Steam tag
Estimated revenue, market economics, and the top games tagged Romance on Steam.
Share of Romance 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 Romance 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 | approximately $159.4M | 180.9K | 96% | $44.99 | |
| 2 | approximately $22.4M | 45.1K | 68% | $20.99 |
Modeled estimate, not reported sales
| Year | Releases | Median rev | $100k+ | $1M+ | Total genre revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 481 | approximately $943 | approximately 8% | approximately 3% | approximately $74.8M |
| 2025 | 510 | approximately $2.4K | approximately 9% | approximately 2% | approximately $52.7M |
| 2024 | 449 | approximately $1.1K | approximately 8% | approximately 2% | approximately $74.4M |
| 2023 | 362 | approximately $1.8K | approximately 10% | approximately 3% | approximately $57.5M |
| 2022 | 289 | approximately $2.1K | approximately 9% | approximately 4% | approximately $32.5M |
| 2021 | 243 | approximately $2.7K | approximately 10% | approximately 5% | approximately $32.3M |
| 2020 | 156 | approximately $2.9K | approximately 13% | approximately 4% | approximately $36.1M |
| 2019 | 87 | approximately $2.8K | approximately 15% | approximately 3% | approximately $12M |
| 2018 | 65 | approximately $4.3K | approximately 11% | approximately 2% | approximately $5M |
| 2017 | 58 | approximately $12.1K | approximately 31% | approximately 9% | approximately $178.1M |
| 2016 | 48 | approximately $28.3K | approximately 31% | approximately 13% | approximately $27.6M |
| 2015 | 31 | approximately $30.5K | approximately 35% | approximately 6% | approximately $7.2M |
Median beats average here: genre revenue is hit-driven, so the median shows what the typical Romance launch actually earned. Recent years accumulate revenue for a while after launch.
| 3 | To the MoonSteam | approximately $19.6M | 86.5K | 96% | $9.99 |
| 4 | MENACESteam | approximately $19.5M | 13.7K | 91% | $39.99 |
| 5 | Fields of MistriaSteam | approximately $19M | 35.4K | 97% | $13.99 |
| 6 | approximately $17.2M | 12.2K | 97% | $49.99 |
| 7 | approximately $13.8M | 48.3K | 88% | $14.99 |
| 8 | STEINS;GATESteam | approximately $12.7M | 25.3K | 97% | $29.99 |
| 9 | Senren＊BankaSteam | approximately $11.8M | 37.2K | 98% | $34.99 |
| 10 | approximately $8.4M | 60.1K | 94% | $6.29 |
| 11 | approximately $8.3M | 5.1K | 95% | $59.99 |
| 12 | approximately $7.9M | 32.1K | 97% | $8.99 |
| 13 | approximately $7.4M | 5.3K | 93% | $39.99 |
| 14 | Xenonauts 2Steam | approximately $7.1M | 5.8K | 81% | $39.99 |
| 15 | Valkyria Chronicles™Steam | approximately $6.9M | 13.3K | 90% | $19.99 |
| 16 | approximately $6.4M | 4.1K | 94% | $49.99 |
| 17 | PotionomicsSteam | approximately $6.3M | 7.4K | 90% | $24.99 |
| 18 | approximately $6.2M | 12.9K | 95% | $19.99 |
| 19 | approximately $5.8M | 31.5K | 86% | $7.49 |
| 20 | Tiny BookshopSteam | approximately $5.7M | 7.8K | 96% | $19.99 |
| 21 | Until ThenSteam | approximately $5.6M | 19.4K | 97% | $19.99 |
| 22 | approximately $5.4M | 6.6K | 91% | $39.99 |
| 23 | FabledomSteam | approximately $5.2M | 7.9K | 85% | $20.99 |
| 24 | approximately $5M | 3.7K | 88% | $59.99 |
| 25 | approximately $5M | 4.3K | 87% | $49.99 |
| 26 | approximately $4.9M | 19.9K | 87% | $11.99 |
| 27 | approximately $4.9M | 4.9K | 81% | $49.99 |
| 28 | approximately $4.8M | 26.1K | 98% | $12.99 |
| 29 | approximately $4.6M | 10.4K | 94% | $19.99 |
| 30 | approximately $4.6M | 6.4K | 86% | $39.99 |
| 31 | Finding ParadiseSteam | approximately $4.3M | 20.4K | 98% | $9.99 |
| 32 | Moonlight PeaksSteam | approximately $3.9M | 2.2K | 89% | $34.99 |
| 33 | LittlewoodSteam | approximately $3.7M | 6.8K | 93% | $14.99 |
| 34 | approximately $3.6M | 2.5K | 91% | $59.99 |
| 35 | approximately $3.6M | 1.5K | 96% | $59.99 |
| 36 | Roots of PachaSteam | approximately $3.5M | 4.6K | 94% | $24.99 |
| 37 | Fae FarmSteam | approximately $3.4M | 3.6K | 80% | $29.99 |
| 38 | Mass Effect (2007)Steam | approximately $3.3M | 16.6K | 94% | $7.49 |
| 39 | approximately $3.1M | 2.5K | 74% | $39.99 |
| 40 | approximately $3.1M | 4.4K | 98% | $29.99 |
| 41 | Rune Factory 5Steam | approximately $2.9M | 2.1K | 76% | $39.99 |
| 42 | approximately $2.9M | 44.4K | 83% | $3.99 |
| 43 | BAD END THEATERSteam | approximately $2.8M | 10.1K | 97% | $9.99 |
| 44 | approximately $2.8M | 6.7K | 95% | $24.99 |
| 45 | Gone HomeSteam | approximately $2.7M | 18.5K | 77% | $7.49 |
| 46 | Hatoful BoyfriendSteam | approximately $2.7M | 7.6K | 94% | $9.99 |
| 47 | Alpha Protocol™Steam | approximately $2.7M | 5.1K | 81% | $19.99 |
| 48 | approximately $2.7M | 1.4K | 94% | $59.99 |
| 49 | 小白兔电商~Bunny e-ShopSteam | approximately $2.6M | 10.2K | 94% | $7.25 |
| 50 | approximately $2.5M | 3.2K | 93% | $39.99 |