Steam tag
Estimated revenue, market economics, and the top games tagged Story Rich on Steam.
Share of Story Rich 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 Story Rich 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 | 3.1K | approximately $883 | approximately 9% | approximately 2% | approximately $983.5M |
| 2025 | 3.4K | approximately $1.5K | approximately 11% | approximately 3% | approximately $1.8B |
| 2024 | 2.8K | approximately $1.4K | approximately 12% | approximately 4% | approximately $1.9B |
| 2023 | 2.1K | approximately $1.6K | approximately 13% | approximately 5% | approximately $1.8B |
| 2022 | 1.8K | approximately $1.8K | approximately 14% | approximately 6% | approximately $1.3B |
| 2021 | 1.7K | approximately $2.2K | approximately 15% | approximately 6% | approximately $881.4M |
| 2020 | 1.1K | approximately $3K | approximately 17% | approximately 6% | approximately $1B |
| 2019 | 636 | approximately $8.9K | approximately 25% | approximately 9% | approximately $993.5M |
| 2018 | 562 | approximately $11.7K | approximately 28% | approximately 10% | approximately $769.2M |
| 2017 | 483 | approximately $29.3K | approximately 33% | approximately 14% | approximately $972M |
| 2016 | 402 | approximately $74.3K | approximately 47% | approximately 22% | approximately $1.4B |
| 2015 | 288 | approximately $59.4K | approximately 41% | approximately 18% | approximately $926.1M |
Median beats average here: genre revenue is hit-driven, so the median shows what the typical Story Rich launch actually earned. Recent years accumulate revenue for a while after launch.
Leaderboard
| # | Game | Est. revenue | Reviews | Score | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Black Myth: WukongSteam | approximately $813.5M | 1.2M | 96% | $59.99 |
| 2 | DARK SOULS™ IIISteam | approximately $469.4M | 440.1K | 94% | $59.99 |
| 3 | Hogwarts LegacySteam | approximately $344.4M | 373.9K | 90% | $59.99 |
| 4 | approximately $309.5M | 356.1K | 95% | $59.99 | |
| 5 | approximately $240.7M | 234.2K | 85% | $59.99 | |
| 6 | approximately $235.4M | 378.1K | 92% | $39.99 | |
| 7 | approximately $202.3M | 181.8K | 95% | $39.99 | |
| 8 | approximately $197.4M | 174.9K | 84% | $69.99 | |
| 9 | approximately $184.5M | 185K | 96% | $69.99 | |
| 10 | RimWorldSteam | approximately $179.3M | 246.8K | 98% | $34.99 |
| 11 | approximately $178.5M | 149.1K | 72% | $59.99 | |
| 12 | approximately $164.8M | 206.2K | 96% | $44.99 | |
| 13 | StarfieldSteam | approximately $160.2M | 175.5K | 57% | $49.99 |
| 14 | approximately $149.4M | 141.1K | 80% | $59.99 | |
| 15 | approximately $144.3M | 423.6K | 89% | $19.99 | |
| 16 | approximately $139.1M | 144K | 96% | $59.99 | |
| 17 | God of WarSteam | approximately $135.5M | 185K | 96% | $49.99 |
| 18 | Fallout 4Steam | approximately $133.6M | 429.3K | 81% | $19.99 |
| 19 | approximately $133.3M | 262.8K | 92% | $39.99 | |
| 20 | HadesSteam | approximately $125.8M | 308.7K | 98% | $24.99 |
| 21 | Half-Life: AlyxSteam | approximately $123.2M | 105.5K | 98% | $59.99 |
| 22 | Resident Evil 4Steam | approximately $119.1M | 278.8K | 97% | $39.99 |
| 23 | approximately $114.1M | 317.8K | 95% | $19.99 | |
| 24 | approximately $111.6M | 191.4K | 82% | $39.99 | |
| 25 | DOOM EternalSteam | approximately $111.5M | 217.5K | 91% | $29.99 |
| 26 | approximately $104.5M | 106.3K | 57% | $49.99 | |
| 27 | Hollow KnightSteam | approximately $101.7M | 562.4K | 97% | $14.99 |
| 28 | approximately $98.5M | 155.5K | 92% | $39.99 | |
| 29 | approximately $97.1M | 270.6K | 96% | $19.99 | |
| 30 | approximately $96.9M | 224.8K | 56% | $19.99 | |
| 31 | approximately $96.8M | 96.9K | 94% | $59.99 | |
| 32 | BioShock InfiniteSteam | approximately $92.9M | 145.8K | 93% | $29.99 |
| 33 | Resident Evil 2Steam | approximately $90.9M | 156.6K | 97% | $39.99 |
| 34 | approximately $88.3M | 109.3K | 84% | $59.99 | |
| 35 | approximately $87.5M | 56.9K | 88% | $59.99 | |
| 36 | approximately $85.9M | 72K | 86% | $29.99 | |
| 37 | Lies of PSteam | approximately $85.6M | 83K | 92% | $59.99 |
| 38 | Split FictionSteam | approximately $85.3M | 127.2K | 97% | $32.49 |
| 39 | Portal 2Steam | approximately $83.8M | 467.1K | 99% | $9.99 |
| 40 | approximately $83.5M | 156.3K | 94% | $29.99 | |
| 41 | approximately $81.8M | 87.8K | 89% | $49.99 | |
| 42 | DAVE THE DIVERSteam | approximately $80.3M | 162.7K | 96% | $19.99 |
| 43 | Hades IISteam | approximately $78M | 123.5K | 96% | $29.99 |
| 44 | approximately $74.6M | 26.2K | 87% | $69.99 | |
| 45 | DELTARUNESteam | approximately $72.1M | 137.2K | 98% | $24.99 |
| 46 | TEKKEN 7Steam | approximately $64.7M | 95.5K | 84% | $39.99 |
| 47 | 007 First LightSteam | approximately $63.8M | 46.8K | 91% | $63.99 |
| 48 | Days GoneSteam | approximately $63.8M | 117.2K | 93% | $39.99 |
| 49 | approximately $62.9M | 146.4K | 96% | $29.99 | |
| 50 | approximately $60.1M | 45.6K | 79% | $59.99 |