Steam tag
Estimated revenue, market economics, and the top games tagged PvP on Steam.
Share of PvP 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 PvP 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 | ELDEN RINGSteam | approximately $938.5M | 1.2M | 93% | $59.99 |
| 2 | Battlefield™ 6Steam | approximately $460.1M | 369.4K | 64% | $69.99 |
Modeled estimate, not reported sales
| Year | Releases | Median rev | $100k+ | $1M+ | Total genre revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1.8K | approximately $194 | approximately 6% | approximately 3% | approximately $712.5M |
| 2025 | 1.6K | approximately $292 | approximately 8% | approximately 4% | approximately $1.7B |
| 2024 | 1.3K | approximately $124 | approximately 8% | approximately 3% | approximately $924.1M |
| 2023 | 1.1K | approximately $200 | approximately 10% | approximately 4% | approximately $675.3M |
| 2022 | 968 | approximately $168 | approximately 9% | approximately 3% | approximately $1.4B |
| 2021 | 827 | approximately $202 | approximately 8% | approximately 4% | approximately $709.9M |
| 2020 | 667 | approximately $447 | approximately 13% | approximately 7% | approximately $551.4M |
| 2019 | 246 | approximately $2.6K | approximately 22% | approximately 11% | approximately $470.6M |
| 2018 | 218 | approximately $230 | approximately 15% | approximately 9% | approximately $543.3M |
| 2017 | 180 | approximately $1.9K | approximately 21% | approximately 11% | approximately $374.1M |
| 2016 | 104 | approximately $6.5K | approximately 24% | approximately 12% | approximately $282.9M |
| 2015 | 69 | approximately $996 | approximately 25% | approximately 17% | approximately $151.2M |
Median beats average here: genre revenue is hit-driven, so the median shows what the typical PvP launch actually earned. Recent years accumulate revenue for a while after launch.
| 3 |
Forza Horizon 5Steam |
| approximately $396.2M |
| 281.8K |
| 89% |
| $59.99 |
| 4 | DayZSteam | approximately $357.6M | 469.9K | 78% | $49.99 |
| 5 | ARC RaidersSteam | approximately $253.1M | 416.9K | 82% | $39.99 |
| 6 | Garry's ModSteam | approximately $231.5M | 1.3M | 97% | $9.99 |
| 7 | Forza Horizon 6Steam | approximately $230.8M | 87.5K | 82% | $69.99 |
| 8 | approximately $220.9M | 226.7K | 84% | $59.99 |
| 9 | DARK SOULS™ IIISteam | approximately $213.4M | 440.2K | 94% | $29.99 |
| 10 | EA SPORTS FC™ 26Steam | approximately $210.5M | 107.8K | 51% | $69.99 |
| 11 | approximately $178.5M | 149.1K | 72% | $59.99 |
| 12 | WARDOGSSteam | approximately $176.8M | 83.6K | 78% | $39.99 |
| 13 | approximately $159.4M | 180.9K | 96% | $44.99 |
| 14 | approximately $133.9M | 62.2K | 47% | $69.99 |
| 15 | SquadSteam | approximately $129.6M | 180.6K | 83% | $19.99 |
| 16 | Gray Zone WarfareSteam | approximately $108.8M | 69.2K | 72% | $39.99 |
| 17 | approximately $107.8M | 118K | 60% | $44.99 |
| 18 | Hunt: Showdown 1896Steam | approximately $106.1M | 279.1K | 74% | $29.99 |
| 19 | Escape from TarkovSteam | approximately $93.7M | 65.4K | 49% | $49.99 |
| 20 | Dune: AwakeningSteam | approximately $91M | 79.2K | 71% | $24.99 |
| 21 | approximately $87.5M | 56.9K | 88% | $59.99 |
| 22 | V RisingSteam | approximately $84M | 137.3K | 89% | $34.99 |
| 23 | NBA 2K25Steam | approximately $82.2M | 42.9K | 59% | $69.99 |
| 24 | BodycamSteam | approximately $71.8M | 66.2K | 80% | $33.32 |
| 25 | approximately $69.6M | 72.8K | 86% | $29.99 |
| 26 | Arma ReforgerSteam | approximately $69.6M | 58.2K | 80% | $39.99 |
| 27 | approximately $69M | 72.3K | 86% | $39.99 |
| 28 | approximately $60.3M | 43.3K | 79% | $59.99 |
| 29 | approximately $60.2M | 373.4K | 89% | $13.99 |
| 30 | Space EngineersSteam | approximately $58.6M | 134.5K | 89% | $19.99 |
| 31 | MORDHAUSteam | approximately $52.9M | 113.3K | 80% | $29.99 |
| 32 | approximately $49.3M | 161.7K | 81% | $19.99 |
| 33 | approximately $49.1M | 48.5K | 93% | $39.99 |
| 34 | MarathonSteam | approximately $49.1M | 44.8K | 82% | $39.99 |
| 35 | approximately $48.5M | 60.1K | 91% | $24.99 |
| 36 | approximately $48.4M | 54.5K | 85% | $34.99 |
| 37 | approximately $47.1M | 132.3K | 84% | $19.99 |
| 38 | GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-Steam | approximately $45.3M | 67K | 88% | $39.99 |
| 39 | Counter-StrikeSteam | approximately $45.3M | 261.9K | 97% | $9.99 |
| 40 | Chivalry 2Steam | approximately $42.8M | 59.2K | 79% | $39.99 |
| 41 | BattleBit RemasteredSteam | approximately $41.7M | 146.4K | 81% | $14.99 |
| 42 | DARK SOULS™ IISteam | approximately $41.7M | 46.9K | 88% | $39.99 |
| 43 | InsurgencySteam | approximately $41.7M | 124.6K | 92% | $14.99 |
| 44 | approximately $41.1M | 30K | 47% | $69.99 |
| 45 | Broken ArrowSteam | approximately $40.5M | 35.9K | 54% | $49.99 |
| 46 | TemtemSteam | approximately $40.2M | 39.3K | 81% | $44.99 |
| 47 | approximately $39.5M | 65K | 83% | $24.99 |
| 48 | Mortal Kombat 1Steam | approximately $38.9M | 34.3K | 74% | $49.99 |
| 49 | Street Fighter™ 6Steam | approximately $38.9M | 80K | 82% | $39.99 |
| 50 | FoxholeSteam | approximately $38.7M | 53.1K | 79% | $29.99 |