Steam tag
Estimated revenue, market economics, and the top games tagged Narrative on Steam.
Share of Narrative 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 Narrative games, grouped by the year they launched — a release-cohort trend, not a live time-series. Recent years are still accumulating revenue after launch.
Modeled estimate, not reported sales
| Year | Releases | Median rev | $100k+ | $1M+ | Total genre revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 193 | approximately $2.2K | approximately 15% | approximately 4% | approximately $24.7M |
| 2025 | 196 | approximately $3.1K | approximately 17% | approximately 4% | approximately $77.7M |
| 2024 | 131 | approximately $5.3K | approximately 18% | approximately 5% | approximately $38.9M |
| 2023 | 96 | approximately $3.9K | approximately 16% | approximately 3% | approximately $13.2M |
| 2022 | 74 | approximately $5.3K | approximately 22% | approximately 5% | approximately $15.4M |
| 2021 | 71 | approximately $8.4K | approximately 28% | approximately 7% | approximately $16.7M |
| 2020 | 43 | approximately $4.7K | approximately 21% | approximately 9% | approximately $17.5M |
| 2019 | 11 | approximately $77.4K | approximately 45% | approximately 0% | approximately $3.5M |
| 2018 | 10 | approximately $11.2K | approximately 10% | approximately 0% | approximately $290.6K |
| 2017 | 10 | approximately $19.9K | approximately 40% | approximately 10% | approximately $7M |
| 2016 | 6 | approximately $627.6K | approximately 50% | approximately 50% | approximately $42.5M |
Median beats average here: genre revenue is hit-driven, so the median shows what the typical Narrative launch actually earned. Recent years accumulate revenue for a while after launch.
Leaderboard
| # | Game | Est. revenue | Reviews | Score | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | approximately $40.7M | 35.7K | 88% | $44.99 | |
| 2 | INSIDESteam | approximately $38.9M | 76K | 97% | $24.99 |
| 3 | No, I'm not a HumanSteam | approximately $15M | 31K | 93% | $14.99 |
| 4 | Still Wakes the DeepSteam | approximately $8.9M | 13.2K | 87% | $34.99 |
| 5 | MouthwashingSteam | approximately $8.9M | 38.8K | 95% | $12.99 |
| 6 | JourneySteam | approximately $7.8M | 38.6K | 94% | $14.99 |
| 7 | Night in the WoodsSteam | approximately $6.4M | 20.3K | 95% | $19.99 |
| 8 | Esoteric EbbSteam | approximately $5.8M | 9.7K | 95% | $24.99 |
| 9 | REPLACEDSteam | approximately $4.3M | 9.9K | 85% | $15.99 |
| 10 | The OperatorSteam | approximately $4.2M | 8.9K | 92% | $13.99 |
| 11 | SuzerainSteam | approximately $4.1M | 11.9K | 92% | $19.99 |
| 12 | BOOK OF HOURSSteam | approximately $4M | 4.5K | 89% | $24.99 |
| 13 | Citizen SleeperSteam | approximately $3.7M | 10.6K | 92% | $19.99 |
| 14 | Before Your EyesSteam | approximately $3.5M | 24K | 98% | $9.99 |
| 15 | The ThaumaturgeSteam | approximately $3.2M | 6K | 83% | $34.99 |
| 16 | Scarlet HollowSteam | approximately $3.1M | 5.3K | 98% | $23.99 |
| 17 | PentimentSteam | approximately $3.1M | 9.8K | 95% | $19.99 |
| 18 | WanderstopSteam | approximately $3M | 3.2K | 93% | $24.99 |
| 19 | approximately $2.9M | 2.7K | 95% | $39.99 | |
| 20 | I Am Your BeastSteam | approximately $2.8M | 5.6K | 98% | $19.99 |
| 21 | approximately $2.8M | 11K | 98% | $17.99 | |
| 22 | Gone HomeSteam | approximately $2.7M | 18.5K | 77% | $7.49 |
| 23 | approximately $2.7M | 2.8K | 96% | $24.99 | |
| 24 | MindsEyeSteam | approximately $2.6M | 3.3K | 48% | $34.99 |
| 25 | Death and TaxesSteam | approximately $2.6M | 8.6K | 86% | $12.99 |
| 26 | approximately $2.4M | 6.8K | 95% | $14.99 | |
| 27 | Impostor FactorySteam | approximately $2.2M | 12.9K | 96% | $9.99 |
| 28 | approximately $2.2M | 4.5K | 80% | $24.99 | |
| 29 | Wylde FlowersSteam | approximately $2.2M | 2.8K | 96% | $24.99 |
| 30 | 1000xRESISTSteam | approximately $2.1M | 7K | 94% | $19.99 |
| 31 | AETHUSSteam | approximately $1.8M | 2.1K | 95% | $19.99 |
| 32 | ScreamerSteam | approximately $1.7M | 1.2K | 81% | $23.99 |
| 33 | approximately $1.5M | 4K | 95% | $19.99 | |
| 34 | approximately $1.5M | 2.4K | 91% | $24.99 | |
| 35 | The Pale BeyondSteam | approximately $1.4M | 2.3K | 89% | $19.99 |
| 36 | In FalsusSteam | approximately $1.4M | 999 | 90% | $39.99 |
| 37 | approximately $1.4M | 4.2K | 93% | $19.99 | |
| 38 | approximately $1.3M | 1.9K | 85% | $29.99 | |
| 39 | approximately $1.2M | 29.8K | 97% | $2.99 | |
| 40 | FlorenceSteam | approximately $1.2M | 16.5K | 93% | $5.99 |
| 41 | approximately $1.1M | 7.7K | 94% | $12.99 | |
| 42 | KuloNiku: Bowl Up!Steam | approximately $1M | 2.6K | 96% | $11.99 |
| 43 | approximately $1M | 6.4K | 92% | $9.99 | |
| 44 | approximately $1M | 8.3K | 76% | $7.99 | |
| 45 | Fort SolisSteam | approximately $996.1K | 2.3K | 70% | $24.99 |
| 46 | Tails NoirSteam | approximately $942K | 2.6K | 67% | $24.99 |
| 47 | Heaven's VaultSteam | approximately $905.2K | 2.5K | 84% | $24.99 |
| 48 | approximately $851.7K | 1.2K | 85% | $19.99 | |
| 49 | Neo CabSteam | approximately $841.7K | 2.9K | 79% | $14.99 |
| 50 | approximately $825K | 2.1K | 93% | $24.99 |