Steam tag
Estimated revenue, market economics, and the top games tagged Old School on Steam.
For developers
Total estimated revenue of Old School 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 | ULTRAKILL | $101.2M | 208K | 97% | $29.99 |
| 2 | Counter-Strike | $32.2M | 168.9K | 97% | $9.99 |
| 3 | Wolfenstein: The New Order | $25.2M | 61.6K | 92% | $19.99 |
| 4 |
| Year | Releases | Median rev | $100k+ | $1M+ | Total genre revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | $887.6K | 85% | 38% | $22.4M |
| 2025 | 39 | $596.5K | 77% | 33% | $68.2M |
| 2024 | 40 | $667.5K | 90% | 35% | $66.4M |
| 2023 | 34 | $243.4K | 68% | 18% | $22.7M |
| 2022 | 43 | $446.2K | 70% | 30% | $34.3M |
| 2021 | 28 | $687.2K | 82% | 43% | $43.9M |
| 2020 | 24 | $397.1K | 83% | 29% | $121.7M |
| 2019 | 12 | $602.3K | 83% | 33% | $11.9M |
| 2018 | 9 | $350.5K | 67% | 33% | $15M |
| 2017 | 12 | $313.8K | 67% | 8% | $8.6M |
| 2016 | 4 | $127.8K | 75% | 0% | $776K |
| 2015 | 15 | $322K | 73% | 33% | $11.2M |
Median beats average here: genre revenue is hit-driven, so the median shows what the typical Old School launch actually earned. Recent years accumulate revenue for a while after launch.
| Serious Sam 3: BFE |
| $21.2M |
| 28.6K |
| 88% |
| $29.99 |
| 5 | Shadow Warrior | $21.1M | 26.7K | 92% | $29.99 |
| 6 | Megabonk | $18.6M | 104.1K | 94% | $9.99 |
| 7 | Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove | $15M | 16.9K | 96% | $39.99 |
| 8 | DUSK | $10.7M | 25.3K | 97% | $19.99 |
| 9 | Loop Hero | $10.5M | 36.4K | 93% | $14.99 |
| 10 | MOUSE: P.I. For Hire | $10.3M | 14.4K | 94% | $29.99 |
| 11 | Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition | $10.3M | 17.8K | 92% | $19.99 |
| 12 | Songs of Conquest | $9.5M | 13.5K | 86% | $7.49 |
| 13 | The Precinct | $9.1M | 9K | 87% | $29.99 |
| 14 | Counter-Strike: Condition Zero | $8.1M | 28.2K | 91% | $9.99 |
| 15 | Firework | $7.8M | 44.2K | 98% | $9.99 |
| 16 | SimCity™ 4 Deluxe Edition | $7.2M | 9.8K | 82% | $19.99 |
| 17 | DOOM + DOOM II | $7.1M | 28.6K | 97% | $9.99 |
| 18 | Murders on the Yangtze River | $6.8M | 20.9K | 97% | $14.99 |
| 19 | Wasteland 2: Director's Cut | $6.7M | 8.1K | 83% | $29.99 |
| 20 | DRAGON QUEST III HD-2D Remake | $6.6M | 4.9K | 77% | $59.99 |
| 21 | STAR WARS™: Battlefront Classic Collection | $5.9M | 7.8K | 24% | $35.01 |
| 22 | Absolum | $5.7M | 10.2K | 92% | $24.99 |
| 23 | SUPERHOT: MIND CONTROL DELETE | $5.6M | 12.7K | 84% | $24.99 |
| 24 | Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition | $5.3M | 10.8K | 92% | $19.99 |
| 25 | The Henry Stickmin Collection | $5.3M | 58.6K | 99% | $5.99 |
| 26 | Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Starring Lara Croft | $5.2M | 8.5K | 84% | $29.99 |
| 27 | F.E.A.R. | $5.1M | 19.3K | 94% | $9.99 |
| 28 | SUPERHOT VR | $5.1M | 9.6K | 82% | $24.99 |
| 29 | Gauntlet™ Slayer Edition | $4.9M | 10.3K | 82% | $19.99 |
| 30 | The Sims™ 2 Legacy Collection | $4.8M | 4.8K | 72% | $29.99 |
| 31 | Mortal Online 2 | $4.7M | 13.8K | 60% | $19.99 |
| 32 | White Knuckle | $4.6M | 13K | 98% | $16.99 |
| 33 | Touhou Mystia's Izakaya | $4.5M | 32.3K | 99% | $5.99 |
| 34 | Echo Point Nova | $4.2M | 7.8K | 97% | $24.99 |
| 35 | Call of Duty® (2003) | $4.1M | 7.7K | 95% | $19.99 |
| 36 | Quake | $3.9M | 15.6K | 97% | $9.99 |
| 37 | Visions of Mana | $3.8M | 2.7K | 78% | $59.99 |
| 38 | Sanfu | $3.8M | 17.7K | 83% | $10.99 |
| 39 | Chained Echoes | $3.7M | 8K | 89% | $24.99 |
| 40 | Plants vs. Zombies™: Replanted | $3.6M | 7K | 65% | $19.99 |
| 41 | Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter | $3.5M | 8.9K | 93% | $14.99 |
| 42 | Quake Live | $3.5M | 15.8K | 87% | $9.99 |
| 43 | Ion Fury | $3.3M | 6.7K | 93% | $24.99 |
| 44 | Cave Story+ | $3.3M | 8.2K | 93% | $14.99 |
| 45 | Scritchy Scratchy | $3.2M | 13.6K | 94% | $6.99 |
| 46 | Look Outside | $3.1M | 12.6K | 98% | $9.99 |
| 47 | F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch | $3M | 7.1K | 86% | $15.99 |
| 48 | AMID EVIL | $3M | 7.7K | 93% | $19.99 |
| 49 | Carrier Command 2 | $3M | 3.7K | 82% | $29.99 |
| 50 | DRAGON QUEST I & II HD-2D Remake | $2.9M | 2K | 85% | $59.99 |