Steam tag
Estimated revenue, market economics, and the top games tagged Side Scroller on Steam.
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 Knight | $99.9M | 552.5K | 97% | $14.99 |
| 2 | Cuphead | $62.3M | 217K | 96% | $19.99 |
| 3 | Geometry Dash | $44.3M | 623.2K | 93% | $4.99 |
| 4 |
| Year | Releases | Median rev | $100k+ | $1M+ | Total genre revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | $772.9K | 100% | 25% | $5.8M |
| 2025 | 27 | $1.1M | 96% | 56% | $45.8M |
| 2024 | 30 | $442.6K | 83% | 23% | $30.5M |
| 2023 | 33 | $674.9K | 94% | 33% | $52.6M |
| 2022 | 37 | $464.8K | 76% | 24% | $48M |
| 2021 | 32 | $344K | 72% | 22% | $44M |
| 2020 | 19 | $838.6K | 84% | 47% | $35.9M |
| 2019 | 27 | $645.2K | 89% | 37% | $35.9M |
| 2018 | 30 | $1M | 87% | 50% | $44.1M |
| 2017 | 27 | $418K | 74% | 30% | $185.8M |
| 2016 | 43 | $494.7K | 74% | 35% | $75.6M |
| 2015 | 34 | $331.4K | 68% | 29% | $40.8M |
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.
| $29.1M |
| 71.1K |
| 95% |
| $19.99 |
| 5 | BattleBlock Theater® | $22.3M | 72.8K | 97% | $14.99 |
| 6 | Broforce | $18.7M | 60.8K | 97% | $14.99 |
| 7 | LIMBO | $17.5M | 61.6K | 92% | $12.49 |
| 8 | Skul: The Hero Slayer | $17.4M | 57.4K | 93% | $19.99 |
| 9 | Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove | $15M | 16.9K | 96% | $39.99 |
| 10 | ASTLIBRA Revision | $13.3M | 31.2K | 95% | $24.99 |
| 11 | SANABI | $12.2M | 44.5K | 97% | $14.99 |
| 12 | Sonic Mania | $11.3M | 28.5K | 94% | $19.99 |
| 13 | My Friend Pedro | $11M | 28.3K | 96% | $19.99 |
| 14 | Kingdom Heroes 8 | $10.9M | 14.7K | 54% | $29.99 |
| 15 | Blasphemous 2 | $10.4M | 20.4K | 91% | $29.99 |
| 16 | Celeste | $10.2M | 144.2K | 97% | $4.99 |
| 17 | ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist | $10.2M | 18.4K | 95% | $24.99 |
| 18 | Valiant Hearts: The Great War™ / Soldats Inconnus : Mémoires de la Grande Guerre™ | $9.8M | 27.4K | 96% | $14.99 |
| 19 | Rayman® Legends | $9M | 12.2K | 90% | $29.99 |
| 20 | Salt and Sanctuary | $8.7M | 21.8K | 89% | $17.99 |
| 21 | Awesomenauts | $8.3M | 26.9K | 85% | $9.99 |
| 22 | Streets of Rage 4 | $8M | 19.5K | 92% | $24.99 |
| 23 | Dust: An Elysian Tail | $7.5M | 19K | 95% | $14.99 |
| 24 | Spelunky 2 | $7.2M | 21.8K | 93% | $19.99 |
| 25 | LISA: The Painful | $7.2M | 15.1K | 95% | $19.99 |
| 26 | Rogue Legacy 2 | $6.9M | 15.1K | 91% | $24.99 |
| 27 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge | $6.7M | 14.7K | 94% | $24.99 |
| 28 | Spelunky | $6.6M | 16.6K | 92% | $14.99 |
| 29 | Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days | $6.1M | 9.2K | 89% | $19.99 |
| 30 | Rogue Legacy | $5.9M | 15.8K | 92% | $14.99 |
| 31 | Absolum | $5.7M | 10.2K | 92% | $24.99 |
| 32 | The Messenger | $5.5M | 13.1K | 93% | $19.99 |
| 33 | Until Then | $5.5M | 18.2K | 97% | $19.99 |
| 34 | Rabi-Ribi | $5.2M | 12.2K | 95% | $17.99 |
| 35 | Touhou Luna Nights | $5.2M | 14.9K | 97% | $17.99 |
| 36 | Deadlight | $5M | 12.8K | 79% | $14.99 |
| 37 | Your Only Move Is HUSTLE | $5M | 43.9K | 96% | $4.99 |
| 38 | Monster Sanctuary | $4.8M | 12.6K | 91% | $19.99 |
| 39 | Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit | $4.7M | 10.9K | 96% | $19.99 |
| 40 | Braid | $4.6M | 9.9K | 93% | $14.99 |
| 41 | Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin | $4.5M | 5.7K | 92% | $29.99 |
| 42 | Worms Revolution | $4.2M | 9.1K | 87% | $14.99 |
| 43 | Prince of Persia The Lost Crown | $4.1M | 6.7K | 84% | $29.99 |
| 44 | REPLACED | $4.1M | 8.5K | 84% | $19.99 |
| 45 | Planet of Lana | $4M | 10.2K | 93% | $19.99 |
| 46 | Pixel Piracy | $3.9M | 7.4K | 65% | $14.99 |
| 47 | Shelter 2 | $3.8M | 4.3K | 85% | $24.99 |
| 48 | The Final Station | $3.4M | 9.4K | 87% | $14.99 |
| 49 | Sheltered | $3.3M | 6.3K | 82% | $14.99 |
| 50 | Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree | $3.3M | 3.7K | 76% | $39.99 |