $10.2M | 18.4K | 95% | $24.99 |
| 22 | TUNIC | $9.8M | 18K | 91% | $29.99 |
| 23 | Salt and Sanctuary | $8.7M | 21.8K | 89% | $17.99 |
| 24 | Hyper Light Drifter | $8.4M | 19K | 93% | $19.99 |
| 25 | Darksiders Warmastered Edition | $8.3M | 18.6K | 88% | $19.99 |
| 26 | Dust: An Elysian Tail | $7.5M | 19K | 95% | $14.99 |
| 27 | Death's Door | $7.1M | 21.7K | 93% | $19.99 |
| 28 | Antichamber | $7M | 17.7K | 95% | $19.99 |
| 29 | Rogue Legacy 2 | $6.9M | 15.1K | 91% | $24.99 |
| 30 | Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA | $5.9M | 7K | 90% | $39.99 |
| 31 | Rogue Legacy | $5.9M | 15.8K | 92% | $14.99 |
| 32 | The Messenger | $5.5M | 13.1K | 93% | $19.99 |
| 33 | Rabi-Ribi | $5.2M | 12.2K | 95% | $17.99 |
| 34 | Have a Nice Death | $5.2M | 10.7K | 86% | $24.99 |
| 35 | Windblown | $5.2M | 10.2K | 89% | $24.99 |
| 36 | Touhou Luna Nights | $5.2M | 14.9K | 97% | $17.99 |
| 37 | Monster Sanctuary | $4.8M | 12.6K | 91% | $19.99 |
| 38 | Prince of Persia The Lost Crown | $4.1M | 6.7K | 84% | $29.99 |
| 39 | SteamWorld Dig 2 | $3.8M | 9K | 95% | $19.99 |
| 40 | Journey To The Savage Planet | $3.6M | 6.9K | 87% | $29.99 |
| 41 | Cave Story+ | $3.3M | 8.2K | 93% | $14.99 |
| 42 | Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree | $3.3M | 3.7K | 76% | $39.99 |
| 43 | FEZ | $3.2M | 16.2K | 93% | $9.99 |
| 44 | Axiom Verge | $3.1M | 6.6K | 90% | $19.99 |
| 45 | The Last Faith | $3.1M | 4.6K | 84% | $27.99 |
| 46 | Hue | $3M | 11.3K | 93% | $14.99 |
| 47 | F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch | $3M | 7.1K | 86% | $15.99 |
| 48 | The Swapper | $3M | 7.6K | 94% | $14.99 |
| 49 | Mark of the Ninja: Remastered | $2.9M | 6.9K | 96% | $19.99 |
| 50 | Lunacid | $2.9M | 11.3K | 91% | $13.99 |