Steam tag
Estimated revenue, market economics, and the top games tagged Platformer on Steam.
Share of Platformer 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 Platformer 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 | TerrariaSteam | approximately $189.8M | 1.6M | 97% | $9.99 |
| 2 | approximately $144.3M | 423.6K | 89% | $19.99 | |
Modeled estimate, not reported sales
| Year | Releases | Median rev | $100k+ | $1M+ | Total genre revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1.6K | approximately $296 | approximately 3% | approximately 0% | approximately $40.9M |
| 2025 | 2K | approximately $365 | approximately 4% | approximately 1% | approximately $350.2M |
| 2024 | 1.8K | approximately $371 | approximately 6% | approximately 1% | approximately $182.7M |
| 2023 | 1.5K | approximately $334 | approximately 6% | approximately 2% | approximately $188.7M |
| 2022 | 1.3K | approximately $360 | approximately 6% | approximately 2% | approximately $116.3M |
| 2021 | 1.3K | approximately $418 | approximately 6% | approximately 1% | approximately $152.3M |
| 2020 | 885 | approximately $448 | approximately 6% | approximately 2% | approximately $177.7M |
| 2019 | 531 | approximately $1.4K | approximately 12% | approximately 3% | approximately $112.1M |
| 2018 | 509 | approximately $2.6K | approximately 12% | approximately 4% | approximately $219.1M |
| 2017 | 444 | approximately $3.6K | approximately 11% | approximately 4% | approximately $298.2M |
| 2016 | 391 | approximately $7.4K | approximately 17% | approximately 6% | approximately $132.5M |
| 2015 | 315 | approximately $11.1K | approximately 17% | approximately 3% | approximately $62.7M |
Median beats average here: genre revenue is hit-driven, so the median shows what the typical Platformer launch actually earned. Recent years accumulate revenue for a while after launch.
| 3 |
Hollow KnightSteam |
| approximately $101.7M |
| 562.4K |
| 97% |
| $14.99 |
| 4 | approximately $97.1M | 270.6K | 96% | $19.99 |
| 5 | Split FictionSteam | approximately $85.3M | 127.2K | 97% | $32.49 |
| 6 | Portal 2Steam | approximately $83.8M | 467.1K | 99% | $9.99 |
| 7 | Dead CellsSteam | approximately $72.7M | 183.7K | 97% | $24.99 |
| 8 | CupheadSteam | approximately $63M | 221.7K | 96% | $19.99 |
| 9 | approximately $62.9M | 146.4K | 96% | $29.99 |
| 10 | CelesteSteam | approximately $46.8M | 147.7K | 97% | $19.99 |
| 11 | PortalSteam | approximately $42.3M | 199.4K | 99% | $9.99 |
| 12 | Geometry DashSteam | approximately $39.3M | 644.7K | 93% | $4.99 |
| 13 | INSIDESteam | approximately $38.9M | 76K | 97% | $24.99 |
| 14 | PEAKSteam | approximately $38.6M | 374.3K | 94% | $4.95 |
| 15 | It Takes TwoSteam | approximately $37.4M | 270.2K | 95% | $11.99 |
| 16 | approximately $36.9M | 53.4K | 95% | $29.99 |
| 17 | Pizza TowerSteam | approximately $30.2M | 72.7K | 98% | $19.99 |
| 18 | Nine SolsSteam | approximately $27.7M | 45.8K | 94% | $29.99 |
| 19 | approximately $26M | 20.7K | 90% | $69.99 |
| 20 | Gorilla TagSteam | approximately $25.5M | 86.1K | 91% | $19.99 |
| 21 | DmC: Devil May CrySteam | approximately $24.5M | 33.1K | 93% | $29.99 |
| 22 | Rain WorldSteam | approximately $24.3M | 57.5K | 94% | $24.99 |
| 23 | approximately $23.6M | 44.1K | 91% | $49.99 |
| 24 | Sonic FrontiersSteam | approximately $23.2M | 28.6K | 89% | $39.99 |
| 25 | BattleBlock Theater®Steam | approximately $22.4M | 72.9K | 97% | $14.99 |
| 26 | A Hat in TimeSteam | approximately $21.9M | 53.5K | 98% | $29.99 |
| 27 | Mirror's Edge™Steam | approximately $20.8M | 39.4K | 88% | $19.99 |
| 28 | approximately $20.4M | 175.6K | 88% | $7.99 |
| 29 | GRISSteam | approximately $19.7M | 96.5K | 96% | $14.99 |
| 30 | approximately $19.7M | 57.6K | 93% | $19.99 |
| 31 | Little Nightmares IISteam | approximately $19M | 50.3K | 93% | $29.99 |
| 32 | Katana ZEROSteam | approximately $19M | 76.2K | 98% | $14.99 |
| 33 | approximately $19M | 18.1K | 91% | $59.99 |
| 34 | BroforceSteam | approximately $18.7M | 61K | 97% | $14.99 |
| 35 | Hi-Fi RUSHSteam | approximately $18.6M | 36K | 97% | $29.99 |
| 36 | Psychonauts 2Steam | approximately $18.5M | 14.5K | 96% | $59.99 |
| 37 | approximately $17.7M | 22.3K | 92% | $39.99 |
| 38 | LIMBOSteam | approximately $17.6M | 62.1K | 92% | $12.49 |
| 39 | approximately $17.2M | 15.7K | 96% | $49.99 |
| 40 | Rivals of AetherSteam | approximately $17M | 38.2K | 96% | $29.99 |
| 41 | AwesomenautsSteam | approximately $16.5M | 26.9K | 85% | $19.99 |
| 42 | approximately $16.3M | 41.3K | 94% | $14.99 |
| 43 | approximately $16.2M | 22.4K | 93% | $39.99 |
| 44 | approximately $15.3M | 53.6K | 96% | $14.99 |
| 45 | approximately $15M | 16.9K | 96% | $39.99 |
| 46 | approximately $14.5M | 31.5K | 96% | $19.99 |
| 47 | Remember MeSteam | approximately $13.5M | 17.1K | 83% | $29.99 |
| 48 | ANIMAL WELLSteam | approximately $13.4M | 24.6K | 96% | $17.49 |
| 49 | SANABISteam | approximately $13M | 45.2K | 97% | $14.99 |
| 50 | CARRIONSteam | approximately $12.7M | 36K | 94% | $19.99 |