Steam tag
Estimated revenue, market economics, and the top games tagged Science on Steam.
For developers
Total estimated revenue of Science 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 | Kerbal Space Program | $126.7M | 118.6K | 96% | $39.99 |
| 2 | Portal 2 | $69.5M | 387.5K | 99% | $9.99 |
| 3 | ICARUS | $62.8M | 53.2K | 75% | $34.99 |
| 4 |
| Year | Releases | Median rev | $100k+ | $1M+ | Total genre revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | $1.2M | 100% | 80% | $54.6M |
| 2025 | 15 | $1.8M | 93% | 80% | $105.2M |
| 2024 | 9 | $606.8K | 89% | 44% | $38.8M |
| 2023 | 17 | $1.2M | 65% | 53% | $102.6M |
| 2022 | 4 | $2.7M | 100% | 75% | $11.6M |
| 2021 | 10 | $672.3K | 70% | 40% | $70M |
| 2020 | 8 | $1.2M | 88% | 63% | $21.5M |
| 2019 | 7 | $1.1M | 71% | 71% | $19.4M |
| 2018 | 6 | $549.3K | 83% | 33% | $22M |
| 2017 | 4 | $512.3K | 100% | 25% | $10.9M |
| 2016 | 2 | $6.9M | 100% | 50% | $13.8M |
| 2015 | 3 | $31.8M | 100% | 100% | $176.2M |
Median beats average here: genre revenue is hit-driven, so the median shows what the typical Science launch actually earned. Recent years accumulate revenue for a while after launch.
| $57.4M |
| 57.3K |
| 96% |
| $34.99 |
| 5 | Kerbal Space Program 2 | $51.2M | 31.9K | 26% | $49.99 |
| 6 | Timberborn | $47.8M | 40.6K | 96% | $34.99 |
| 7 | SPORE™ | $42.1M | 66.3K | 93% | $19.99 |
| 8 | Portal | $36.4M | 171.7K | 99% | $9.99 |
| 9 | The Talos Principle | $32.9M | 32.9K | 95% | $29.99 |
| 10 | Universe Sandbox | $31.8M | 31.7K | 96% | $29.99 |
| 11 | Forza Motorsport | $26.6M | 12.6K | 51% | $69.99 |
| 12 | The Outlast Trials | $21M | 107.9K | 93% | $11.99 |
| 13 | Automation - The Car Company Tycoon Game | $17.7M | 17.7K | 94% | $29.99 |
| 14 | STEINS;GATE | $13.2M | 26.4K | 97% | $29.99 |
| 15 | SpaceEngine | $13.1M | 16.1K | 96% | $29.99 |
| 16 | WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition | $13.1M | 13.1K | 98% | $29.99 |
| 17 | Eco | $12.4M | 14K | 81% | $29.99 |
| 18 | Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey | $11.6M | 11.8K | 79% | $39.99 |
| 19 | The Universim | $9.7M | 10.6K | 80% | $29.99 |
| 20 | Stationeers | $9.5M | 9.2K | 88% | $34.99 |
| 21 | Forever Skies | $8.6M | 8.6K | 79% | $29.99 |
| 22 | Liftoff®: FPV Drone Racing | $8.1M | 13.7K | 95% | $19.99 |
| 23 | The Alters | $7.9M | 18.6K | 90% | $17.49 |
| 24 | The Talos Principle 2 | $7.2M | 13.2K | 95% | $29.99 |
| 25 | The Invincible | $6.1M | 12K | 88% | $29.99 |
| 26 | Prehistoric Kingdom | $5.3M | 6.5K | 90% | $29.99 |
| 27 | Starpoint Gemini 2 | $5.1M | 4.1K | 70% | $34.99 |
| 28 | Space Engineers 2 | $4.7M | 5.1K | 75% | $29.99 |
| 29 | Per Aspera | $4.5M | 5.7K | 76% | $29.99 |
| 30 | Spaceflight Simulator | $3.9M | 9.5K | 97% | $14.99 |
| 31 | Mina the Hollower | $3.7M | 7.8K | 89% | $19.99 |
| 32 | OUTBRK | $3.6M | 3.4K | 82% | $34.99 |
| 33 | while True: learn() | $3.1M | 8.2K | 91% | $12.99 |
| 34 | Star Trek: Infinite | $3.1M | 3.5K | 43% | $29.99 |
| 35 | Aviassembly | $3.1M | 9.2K | 97% | $9.99 |
| 36 | Uncrashed : FPV Drone Simulator | $2.8M | 7.5K | 95% | $14.99 |
| 37 | Expeditions: A MudRunner Game | $2.5M | 4.7K | 57% | $15.99 |
| 38 | Juno: New Origins | $2M | 3.5K | 89% | $19.99 |
| 39 | Terraformers | $2M | 3.7K | 88% | $19.99 |
| 40 | SpaceChem | $2M | 5.1K | 92% | $9.99 |
| 41 | Mars Horizon | $2M | 2.7K | 85% | $19.99 |
| 42 | SpaceBourne 2 | $1.8M | 5.1K | 76% | $9.99 |
| 43 | WolfQuest: Classic | $1.8M | 1.7K | 91% | $29.99 |
| 44 | Ghost Exorcism INC. | $1.7M | 5.4K | 76% | $11.99 |
| 45 | Reentry - A Space Flight Simulator | $1.7M | 1.3K | 97% | $34.99 |
| 46 | Star Birds | $1.6M | 3K | 92% | $14.99 |
| 47 | TRYP FPV: Drone Racer Simulator | $1.6M | 3.2K | 86% | $16.99 |
| 48 | InfraSpace | $1.4M | 1.9K | 80% | $24.99 |
| 49 | Genesis Alpha One Deluxe Edition | $1.3M | 2.5K | 69% | $19.99 |
| 50 | Mars First Logistics | $1.3M | 3.7K | 95% | $9.99 |