Steam tag
Estimated revenue, market economics, and the top games tagged Mining on Steam.
For developers
Total estimated revenue of Mining 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 | ICARUS | $62.8M | 53.2K | 75% | $34.99 |
| 2 | My Time at Sandrock | $29.4M | 28.8K | 88% | $39.99 |
| 3 | Coral Island | $20.8M | 27.2K | 89% | $29.99 |
| 4 |
| Year | Releases | Median rev | $100k+ | $1M+ | Total genre revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | $499.4K | 100% | 25% | $8.3M |
| 2025 | 17 | $418K | 88% | 35% | $16.6M |
| 2024 | 14 | $714.8K | 64% | 29% | $18.1M |
| 2023 | 12 | $945.1K | 75% | 50% | $72.6M |
| 2022 | 6 | $1.2M | 83% | 50% | $15.7M |
| 2021 | 9 | $305K | 67% | 33% | $67.8M |
| 2020 | 5 | $877.5K | 80% | 40% | $13.5M |
| 2019 | 3 | $2.3M | 100% | 67% | $10M |
| 2018 | 1 | $537.2K | 100% | 0% | $537.2K |
| 2017 | 5 | $3.8M | 80% | 80% | $24.2M |
| 2016 | 1 | $7M | 100% | 100% | $7M |
| 2015 | 1 | $1.4M | 100% | 100% | $1.4M |
Median beats average here: genre revenue is hit-driven, so the median shows what the typical Mining launch actually earned. Recent years accumulate revenue for a while after launch.
| $16.1M |
| 25.2K |
| 81% |
| $24.99 |
| 5 | Hydroneer | $10.5M | 28.3K | 86% | $14.99 |
| 6 | Captain of Industry | $10M | 11.2K | 90% | $34.99 |
| 7 | Gold Mining Simulator | $9.6M | 16.3K | 73% | $19.99 |
| 8 | Stationeers | $9.5M | 9.2K | 88% | $34.99 |
| 9 | Luma Island | $7.6M | 12.5K | 84% | $19.99 |
| 10 | My Time at Portia | $7.2M | 44.2K | 92% | $5.99 |
| 11 | Turmoil | $7M | 16K | 93% | $12.99 |
| 12 | Space Engineers 2 | $4.7M | 5.1K | 75% | $29.99 |
| 13 | SteamWorld Dig 2 | $3.8M | 9K | 95% | $19.99 |
| 14 | SteamWorld Dig | $2.9M | 10.9K | 94% | $9.99 |
| 15 | Out of Ore | $2.8M | 4K | 86% | $24.99 |
| 16 | Melvor Idle | $2.5M | 16K | 90% | $9.99 |
| 17 | Immortal Life | $2.4M | 4.3K | 80% | $16.99 |
| 18 | TerraTech Worlds | $2.3M | 2K | 63% | $20.09 |
| 19 | Automation Empire | $2.3M | 2.6K | 66% | $29.99 |
| 20 | Rising World | $2.1M | 5.9K | 86% | $10.04 |
| 21 | Thriving City: Song | $2.1M | 3.3K | 81% | $18.99 |
| 22 | MineMogul | $2.1M | 4.1K | 96% | $14.99 |
| 23 | Starminer | $1.9M | 1.8K | 74% | $29.99 |
| 24 | A Game About Digging A Hole™ | $1.9M | 19.8K | 89% | $3.24 |
| 25 | (the) Gnorp Apologue | $1.9M | 9.9K | 95% | $6.99 |
| 26 | Wall World | $1.9M | 12.5K | 91% | $6.99 |
| 27 | SpaceBourne 2 | $1.8M | 5.1K | 76% | $9.99 |
| 28 | Hammerting | $1.6M | 1.7K | 58% | $24.99 |
| 29 | UnderMine | $1.6M | 9.8K | 90% | $9.99 |
| 30 | Star Valor | $1.6M | 3.4K | 89% | $24.99 |
| 31 | FortressCraft Evolved! | $1.4M | 3.1K | 72% | $12.99 |
| 32 | Cattails | Become a Cat! | $1.3M | 2.7K | 96% | $14.99 |
| 33 | AETHUS | $1.2M | 1.9K | 95% | $15.99 |
| 34 | The Last Starship | $1.2M | 1.6K | 76% | $19.99 |
| 35 | Cattails: Wildwood Story | $1.1M | 1.9K | 98% | $19.99 |
| 36 | Return from Core | $1.1M | 1.8K | 77% | $16.99 |
| 37 | Keep on Mining! | $1M | 8.2K | 94% | $4.99 |
| 38 | Hidden Deep | $884.6K | 5.1K | 76% | $8.99 |
| 39 | Interstellar Rift | $877.5K | 1.7K | 68% | $19.99 |
| 40 | The Spotter: Dig or Die | $820.1K | 1.7K | 85% | $12.99 |
| 41 | Digseum | $816.8K | 8K | 98% | $2.99 |
| 42 | Keep Digging | $802.8K | 3.2K | 80% | $6.99 |
| 43 | Solar Expanse - Space Exploration Manager | $777.1K | 1.2K | 88% | $17.99 |
| 44 | Orebound | $776.1K | 956 | 78% | $24.99 |
| 45 | My Little Universe | $773.9K | 1.5K | 90% | $14.99 |
| 46 | Planet Centauri | $772.3K | 2.4K | 77% | $14.99 |
| 47 | Odd Realm | $657.2K | 1K | 84% | $19.99 |
| 48 | Wall World 2 | $628.2K | 1.9K | 74% | $11.99 |
| 49 | To The Core | $601.2K | 5.1K | 93% | $7.99 |
| 50 | KeeperRL | $583.8K | 1.8K | 83% | $9.99 |