Steam tag
Estimated revenue, market economics, and the top games tagged Old School on Steam.
Share of Old School 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 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 | ULTRAKILLSteam | approximately $103.5M | 244.7K | 97% | $29.99 |
| 2 | Counter-StrikeSteam | approximately $45.3M | 261.9K | 97% | $9.99 |
Modeled estimate, not reported sales
| Year | Releases | Median rev | $100k+ | $1M+ | Total genre revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1.2K | approximately $465 | approximately 4% | approximately 1% | approximately $39.1M |
| 2025 | 1.2K | approximately $548 | approximately 7% | approximately 1% | approximately $97.7M |
| 2024 | 1K | approximately $723 | approximately 7% | approximately 2% | approximately $81.6M |
| 2023 | 893 | approximately $520 | approximately 6% | approximately 1% | approximately $37.5M |
| 2022 | 834 | approximately $608 | approximately 7% | approximately 2% | approximately $56.7M |
| 2021 | 705 | approximately $667 | approximately 6% | approximately 2% | approximately $52.7M |
| 2020 | 450 | approximately $579 | approximately 8% | approximately 1% | approximately $137.4M |
| 2019 | 243 | approximately $1.3K | approximately 6% | approximately 1% | approximately $12.9M |
| 2018 | 159 | approximately $2.4K | approximately 8% | approximately 2% | approximately $16.5M |
| 2017 | 100 | approximately $5.4K | approximately 12% | approximately 2% | approximately $8.2M |
| 2016 | 61 | approximately $8.3K | approximately 16% | approximately 0% | approximately $3M |
| 2015 | 53 | approximately $31.1K | approximately 34% | approximately 11% | approximately $20.5M |
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.
| 3 |
MegabonkSteam |
| approximately $24.1M |
| 106.3K |
| 94% |
| $5.99 |
| 4 | approximately $23.8M | 62.4K | 92% | $19.99 |
| 5 | Serious Sam 3: BFESteam | approximately $21.3M | 28.7K | 88% | $29.99 |
| 6 | Shadow WarriorSteam | approximately $21.2M | 26.7K | 92% | $29.99 |
| 7 | approximately $15M | 16.9K | 96% | $39.99 |
| 8 | approximately $14.2M | 59.8K | 99% | $14.99 |
| 9 | Loop HeroSteam | approximately $13.4M | 36.6K | 93% | $14.99 |
| 10 | Mortal Online 2Steam | approximately $11.3M | 13.9K | 60% | $39.99 |
| 11 | MOUSE: P.I. For HireSteam | approximately $10.8M | 15.8K | 94% | $29.99 |
| 12 | DUSKSteam | approximately $10.8M | 25.5K | 97% | $19.99 |
| 13 | Songs of ConquestSteam | approximately $10.5M | 13.6K | 86% | $29.99 |
| 14 | The PrecinctSteam | approximately $9.2M | 9.3K | 88% | $29.99 |
| 15 | approximately $8.9M | 18.1K | 92% | $19.99 |
| 16 | approximately $8.5M | 15.8K | 90% | $21.99 |
| 17 | approximately $8.1M | 8.1K | 86% | $29.99 |
| 18 | approximately $7.6M | 7.8K | 24% | $35.01 |
| 19 | approximately $7.3M | 9.9K | 82% | $19.99 |
| 20 | DOOM + DOOM IISteam | approximately $7.2M | 29.1K | 97% | $9.99 |
| 21 | approximately $7M | 28.4K | 91% | $9.99 |
| 22 | approximately $6.7M | 8.1K | 83% | $29.99 |
| 23 | approximately $6.2M | 5K | 78% | $29.99 |
| 24 | AbsolumSteam | approximately $5.9M | 10.8K | 92% | $24.99 |
| 25 | approximately $5.7M | 5.1K | 73% | $14.99 |
| 26 | approximately $5.5M | 8.6K | 85% | $29.99 |
| 27 | approximately $5.4M | 11K | 92% | $19.99 |
| 28 | F.E.A.R.Steam | approximately $5.2M | 19.6K | 94% | $9.99 |
| 29 | Echo Point NovaSteam | approximately $5.1M | 8K | 97% | $12.49 |
| 30 | approximately $4.9M | 10.3K | 82% | $19.99 |
| 31 | FireworkSteam | approximately $4.7M | 44.5K | 98% | $9.99 |
| 32 | Chained EchoesSteam | approximately $4.6M | 8.2K | 89% | $24.99 |
| 33 | White KnuckleSteam | approximately $4.4M | 14.7K | 98% | $16.99 |
| 34 | approximately $4.4M | 21.3K | 97% | $14.99 |
| 35 | approximately $4.2M | 32.8K | 99% | $5.99 |
| 36 | Scritchy ScratchySteam | approximately $4.1M | 15.9K | 94% | $6.99 |
| 37 | SuzerainSteam | approximately $4.1M | 11.9K | 92% | $19.99 |
| 38 | approximately $3.9M | 7.4K | 66% | $12.99 |
| 39 | Call of Duty® (2003)Steam | approximately $3.9M | 7.9K | 95% | $19.99 |
| 40 | Carrier Command 2Steam | approximately $3.8M | 3.4K | 82% | $29.99 |
| 41 | Crow CountrySteam | approximately $3.8M | 7.8K | 98% | $19.99 |
| 42 | QuakeSteam | approximately $3.8M | 16.4K | 96% | $9.99 |
| 43 | approximately $3.7M | 11.2K | 95% | $19.99 |
| 44 | Quake LiveSteam | approximately $3.5M | 15.9K | 87% | $9.99 |
| 45 | SelacoSteam | approximately $3.5M | 5.1K | 93% | $24.99 |
| 46 | Look OutsideSteam | approximately $3.5M | 14.8K | 98% | $9.99 |
| 47 | approximately $3.3M | 9K | 93% | $14.99 |
| 48 | Cave Story+Steam | approximately $3.3M | 8.3K | 93% | $14.99 |
| 49 | Ion FurySteam | approximately $3.3M | 6.8K | 93% | $24.99 |
| 50 | SanfuSteam | approximately $3.2M | 17.9K | 83% | $10.99 |