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Estimated revenue, market economics, and the top games tagged Real-time on Steam.
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Total estimated revenue of Real-time 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 | Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition | $103.1M | 180.6K | 95% | $34.99 |
| 2 | Age of Empires II (Retired) | $41.8M | 84.7K | 96% | $19.99 |
| 3 | Age of Mythology: Extended Edition | $36.2M | 36.2K | 93% | $29.99 |
| Year | Releases | Median rev | $100k+ | $1M+ | Total genre revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | $699.4K | 100% | 0% | $699.4K |
| 2025 | 2 | $6.2M | 100% | 50% | $12.5M |
| 2024 | 5 | $5.6M | 100% | 60% | $24.4M |
| 2023 | 5 | $996.2K | 80% | 40% | $3.8M |
| 2022 | 1 | $9.8M | 100% | 100% | $9.8M |
| 2021 | 8 | $509.8K | 75% | 0% | $3.2M |
| 2020 | 5 | $342.1K | 60% | 40% | $14M |
| 2019 | 6 | $4M | 83% | 67% | $118.6M |
| 2018 | 13 | $920K | 77% | 46% | $29.7M |
| 2017 | 13 | $589.7K | 69% | 31% | $14M |
| 2016 | 3 | $725.2K | 100% | 33% | $2.1M |
| 2015 | 7 | $708K | 86% | 43% | $13.3M |
Median beats average here: genre revenue is hit-driven, so the median shows what the typical Real-time launch actually earned. Recent years accumulate revenue for a while after launch.
| 4 |
| Company of Heroes 2 |
| $33.9M |
| 68.6K |
| 81% |
| $19.99 |
| 5 | Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Anniversary Edition (Classic) | $21.9M | 13.8K | 88% | $49.99 |
| 6 | Wargame: Red Dragon | $19.7M | 19.7K | 89% | $29.99 |
| 7 | Tempest Rising | $12.1M | 11.7K | 87% | $39.99 |
| 8 | Sea Power : Naval Combat in the Missile Age | $11.7M | 5.5K | 90% | $49.99 |
| 9 | Call to Arms | $10.7M | 24.1K | 79% | $14.99 |
| 10 | Rise of Nations: Extended Edition | $10.5M | 15.8K | 95% | $19.99 |
| 11 | Starship Troopers: Terran Command | $9.8M | 11.9K | 87% | $29.99 |
| 12 | Anno 2070™ | $9.4M | 12.7K | 60% | $19.99 |
| 13 | Iron Harvest | $9.2M | 15.9K | 73% | $29.99 |
| 14 | Railway Empire | $8.6M | 9.7K | 83% | $29.99 |
| 15 | Age of Empires: Definitive Edition | $6.5M | 15.5K | 84% | $19.99 |
| 16 | Freeman: Guerrilla Warfare | $6.5M | 11.5K | 65% | $24.99 |
| 17 | Sins of a Solar Empire II | $6.5M | 8.5K | 84% | $24.99 |
| 18 | Homeworld 3 | $5.6M | 8.7K | 41% | $19.79 |
| 19 | Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic) | $5.5M | 11.9K | 95% | $14.99 |
| 20 | Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance | $5M | 14.3K | 97% | $12.99 |
| 21 | Supreme Commander 2 | $4.8M | 12.9K | 88% | $12.99 |
| 22 | Per Aspera | $4.5M | 5.7K | 76% | $29.99 |
| 23 | Satellite Reign | $4.4M | 5.3K | 71% | $29.99 |
| 24 | Airships: Conquer the Skies | $4M | 6.6K | 96% | $24.99 |
| 25 | Steel Division: Normandy 44 | $4M | 6.3K | 74% | $19.99 |
| 26 | Sudden Strike 4 | $3.8M | 8.3K | 78% | $19.99 |
| 27 | Grey Goo | $3.6M | 4.3K | 68% | $29.99 |
| 28 | Act of Aggression - Reboot Edition | $3.5M | 3.3K | 67% | $29.99 |
| 29 | Wargame: Airland Battle | $2.8M | 3.6K | 87% | $19.99 |
| 30 | Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal | $2.4M | 4.8K | 96% | $14.99 |
| 31 | EMERGENCY 20 | $2M | 2.2K | 84% | $29.99 |
| 32 | Distant Worlds: Universe | $2M | 1.9K | 75% | $29.99 |
| 33 | Tower of Time | $1.6M | 2.6K | 83% | $24.99 |
| 34 | Railroad Corporation | $1.6M | 1.5K | 74% | $35.99 |
| 35 | Ancestors Legacy | $1.5M | 8.6K | 79% | $6.99 |
| 36 | Stronghold Crusader HD (2012) | $1.4M | 21K | 98% | $1.99 |
| 37 | Wargame: European Escalation | $1.3M | 3.4K | 78% | $9.99 |
| 38 | Blitzkrieg 3 | $1.3M | 5.2K | 53% | $9.99 |
| 39 | Supreme Commander | $1.2M | 3.1K | 89% | $12.99 |
| 40 | StarDrive | $1.2M | 1.3K | 43% | $29.99 |
| 41 | Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak | $1.1M | 8.9K | 79% | $4.99 |
| 42 | RAILGRADE | $1.1M | 1.2K | 85% | $29.99 |
| 43 | EMERGENCY 4 Deluxe | $1.1M | 2K | 93% | $17.99 |
| 44 | Gord | $1M | 1K | 54% | $34.99 |
| 45 | Executive Assault 2 | $996.2K | 1.8K | 83% | $24.99 |
| 46 | Knights of Honor | $941.4K | 2.4K | 93% | $9.99 |
| 47 | Circle Empires | $920K | 4.2K | 90% | $8.99 |
| 48 | AI War 2 | $900.2K | 1.6K | 88% | $19.99 |
| 49 | Nuclear Dawn | $814.6K | 2.5K | 78% | $9.99 |
| 50 | The Stronghold Collection | $811K | 5.7K | 89% | $3.74 |