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Estimated revenue, market economics, and the top games tagged Retro on Steam.
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Total estimated revenue of Retro 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
| Year | Releases | Median rev | $100k+ | $1M+ | Total genre revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | $507.4K | 85% | 38% | $42.6M |
| 2025 | 76 | $522K | 83% | 32% | $165.3M |
| 2024 | 76 | $638.4K | 75% | 33% | $109M |
| 2023 | 62 | $435.7K | 77% | 34% | $102.8M |
| 2022 | 79 | $446.2K | 76% | 25% | $82.5M |
| 2021 | 54 | $511.2K | 81% | 22% | $56.2M |
| 2020 | 36 | $432.1K | 81% | 25% | $141.1M |
| 2019 | 56 | $453.6K | 84% | 27% | $72.4M |
| 2018 | 56 | $560.5K | 84% | 39% | $137.9M |
| 2017 | 59 | $408.4K | 68% | 29% | $145.9M |
| 2016 | 60 | $263.5K | 67% | 17% | $39.4M |
| 2015 | 62 | $278.9K | 66% | 29% | $164.5M |
Median beats average here: genre revenue is hit-driven, so the median shows what the typical Retro launch actually earned. Recent years accumulate revenue for a while after launch.
| $53.4M |
| 331.2K |
| 97% |
| $9.99 |
| 5 | Half-Life | $32.2M | 162.7K | 97% | $9.99 |
| 6 | Two Point Hospital | $28.8M | 34.8K | 92% | $29.99 |
| 7 | Papers, Please | $27.2M | 79.7K | 97% | $9.99 |
| 8 | Hotline Miami | $25M | 126.3K | 97% | $9.99 |
| 9 | Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number | $24.3M | 79.3K | 94% | $14.99 |
| 10 | Pizza Tower | $24.2M | 72.2K | 98% | $19.99 |
| 11 | Rivals of Aether | $22.5M | 37.9K | 96% | $29.99 |
| 12 | To the Moon | $19.5M | 86K | 96% | $9.99 |
| 13 | Katana ZERO | $18.9M | 75.6K | 98% | $14.99 |
| 14 | Broforce | $18.7M | 60.8K | 97% | $14.99 |
| 15 | Megabonk | $18.6M | 104.2K | 94% | $9.99 |
| 16 | Crash Bandicoot™ N. Sane Trilogy | $17.3M | 21.9K | 92% | $39.99 |
| 17 | Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove | $15M | 16.9K | 96% | $39.99 |
| 18 | No, I'm not a Human | $14.9M | 29.7K | 93% | $14.99 |
| 19 | Command & Conquer™ Remastered Collection | $13.4M | 34.8K | 91% | $19.99 |
| 20 | Vampire Survivors | $12.6M | 264.1K | 98% | $3.99 |
| 21 | ANIMAL WELL | $12.3M | 24.3K | 96% | $24.99 |
| 22 | SANABI | $12.2M | 44.5K | 97% | $14.99 |
| 23 | Cruelty Squad | $12M | 24.4K | 96% | $19.99 |
| 24 | Duck Game | $11.3M | 39K | 97% | $12.99 |
| 25 | Sonic Mania | $11.3M | 28.5K | 94% | $19.99 |
| 26 | DUSK | $10.7M | 25.3K | 97% | $19.99 |
| 27 | MOUSE: P.I. For Hire | $10.3M | 14.4K | 94% | $29.99 |
| 28 | Return of the Obra Dinn | $10.3M | 34.7K | 97% | $19.99 |
| 29 | Celeste | $10.2M | 144.2K | 97% | $4.99 |
| 30 | Peglin | $10.1M | 16.5K | 83% | $19.99 |
| 31 | Sea of Stars: Sunset Edition | $9.5M | 15K | 89% | $34.99 |
| 32 | Songs of Conquest | $9.5M | 13.5K | 86% | $7.49 |
| 33 | MECCHA CHAMELEON | $9.1M | 70.1K | 87% | $5.99 |
| 34 | Gothic 1 | $9M | 18.2K | 93% | $19.99 |
| 35 | Heroes® of Might & Magic® III - HD Edition | $9M | 24.7K | 80% | $14.99 |
| 36 | Crypt of the NecroDancer | $8.8M | 26.4K | 96% | $14.99 |
| 37 | Forts | $8.7M | 25.1K | 92% | $14.99 |
| 38 | CloverPit | $8.4M | 25.1K | 90% | $9.99 |
| 39 | Aseprite | $8.2M | 26.3K | 99% | $19.99 |
| 40 | Streets of Rage 4 | $8M | 19.5K | 92% | $24.99 |
| 41 | Firework | $7.8M | 44.2K | 98% | $9.99 |
| 42 | Far Cry 3 - Blood Dragon | $7.7M | 19.6K | 87% | $14.99 |
| 43 | Baba Is You | $7.7M | 24.3K | 98% | $14.99 |
| 44 | Mouthwashing | $7.5M | 37.8K | 95% | $12.99 |
| 45 | The Bureau: XCOM Declassified | $7.4M | 12.1K | 70% | $19.99 |
| 46 | CrossCode | $7.2M | 18.3K | 92% | $19.99 |
| 47 | Parkitect | $7.2M | 8.1K | 94% | $29.99 |
| 48 | DOOM + DOOM II | $7.1M | 28.6K | 97% | $9.99 |
| 49 | Sonic Adventure 2 | $7M | 28.2K | 89% | $9.99 |
| 50 | Tactics Ogre: Reborn | $6.8M | 4.5K | 73% | $49.99 |