Steam tag
Estimated revenue, market economics, and the top games tagged Shoot 'em Up on Steam.
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 | Cuphead | $62.3M | 217K | 96% | $19.99 |
| 2 | BALL x PIT | $8.6M | 25.9K | 95% | $14.99 |
| 3 | Furi | $6.6M | 14K | 90% | $19.99 |
| 4 |
| Year | Releases | Median rev | $100k+ | $1M+ | Total genre revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | $811K | 100% | 0% | $2.1M |
| 2025 | 8 | $558K | 100% | 25% | $12.8M |
| 2024 | 25 | $255.1K | 72% | 12% | $15.5M |
| 2023 | 15 | $360.8K | 87% | 13% | $8.8M |
| 2022 | 17 | $367.4K | 76% | 24% | $18.3M |
| 2021 | 16 | $231.3K | 63% | 31% | $11.8M |
| 2020 | 10 | $343.2K | 70% | 20% | $7.4M |
| 2019 | 17 | $416.3K | 88% | 12% | $8.3M |
| 2018 | 10 | $474.2K | 90% | 20% | $6.5M |
| 2017 | 17 | $232.9K | 65% | 24% | $70.1M |
| 2016 | 20 | $143K | 60% | 15% | $12.7M |
| 2015 | 23 | $157.8K | 57% | 13% | $10.1M |
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.
| $5.7M |
| 14.5K |
| 96% |
| $17.99 |
| 5 | Crysis 2 Remastered | $5.1M | 9.3K | 89% | $29.99 |
| 6 | Crysis 3 Remastered | $4.4M | 8K | 88% | $29.99 |
| 7 | HARD BULLET | $3.7M | 5.8K | 84% | $19.99 |
| 8 | Journey To The Savage Planet | $3.6M | 6.9K | 87% | $29.99 |
| 9 | 20 Minutes Till Dawn | $2.8M | 28.9K | 91% | $2.99 |
| 10 | Raw Data | $2.6M | 2.5K | 76% | $39.99 |
| 11 | POSTAL 4: No Regerts | $2.6M | 13.3K | 66% | $9.99 |
| 12 | Minishoot' Adventures | $2.5M | 8.1K | 98% | $14.99 |
| 13 | Saints Row®: The Third™ Remastered | $2.3M | 4.6K | 72% | $29.99 |
| 14 | Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime | $2.2M | 4.1K | 93% | $14.99 |
| 15 | SAMOLIOTIK | $2.1M | 2.8K | 84% | $29.99 |
| 16 | Disney•Pixar Cars | $2.1M | 2.9K | 91% | $19.99 |
| 17 | Beat Hazard | $2M | 7.4K | 95% | $9.99 |
| 18 | Kill It With Fire | $1.9M | 5.4K | 94% | $12.99 |
| 19 | Dead Estate | $1.7M | 6.6K | 95% | $14.99 |
| 20 | METAL SLUG 3 | $1.7M | 9.1K | 90% | $7.99 |
| 21 | Project Warlock | $1.6M | 6.2K | 87% | $12.00 |
| 22 | HUNTDOWN | $1.5M | 4.4K | 95% | $19.99 |
| 23 | Guns, Gore and Cannoli 2 | $1.5M | 5.5K | 94% | $12.99 |
| 24 | Touhou Tenkuushou ~ Hidden Star in Four Seasons. | $1.4M | 4.3K | 98% | $14.99 |
| 25 | Metro Awakening | $1.4M | 3.5K | 75% | $17.99 |
| 26 | Valfaris | $1.3M | 2.7K | 83% | $24.99 |
| 27 | After the Fall® | $1.2M | 2.6K | 77% | $19.99 |
| 28 | Apocalypse Party | $1.2M | 5.4K | 74% | $9.99 |
| 29 | Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef | $1.2M | 3.1K | 87% | $19.99 |
| 30 | LUFTRAUSERS | $1.2M | 3.4K | 91% | $9.99 |
| 31 | Star of Providence | $1.1M | 3.3K | 97% | $14.99 |
| 32 | Zombotron | $1M | 3.6K | 89% | $14.99 |
| 33 | Crimsonland | $1M | 3.1K | 93% | $13.99 |
| 34 | NOT A HERO | $1M | 2K | 87% | $19.99 |
| 35 | Guns, Gore & Cannoli | $1M | 4.3K | 91% | $9.99 |
| 36 | Greedland | $1M | 3.3K | 83% | $12.99 |
| 37 | METAL SLUG | $973.5K | 5.1K | 89% | $7.99 |
| 38 | HYPER DEMON | $971.5K | 3.3K | 94% | $14.99 |
| 39 | POSTAL: Brain Damaged | $964.8K | 11K | 95% | $4.99 |
| 40 | Hunt Down The Freeman | $954.3K | 4.5K | 55% | $9.99 |
| 41 | Beyond Sandbox | $938.5K | 1.2K | 41% | $19.99 |
| 42 | Nex Machina | $922.3K | 2.2K | 87% | $19.99 |
| 43 | Gungrave G.O.R.E | $887.4K | 1K | 70% | $29.99 |
| 44 | OTXO | $860K | 3.9K | 93% | $7.49 |
| 45 | Beat Hazard 2 | $830.7K | 2.3K | 86% | $18.99 |
| 46 | Badlands Crew - Drive, Command, Conquer | $821.1K | 1.2K | 79% | $18.99 |
| 47 | Patch Quest | $812.3K | 2.8K | 94% | $14.99 |
| 48 | R.I.P. - Reincarnation Insurance Program | $811K | 2.6K | 76% | $12.99 |
| 49 | Astebreed: Definitive Edition | $780.7K | 1.6K | 88% | $19.99 |
| 50 | Juicy Realm | $774.4K | 3.7K | 88% | $9.99 |