Steam tag
Estimated revenue, market economics, and the top games tagged Space Sim on Steam.
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 Sky | $230.9M | 412.1K | 85% | $23.99 |
| 2 | Starfield | $151.3M | 114.5K | 59% | $49.99 |
| 3 | Kerbal Space Program | $126.7M | 118.6K | 96% | $39.99 |
| 4 |
| Year | Releases | Median rev | $100k+ | $1M+ | Total genre revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | $1.4M | 100% | 60% | $18.7M |
| 2025 | 7 | $1.3M | 86% | 71% | $10.8M |
| 2024 | 9 | $2M | 78% | 56% | $16.1M |
| 2023 | 14 | $843.7K | 86% | 36% | $213.4M |
| 2022 | 10 | $1.8M | 90% | 70% | $48.9M |
| 2021 | 12 | $852.4K | 92% | 50% | $51.7M |
| 2020 | 11 | $1.3M | 100% | 73% | $54M |
| 2019 | 9 | $891.5K | 78% | 44% | $140.1M |
| 2018 | 5 | $1.3M | 60% | 60% | $48M |
| 2017 | 7 | $553.4K | 71% | 14% | $6.7M |
| 2016 | 4 | $1.1M | 75% | 50% | $233M |
| 2015 | 7 | $2.6M | 86% | 57% | $219.2M |
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.
| Oxygen Not Included |
| $74.8M |
| 142.7K |
| 97% |
| $24.99 |
| 5 | Elite Dangerous | $57.1M | 106.9K | 77% | $19.99 |
| 6 | Kerbal Space Program 2 | $51.2M | 31.9K | 26% | $49.99 |
| 7 | X4: Foundations | $44.9M | 29.6K | 80% | $49.99 |
| 8 | Space Engineers | $43.6M | 100.2K | 90% | $19.99 |
| 9 | Dyson Sphere Program | $38.6M | 91.2K | 97% | $19.99 |
| 10 | Universe Sandbox | $31.8M | 31.7K | 96% | $29.99 |
| 11 | STAR WARS™: Squadrons | $29.6M | 28.1K | 65% | $39.99 |
| 12 | Hardspace: Shipbreaker | $21.2M | 22.2K | 89% | $34.99 |
| 13 | SpaceEngine | $13.1M | 16.1K | 96% | $29.99 |
| 14 | Marauders | $12.5M | 21.4K | 67% | $29.99 |
| 15 | Avorion | $9M | 14.5K | 90% | $24.99 |
| 16 | X Rebirth | $8.7M | 7.3K | 44% | $29.99 |
| 17 | FTL: Faster Than Light | $7.8M | 78.3K | 95% | $3.49 |
| 18 | Deliver Us The Moon | $6.9M | 9.5K | 88% | $24.99 |
| 19 | Empyrion - Galactic Survival | $6.8M | 34.3K | 78% | $7.99 |
| 20 | Space Haven | $5.5M | 11K | 86% | $14.99 |
| 21 | Starpoint Gemini 2 | $5.1M | 4.1K | 70% | $34.99 |
| 22 | Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander | $4.9M | 12.7K | 94% | $13.99 |
| 23 | Space Engineers 2 | $4.7M | 5.1K | 75% | $29.99 |
| 24 | Star Trucker | $4.2M | 5.2K | 79% | $24.99 |
| 25 | Starpoint Gemini Warlords | $4M | 3.6K | 73% | $34.99 |
| 26 | Spaceflight Simulator | $3.9M | 9.5K | 97% | $14.99 |
| 27 | Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion | $3.6M | 16.3K | 93% | $5.99 |
| 28 | Void Crew | $3.2M | 8.4K | 86% | $12.49 |
| 29 | Star Trek: Infinite | $3.1M | 3.5K | 43% | $29.99 |
| 30 | Exo One | $3M | 5K | 90% | $16.99 |
| 31 | Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown | $3M | 4.4K | 80% | $24.49 |
| 32 | PULSAR: Lost Colony | $3M | 5.7K | 90% | $19.99 |
| 33 | Dune: Imperium | $3M | 4.2K | 94% | $14.94 |
| 34 | SpaceCraft | $2.7M | 2.4K | 66% | $29.99 |
| 35 | Starcom: Unknown Space | $2.7M | 4.4K | 92% | $12.49 |
| 36 | Planetbase | $2.6M | 10.4K | 80% | $7.49 |
| 37 | Tower! Simulator 3 | $2.1M | 1.1K | 68% | $59.99 |
| 38 | Juno: New Origins | $2M | 3.5K | 89% | $19.99 |
| 39 | Astrometica | $2M | 3.1K | 83% | $19.99 |
| 40 | Chorus | $2M | 4.6K | 82% | $24.99 |
| 41 | Mars Horizon | $2M | 2.7K | 85% | $19.99 |
| 42 | Starminer | $1.9M | 1.8K | 74% | $29.99 |
| 43 | Starbase | $1.9M | 6.7K | 56% | $10.49 |
| 44 | SpaceBourne 2 | $1.8M | 5.1K | 76% | $9.99 |
| 45 | X3: Terran Conflict | $1.8M | 2.9K | 85% | $15.99 |
| 46 | Star Traders: Frontiers | $1.8M | 3.8K | 84% | $14.99 |
| 47 | Reentry - A Space Flight Simulator | $1.7M | 1.3K | 97% | $34.99 |
| 48 | Star Valor | $1.6M | 3.4K | 89% | $24.99 |
| 49 | Astro Colony | $1.5M | 2.7K | 81% | $15.99 |
| 50 | House of the Dying Sun | $1.5M | 2K | 90% | $19.99 |