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Estimated revenue, market economics, and the top games tagged Nostalgia on Steam.
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 | Age of Mythology: Extended Edition | $36.2M | 36.2K | 93% | $29.99 |
| 2 | Counter-Strike | $32.2M | 168.9K | 97% | $9.99 |
| 3 | Crash Bandicoot™ N. Sane Trilogy | $17.3M | 21.9K | 92% | $39.99 |
| 4 |
| Year | Releases | Median rev | $100k+ | $1M+ | Total genre revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | $3.1M | 100% | 75% | $11.2M |
| 2025 | 6 | $1.2M | 100% | 83% | $8.6M |
| 2024 | 6 | $667.5K | 83% | 17% | $8.9M |
| 2023 | 5 | $2.1M | 100% | 80% | $16.3M |
| 2022 | 10 | $1M | 100% | 50% | $13.7M |
| 2021 | 9 | $826.8K | 89% | 22% | $7.7M |
| 2019 | 4 | $1.3M | 75% | 50% | $6.2M |
| 2018 | 6 | $188.6K | 50% | 33% | $24.9M |
| 2017 | 3 | $200.2K | 67% | 0% | $732.9K |
| 2016 | 4 | $835.8K | 100% | 25% | $3.2M |
| 2015 | 8 | $285.9K | 63% | 25% | $12M |
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.
| Rise of Nations: Extended Edition |
| $10.5M |
| 15.8K |
| 95% |
| $19.99 |
| 5 | Sea of Stars: Sunset Edition | $9.5M | 15K | 89% | $34.99 |
| 6 | Gothic 1 | $9M | 18.2K | 93% | $19.99 |
| 7 | Heroes® of Might & Magic® III - HD Edition | $9M | 24.7K | 80% | $14.99 |
| 8 | Parkitect | $7.2M | 8.1K | 94% | $29.99 |
| 9 | DRAGON QUEST III HD-2D Remake | $6.6M | 4.9K | 77% | $59.99 |
| 10 | DRAGON QUEST VII Reimagined | $4.4M | 2.8K | 89% | $59.99 |
| 11 | Space Rangers HD: A War Apart | $4M | 7.2K | 94% | $14.99 |
| 12 | Quake Live | $3.5M | 15.8K | 87% | $9.99 |
| 13 | DORAEMON STORY OF SEASONS | $3.5M | 2.2K | 81% | $49.99 |
| 14 | Sonic Origins | $3.4M | 6.3K | 76% | $29.99 |
| 15 | Return to Monkey Island | $3.3M | 9K | 91% | $24.99 |
| 16 | The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales | $3.3M | 2K | 79% | $59.99 |
| 17 | Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown | $3M | 4.4K | 80% | $24.49 |
| 18 | DRAGON QUEST I & II HD-2D Remake | $2.9M | 2K | 85% | $59.99 |
| 19 | Worms Ultimate Mayhem | $2.9M | 6.2K | 89% | $14.99 |
| 20 | FINAL FANTASY VIII | $2.8M | 9.5K | 88% | $11.99 |
| 21 | Punch Club 2: Fast Forward | $2.5M | 4.5K | 83% | $19.99 |
| 22 | Hot Lava | $2.4M | 6.1K | 93% | $19.99 |
| 23 | Papa's Freezeria Deluxe | $2.1M | 13.1K | 99% | $5.99 |
| 24 | Disney•Pixar Cars | $2.1M | 2.9K | 91% | $19.99 |
| 25 | Knights and Merchants | $1.8M | 5K | 85% | $9.99 |
| 26 | Strike Force Heroes | $1.8M | 4.7K | 80% | $19.99 |
| 27 | Emily is Away <3 | $1.8M | 6.7K | 91% | $9.99 |
| 28 | Syberia | $1.7M | 6.8K | 88% | $12.99 |
| 29 | METAL SLUG 3 | $1.7M | 9.1K | 90% | $7.99 |
| 30 | FINAL FANTASY | $1.7M | 8.5K | 95% | $11.99 |
| 31 | FINAL FANTASY VI | $1.6M | 4.9K | 92% | $17.99 |
| 32 | NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound | $1.6M | 2.6K | 93% | $24.99 |
| 33 | Cleared Hot | $1.3M | 3.8K | 96% | $14.99 |
| 34 | Day of the Tentacle Remastered | $1.3M | 4.7K | 97% | $14.99 |
| 35 | The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition | $1.2M | 6.2K | 95% | $9.99 |
| 36 | Sacred Gold | $1.2M | 4.6K | 85% | $9.99 |
| 37 | A Perfect Day | $1.1M | 1.8K | 85% | $19.99 |
| 38 | The Last Hero of Nostalgaia | $1.1M | 2.2K | 78% | $24.99 |
| 39 | Terminator 2D: NO FATE | $1.1M | 1.5K | 84% | $29.99 |
| 40 | Old School Rally | $1M | 2.2K | 89% | $12.99 |
| 41 | TY the Tasmanian Tiger | $966.1K | 2.7K | 98% | $14.99 |
| 42 | CHRONO CROSS: THE RADICAL DREAMERS EDITION | $961.3K | 2.5K | 62% | $19.99 |
| 43 | Hidden Deep | $884.6K | 5.1K | 76% | $8.99 |
| 44 | Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars | $879.2K | 1.4K | 80% | $29.99 |
| 45 | FINAL FANTASY IV | $877.2K | 3K | 91% | $17.99 |
| 46 | FINAL FANTASY III | $826.8K | 2.8K | 93% | $17.99 |
| 47 | Stick RPG 2: Director's Cut | $799.2K | 1.1K | 85% | $19.99 |
| 48 | Rise of the Triad | $752.9K | 1.9K | 67% | $14.99 |
| 49 | Dungeon Rampage | $737.5K | 3.3K | 92% | $9.99 |
| 50 | Backyard Baseball '97 | $719.8K | 2.2K | 97% | $9.99 |