Steam tag
Estimated revenue, market economics, and the top games tagged Sports on Steam.
Share of Sports 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 Sports games, grouped by the year they launched — a release-cohort trend, not a live time-series. Recent years are still accumulating revenue after launch.
Modeled estimate, not reported sales
| Year | Releases | Median rev | $100k+ | $1M+ | Total genre revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 784 | approximately $505 | approximately 8% | approximately 3% | approximately $395.3M |
| 2025 | 854 | approximately $1K | approximately 12% | approximately 4% | approximately $519.8M |
| 2024 | 721 | approximately $1.3K | approximately 10% | approximately 2% | approximately $187.1M |
| 2023 | 638 | approximately $935 | approximately 12% | approximately 3% | approximately $94.3M |
| 2022 | 529 | approximately $920 | approximately 12% | approximately 3% | approximately $69.5M |
| 2021 | 484 | approximately $896 | approximately 9% | approximately 3% | approximately $436.7M |
| 2020 | 483 | approximately $898 | approximately 11% | approximately 3% | approximately $121.4M |
| 2019 | 367 | approximately $1.2K | approximately 10% | approximately 3% | approximately $139.7M |
| 2018 | 443 | approximately $1.4K | approximately 10% | approximately 2% | approximately $99.8M |
| 2017 | 354 | approximately $1.8K | approximately 9% | approximately 2% | approximately $215.6M |
| 2016 | 244 | approximately $7.5K | approximately 16% | approximately 3% | approximately $38.3M |
| 2015 | 119 | approximately $11K | approximately 21% | approximately 5% | approximately $26.6M |
Median beats average here: genre revenue is hit-driven, so the median shows what the typical Sports launch actually earned. Recent years accumulate revenue for a while after launch.
Leaderboard
| # | Game | Est. revenue | Reviews | Score | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 Ball PoolPlay | approximately $2B | 31.8M | 96% | Free |
| 2 | approximately $1.2B | 23M | 92% | Free | |
| 3 | approximately $960.7M | 8M | 89% | Free | |
| 4 | approximately $838.9M | 3.6M | 91% | Free | |
| 5 | Soccer SuperstarPlay | approximately $719.1M | 3.5M | 93% | Free |
| 6 | approximately $688.8M | 14.9M | 89% | Free | |
| 7 | approximately $672.1M | 2.2M | 88% | Free | |
| 8 | eFootball™Play | approximately $596.1M | 18.8M | 83% | Free |
| 9 | approximately $500.7M | 3.7M | 95% | Free | |
| 10 | Score! HeroPlay | approximately $471.9M | 8M | 91% | Free |
| 11 | Forza Horizon 5Steam | approximately $396.2M | 281.8K | 89% | $59.99 |
| 12 | approximately $366.3M | 1.4M | 88% | Free | |
| 13 | approximately $356.4M | 2.6M | 91% | Free | |
| 14 | Cricket LeaguePlay | approximately $352.4M | 3.8M | 93% | Free |
| 15 | 3D BowlingPlay | approximately $275.2M | 1.2M | 95% | Free |
| 16 | approximately $275M | 7.1M | 90% | Free | |
| 17 | approximately $252.8M | 2.3M | 92% | Free | |
| 18 | approximately $235.4M | 2.6M | 83% | Free | |
| 19 | Forza Horizon 6Steam | approximately $229M | 99K | 82% | $69.99 |
| 20 | Shooting BallPlay | approximately $219.3M | 1.1M | 94% | Free |
| 21 | EA SPORTS FC™ 26Steam | approximately $210.5M | 107.8K | 51% | $69.99 |
| 22 | approximately $204.1M | 1.7M | 93% | Free | |
| 23 | approximately $183.2M | 768.9K | 85% | Free | |
| 24 | Flip DivingPlay | approximately $181.1M | 982.3K | 90% | Free |
| 25 | Fishing HookPlay | approximately $180.7M | 1.8M | 91% | Free |
| 26 | approximately $177.9M | 1.2M | 83% | Free | |
| 27 | approximately $173.3M | 2.4M | 90% | Free | |
| 28 | approximately $171M | 457K | 75% | Free | |
| 29 | Shooting ArcheryPlay | approximately $167.6M | 836.7K | 93% | Free |
| 30 | Golf BattlePlay | approximately $153.8M | 1.3M | 94% | Free |
| 31 | approximately $138.4M | 223.7K | 85% | Free | |
| 32 | approximately $133.9M | 2.7M | 93% | Free | |
| 33 | Real Cricket™Play | approximately $122.9M | 1.2M | 84% | Free |
| 34 | approximately $122.6M | 813.9K | 93% | Free | |
| 35 | approximately $121.1M | 313.2K | 95% | Free | |
| 36 | 3D Pool BallPlay | approximately $110.4M | 403.6K | 88% | Free |
| 37 | approximately $106.9M | 198.8K | 87% | Free | |
| 38 | Basket BattlePlay | approximately $101.7M | 511.9K | 91% | Free |
| 39 | Rocket Car BallPlay | approximately $96.4M | 219.2K | 81% | Free |
| 40 | approximately $95.4M | 711.4K | 90% | Free | |
| 41 | Head SoccerPlay | approximately $93.3M | 1.6M | 77% | Free |
| 42 | approximately $91.3M | 97K | 89% | Free | |
| 43 | approximately $90.9M | 493.8K | 93% | Free | |
| 44 | Flip MasterPlay | approximately $89.8M | 300.1K | 92% | Free |
| 45 | Touchgrind BMX 2Play | approximately $89.2M | 338.3K | 93% | Free |
| 46 | approximately $87.6M | 203.4K | 89% | $19.99 | |
| 47 | approximately $85.8M | 660.1K | 69% | Free | |
| 48 | NBA 2K25Steam | approximately $82.2M | 42.9K | 59% | $69.99 |
| 49 | Real Boxing 2Play | approximately $81M | 297.8K | 91% | Free |
| 50 | Archery Clash!Play | approximately $78.6M | 410.9K | 84% | Free |