Steam tag
Estimated revenue, market economics, and the top games tagged Mystery on Steam.
Share of Mystery 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 Mystery 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 | PhasmophobiaSteam | approximately $220.3M | 839.9K | 94% | $19.99 |
| 2 | DELTARUNESteam | approximately $72.1M | 137.2K | 98% | $24.99 |
Modeled estimate, not reported sales
| Year | Releases | Median rev | $100k+ | $1M+ | Total genre revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1.9K | approximately $686 | approximately 5% | approximately 1% | approximately $186.3M |
| 2025 | 2.1K | approximately $960 | approximately 7% | approximately 1% | approximately $229.1M |
| 2024 | 1.7K | approximately $825 | approximately 8% | approximately 2% | approximately $194.9M |
| 2023 | 1.2K | approximately $952 | approximately 7% | approximately 2% | approximately $144.2M |
| 2022 | 908 | approximately $1.3K | approximately 9% | approximately 3% | approximately $250.4M |
| 2021 | 863 | approximately $1.4K | approximately 8% | approximately 2% | approximately $80.7M |
| 2020 | 567 | approximately $2K | approximately 12% | approximately 3% | approximately $345.6M |
| 2019 | 248 | approximately $7K | approximately 19% | approximately 4% | approximately $65.4M |
| 2018 | 198 | approximately $8.4K | approximately 19% | approximately 5% | approximately $45.7M |
| 2017 | 182 | approximately $16.2K | approximately 21% | approximately 8% | approximately $97.1M |
| 2016 | 159 | approximately $36.4K | approximately 37% | approximately 13% | approximately $137.5M |
| 2015 | 100 | approximately $37.6K | approximately 32% | approximately 5% | approximately $47.7M |
Median beats average here: genre revenue is hit-driven, so the median shows what the typical Mystery launch actually earned. Recent years accumulate revenue for a while after launch.
| 3 |
StraySteam |
| approximately $68.8M |
| 178.6K |
| 97% |
| $29.99 |
| 4 | approximately $68.3M | 24K | 91% | $69.99 |
| 5 | DREDGESteam | approximately $44.3M | 57.1K | 96% | $19.99 |
| 6 | Outer WildsSteam | approximately $42.3M | 108.3K | 96% | $24.99 |
| 7 | PEAKSteam | approximately $38.6M | 374.3K | 94% | $4.95 |
| 8 | SOMASteam | approximately $32.6M | 53K | 96% | $29.99 |
| 9 | Persona 4 GoldenSteam | approximately $31.7M | 87.5K | 97% | $19.99 |
| 10 | FirewatchSteam | approximately $30.5M | 99.5K | 91% | $19.99 |
| 11 | Persona 3 ReloadSteam | approximately $23.4M | 64.1K | 94% | $17.99 |
| 12 | approximately $23M | 27.4K | 91% | $49.99 |
| 13 | The Talos PrincipleSteam | approximately $22.1M | 33.1K | 95% | $29.99 |
| 14 | Alan WakeSteam | approximately $20.4M | 60K | 90% | $14.99 |
| 15 | approximately $17.1M | 45.1K | 98% | $29.99 |
| 16 | approximately $17.1M | 37.2K | 89% | $19.99 |
| 17 | Blue PrinceSteam | approximately $17M | 20.2K | 86% | $29.99 |
| 18 | Ghostwire: TokyoSteam | approximately $16.1M | 21.2K | 83% | $59.99 |
| 19 | Big WalkSteam | approximately $15.9M | 38.5K | 96% | $19.99 |
| 20 | approximately $15.6M | 17.6K | 92% | $39.99 |
| 21 | No, I'm not a HumanSteam | approximately $15M | 31K | 93% | $14.99 |
| 22 | Echoes of AincradSteam | approximately $15M | 5.3K | 48% | $69.99 |
| 23 | approximately $14.8M | 36.2K | 94% | $24.99 |
| 24 | approximately $14.4M | 53K | 96% | $19.99 |
| 25 | The WitnessSteam | approximately $14.3M | 21.4K | 84% | $39.99 |
| 26 | SIGNALISSteam | approximately $14.2M | 34.6K | 97% | $19.99 |
| 27 | approximately $13.9M | 23.4K | 83% | $39.99 |
| 28 | approximately $13.6M | 37.9K | 93% | $16.99 |
| 29 | STEINS;GATESteam | approximately $13.6M | 27.1K | 97% | $29.99 |
| 30 | ANIMAL WELLSteam | approximately $13.4M | 24.6K | 96% | $17.49 |
| 31 | The Wolf Among UsSteam | approximately $12.7M | 40.3K | 98% | $12.74 |
| 32 | Content WarningSteam | approximately $12.5M | 163.6K | 94% | $7.99 |
| 33 | approximately $12M | 38.8K | 96% | $19.99 |
| 34 | Escape SimulatorSteam | approximately $11.5M | 19.4K | 94% | $9.99 |
| 35 | approximately $10.4M | 35.3K | 97% | $19.99 |
| 36 | DemonologistSteam | approximately $10.1M | 18.9K | 86% | $19.99 |
| 37 | REANIMALSteam | approximately $9.8M | 25.7K | 75% | $39.99 |
| 38 | approximately $9.4M | 13.4K | 95% | $29.99 |
| 39 | approximately $9.2M | 27.7K | 88% | $19.99 |
| 40 | Chants of SennaarSteam | approximately $9M | 30.6K | 98% | $19.99 |
| 41 | MouthwashingSteam | approximately $8.9M | 38.8K | 95% | $12.99 |
| 42 | approximately $8.6M | 12.1K | 80% | $29.99 |
| 43 | approximately $8.4M | 60.1K | 94% | $6.29 |
| 44 | approximately $8.3M | 17.4K | 86% | $19.99 |
| 45 | Chained TogetherSteam | approximately $8.2M | 64.3K | 90% | $4.99 |
| 46 | JudgmentSteam | approximately $8.1M | 12.3K | 94% | $39.99 |
| 47 | MECCHA CHAMELEONSteam | approximately $8.1M | 89.5K | 88% | $5.99 |
| 48 | JourneySteam | approximately $7.8M | 38.6K | 94% | $14.99 |
| 49 | Strange HorticultureSteam | approximately $7.6M | 16.2K | 94% | $15.99 |
| 50 | approximately $7.5M | 12.2K | 98% | $19.99 |