Steam tag
Estimated revenue, market economics, and the top games tagged RPG on Steam.
Share of RPG 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 RPG 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 | 3.8K | approximately $673 | approximately 10% | approximately 3% | approximately $1.9B |
| 2025 | 3.8K | approximately $1.2K | approximately 12% | approximately 4% | approximately $2B |
| 2024 | 3.2K | approximately $894 | approximately 12% | approximately 4% | approximately $3B |
| 2023 | 2.5K | approximately $966 | approximately 14% | approximately 4% | approximately $1.7B |
| 2022 | 2K | approximately $1.2K | approximately 13% | approximately 5% | approximately $2.4B |
| 2021 | 1.8K | approximately $980 | approximately 15% | approximately 6% | approximately $687.6M |
| 2020 | 1.5K | approximately $908 | approximately 13% | approximately 4% | approximately $715.5M |
| 2019 | 1.2K | approximately $1.3K | approximately 13% | approximately 5% | approximately $814M |
| 2018 | 1.2K | approximately $2K | approximately 15% | approximately 6% | approximately $843.2M |
| 2017 | 882 | approximately $3.3K | approximately 16% | approximately 6% | approximately $835.2M |
| 2016 | 651 | approximately $9.6K | approximately 24% | approximately 9% | approximately $1.7B |
| 2015 | 547 | approximately $23.3K | approximately 27% | approximately 12% | approximately $735.8M |
Median beats average here: genre revenue is hit-driven, so the median shows what the typical RPG launch actually earned. Recent years accumulate revenue for a while after launch.
Leaderboard
| # | Game | Est. revenue | Reviews | Score | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ELDEN RINGSteam | approximately $938.5M | 1.2M | 93% | $59.99 |
| 2 | Black Myth: WukongSteam | approximately $813.5M | 1.2M | 96% | $59.99 |
| 3 | DARK SOULS™ IIISteam | approximately $469.4M | 440.1K | 94% | $59.99 |
| 4 | 7 Days to DieSteam | approximately $431.8M | 401.2K | 87% | $44.99 |
| 5 | approximately $358.7M | 298K | 88% | $49.99 | |
| 6 | Hogwarts LegacySteam | approximately $344.4M | 373.9K | 90% | $59.99 |
| 7 | approximately $309.5M | 356.1K | 95% | $59.99 | |
| 8 | Project ZomboidSteam | approximately $301.3M | 483.3K | 94% | $24.99 |
| 9 | ValheimSteam | approximately $276.2M | 468.1K | 94% | $29.99 |
| 10 | PalworldSteam | approximately $247.1M | 489.8K | 95% | $29.99 |
| 11 | Stardew ValleySteam | approximately $246.9M | 1M | 98% | $14.99 |
| 12 | approximately $235.4M | 378.1K | 92% | $39.99 | |
| 13 | Forza Horizon 6Steam | approximately $229M | 99K | 82% | $69.99 |
| 14 | approximately $220.9M | 226.7K | 84% | $59.99 | |
| 15 | approximately $202.3M | 181.8K | 95% | $39.99 | |
| 16 | approximately $197.4M | 174.9K | 84% | $69.99 | |
| 17 | TerrariaSteam | approximately $189.8M | 1.6M | 97% | $9.99 |
| 18 | approximately $187.3M | 517.8K | 89% | $29.99 | |
| 19 | approximately $164.8M | 206.2K | 96% | $44.99 | |
| 20 | StarfieldSteam | approximately $160.2M | 175.5K | 57% | $49.99 |
| 21 | approximately $149.4M | 141.1K | 80% | $59.99 | |
| 22 | approximately $148.1M | 121.5K | 93% | $59.99 | |
| 23 | God of WarSteam | approximately $135.5M | 185K | 96% | $49.99 |
| 24 | Fallout 4Steam | approximately $133.6M | 429.3K | 81% | $19.99 |
| 25 | HadesSteam | approximately $125.8M | 308.7K | 98% | $24.99 |
| 26 | Path of Exile 2Steam | approximately $117.9M | 226.6K | 75% | $29.99 |
| 27 | approximately $114.1M | 317.8K | 95% | $19.99 | |
| 28 | approximately $111.6M | 191.4K | 82% | $39.99 | |
| 29 | Borderlands 4Steam | approximately $108.1M | 58.2K | 59% | $69.99 |
| 30 | approximately $107.8M | 118K | 60% | $44.99 | |
| 31 | approximately $106.1M | 586.8K | 84% | $14.99 | |
| 32 | approximately $104.5M | 106.3K | 57% | $49.99 | |
| 33 | PAYDAY 2Steam | approximately $101.7M | 674.9K | 89% | $9.99 |
| 34 | approximately $98.5M | 155.5K | 92% | $39.99 | |
| 35 | approximately $98M | 139.3K | 72% | $39.99 | |
| 36 | approximately $97.1M | 270.6K | 96% | $19.99 | |
| 37 | approximately $96.9M | 224.8K | 56% | $19.99 | |
| 38 | Escape from TarkovSteam | approximately $93.7M | 65.3K | 49% | $49.99 |
| 39 | BioShock InfiniteSteam | approximately $92.9M | 145.8K | 93% | $29.99 |
| 40 | approximately $92.2M | 543.4K | 95% | $14.99 | |
| 41 | Dune: AwakeningSteam | approximately $91M | 79.2K | 71% | $24.99 |
| 42 | EnshroudedSteam | approximately $90.1M | 105.9K | 86% | $39.99 |
| 43 | approximately $85.9M | 72K | 86% | $29.99 | |
| 44 | Lies of PSteam | approximately $85.6M | 83K | 92% | $59.99 |
| 45 | Last EpochSteam | approximately $84.5M | 118.4K | 77% | $34.99 |
| 46 | approximately $83.5M | 156.3K | 94% | $29.99 | |
| 47 | KenshiSteam | approximately $83.3M | 116.9K | 96% | $29.99 |
| 48 | approximately $81.8M | 87.8K | 89% | $49.99 | |
| 49 | Darkest Dungeon®Steam | approximately $81.4M | 162.7K | 92% | $24.99 |
| 50 | Slay the SpireSteam | approximately $80.9M | 218.8K | 97% | $24.99 |