Steam tag
Estimated revenue, market economics, and the top games tagged Post-apocalyptic on Steam.
Share of Post-apocalyptic 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 Post-apocalyptic games, grouped by the year they launched — a release-cohort trend, not a live time-series. Recent years are still accumulating revenue after launch.
Modeled estimate, not reported sales
| Year | Releases | Median rev | $100k+ | $1M+ | Total genre revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 639 | approximately $1K | approximately 10% | approximately 3% | approximately $411.2M |
| 2025 | 691 | approximately $1.2K | approximately 13% | approximately 5% | approximately $774.2M |
| 2024 | 566 | approximately $887 | approximately 13% | approximately 5% | approximately $822M |
| 2023 | 519 | approximately $873 | approximately 10% | approximately 3% | approximately $327.4M |
| 2022 | 388 | approximately $744 | approximately 10% | approximately 3% | approximately $137.2M |
| 2021 | 372 | approximately $790 | approximately 12% | approximately 5% | approximately $175.3M |
| 2020 | 213 | approximately $1.5K | approximately 17% | approximately 7% | approximately $327.9M |
| 2019 | 112 | approximately $7.7K | approximately 27% | approximately 13% | approximately $202.2M |
| 2018 | 90 | approximately $9.2K | approximately 24% | approximately 13% | approximately $515.1M |
| 2017 | 58 | approximately $9.4K | approximately 21% | approximately 10% | approximately $91.5M |
| 2016 | 72 | approximately $154.4K | approximately 54% | approximately 25% | approximately $274.2M |
| 2015 | 50 | approximately $79.4K | approximately 48% | approximately 26% | approximately $217.4M |
Median beats average here: genre revenue is hit-driven, so the median shows what the typical Post-apocalyptic launch actually earned. Recent years accumulate revenue for a while after launch.
Leaderboard
| # | Game | Est. revenue | Reviews | Score | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 Days to DieSteam | approximately $431.5M | 401.2K | 87% | $44.99 |
| 2 | DayZSteam | approximately $357.6M | 469.9K | 78% | $49.99 |
| 3 | Project ZomboidSteam | approximately $301.3M | 483.3K | 94% | $24.99 |
| 4 | ARC RaidersSteam | approximately $253.1M | 416.9K | 82% | $39.99 |
| 5 | approximately $202.3M | 181.8K | 95% | $39.99 | |
| 6 | approximately $184.5M | 185K | 96% | $69.99 | |
| 7 | approximately $149.4M | 141.1K | 80% | $59.99 | |
| 8 | Left 4 Dead 2Steam | approximately $129.1M | 1.1M | 98% | $9.99 |
| 9 | DOOM EternalSteam | approximately $111.5M | 217.5K | 91% | $29.99 |
| 10 | approximately $108.5M | 86.1K | 92% | $59.99 | |
| 11 | Fallout 4Steam | approximately $90.5M | 290.6K | 82% | $19.99 |
| 12 | approximately $88.3M | 109.3K | 84% | $59.99 | |
| 13 | KenshiSteam | approximately $83.3M | 116.9K | 96% | $29.99 |
| 14 | Killing Floor 2Steam | approximately $69.2M | 129.5K | 88% | $29.99 |
| 15 | Fallout 76Steam | approximately $65.4M | 140.8K | 72% | $39.99 |
| 16 | Days GoneSteam | approximately $63.8M | 117.2K | 93% | $39.99 |
| 17 | R.E.P.O.Steam | approximately $62.9M | 425.2K | 96% | $9.99 |
| 18 | The Long DarkSteam | approximately $58.8M | 123.9K | 89% | $19.99 |
| 19 | TimberbornSteam | approximately $56.9M | 41.9K | 96% | $34.99 |
| 20 | This War of MineSteam | approximately $55.9M | 97.8K | 94% | $19.99 |
| 21 | MewgenicsSteam | approximately $51.4M | 54.3K | 90% | $29.99 |
| 22 | Metro 2033 ReduxSteam | approximately $50.6M | 142.2K | 92% | $19.99 |
| 23 | approximately $49.2M | 70.1K | 83% | $29.99 | |
| 24 | Grim DawnSteam | approximately $47.2M | 109.9K | 93% | $24.99 |
| 25 | Fallout: New VegasSteam | approximately $47M | 261.9K | 96% | $9.99 |
| 26 | XCOM® 2Steam | approximately $45.6M | 109.7K | 85% | $19.99 |
| 27 | approximately $45.2M | 72.8K | 93% | $39.99 | |
| 28 | approximately $44.5M | 55.7K | 91% | $33.49 | |
| 29 | approximately $44.3M | 30.2K | 62% | $59.99 | |
| 30 | approximately $36.2M | 68.8K | 92% | $39.99 | |
| 31 | My Time at PortiaSteam | approximately $36.1M | 44.3K | 91% | $29.99 |
| 32 | My Time at SandrockSteam | approximately $36.1M | 29.1K | 88% | $39.99 |
| 33 | Dying LightSteam | approximately $36M | 495.8K | 95% | $4.99 |
| 34 | approximately $34.9M | 219.9K | 79% | $11.99 | |
| 35 | Mad MaxSteam | approximately $34.5M | 90.6K | 92% | $19.99 |
| 36 | approximately $34.4M | 59.9K | 87% | $29.99 | |
| 37 | Frostpunk 2Steam | approximately $32.4M | 27.2K | 75% | $22.49 |
| 38 | Plague Inc: EvolvedSteam | approximately $28.3M | 65.9K | 94% | $14.99 |
| 39 | They Are BillionsSteam | approximately $28M | 51.5K | 85% | $29.99 |
| 40 | Dead Island 2Steam | approximately $26.6M | 29.8K | 77% | $49.99 |
| 41 | approximately $26.3M | 27.6K | 95% | $69.99 | |
| 42 | approximately $25.6M | 56.3K | 82% | $19.99 | |
| 43 | GhostrunnerSteam | approximately $25.4M | 66.9K | 91% | $29.99 |
| 44 | approximately $25M | 36.7K | 96% | $49.99 | |
| 45 | Rain WorldSteam | approximately $24.3M | 57.5K | 94% | $24.99 |
| 46 | approximately $23.8M | 48.2K | 95% | $19.99 | |
| 47 | The Talos PrincipleSteam | approximately $22.1M | 33.1K | 95% | $29.99 |
| 48 | Pacific DriveSteam | approximately $21.8M | 26.9K | 83% | $29.99 |
| 49 | Zombie Army TrilogySteam | approximately $20.7M | 18.8K | 86% | $44.99 |
| 50 | The Walking DeadSteam | approximately $20.6M | 80.7K | 97% | $14.99 |