Steam tag
Estimated revenue, market economics, and the top games tagged Side Scroller on Steam.
Share of Side Scroller 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 Side Scroller 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 | Hollow KnightSteam | approximately $101.8M | 562.6K | 97% | $14.99 |
| 2 | CupheadSteam | approximately $63M | 221.7K | 96% | $19.99 |
Modeled estimate, not reported sales
| Year | Releases | Median rev | $100k+ | $1M+ | Total genre revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 732 | approximately $330 | approximately 3% | approximately 0% | approximately $15.4M |
| 2025 | 923 | approximately $483 | approximately 5% | approximately 1% | approximately $54.7M |
| 2024 | 859 | approximately $495 | approximately 5% | approximately 1% | approximately $38.7M |
| 2023 | 764 | approximately $495 | approximately 7% | approximately 2% | approximately $62.5M |
| 2022 | 683 | approximately $708 | approximately 7% | approximately 2% | approximately $57.5M |
| 2021 | 821 | approximately $922 | approximately 5% | approximately 1% | approximately $56.3M |
| 2020 | 442 | approximately $587 | approximately 6% | approximately 2% | approximately $40.6M |
| 2019 | 260 | approximately $2.1K | approximately 14% | approximately 3% | approximately $27.8M |
| 2018 | 262 | approximately $5.3K | approximately 15% | approximately 6% | approximately $85.6M |
| 2017 | 183 | approximately $8.3K | approximately 17% | approximately 3% | approximately $189.7M |
| 2016 | 130 | approximately $31.4K | approximately 29% | approximately 8% | approximately $47.4M |
| 2015 | 122 | approximately $18.8K | approximately 25% | approximately 9% | approximately $42.8M |
Median beats average here: genre revenue is hit-driven, so the median shows what the typical Side Scroller launch actually earned. Recent years accumulate revenue for a while after launch.
| 3 |
CelesteSteam |
| approximately $46.8M |
| 147.7K |
| 97% |
| $19.99 |
| 4 | Geometry DashSteam | approximately $39.3M | 645.1K | 93% | $4.99 |
| 5 | BattleBlock Theater®Steam | approximately $22.4M | 72.9K | 97% | $14.99 |
| 6 | approximately $19.7M | 57.6K | 93% | $19.99 |
| 7 | BroforceSteam | approximately $18.7M | 61K | 97% | $14.99 |
| 8 | LIMBOSteam | approximately $17.6M | 62.1K | 92% | $12.49 |
| 9 | AwesomenautsSteam | approximately $16.5M | 26.9K | 85% | $19.99 |
| 10 | approximately $15M | 16.9K | 96% | $39.99 |
| 11 | ASTLIBRA RevisionSteam | approximately $13.1M | 31.9K | 95% | $24.99 |
| 12 | SANABISteam | approximately $13M | 45.2K | 97% | $14.99 |
| 13 | Sonic ManiaSteam | approximately $11.4M | 28.9K | 94% | $19.99 |
| 14 | Super Meat BoySteam | approximately $10.9M | 39.2K | 94% | $14.99 |
| 15 | Spelunky 2Steam | approximately $10M | 19.7K | 93% | $19.99 |
| 16 | Kingdom Heroes 8Steam | approximately $9.9M | 14.7K | 54% | $29.99 |
| 17 | approximately $9.7M | 18.8K | 95% | $13.74 |
| 18 | Rayman® LegendsSteam | approximately $9.2M | 12.4K | 90% | $29.99 |
| 19 | Streets of Rage 4Steam | approximately $8.8M | 17.3K | 93% | $24.99 |
| 20 | Salt and SanctuarySteam | approximately $8.8M | 21.9K | 89% | $17.99 |
| 21 | Rogue Legacy 2Steam | approximately $8.3M | 15.2K | 91% | $24.99 |
| 22 | approximately $8M | 9.9K | 89% | $24.99 |
| 23 | approximately $7.6M | 19.1K | 95% | $14.99 |
| 24 | approximately $7.4M | 15K | 94% | $24.99 |
| 25 | Rogue LegacySteam | approximately $7M | 18.9K | 92% | $14.99 |
| 26 | approximately $6.5M | 45.4K | 97% | $4.99 |
| 27 | Kingdom: New LandsSteam | approximately $6.2M | 12.4K | 85% | $14.99 |
| 28 | AbsolumSteam | approximately $5.9M | 10.8K | 92% | $24.99 |
| 29 | approximately $5.8M | 62.7K | 95% | $4.99 |
| 30 | Until ThenSteam | approximately $5.6M | 19.4K | 97% | $19.99 |
| 31 | The MessengerSteam | approximately $5.2M | 13.3K | 93% | $19.99 |
| 32 | Touhou Luna NightsSteam | approximately $5.2M | 15K | 97% | $17.99 |
| 33 | approximately $5.1M | 11K | 96% | $19.99 |
| 34 | DeadlightSteam | approximately $5.1M | 12.8K | 79% | $14.99 |
| 35 | ROUNDSSteam | approximately $4.7M | 44.7K | 95% | $5.99 |
| 36 | Monster SanctuarySteam | approximately $4.6M | 12.7K | 91% | $19.99 |
| 37 | SpelunkySteam | approximately $4.6M | 16.7K | 92% | $14.99 |
| 38 | BraidSteam | approximately $4.6M | 10K | 93% | $14.99 |
| 39 | REPLACEDSteam | approximately $4.3M | 9.9K | 85% | $19.99 |
| 40 | Blasphemous 2Steam | approximately $4.1M | 21.7K | 91% | $11.24 |
| 41 | Lost Castle / 失落城堡Steam | approximately $4.1M | 18.4K | 87% | $9.99 |
| 42 | LISA: The PainfulSteam | approximately $4M | 15.2K | 95% | $10.99 |
| 43 | Pixel PiracySteam | approximately $3.9M | 7.4K | 65% | $14.99 |
| 44 | Planet of LanaSteam | approximately $3.5M | 10.7K | 93% | $19.99 |
| 45 | AfterimageSteam | approximately $3.5M | 10.5K | 77% | $24.99 |
| 46 | Rayman® OriginsSteam | approximately $3.3M | 6.2K | 94% | $19.99 |
| 47 | Mega Man 11Steam | approximately $3.3M | 5.5K | 89% | $29.99 |
| 48 | Jump KingSteam | approximately $3.2M | 13.4K | 90% | $12.99 |
| 49 | Axiom VergeSteam | approximately $3.2M | 6.6K | 90% | $19.99 |
| 50 | approximately $3.1M | 8K | 88% | $14.99 |