Steam tag
Estimated revenue, market economics, and the top games tagged Psychological on Steam.
Share of Psychological 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 Psychological 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 | 825 | approximately $489 | approximately 3% | approximately 0% | approximately $18.1M |
| 2025 | 858 | approximately $1.1K | approximately 6% | approximately 1% | approximately $101.9M |
| 2024 | 653 | approximately $829 | approximately 4% | approximately 2% | approximately $48.4M |
| 2023 | 346 | approximately $1.1K | approximately 5% | approximately 3% | approximately $72.8M |
| 2022 | 284 | approximately $841 | approximately 6% | approximately 1% | approximately $46.2M |
| 2021 | 233 | approximately $1.3K | approximately 9% | approximately 3% | approximately $94.7M |
| 2020 | 172 | approximately $3.4K | approximately 10% | approximately 3% | approximately $25.1M |
| 2019 | 77 | approximately $10K | approximately 22% | approximately 3% | approximately $10.3M |
| 2018 | 57 | approximately $9.3K | approximately 9% | approximately 2% | approximately $29.1M |
| 2017 | 45 | approximately $15K | approximately 27% | approximately 9% | approximately $23.9M |
| 2016 | 19 | approximately $7.1K | approximately 37% | approximately 5% | approximately $2.6M |
| 2015 | 23 | approximately $32K | approximately 35% | approximately 9% | approximately $12.9M |
Median beats average here: genre revenue is hit-driven, so the median shows what the typical Psychological launch actually earned. Recent years accumulate revenue for a while after launch.
Leaderboard
| # | Game | Est. revenue | Reviews | Score | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | InscryptionSteam | approximately $58.6M | 148.7K | 97% | $19.99 |
| 2 | This War of MineSteam | approximately $55.9M | 97.8K | 94% | $19.99 |
| 3 | DREDGESteam | approximately $44.3M | 57.1K | 96% | $19.99 |
| 4 | SILENT HILL fSteam | approximately $35.3M | 19.2K | 80% | $69.99 |
| 5 | BONELABSteam | approximately $28.9M | 20.5K | 82% | $39.99 |
| 6 | Among UsSteam | approximately $26.8M | 659.5K | 92% | $4.99 |
| 7 | To the MoonSteam | approximately $19.6M | 86.5K | 96% | $9.99 |
| 8 | Psychonauts 2Steam | approximately $18.5M | 14.5K | 96% | $59.99 |
| 9 | No, I'm not a HumanSteam | approximately $15M | 31K | 93% | $14.99 |
| 10 | The Stanley ParableSteam | approximately $12.7M | 45.8K | 92% | $14.99 |
| 11 | SuperliminalSteam | approximately $11.5M | 34.2K | 95% | $19.99 |
| 12 | approximately $9.6M | 39.5K | 96% | $11.99 | |
| 13 | CloverPitSteam | approximately $9.5M | 26.1K | 90% | $9.99 |
| 14 | approximately $9.1M | 66.8K | 90% | $7.49 | |
| 15 | The AltersSteam | approximately $9.1M | 19.9K | 90% | $34.99 |
| 16 | MouthwashingSteam | approximately $8.9M | 38.8K | 95% | $12.99 |
| 17 | approximately $8.7M | 5K | 38% | $69.99 | |
| 18 | Buckshot RouletteSteam | approximately $8.3M | 126.4K | 95% | $2.99 |
| 19 | approximately $7.7M | 31K | 91% | $9.99 | |
| 20 | AntichamberSteam | approximately $7M | 17.8K | 95% | $19.99 |
| 21 | SoundpadSteam | approximately $5.9M | 104.6K | 96% | $4.99 |
| 22 | Fran BowSteam | approximately $5.8M | 23.1K | 97% | $14.99 |
| 23 | Until ThenSteam | approximately $5.6M | 19.4K | 97% | $19.99 |
| 24 | Digimon SurviveSteam | approximately $5.1M | 3.1K | 79% | $59.99 |
| 25 | PsychonautsSteam | approximately $4.8M | 19.3K | 95% | $9.99 |
| 26 | ViewfinderSteam | approximately $4.7M | 13.3K | 95% | $24.99 |
| 27 | approximately $4.6M | 6.4K | 86% | $39.99 | |
| 28 | approximately $4.5M | 2.3K | 67% | $49.99 | |
| 29 | Finding ParadiseSteam | approximately $4.3M | 20.4K | 98% | $9.99 |
| 30 | The Beginner's GuideSteam | approximately $4.2M | 23.6K | 88% | $9.99 |
| 31 | approximately $4.2M | 4.6K | 78% | $44.99 | |
| 32 | GNOSIASteam | approximately $3.6M | 5.1K | 94% | $24.99 |
| 33 | Blair WitchSteam | approximately $3.6M | 8.2K | 79% | $29.99 |
| 34 | Before Your EyesSteam | approximately $3.5M | 24K | 98% | $9.99 |
| 35 | Alone in the DarkSteam | approximately $3M | 4.9K | 78% | $39.99 |
| 36 | Pathologic 3Steam | approximately $2.8M | 2.8K | 80% | $34.99 |
| 37 | approximately $2.8M | 22.4K | 97% | $8.99 | |
| 38 | approximately $2.7M | 10.1K | 87% | $12.49 | |
| 39 | INDIKASteam | approximately $2.6M | 9.6K | 89% | $24.99 |
| 40 | approximately $2.5M | 7.9K | 97% | $19.99 | |
| 41 | Nobody Wants to DieSteam | approximately $2.5M | 7.5K | 83% | $24.99 |
| 42 | approximately $2.5M | 6.3K | 55% | $39.99 | |
| 43 | PANICORESteam | approximately $2.5M | 13K | 79% | $9.99 |
| 44 | approximately $2.4M | 4.3K | 91% | $16.99 | |
| 45 | approximately $2.1M | 4.6K | 91% | $24.99 | |
| 46 | approximately $2.1M | 10.8K | 74% | $19.99 | |
| 47 | Minds Beneath UsSteam | approximately $2.1M | 6.4K | 96% | $19.99 |
| 48 | approximately $1.5M | 6.9K | 68% | $17.99 | |
| 49 | approximately $1.5M | 9K | 97% | $11.99 | |
| 50 | approximately $1.5M | 3.1K | 94% | $24.99 |