Steam tag
Estimated revenue, market economics, and the top games tagged Nostalgia on Steam.
Share of Nostalgia 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 Nostalgia 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 | Counter-StrikeSteam | approximately $45.3M | 261.9K | 97% | $9.99 |
| 2 | approximately $33.8M | 36.3K | 93% | $29.99 | |
Modeled estimate, not reported sales
| Year | Releases | Median rev | $100k+ | $1M+ | Total genre revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 45 | approximately $3.7K | approximately 16% | approximately 9% | approximately $13.9M |
| 2025 | 62 | approximately $3.6K | approximately 16% | approximately 8% | approximately $11.9M |
| 2024 | 44 | approximately $3K | approximately 16% | approximately 2% | approximately $9.2M |
| 2023 | 44 | approximately $531 | approximately 16% | approximately 7% | approximately $16.1M |
| 2022 | 35 | approximately $16.6K | approximately 37% | approximately 17% | approximately $17.8M |
| 2021 | 30 | approximately $9.6K | approximately 30% | approximately 13% | approximately $9.9M |
| 2020 | 13 | approximately $2.4K | approximately 0% | approximately 0% | approximately $110.5K |
| 2019 | 7 | approximately $26.7K | approximately 43% | approximately 29% | approximately $3.8M |
| 2018 | 12 | approximately $7.3K | approximately 33% | approximately 17% | approximately $25.5M |
| 2017 | 9 | approximately $89.4K | approximately 44% | approximately 0% | approximately $1M |
| 2016 | 6 | approximately $577.1K | approximately 83% | approximately 33% | approximately $5.7M |
| 2015 | 12 | approximately $88K | approximately 50% | approximately 17% | approximately $4.5M |
Median beats average here: genre revenue is hit-driven, so the median shows what the typical Nostalgia launch actually earned. Recent years accumulate revenue for a while after launch.
| 3 |
| approximately $17.7M |
| 22.3K |
| 92% |
| $39.99 |
| 4 | approximately $10.6M | 15.9K | 95% | $19.99 |
| 5 | approximately $10.4M | 15.5K | 88% | $34.99 |
| 6 | Gothic 1Steam | approximately $9.1M | 18.3K | 93% | $19.99 |
| 7 | ParkitectSteam | approximately $7.2M | 8.2K | 94% | $29.99 |
| 8 | approximately $6.2M | 5K | 78% | $29.99 |
| 9 | approximately $5.1M | 4.7K | 79% | $34.99 |
| 10 | approximately $4.4M | 9.1K | 91% | $24.99 |
| 11 | approximately $4.1M | 7.3K | 94% | $14.99 |
| 12 | Sonic OriginsSteam | approximately $3.9M | 6.5K | 77% | $29.99 |
| 13 | Quake LiveSteam | approximately $3.5M | 15.9K | 87% | $9.99 |
| 14 | approximately $3.2M | 2.9K | 89% | $38.99 |
| 15 | approximately $3.2M | 5.9K | 25% | $14.99 |
| 16 | approximately $3.1M | 8K | 88% | $14.99 |
| 17 | approximately $3M | 2.4K | 80% | $44.99 |
| 18 | approximately $2.9M | 13.3K | 99% | $5.99 |
| 19 | approximately $2.6M | 2.1K | 85% | $38.99 |
| 20 | Hot LavaSteam | approximately $2.4M | 6.2K | 93% | $19.99 |
| 21 | Emily is Away <3Steam | approximately $2.4M | 6.8K | 91% | $9.99 |
| 22 | FINAL FANTASYSteam | approximately $2.3M | 8.8K | 95% | $7.19 |
| 23 | Hidden DeepSteam | approximately $2.2M | 5.1K | 76% | $24.99 |
| 24 | approximately $2M | 25K | 79% | $3.74 |
| 25 | FINAL FANTASY VISteam | approximately $2M | 5K | 92% | $10.79 |
| 26 | approximately $2M | 5.9K | 90% | $9.99 |
| 27 | Cleared HotSteam | approximately $1.9M | 4K | 96% | $17.99 |
| 28 | approximately $1.8M | 5K | 85% | $9.99 |
| 29 | Strike Force HeroesSteam | approximately $1.8M | 4.8K | 80% | $19.99 |
| 30 | SyberiaSteam | approximately $1.8M | 6.8K | 88% | $12.99 |
| 31 | approximately $1.7M | 8.3K | 94% | $5.99 |
| 32 | METAL SLUG 3Steam | approximately $1.6M | 9.2K | 90% | $7.99 |
| 33 | approximately $1.5M | 2.7K | 92% | $24.99 |
| 34 | approximately $1.4M | 888 | 88% | $23.99 |
| 35 | Disney•Pixar CarsSteam | approximately $1.3M | 2.9K | 91% | $19.99 |
| 36 | approximately $1.3M | 4.7K | 97% | $14.99 |
| 37 | approximately $1.2M | 6.2K | 95% | $9.99 |
| 38 | FINAL FANTASY IVSteam | approximately $1.2M | 3.1K | 92% | $10.79 |
| 39 | approximately $1.2M | 1.5K | 85% | $29.99 |
| 40 | FINAL FANTASY IIISteam | approximately $1.1M | 2.9K | 93% | $10.79 |
| 41 | Old School RallySteam | approximately $1.1M | 2.2K | 89% | $12.99 |
| 42 | approximately $1.1M | 1.8K | 82% | $19.99 |
| 43 | approximately $1.1M | 2.2K | 78% | $24.99 |
| 44 | GigaBashSteam | approximately $1M | 2.2K | 94% | $24.99 |
| 45 | FINAL FANTASY VIIISteam | approximately $1M | 9.5K | 88% | $4.79 |
| 46 | Rise of the TriadSteam | approximately $1M | 2.5K | 66% | $14.99 |
| 47 | FINAL FANTASY IISteam | approximately $915.7K | 3.6K | 82% | $7.19 |
| 48 | approximately $905.2K | 2.5K | 98% | $14.99 |
| 49 | A Perfect DaySteam | approximately $887.3K | 1.8K | 85% | $19.99 |
| 50 | approximately $834.9K | 3.7K | 99% | $5.99 |