Steam tag
Estimated revenue, market economics, and the top games tagged Sandbox on Steam.
Share of Sandbox 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 Sandbox 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 | Hearts of Iron IVSteam | approximately $467.9M | 364.3K | 90% | $49.99 |
| 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 | 1.4K | approximately $2.2K | approximately 17% | approximately 7% | approximately $1.6B |
| 2025 | 1.2K | approximately $3.3K | approximately 21% | approximately 7% | approximately $1.3B |
| 2024 | 976 | approximately $2.6K | approximately 21% | approximately 8% | approximately $2B |
| 2023 | 816 | approximately $1.9K | approximately 21% | approximately 8% | approximately $922.8M |
| 2022 | 605 | approximately $2.4K | approximately 25% | approximately 10% | approximately $1.1B |
| 2021 | 587 | approximately $2.2K | approximately 19% | approximately 9% | approximately $693.9M |
| 2020 | 363 | approximately $5.8K | approximately 26% | approximately 14% | approximately $657.2M |
| 2019 | 292 | approximately $19.3K | approximately 38% | approximately 20% | approximately $836.8M |
| 2018 | 224 | approximately $30.9K | approximately 41% | approximately 23% | approximately $1.5B |
| 2017 | 175 | approximately $71.1K | approximately 46% | approximately 27% | approximately $756.1M |
| 2016 | 160 | approximately $69.3K | approximately 46% | approximately 22% | approximately $1.6B |
| 2015 | 157 | approximately $79.7K | approximately 47% | approximately 29% | approximately $1.2B |
Median beats average here: genre revenue is hit-driven, so the median shows what the typical Sandbox launch actually earned. Recent years accumulate revenue for a while after launch.
| 3 |
No Man's SkySteam |
| approximately $432.1M |
| 420.7K |
| 85% |
| $59.99 |
| 4 | 7 Days to DieSteam | approximately $431.8M | 401.2K | 87% | $44.99 |
| 5 | approximately $358.7M | 298K | 88% | $49.99 |
| 6 | DayZSteam | approximately $357.6M | 469.9K | 78% | $49.99 |
| 7 | SatisfactorySteam | approximately $326.2M | 279.9K | 97% | $27.99 |
| 8 | Project ZomboidSteam | approximately $301.3M | 483.3K | 94% | $24.99 |
| 9 | ValheimSteam | approximately $276.2M | 468.1K | 94% | $29.99 |
| 10 | The ForestSteam | approximately $247.2M | 683.1K | 96% | $19.99 |
| 11 | PalworldSteam | approximately $247.1M | 489.8K | 95% | $29.99 |
| 12 | Stardew ValleySteam | approximately $246.9M | 1M | 98% | $14.99 |
| 13 | BeamNG.driveSteam | approximately $245M | 419.9K | 97% | $24.99 |
| 14 | Sons Of The ForestSteam | approximately $236.1M | 320.8K | 88% | $29.99 |
| 15 | Garry's ModSteam | approximately $231.5M | 1.3M | 97% | $9.99 |
| 16 | Arma 3Steam | approximately $230.1M | 295.6K | 90% | $29.99 |
| 17 | Forza Horizon 6Steam | approximately $229M | 99K | 82% | $69.99 |
| 18 | approximately $211.6M | 134.5K | 88% | $49.99 |
| 19 | Cities: SkylinesSteam | approximately $206.5M | 299.3K | 90% | $29.99 |
| 20 | FactorioSteam | approximately $205.8M | 235K | 98% | $35.00 |
| 21 | TerrariaSteam | approximately $189.8M | 1.6M | 97% | $9.99 |
| 22 | RimWorldSteam | approximately $179.3M | 246.8K | 98% | $34.99 |
| 23 | RaftSteam | approximately $169.4M | 378.9K | 93% | $19.99 |
| 24 | Fallout 4Steam | approximately $133.6M | 429.3K | 81% | $19.99 |
| 25 | SubnauticaSteam | approximately $123M | 380.6K | 97% | $29.99 |
| 26 | Cities: Skylines IISteam | approximately $116.1M | 93.3K | 56% | $49.99 |
| 27 | approximately $114.1M | 317.8K | 95% | $19.99 |
| 28 | Manor LordsSteam | approximately $112M | 91.9K | 84% | $39.99 |
| 29 | Scrap MechanicSteam | approximately $108.2M | 122.9K | 92% | $28.99 |
| 30 | approximately $107.8M | 118K | 60% | $44.99 |
| 31 | approximately $106.1M | 586.8K | 84% | $14.99 |
| 32 | approximately $96.9M | 224.8K | 56% | $19.99 |
| 33 | approximately $92.2M | 543.4K | 95% | $14.99 |
| 34 | Dune: AwakeningSteam | approximately $91M | 79.2K | 71% | $24.99 |
| 35 | EnshroudedSteam | approximately $90.1M | 105.9K | 86% | $39.99 |
| 36 | Bloons TD 6Steam | approximately $89.3M | 395.4K | 97% | $13.99 |
| 37 | approximately $87.6M | 203.4K | 89% | $19.99 |
| 38 | approximately $87.5M | 154.2K | 98% | $19.99 |
| 39 | V RisingSteam | approximately $84M | 137.3K | 89% | $34.99 |
| 40 | KenshiSteam | approximately $83.3M | 116.9K | 96% | $29.99 |
| 41 | Subnautica 2Steam | approximately $80.7M | 127.7K | 91% | $29.99 |
| 42 | StellarisSteam | approximately $76.8M | 198.9K | 85% | $14.99 |
| 43 | Oxygen Not IncludedSteam | approximately $75.5M | 144K | 97% | $24.99 |
| 44 | Slime RancherSteam | approximately $74.8M | 157.5K | 98% | $19.99 |
| 45 | Blade and SorcerySteam | approximately $71.8M | 62.2K | 97% | $29.99 |
| 46 | Arma ReforgerSteam | approximately $69.6M | 58.2K | 80% | $39.99 |
| 47 | approximately $68.2M | 172.2K | 98% | $19.99 |
| 48 | GroundedSteam | approximately $68.1M | 95.9K | 90% | $39.99 |
| 49 | approximately $68M | 93.8K | 82% | $39.99 |
| 50 | approximately $67.5M | 22.6K | 60% | $69.99 |