Steam tag
Estimated revenue, market economics, and the top games tagged Shoot 'Em Up on Steam.
Share of Shoot 'Em Up 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 Shoot 'Em Up 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 | CupheadSteam | approximately $63M | 221.7K | 96% | $19.99 |
| 2 | BALL x PITSteam | approximately $9.7M | 27.2K | 95% | $9.89 |
Modeled estimate, not reported sales
| Year | Releases | Median rev | $100k+ | $1M+ | Total genre revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 605 | approximately $247 | approximately 2% | approximately 0% | approximately $6.6M |
| 2025 | 707 | approximately $408 | approximately 4% | approximately 0% | approximately $21M |
| 2024 | 672 | approximately $415 | approximately 4% | approximately 1% | approximately $24.4M |
| 2023 | 615 | approximately $560 | approximately 4% | approximately 0% | approximately $16.8M |
| 2022 | 531 | approximately $417 | approximately 5% | approximately 1% | approximately $25.8M |
| 2021 | 512 | approximately $413 | approximately 3% | approximately 1% | approximately $21.6M |
| 2020 | 393 | approximately $448 | approximately 3% | approximately 1% | approximately $10.1M |
| 2019 | 218 | approximately $992 | approximately 10% | approximately 0% | approximately $9.2M |
| 2018 | 223 | approximately $1.5K | approximately 7% | approximately 0% | approximately $7.9M |
| 2017 | 172 | approximately $4.4K | approximately 10% | approximately 2% | approximately $73.9M |
| 2016 | 173 | approximately $8.6K | approximately 14% | approximately 2% | approximately $18.6M |
| 2015 | 142 | approximately $13.2K | approximately 13% | approximately 2% | approximately $11.7M |
Median beats average here: genre revenue is hit-driven, so the median shows what the typical Shoot 'Em Up launch actually earned. Recent years accumulate revenue for a while after launch.
| 3 |
FuriSteam |
| approximately $6.7M |
| 14.1K |
| 90% |
| $19.99 |
| 4 | Nova DriftSteam | approximately $6.4M | 14.6K | 96% | $17.99 |
| 5 | approximately $5.5M | 4.8K | 55% | $59.99 |
| 6 | POSTAL 4: No RegertsSteam | approximately $5.4M | 13.5K | 65% | $19.99 |
| 7 | Crysis 2 RemasteredSteam | approximately $4.6M | 9.6K | 89% | $29.99 |
| 8 | Crysis 3 RemasteredSteam | approximately $4M | 8.3K | 88% | $29.99 |
| 9 | approximately $3.9M | 6.9K | 87% | $29.99 |
| 10 | HARD BULLETSteam | approximately $3.8M | 6.5K | 83% | $19.99 |
| 11 | 20 Minutes Till DawnSteam | approximately $3.7M | 29.2K | 90% | $4.99 |
| 12 | approximately $2.8M | 8.3K | 98% | $14.99 |
| 13 | Squirrel with a GunSteam | approximately $2.6M | 4K | 85% | $19.99 |
| 14 | Raw DataSteam | approximately $2.5M | 2.5K | 76% | $39.99 |
| 15 | approximately $2.4M | 4.8K | 73% | $29.99 |
| 16 | Metro AwakeningSteam | approximately $2.3M | 3.6K | 74% | $29.99 |
| 17 | approximately $2.2M | 4.1K | 93% | $14.99 |
| 18 | Dead EstateSteam | approximately $2M | 6.7K | 95% | $14.99 |
| 19 | SAMOLIOTIKSteam | approximately $2M | 2.8K | 84% | $29.99 |
| 20 | Beat HazardSteam | approximately $2M | 7.5K | 95% | $9.99 |
| 21 | HUNTDOWNSteam | approximately $1.7M | 4.4K | 95% | $19.99 |
| 22 | OTXOSteam | approximately $1.7M | 4K | 93% | $14.99 |
| 23 | Kill It With FireSteam | approximately $1.6M | 5.5K | 95% | $12.99 |
| 24 | Out There SomewhereSteam | approximately $1.6M | 6.9K | 93% | $9.99 |
| 25 | approximately $1.6M | 1.3K | 68% | $59.99 |
| 26 | METAL SLUG 3Steam | approximately $1.6M | 9.2K | 90% | $7.99 |
| 27 | LUFTRAUSERSSteam | approximately $1.6M | 4.5K | 91% | $9.99 |
| 28 | approximately $1.5M | 5.6K | 94% | $12.99 |
| 29 | approximately $1.4M | 4.5K | 98% | $14.99 |
| 30 | Apocalypse PartySteam | approximately $1.4M | 5.4K | 74% | $9.99 |
| 31 | After the Fall®Steam | approximately $1.3M | 3.1K | 77% | $19.99 |
| 32 | HYPER DEMONSteam | approximately $1.2M | 3.4K | 94% | $14.99 |
| 33 | approximately $1.2M | 3.2K | 87% | $19.99 |
| 34 | approximately $1.2M | 2.4K | 70% | $19.99 |
| 35 | Renegade OpsSteam | approximately $1.1M | 2.9K | 85% | $15.00 |
| 36 | Star of ProvidenceSteam | approximately $1.1M | 3.4K | 97% | $14.99 |
| 37 | ZombotronSteam | approximately $1.1M | 3.6K | 89% | $14.99 |
| 38 | CrimsonlandSteam | approximately $1M | 3.1K | 92% | $13.99 |
| 39 | Beyond SandboxSteam | approximately $1M | 1.3K | 40% | $19.99 |
| 40 | Guns, Gore & CannoliSteam | approximately $1M | 4.3K | 91% | $9.99 |
| 41 | approximately $1M | 3.1K | 77% | $10.49 |
| 42 | METAL SLUGSteam | approximately $1M | 5.3K | 89% | $7.99 |
| 43 | approximately $998.3K | 13.8K | 94% | $2.99 |
| 44 | approximately $984.4K | 11.2K | 95% | $4.99 |
| 45 | NOT A HEROSteam | approximately $974K | 2.1K | 87% | $19.99 |
| 46 | approximately $958.8K | 2K | 94% | $19.99 |
| 47 | approximately $957.5K | 4.5K | 55% | $9.99 |
| 48 | Nex MachinaSteam | approximately $929.1K | 2.2K | 87% | $19.99 |
| 49 | BLACKWOODSteam | approximately $916.9K | 1.3K | 52% | $24.99 |
| 50 | Disney•Pixar CarsSteam | approximately $884.2K | 1.9K | 90% | $19.99 |