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Estimated revenue, market economics, and the top games tagged Mod on Steam.
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Total estimated revenue of Mod 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 | Cities: Skylines | $203.5M | 290.5K | 93% | $29.99 |
| 2 | Teardown | $124.1M | 124.2K | 96% | $29.99 |
| 3 | Cities: Skylines II | $112.5M | 90.6K | 55% | $49.99 |
| 4 |
| Year | Releases | Median rev | $100k+ | $1M+ | Total genre revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | $1.6M | 100% | 100% | $1.6M |
| 2024 | 3 | $0 | 33% | 33% | $5.9M |
| 2023 | 4 | $365.9K | 50% | 25% | $113.3M |
| 2022 | 3 | $539.5K | 67% | 33% | $124.7M |
| 2021 | 1 | $1.6M | 100% | 100% | $1.6M |
| 2020 | 6 | $122.8K | 50% | 33% | $61.6M |
| 2019 | 1 | $32.5M | 100% | 100% | $32.5M |
| 2018 | 3 | $1.9M | 100% | 100% | $9.5M |
| 2017 | 6 | $383.6K | 50% | 33% | $7.5M |
| 2016 | 5 | $253K | 60% | 40% | $4M |
| 2015 | 3 | $10.4M | 100% | 100% | $218.5M |
Median beats average here: genre revenue is hit-driven, so the median shows what the typical Mod launch actually earned. Recent years accumulate revenue for a while after launch.
| Black Mesa |
| $40.7M |
| 143.7K |
| 95% |
| $19.99 |
| 5 | Transport Fever 2 | $32.5M | 32.1K | 90% | $39.99 |
| 6 | STAR WARS™ Empire at War - Gold Pack | $29.6M | 42.9K | 98% | $19.99 |
| 7 | Skater XL - The Ultimate Skateboarding Game | $20.7M | 19.6K | 86% | $29.99 |
| 8 | Car Mechanic Simulator 2015 | $10.4M | 14.6K | 92% | $19.99 |
| 9 | Farming Simulator 15 | $6.9M | 15.8K | 92% | $12.99 |
| 10 | Company of Heroes | $6.7M | 12.5K | 94% | $19.99 |
| 11 | Bus Simulator 18 | $6.5M | 13.6K | 81% | $14.99 |
| 12 | Rivals of Aether II | $5.9M | 9.7K | 80% | $29.99 |
| 13 | Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic) | $5.5M | 11.9K | 95% | $14.99 |
| 14 | MudRunner | $4.6M | 43.6K | 92% | $3.99 |
| 15 | CPUCores :: Maximize Your FPS | $4.6M | 11.4K | 74% | $16.99 |
| 16 | Construction Simulator 2015 | $3.7M | 6.8K | 82% | $14.99 |
| 17 | Notruf 112 | Emergency Call 112 | $2.4M | 4.5K | 77% | $14.99 |
| 18 | EMERGENCY 20 | $2M | 2.2K | 84% | $29.99 |
| 19 | PIPE by BMX Streets | $1.9M | 6.2K | 93% | $9.99 |
| 20 | Hammerting | $1.6M | 1.7K | 58% | $24.99 |
| 21 | ScootX | $1.6M | 2.4K | 93% | $19.99 |
| 22 | Bus Simulator 16 | $1.3M | 3.8K | 71% | $9.99 |
| 23 | Team Fortress Classic | $1.1M | 9.2K | 87% | $4.99 |
| 24 | EMERGENCY 4 Deluxe | $1.1M | 2K | 93% | $17.99 |
| 25 | Rusted Warfare - RTS | $767.3K | 7.4K | 96% | $4.99 |
| 26 | Battle Talent | $731.7K | 1.3K | 78% | $19.99 |
| 27 | Men of War™ | $683K | 3.8K | 90% | $4.99 |
| 28 | Football Simulator | $539.5K | 923 | 80% | $19.99 |
| 29 | Prospekt | $253K | 1.7K | 61% | $5.99 |
| 30 | Estranged: The Departure | $245.6K | 2.3K | 86% | $5.99 |
| 31 | Half-Life 2: Deathmatch | — | 15.3K | 91% | — |
| 32 | Zombie Panic! Source | $0 | 7.9K | 85% | Free |
| 33 | Pirates Vikings & Knights II | $0 | 6.3K | 88% | Free |
| 34 | Cry of Fear | $0 | 85.7K | 89% | Free |
| 35 | No More Room in Hell | $0 | 76.2K | 90% | Free |
| 36 | Just Cause 2: Multiplayer Mod | $0 | 14.6K | 92% | Free |
| 37 | Fistful of Frags | $0 | 36.9K | 91% | Free |
| 38 | Counter-Strike Nexon | $0 | 43.2K | 67% | Free |
| 39 | The Forgotten Ones | $0 | 1.7K | 60% | Free |
| 40 | Codename CURE | $0 | 16.5K | 85% | Free |
| 41 | Transmissions: Element 120 | $0 | 9.9K | 95% | Free |
| 42 | Bloons TD Battles | $0 | 29.3K | 91% | Free |
| 43 | Argo | — | 10.8K | 51% | — |
| 44 | Just Cause™ 3: Multiplayer Mod | $0 | 2.7K | 78% | Free |
| 45 | Battle Grounds III | $0 | 4.1K | 86% | Free |
| 46 | Mod and Play | — | 1.6K | 42% | — |
| 47 | BLEACH Brave Souls | $0 | 12.6K | 88% | Free |
| 48 | Talvisota - Winter War | $0 | 1.1K | 88% | Free |
| 49 | Open Mod 2025 | $0 | 977 | 67% | Free |
| 50 | Portal with RTX | $0 | 19.1K | 61% | Free |