Steam tag
Estimated revenue, market economics, and the top games tagged Space Sim on Steam.
Share of Space Sim 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 Space Sim 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 | No Man's SkySteam | approximately $432.1M | 420.7K | 85% | $59.99 |
| 2 | StarfieldSteam | approximately $160.2M | 175.5K | 57% | $49.99 |
Modeled estimate, not reported sales
| Year | Releases | Median rev | $100k+ | $1M+ | Total genre revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 237 | approximately $611 | approximately 7% | approximately 5% | approximately $36.9M |
| 2025 | 205 | approximately $378 | approximately 6% | approximately 2% | approximately $22.5M |
| 2024 | 174 | approximately $497 | approximately 10% | approximately 3% | approximately $23M |
| 2023 | 165 | approximately $374 | approximately 10% | approximately 4% | approximately $241M |
| 2022 | 141 | approximately $871 | approximately 10% | approximately 5% | approximately $62.6M |
| 2021 | 149 | approximately $873 | approximately 9% | approximately 3% | approximately $68.3M |
| 2020 | 108 | approximately $381 | approximately 16% | approximately 7% | approximately $46.6M |
| 2019 | 58 | approximately $2.2K | approximately 19% | approximately 9% | approximately $150.6M |
| 2018 | 45 | approximately $6.4K | approximately 11% | approximately 4% | approximately $41.6M |
| 2017 | 34 | approximately $9.4K | approximately 29% | approximately 6% | approximately $12.1M |
| 2016 | 30 | approximately $11.4K | approximately 20% | approximately 7% | approximately $435.7M |
| 2015 | 36 | approximately $52.5K | approximately 31% | approximately 14% | approximately $132M |
Median beats average here: genre revenue is hit-driven, so the median shows what the typical Space Sim launch actually earned. Recent years accumulate revenue for a while after launch.
| 3 |
Oxygen Not IncludedSteam |
| approximately $71M |
| 135.3K |
| 97% |
| $24.99 |
| 4 | approximately $64.1M | 27.9K | 26% | $49.99 |
| 5 | Space EngineersSteam | approximately $58.6M | 134.5K | 89% | $19.99 |
| 6 | Dyson Sphere ProgramSteam | approximately $47.4M | 91.8K | 97% | $19.99 |
| 7 | Elite DangerousSteam | approximately $47.1M | 82.4K | 77% | $19.99 |
| 8 | Kerbal Space ProgramSteam | approximately $39.3M | 147.2K | 96% | $9.99 |
| 9 | X4: FoundationsSteam | approximately $38.4M | 25.3K | 79% | $49.99 |
| 10 | Universe SandboxSteam | approximately $32.3M | 32.3K | 96% | $29.99 |
| 11 | approximately $27.2M | 22.4K | 89% | $34.99 |
| 12 | approximately $25M | 78.8K | 95% | $9.99 |
| 13 | approximately $22.1M | 29.2K | 79% | $19.99 |
| 14 | SpaceEngineSteam | approximately $13.6M | 16.7K | 96% | $29.99 |
| 15 | approximately $12.1M | 16.4K | 93% | $19.99 |
| 16 | MaraudersSteam | approximately $12M | 21.4K | 67% | $29.99 |
| 17 | AvorionSteam | approximately $11.2M | 13K | 90% | $24.99 |
| 18 | Space HavenSteam | approximately $10.3M | 10.3K | 86% | $24.99 |
| 19 | StarbaseSteam | approximately $9.1M | 6.2K | 56% | $34.99 |
| 20 | approximately $8.9M | 12.9K | 94% | $19.99 |
| 21 | X RebirthSteam | approximately $8.7M | 7.3K | 44% | $29.99 |
| 22 | Space Engineers 2Steam | approximately $6.3M | 5.6K | 75% | $29.99 |
| 23 | Rebel GalaxySteam | approximately $6M | 8.4K | 85% | $19.99 |
| 24 | PlanetbaseSteam | approximately $5.2M | 10.5K | 80% | $14.99 |
| 25 | Starpoint Gemini 2Steam | approximately $5.1M | 4.1K | 70% | $34.99 |
| 26 | approximately $5.1M | 4.7K | 79% | $34.99 |
| 27 | approximately $5M | 9.8K | 97% | $14.99 |
| 28 | Star TruckerSteam | approximately $4.9M | 5.4K | 78% | $24.99 |
| 29 | EVERSPACE™Steam | approximately $4.8M | 11.5K | 78% | $19.99 |
| 30 | WildgateSteam | approximately $4.8M | 5.7K | 76% | $29.99 |
| 31 | Void CrewSteam | approximately $4.7M | 8.5K | 86% | $24.99 |
| 32 | SpaceBourne 2Steam | approximately $4.1M | 5.2K | 76% | $19.99 |
| 33 | Star Trek: InfiniteSteam | approximately $4.1M | 3.5K | 43% | $29.99 |
| 34 | PULSAR: Lost ColonySteam | approximately $3.7M | 5.7K | 90% | $19.99 |
| 35 | Deliver Us The MoonSteam | approximately $3.6M | 7.5K | 88% | $24.99 |
| 36 | approximately $3.4M | 3.1K | 72% | $34.99 |
| 37 | Dune: ImperiumSteam | approximately $3.4M | 4.4K | 94% | $16.09 |
| 38 | SpaceCraftSteam | approximately $3.1M | 2.8K | 64% | $29.99 |
| 39 | Exo OneSteam | approximately $3M | 5.3K | 90% | $16.99 |
| 40 | approximately $3M | 4.5K | 92% | $24.99 |
| 41 | Mars First LogisticsSteam | approximately $2.8M | 3.5K | 95% | $19.99 |
| 42 | OstranautsSteam | approximately $2.7M | 3.3K | 77% | $19.99 |
| 43 | approximately $2.7M | 28.2K | 65% | $3.99 |
| 44 | Angels Fall FirstSteam | approximately $2.7M | 3.8K | 81% | $17.99 |
| 45 | Tower! Simulator 3Steam | approximately $2.6M | 1.1K | 68% | $59.99 |
| 46 | Juno: New OriginsSteam | approximately $2.4M | 3.6K | 89% | $19.99 |
| 47 | Between the StarsSteam | approximately $2.3M | 2.5K | 74% | $29.99 |
| 48 | StarminerSteam | approximately $2.3M | 1.9K | 73% | $29.99 |
| 49 | Astro ColonySteam | approximately $2M | 2.7K | 80% | $19.99 |
| 50 | Mars HorizonSteam | approximately $2M | 3.1K | 84% | $19.99 |